# Zimbabwe at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 29 competitors, 23 men and 6 women, took part in 38 events in 10 sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Boxing | 3 | – | 3 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | – | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 23 | 6 | 29 |

## Archery

After not competing in the 1984 archery competition, Zimbabwe returned in 1988.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Paul Bamber | Individual | 1197 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alan Bryant | Individual | 1149 | 72 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wrex Tarr | Individual | 1092 | 78 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Bamber Alan Bryant Wrex Tarr | Team | 3438 | 21 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Merrellyn Tarr | Individual | 1015 | 62 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Men's 400 metres
* Elijah Nkala
   * Heat — 46.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
* Stanley Mandebele
   * Heat — 29:50.99 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* James Gombedza — 2"38.13 (→ 72nd place)
Women's Marathon
* Linda Hunter — 2"53.17 (→ 55th place)

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nokuthula Tshabangu | Flyweight | García (ESP) W 4–1 | Kim (KOR) L RSC R2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ndaba Dube | Bantamweight | Francis (ANT) W RSC R2 | Artemyev (URS) L RSC R1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Duke Chinyadza | Light welterweight | Bye | Możdżeń (POL) W 3–2 | Rodríguez (MEX) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Two male cyclists represented Zimbabwe in 1988.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Pierre Gouws | Road race | 4:43:28 | 99 |
| Gary Mandy | Road race | 4:45:50 | 105 |

### Track
#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Gary Mandy | Time trial | 1:08.474 | 20 |

## Diving
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Tracy Cox-Smyth | 3 metre springboard | 430.86 | 12 Q | 417.42 | 12 |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| James Sibenge | 71 kg | d'Assunção (POR) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrick Matangi | 78 kg | Bye | Tsay (TPE) W Ippon | Metsola (FIN) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing
### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Vernon Lapham | Division II | 47 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 282 | 43 |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kenneth Johnston | 50 metre rifle prone | 580 | 55 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Rodney Tudor-Cole | Trap | 125 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Brett Halford | 100 metre backstroke | 1:02.95 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brett Halford | 200 metre backstroke | 2:17.84 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vaughan Smith | 50 metre freestyle | 25.29 | 52 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vaughan Smith | 100 metre freestyle | 53.58 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vaughan Smith | 200 metre freestyle | 1:56.13 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vaughan Smith | 200 metre individual medley | 2:18.07 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graham Thompson | 50 metre freestyle | 25.38 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graham Thompson | 100 metre freestyle | 55.20 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graham Thompson | 100 metre butterfly | 1:00.13 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graham Thompson | 200 metre individual medley | 2:17.06 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Catherine Fogarty | 50 metre freestyle | 28.66 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Catherine Fogarty | 100 metre freestyle | 1:02.47 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Catherine Fogarty | 200 metre freestyle | 2:13.44 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mark Gurr | Singles | Casal (ESP) L 2–6, 3–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Philip Tuckniss Mark Gurr | Doubles | — | Caballero / Chapacú (PAR) W 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | Edberg / Järryd (SWE) L 0–6, 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Julia Muir | Singles | Bye | Hanika (FRG) L 1–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |