# United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The United States of America (USA) competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports. The United States finished outside of the top two in the overall medal count (third behind the Soviet Union and East Germany) for the first time and in the gold medal count for only the second time. That was mainly caused by the extensive state-sponsored doping programs that were developed in these communist countries to fulfil their political agenda on an international stage.

## Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Janet Evans | Swimming | Women's 400 meter individual medley | September 19 |
| Gold | Greg Louganis | Diving | Men's 3 meter springboard | September 20 |
| Gold | Matt Biondi Matt Cetlinski Troy Dalbey Doug Gjertsen Dan Jorgensen* Craig Oppel* | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay | September 21 |
| Gold | Matt Biondi | Swimming | Men's 100 meter freestyle | September 22 |
| Gold | Janet Evans | Swimming | Women's 400 meter freestyle | September 22 |
| Gold | Matt Biondi Troy Dalbey Doug Gjertsen* Chris Jacobs Tom Jager Shaun Jordan* Brent Lang* | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay | September 23 |
| Gold | Carl Lewis | Athletics | Men's 100 meters | September 24 |
| Gold | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Athletics | Women's heptathlon | September 24 |
| Gold | Matt Biondi | Swimming | Men's 50 meter freestyle | September 24 |
| Gold | Janet Evans | Swimming | Women's 800 meter freestyle | September 24 |
| Gold | Andre Phillips | Athletics | Men's 400 meter hurdles | September 25 |
| Gold | Carl Lewis | Athletics | Men's long jump | September 25 |
| Gold | Florence Griffith-Joyner | Athletics | Women's 100 meters | September 25 |
| Gold | David Berkoff Matt Biondi Chris Jacobs Tom Jager* Jay Mortenson* Richard Schroeder | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 meter medley relay | September 25 |
| Gold | Roger Kingdom | Athletics | Men's 110 meter hurdles | September 26 |
| Gold | Greg Louganis | Diving | Men's 10 meter platform | September 27 |
| Gold | Lynne Jewell Allison Jolly | Sailing | Women's 470 | September 27 |
| Gold | Joe DeLoach | Athletics | Men's 200 meters | September 28 |
| Gold | Steve Lewis | Athletics | Men's 400 meters | September 28 |
| Gold | Florence Griffith-Joyner | Athletics | Women's 200 meters | September 29 |
| Gold | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Athletics | Women's long jump | September 29 |
| Gold | United States women's national basketball team Cynthia BrownVicky BullettCynthia CooperAnne DonovanTeresa EdwardsKamie EthridgeJennifer GillomBridgette GordonAndrea LloydKatrina McClainSuzie McCoonnellTeresa Weatherspoon | Basketball | Women's tournament | September 29 |
| Gold | John Smith | Wrestling | Freestyle 62 kilogram | September 29 |
| Gold | Jay Barrs | Archery | Men's individual | September 30 |
| Gold | Louise Ritter | Athletics | Women's high jump | September 30 |
| Gold | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Tennis | Men's doubles | September 30 |
| Gold | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver | Tennis | Women's doubles | September 30 |
| Gold | Kenny Monday | Wrestling | Freestyle 74 kilogram | September 30 |
| Gold | Danny Everett Steve Lewis Antonio McKay* Butch Reynolds Kevin Robinzine Andrew Valmon* | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 meter relay | October 1 |
| Gold | Evelyn Ashford Alice Brown Sheila Echols Florence Griffith-Joyner Dannette Young* | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 meter relay | October 1 |
| Gold | Kennedy McKinney | Boxing | Bantamweight | October 1 |
| Gold | Ray Mercer | Boxing | Heavyweight | October 1 |
| Gold | Greg Barton | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 meters | October 1 |
| Gold | Greg Barton Norman Bellingham | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 meters | October 1 |
| Gold | Andrew Maynard | Boxing | Light heavyweight | October 2 |
| Gold | United States men's national volleyball team Craig BuckBob CtvrtlikScott FortuneKarch KiralyRicci LuytiesDouglas PartieJon RootEric SatoDave SaundersJeff StorkTroy TannerSteve Timmons | Volleyball | Men's tournament | October 2 |
| Silver | Michele Mitchell | Diving | Women's 10 meter platform | September 18 |
| Silver | Matt Biondi | Swimming | Men's 100 meter butterfly | September 21 |
| Silver | David Wharton | Swimming | Men's 400 meter individual medley | September 21 |
| Silver | Chris Jacobs | Swimming | Men's 100 meter freestyle | September 22 |
| Silver | Randy Barnes | Athletics | Men's shot put | September 23 |
| Silver | Hollis Conway | Athletics | Men's high jump | September 24 |
| Silver | Erich Buljung | Shooting | Men's 10 meter air pistol | September 24 |
| Silver | Tom Jager | Swimming | Men's 50 meter freestyle | September 24 |
| Silver | David Berkoff | Swimming | Men's 100 meter backstroke | September 24 |
| Silver | Beth Barr Janel Jorgensen Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher* Betsy Mitchell* Dara Torres* Mary Wayte | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay | September 24 |
| Silver | Mike Powell | Athletics | Men's long jump | September 25 |
| Silver | Evelyn Ashford | Athletics | Women's 100 meters | September 25 |
| Silver | Kevin Asano | Judo | –60 kilogram | September 25 |
| Silver | Thomas Bohrer Richard Kennelly David Krmpotich Raoul Rodriguez | Rowing | Men's four | September 25 |
| Silver | Anne Marden | Rowing | Women's single sculls | September 25 |
| Silver | Hal Haenel Mark Reynolds | Sailing | Star | September 27 |
| Silver | William Baylis Robert Billingham John Kostecki | Sailing | Soling | September 27 |
| Silver | Carl Lewis | Athletics | Men's 200 meters | September 28 |
| Silver | Butch Reynolds | Athletics | Men's 400 meters | September 28 |
| Silver | Gregory Best Joe Fargis Lisa Jacquin Anne Kursinski | Equestrian | Team jumping | September 28 |
| Silver | Tracie Ruiz | Synchronized swimming | Solo | September 30 |
| Silver | Jay Barrs Richard McKinney Darrell Pace | Archery | Men's team | October 1 |
| Silver | Valerie Brisco-Hooks Diane Dixon Florence Griffith-Joyner Denean Howard Sherri Howard* Lillie Leatherwood* | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 meter relay | October 1 |
