# Malawi at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Malawi competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Sixteen competitors, all men, took part in sixteen events in three sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Boxing | 7 | – | 7 |
| Cycling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 16 |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Odiya Silweya | 200 metres | 22.24 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Odiya Silweya | 400 metres | 49.73 | 65 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kenneth Dzekedzeke | 800 metres | 1:50.60 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kenneth Dzekedzeke | 1500 metres | 4:02.61 | 54 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Mambosasa | 5000 metres | 14:30.01 | 44 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Charles Naveko | 10,000 metres | 31:23.53 | 39 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Mambosasa | Marathon | — | DNF | DNF |
| John Mwathiwa | Marathon | — | 2:51:43 | 87 |

## 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 |
| Peter Ayesu | Flyweight | Bye | Mwangata (TAN) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Evance Malenga | Featherweight | Tauatama (WSM) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Elson Mkangala | Lightweight | Bye | Cramne (SWE) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lyton Mphande | Light welterweight | Bhujel (NEP) W 5–0 | Miango (ZAI) W Walkover | Mwamba (ZAM) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Boston Simbeye | Welterweight | Ankamah (GHA) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| M'tendere Makalamba | Light middleweight | Bye | Jones, Jr. (USA) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helman Palije | Middleweight | Bye | Maske (GDR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Four cyclists represented Malawi in 1988.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Dyton Chimwaza | Road race | 4:52:43 | 109 |
| George Nayeja | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Amadu Yusufu | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Dyton Chimwaza Daniel Kaswanga George Nayeja Amadu Yusufu | Team time trial | 2:32:37.6 | 30 |