Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Summary

The Cook Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed and recognized in 1986.[2]

Cook Islands at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOK
NOCCook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/cookis
in Seoul
Competitors7 (6 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer William Taramai[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Boxing 3 3
Weightlifting 2 2
Total 6 1 7

Athletics edit

Men edit

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position
William Taramai 400 m DNS - Did not advance
800 m 1:58.80 67 Did not advance

Women edit

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position
Erin Tierney 100 m 12.52 60 Did not advance
200 m 26.16 56 Did not advance
Long Jump DNS Did not advance

Boxing edit

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Zekaria Williams Flyweight   Timofey Skryabin (URS)
L 0:5
Did not advance
Richard Pittman Featherweight   Dumsane Mabuza (SWZ)
W 4:1
  Ya'acov Shmuel (ISR)
L 5:0
Did not advance
Terepai Maea Lightweight   Mark Kennedy (JAM)
L RSCO
Did not advance

Weightlifting edit

Men

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Joseph Kauvai Middle-heavyweight 85 kg 26 115 kg 25 200 kg 25
Michael Tererui Heavyweight 105 kg 18 137.5 kg 16 242.5 kg 16

References edit

  1. ^ "William Taramai". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ IOC. "Cook Islands". Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. ^ Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Official Olympic Reports