| Silver | Michael Carbajal | Boxing | Light flyweight | October 1 |
| Silver | Karen Josephson Sarah Josephson | Synchronized swimming | Duet | October 1 |
| Silver | Tim Mayotte | Tennis | Men's singles | October 1 |
| Silver | United States men's national water polo team James BergesonGreg BoyerPeter CampbellJeffrey CampbellJody CampbellChristopher DuplantyMichael EvansDouglas KimbellEdward KlassAlan MouchawarKevin RobertsonTerry SchroederCraig Wilson | Water polo | Men's tournament | October 1 |
| Silver | Bruce Baumgartner | Wrestling | Freestyle 130 kilogram | October 1 |
| Silver | Roy Jones Jr. | Boxing | Light middleweight | October 2 |
| Silver | Riddick Bowe | Boxing | Super heavyweight | October 2 |
| Silver | Gregory Best | Equestrian | Individual jumping | October 2 |
| Bronze | Wendy Williams | Diving | Women's 10 meter platform | September 18 |
| Bronze | Matt Biondi | Swimming | Men's 200 meter freestyle | September 19 |
| Bronze | Dennis Koslowski | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 100 kilogram | September 21 |
| Bronze | Mitzi Kremer Jill Sterkel* Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina* | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay | September 22 |
| Bronze | Calvin Smith | Athletics | Men's 100 meters | September 24 |
| Bronze | Connie Paraskevin-Young | Cycling | Women's sprint | September 24 |
| Bronze | Edwin Moses | Athletics | Men's 400 meter hurdles | September 25 |
| Bronze | Larry Myricks | Athletics | Men's long jump | September 25 |
| Bronze | Kelly McCormick | Diving | Women's 3 meter springboard | September 25 |
| Bronze | Phoebe Mills | Gymnastics | Balance beam | September 25 |
| Bronze | Seth Bauer Doug Burden Jeffrey McLaughlin Peter Nordell Ted Patton John Pescatore Jack Rusher Jonathan Smith Mike Teti | Rowing | Men's eight | September 25 |
| Bronze | Jill Sterkel | Swimming | Women's 50 meter freestyle | September 25 |
| Bronze | Mary T. Meagher | Swimming | Women's 200 meter butterfly | September 25 |
| Bronze | Tonie Campbell | Athletics | Men's 110 meter hurdles | September 26 |
| Bronze | Kim Gallagher | Athletics | Women's 800 meters | September 26 |
| Bronze | Michael Swain | Judo | –71 kilogram | September 27 |
| Bronze | Mike Gebhardt | Sailing | Men's Division II | September 27 |
| Bronze | Charles McKee John Shadden | Sailing | Men's 470 | September 27 |
| Bronze | Danny Everett | Athletics | Men's 400 meters | September 28 |
| Bronze | United States men's national basketball team Willie AndersonStacey AugmonBimbo ColesJeffrey GrayerHersey HawkinsDan MajerleDanny ManningHerman ReidMitch RichmondDavid RobinsonCharles D. SmithCharles E. Smith | Basketball | Men's tournament | September 30 |
| Bronze | William Scherr | Wrestling | Freestyle 100 kilogram | September 30 |
| Bronze | Debra Ochs Denise Parker Melanie Skillman | Archery | Women's team | October 1 |
| Bronze | Romallis Ellis | Boxing | Lightweight | October 1 |
| Bronze | Kenneth Gould | Boxing | Welterweight | October 1 |
| Bronze | Brad Gilbert | Tennis | Men's singles | October 1 |
| Bronze | Zina Garrison | Tennis | Women's singles | October 1 |
| Bronze | Nathaniel Carr | Wrestling | Freestyle 68 kilogram | October 1 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Swimming | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| Boxing | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Basketball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Water polo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | September 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | September 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | September 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | September 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | September 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | September 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | September 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | September 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | September 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | September 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | September 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | September 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | September 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | October 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 | October 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Male | 24 | 23 | 17 | 64 | 68.1% |
| Female | 12 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 30.8% |
| Mixed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Total | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 | 100% |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Matt Biondi | Swimming | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Florence Griffith-Joyner | Athletics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Janet Evans | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Jacobs | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Jager | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Carl Lewis | Athletics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Barton | Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy Dalbey | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Gjertsen | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Lewis | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Louganis | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Evelyn Ashford | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Barrs | Archery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| David Berkoff | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Reynolds | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Everett | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zina Garrison | Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregory Best | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mary T. Meagher | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dara Torres | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mary Wayte | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jill Sterkel | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.

