# Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Paraguay competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eleven events in five sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Fencing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | – | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 10 |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Porfirio Méndez | 800 m | 1:50.72 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ramón López | 1500 m | 3:53.31 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ramón López | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:56.06 | 9 Q | — | — | 8:52.62 NR | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ramón Jiménez Gaona | Discus throw | 50.90 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Boxer | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sixto Vera | Flyweight | Bahadur Singh (NEP) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 33T |
| Miguel González | Light-welterweight | bye | Cheney (AUS) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17T |

## Fencing

Two fencers represented Paraguay in 1988.
Ranks given are within the group.
| Fencer | Event | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alfredo Bogarín | Épée | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pedro Cornet | Foil | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Weight class | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Athlete | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Vicente Cespedes | Half lightweight | Bogie (KEN) W | Sarti (SMR) W | Reiter (AUT) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 14T |

## Tennis

| Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Player | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Victor Caballero | Men's singles | Ali (IND) L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 33T |
| Hugo Chapacú | Men's singles | Cherkasov (URS) L 0–6, 0–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 33T |
| Victor Caballero Hugo Chapacú | Men's doubles | N/A | Gurr & Tuckniss (ZIM) W 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17T |