The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

In the fifth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal while Joanne Franks added another top eight finish in the women's individual and the women's team came in 5th.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Joanne Franks – Final (→ 7th place)
• Pauline Edwards – Quarterfinal (→ 17th place)
• Cheryl Sutton – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Leroy Watson – Quarterfinals (→ 18th place)
• Steven Hallard – 1/8 finals (→ 21st place)
• Richard Priestman – Preliminary Round (→ 57th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Team Competition:

• Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 metres

• Linford Christie
• Barrington Williams
• John Regis

Men's 200 metres

• Linford Christie
• Michael Rosswess
• John Regis

Men's 400 metres

• Brian Whittle
• Todd Bennett

Men's 800 metres

• Peter Elliott
• Steve Cram
• Tom McKean

Men's 1.500 metres

• Peter Elliott
• Steve Cram
• Steve Crabb

Men's 5.000 metres

• Eamonn Martin
• Jack Buckner
• Gary Staines

Men's 10.000 metres

• Eamonn Martin

• First Round — 28:25.46
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Steve Binns

• First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Charlie Spedding

• Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)

• Dave Long

• Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)

• Kevin Forster

• Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Kriss Akabusi

• Heat — 49.62 (2nd)
• Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th)
• Final — 48.69 (6th)

• Max Robertson

• Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance

• Philip Harries

• Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown

• Heat — 3:04.18

• Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown

• Semi Final — 3:04.60
• Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Mark Rowland

• Heat — 8:31.40
• Semi Final — 8:18.31
• Final — 8:07.96 (→   Bronze Medal)

• Eddie Wedderburn

• Heat — 8:38.90
• Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)

• Roger Hackney

• Heat — 8:39.30
• Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• David Ottley

• Qualification — 80.98 m
• Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place)

• Roald Bradstock

• Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance)

• Mick Hill

• Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Paul Mardle

• Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Dave Smith

• Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)

• Matthew Mileham

• Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)

• Michael Jones

• Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Tony Mercer

• Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (→ did not advance)

• Paul Edwards

• Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Mark Forsythe

• Qualification — 7.77 m
• Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place)

• Stewart Faulkner

• Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)

• John King

• Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Daley Thompson — 8306 points (→ 4th place)

• 100 metres — 10.62 s
• Long Jump — 7.38 m
• Shot Put — 15.02 m
• High Jump — 2.03 m
• 400 metres — 49.06 s
• 110 m Hurdles — 14.72 s
• Discus Throw — 44.80 m
• Pole Vault — 4.90 m
• Javelin Throw — 64.04 m
• 1,500 metres — 4:45.11 s

• Alex Kruger — 7623 points (→ 24th place)

• 100 metres — 11.30 s
• Long Jump — 6.97 m
• Shot Put — 12.23 m
• High Jump — 2.15 m
• 400 metres — 49.98 s
• 110 m Hurdles — 15.38 s
• Discus Throw — 38.72 m
• Pole Vault — 4.60 m
• Javelin Throw — 54.34 m
• 1,500 metres — 4:37.84 s

• Greg Richards — 7237 points (→ 30th place)

• 100 metres — 11.50 s
• Long Jump — 7.09 m
• Shot Put — 12.94 m
• High Jump — 1.82 m
• 400 metres — 49.27 s
• 110 m Hurdles — 15.56 s
• Discus Throw — 42.32 m
• Pole Vault — 4.50 m
• Javelin Throw — 53.50 m
• 1,500 metres — 4:53.85 s

Men's 50 km Walk

• Les Morton

• Final — 3'59:30 (→ 27th place)

• Paul Blagg

• Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Janet Smith, and Sally Gunnell

• Heat — 3:28.52

• Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford, and Sally Gunnell

• Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)

Women's Marathon

• Angie Pain — 2"30.51 (→ 10th place)
• Susan Tooby — 2"31.33 (→ 12th place)
• Susan Crehan — 2"36.57 (→ 32nd place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Jacqueline McKernan

• Qualification – 50.92 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Fatima Whitbread

• Qualification – 68.44 m
• Final – 70.32 m (→   Silver Medal)

• Tessa Sanderson

• Qualification – 56.70 m (→ did not advance)

• Sharon Gibson

• Qualification – 56.00 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Yvonne Hanson-Nortey

• Qualification – 15.13 m (→ did not advance)

• Judy Oakes

• Qualification – 18.34 m (→ did not advance)

• Myrtle Augee

• Qualification – 17.31 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Kim Hagger

• Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place)

• Joanne Mulliner

• Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place)

• Judy Simpson

• Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place) - (withdrew after two events)

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Mark Epton

• First Round – Defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) on points
• Second Round – Lost to Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria) on points

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• John Lyon

• First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Dave Anderson

• First Round – Defeated Domingo Damigella (Argentina) on points
• Second Round – Defeated Paul Fitzgerald (Ireland) on points
• Third Round – Lost to Regilio Tuur (Netherlands) on points

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Henry Akinwande

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) on points

Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Great Britain in 1988.

