The Cayman Islands was represented at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul
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, South Korea by the
Cayman Islands Olympic Committee
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.
In total, eight athletes including seven men and one woman represented the Cayman Islands in two different sports including athletics and cycling.
Competitors
In total, eight athletes represented the Cayman Islands at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, South Korea across two different sports.
Athletics
In total, two Caymanian athletes participated in the athletics events –
Paul Hurlston in the
men's javelin throw and
Michele Bush in the
women's marathon.
The qualifying round for the men's javelin throw took place on 24 September 1988. Hurlston contested qualifying group B. His best throw of 62.34 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 37th overall.
The women's marathon took place on 23 September 1988. Bush completed the course in two hours 51 minutes 30 seconds to finish 52nd overall.
Cycling
In total, six Caymanian cycling participated in the athletics events – Nicholas Baker,
Alfred Ebanks,
Craig Merren, Perry Merren, Richard Pascal and
Michele Smith.
The men's team time trial took place on 18 September 1988. The Cayman Islands completed the course in a combined time of two hours 19 minutes eight seconds to finish 27th overall.
The men's road race took place on 27 September 1988. Perry Merren completed the course in a time of four hours 32 minutes 56 seconds as he finished 58th overall. Pascal completed the course in a time of four hours 44 minutes 56 seconds as he finished 102nd overall. Smith did not finish.
The qualifying round of the men's sprint took place on 21 September 1988. Smith recorded a time of 12.055 seconds and was ranked 23rd. The first round took place later the same day. Smith finished third in his race and transferred to the repechage. The first round of the repechage took place later the same day. Smith finished fourth in his race and was eliminated from the competition.
The men's 1 km time trial took place on 20 September 1988. Smith completed the course in a time of one minute 11.820 seconds to finish 28th overall.
The first round of the men's points race took place on 21 September 1999. Smith finished 15th in his race and was eliminated from the competition.
See also
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Cayman Islands at the 1987 Pan American Games
The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from 7 to 23 August 1987. The Caymans Islands made its debut at this edition of the Pan American Games.
Results by event
See also
* Cayman Islands at the 1986 Commo ...
External links
Official Olympic ReportsSports Reference
References
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Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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