# India at the 1988 Summer Olympics

India competed in seven events at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning no medals.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Boxing | 3 | – | 3 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| wrestling | 7 | – | 7 |
| Total | 39 | 7 | 46 |

## Results by event
### Archery

In India's first appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Eighth-final | Eighth-final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Shyam Lal | Individual | 1150 | 71 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Limba Ram | Individual | 1232 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanjeeva Singh | Individual | 1233 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shyam Lal Limba Ram Sanjeeva Singh | Team | 3615 | 20 | 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
#### Women
##### Track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Mercy Alapurackal | 400 m | 53.41 | 26 | 53.93 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shiny Abraham | 800 m | 2:03.26 | 18 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha | 400 m Hurdles | 59.55 | 31 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mercy Alapurackal Shiny Abraham Vandana Shanbagh Vandana Rao | 4 × 400 m Relay | 3:33.46 | 7 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Shahuraj Birajdar | Bantamweight | | Ayewoubo Akomatsri (TOG) W 5-0 | Kennedy McKinney (USA) WO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John William Francis | Featherweight | | Dong Liu (CHN) L 2-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manoj Pingale | Flyweight | | Joseph Chongo (ZAM) W 5-0 | Mario Gonzalez (MEX) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field hockey

The results of the Indian Olympic field hockey teams are as follows:

#### Men's team competition
##### Team Roster

   * Maneypandu Somaya (captain)
   * Rajinder Singh (goalkeeper)
   * Pargat Singh
   * Ashok Kumar
   * Mohinder Pal Singh
   * Vivek Singh
   * Sujit Kumar
   * Subrami Balanda Kalaiash
   * Mohammed Shahid
   * Sebastian Jude Felix
   * Balwinder Singh
   * Mervyn Fernandis
   * Thoiba Singh
   * Gundeep Kumar
   * Jagbir Singh
   * Mark Patterson (goalkeeper)
* Head coach: Ganbash Mollera Poovaiah

##### Preliminary round
#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
* 18 September 1988 09:00
| Soviet Union | 1–0 | India |
| Davydov 6' | Report | |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* 20 September 1988 13:30
| West Germany | 1–1 | India |
| Hilgers 39' | Report | Sebastian 31' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Alain Renaud (FRA)
* 22 September 1988 10:45
| South Korea | 1–3 | India |
| Kim Young-joon 16' | Report | T. Singh 55', 60' Sebastian 58' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* 24 September 1988 15:15
| Canada | 1–5 | India |
| Rutledge 22' | Report | M. Singh 11', 29' Sebastian 32' Fernandis 55' Baladadalaisah 56' |
* Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* 26 September 1988 13:30
| Great Britain | 3–0 | India |
| Barber 37' Kerly 46' Potter 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 28 September 1988 11:00
| India | 6–6 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
| M. Singh 15', 25' Fernandis 23', 26' B. Singh 38' Mohamed 80' | Report | Geneyro 21', 48', 90' Ferrara 33' Mascheroni 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Kumar Felix V. Singh Fernandis B. Singh B. Singh | 4–3 | Mascheroni Siri Altube Geneyro Ferrara Altube |
* Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Rob Lathouwers (NED)

#### Fifth place game

* 30 September 1988 09:00
| India | 1–2 | Pakistan |
| M. Singh 68' | Report | Musaddiz 22' Qazi 50' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Graham Nash (ENG)

### Swimming
#### Men

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final A | Final A |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Ranjoy Punja | 100 m backstroke | DNS | - | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khazansingh Tokas | 200 m butterfly | 2:03.95 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Table Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Sujay Ghorpade | Men's Singles | Andrzej Grubba (POL) L 0-3  Y Miyazaki (JPN) L 0-3  Joerg Rosskopf (FRG) L 0-3  Zoran Primorac (YUG) L 0-3  Atanda Musa (NGR) L 1-3  Gary Haberl (AUS) L 2-3  Francisco Lopez (VEN) W 3-2 | 7th in group | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kamlesh Mehta | Men's Singles | Jörgen Persson (SWE) L 1-3  Ki Taik Kim (KOR) L 0-3  Kiyoshi Saito (JPN) L 0-3  Mariano Loukov (BUL) W 3-1  Piotr Molenda (POL) W 3-1  Jorge Gambra (CHI) W 3-0  Sherif Elsaket (EGY) W 3-1 | 4th in group | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sujay Ghorpade Kamlesh Mehta | Men's Doubles | China (CHN) L 0-2  Sweden (SWE) L 0-2  Japan (JPN) L 0-2  Hungary (HUN) L 1-2  Great Britain (GBR) L 0-2  Hong Kong (HKG) W 2-0  Tunisia (TUN) W 2-0 | 6th in group | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niyati Roy | Women's Singles | F Boulatova (URS) L 0-3  Marie Hrachova (TCH) L 0-3  Hsiu-Yu Chang (TPE) L 0-3  Karina Bogaerts (BEL) L 0-3  Mee Wan Leong (MAS) L 0-3 | 6th in group | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Zeeshan Ali | Men's Singles | Victo Caballero (PAR) W 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 | Jakob Hlasek (SUI) L 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vijay Amritraj | Men's Singles | Henri Leconte (FRA) L 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Result | Total | Rank |
| Gurunathan Muthuswamy | Men's −52 kg | 102.5 | 125 | 227.5 | 11 |
| Raghavan Chanderasekaran | Men's −52 kg | 92.5 | 115 | 207.5 | 19 |