Men's road race

• Neil Hoban
• Paul Curran
• Mark Gornall

Men's team time trial

• Phil Bateman
• Harry Lodge
• Ben Luckwell
• David Spencer

Men's sprint

• Eddie Alexander

Men's individual pursuit

• Colin Sturgess

Men's team pursuit

• Chris Boardman
• Robert Coull
• Simon Lillistone
• Glen Sword

Women's road race

• Maria Blower — 2:00:52 (→ 6th place)
• Sally Hodge — 2:00:52 (→ 9th place)
• Lisa Brambani — 2:00:52 (→ 11th place)

Women's sprint

• Louise Jones

13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.

Men's foil

• Pierre Harper
• Bill Gosbee
• Donnie McKenzie

Men's team foil

• Tony Bartlett, Jonathan Davis, Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Donnie McKenzie

Men's épée

• John Llewellyn
• Hugh Kernohan

Men's sabre

• Mark Slade

Women's foil

• Liz Thurley
• Fiona McIntosh
• Linda Ann Martin

Women's team foil

• Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Linda Strachan, Liz Thurley

Men's team competition edit

• Preliminary round (group A)

• Great Britain – South Korea 2-2
• Great Britain – Canada 3-0
• Great Britain – West Germany 1-2
• Great Britain – Soviet Union 3-1
• Great Britain – India 3-0

• Semi Finals

• Great Britain – Australia 3-2

• Final

• Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→   Gold Medal)

• Team roster

• ( 1.) Ian Taylor (gk)
• ( 2.) Veryan Pappin (gk)
• ( 3.) David Faulkner
• ( 4.) Paul Barber
• ( 5.) Stephen Martin
• ( 6.) Jon Potter
• ( 7.) Richard Dodds
• ( 8.) Martyn Grimley
• ( 9.) Stephen Batchelor
• (10.) Richard Leman
• (11.) Jimmy Kirkwood
• (12.) Kulbir Bhaura
• (13.) Sean Kerly
• (14.) Robert Clift
• (15.) Imran Sherwani
• (16.) Russell Garcia

• Head coach: David Whitaker

Women's Team Competition edit

• Preliminary round (group A)

• Great Britain – Argentina 1-0
• Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-5
• Great Britain – United States 2-2

• Semi Finals

• Great Britain – South Korea 0-1

• Bronze Medal Match

• Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (→ Fourth place)

• Team roster

• Jill Atkins
• Wendy Banks (gk)
• Gill Brown
• Karen Brown
• Mary Nevill
• Julie Cook (gk)
• Vickey Dixon
• Wendy Fraser
• Barbara Hambly (c)
• Caroline Jordan
• Violet McBride
• Moira McLeod
• Caroline Brewer
• Jane Sixsmith
• Kate Parker
• Alison Ramsay

• Head coach: Dennis Hay

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1988. They won bronze in the team event.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Richard Phelps – 5229 pts (→ 6th place)
• Dominic Mahony – 5047 pts (→ 16th place)
• Graham Brookhouse – 5000 pts (→ 21st place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse – 15276 pts (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's coxless pair

• Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave

• (→   Gold Medal)

Men's coxed pair

• Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Patrick Sweeney,

• (→   Bronze Medal)

Men's coxless four

• Simon Berrisford, Mark Buckingham, Peter Mulkerrins, Stephen Peel

• (→ 4th place)

Men's coxed four

• Martin Cross, Adam Clift, John Maxey, John Garrett, Vaughan Thomas

• (→ 4th place)

Eight

• Nicholas Burfitt, Peter Beaumont, Terence Dillon, Anton Obholzer, Simon Jefferies, Salih Hassan, Richard Stanhope, Gavin Stewart, Stephen Turner

• (→ 4th place)

Women's double scull

• Sally Andreae, Alison Gill

• (→ 9th place)

Women's coxless pair

• Alison Bonner, Kim Thomas

• (→ 8th place)

Women's coxed four

• Fiona Johnston, Kate Grose, Joanne Gough, Susan Smith, Alison Norrish

• (→ 6th place)

Men's 50 m freestyle

• Mark Foster

• Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

• Mike Fibbens

• Heat – 23.67 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m freestyle

• Andy Jameson

• Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Roland Lee

• Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m freestyle

• Paul Howe

• Heat – 1:51.22
• B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place)

• Michael Green

• Heat – 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 400 m freestyle

• Kevin Boyd

• Heat – 3:50.01
• Final – 3:50.16 (→ 7th place)

• Tony Day

• Heat – 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 1500 m freestyle

• Kevin Boyd

• Heat – 15:17.56
• Final – 15:21.16 (→ 7th place)

• Tony Day

• Heat – 15:38.75 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m backstroke

• Neil Harper

• Heat – 58.02 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

• Neil Cochran

• Heat – 58.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200 m backstroke

• Gary Binfield

• Heat – 2:03.79
• B-Final – 2:04.90 (→ 16th place)

• John Davey

• Heat – 2:04.70 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100 m breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse

• Heat – 1:02.19
• Final – 1:02.04 (→   Gold Medal)

• James Parrack

• Heat – 1:04.23 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 200 m breaststroke

• Nick Gillingham

• Heat – 2:14.58
• Final – 2:14.12 (→   Silver Medal)

• Adrian Moorhouse

• Heat – 2:18.51 (→ 15th place)
• B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m butterfly

• Andy Jameson

• Heat – 53.34
• Final – 53.30 (→   Bronze Medal)

• Neil Cochran

• Heat – 54.75
• B-Final – 55.22 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m butterfly

• Tim Jones

• Heat – 2:01.01
• B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place)

• Nick Hodgson

• Heat – 2:01.44
• B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200 m individual medley

• John Davey

• Heat – 2:05.55
• B-Final – 2:04.17 (→ 10th place)

• Neil Cochran

• Heat – 2:05.56
• B-Final – 2:05.44 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m individual medley

• Paul Brew

• Heat – 4:27.22
• B-Final – 4:26.77 (→ 15th place)

• John Davey

• Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

• Andy Jameson, Mark Foster, Mike Fibbens, and Roland Lee

• Heat – 3:23.71

• Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Roland Lee, and Andy Jameson

• Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

• Kevin Boyd, Paul Howe, Jonathan Broughton, and Roland Lee

• Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Mark Foster

• Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 50 m freestyle

• Alison Sheppard

• Heat – 27.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Annabelle Cripps

• Heat – 27.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m freestyle

• Annabelle Cripps

• Heat – 57.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• June Croft

• Heat – 58.19 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 200 m freestyle

• Ruth Gilfillan

• Heat – 2:02.11
• B-Final – 2:01.66 (→ 10th place)

• June Croft

• Heat – 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 400 m freestyle

• Ruth Gilfillan

• Heat – 4:16.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• June Croft

• Heat – 4:21.98 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 800 m freestyle

• Karen Mellor (swimmer)

• Heat – 8:44.64 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

• Tracey Atkin

• Heat – 9:00.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100 m backstroke

• Kathy Read

• Heat – 1:04.62
• B-Final – 1:04.27 (→ 16th place)

• Sharon Page

• Heat – 1:04.75 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200 m backstroke

• Kathy Read

• Heat – 2:17.22
• B-Final – 2:18.20 (→ 12th place)

• Helen Slatter

• Heat – 2:21.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100 m breaststroke

• Susannah Brownsdon

• Heat – 1:11.66
• B-Final – 1:11.95 (→ 16th place)

• Margaret Hohmann

• Heat – 1:12.67 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m breaststroke

• Susannah Brownsdon

• Heat – 2:36.14 (→ 20th place)

• Helen Frank

• Heat – 2:41.12 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 100 m butterfly

• Caroline Foot

• Heat – 1:02.76 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Annabelle Cripps

• Heat – 1:03.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m butterfly

• Helen Bewley

• Heat – 2:17.10
• B-Final – 2:17.11 (→ 15th place)

• Lynne Wilson

• Heat – 2:17.28
• B-Final – 2:18.66 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m individual medley

• Jean Hill

• Heat – 2:17.57
• B-Final – 2:19.20 (→ 11th place)

• Zara Long

• Heat – 2:22.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m individual medley

• Tracey Atkin

• Heat – 5:01.34
• B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 24th place)

• Susannah Brownsdon

• Heat – 4:54.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

• Annabelle Cripps, June Croft, Linda Donnelly, and Joanna Coull

• Heat – 3:50.84 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

• Katharine Read, Susannah Brownsdon, Caroline Foot, and Joanna Coull

• Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Three synchronized swimmers represented Great Britain in 1988.

Women's solo

• Nicola Shearn
• Lian Goodwin
• Joanne Seeburg

Women's duet

• Nicola Shearn
• Lian Goodwin

Women's Singles Competition

• Sara Gomer

• First Round – Defeated Belinda Cordwell (New Zealand) 4-6 7-5 6-2
• Second Round – Lost to Larisa Neiland (Soviet Union) 7-6 6-7 7-9

• Clare Wood

• First Round – Lost to Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 1-6 3-6

• Sally Jones, first woman BBC sports presenter at the Seoul Olympics.