## Archery

The United States continued to be a strong contender in archery, though it found that South Korea had taken the top spot in the sport. Jay Barrs was the only non-Korean to win a gold medal for archery in Seoul. Two-time gold medallist Darrell Pace and 1984 silver medallist Richard McKinney joined Barrs in winning the team silver, while the women's team added a bronze medal despite not having any of the individual archers advance to the final. With her women's team bronze, 15-year-old Denise Parker become the youngest medalist in the history of Olympic archery.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1/8 final | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Jay Barrs | Individual | 1294 | 3 Q | 313 | 13 Q | 326 | 4 Q | 334 | 2 Q | 338 | |
| Richard McKinney | Individual | 1288 | 4 Q | 321 | 6 Q | 327 | 3 Q | 332 | 3 Q | 324 | 6 |
| Darrell Pace | Individual | 1257 | 19 Q | 306 | 18 Q | 329 | 1 Q | 322 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jay Barrs Richard McKinney Darrell Pace | Team | 3839 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 992 | 1 Q | 972 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1/8 final | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Debra Ochs | Individual | 1227 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Denise Parker | Individual | 1263 | 11 Q | 298 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melanie Skillman | Individual | 1252 | 15 Q | 307 | 14 Q | 318 | 9 Q | 311 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Debra Ochs Denise Parker Melanie Skillman | Team | 3742 | 4 Q | — | — | — | — | 988 | 2 Q | 952 | |

## Athletics

The men's 100 meter sprint was marred by the usage of performance-enhancing drugs when the initial winner, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, tested positive for banned substances after the race and was stripped of the gold medal and his world record time of 9.79 seconds, thus allowing Carl Lewis to repeat as gold medal winner. In 1989, Johnson admitted to further PED usage between 1981 and 1988 and his world record of 9.83 seconds from the 1987 World Championships was rescinded as well, allowing Lewis's 9.92 seconds in the Olympic final became the new world record. This put the United States in position to sweep the gold medals in the men's sprint distances, including a sweep of all medals at the 400 meter distance. The United States men also won medals while setting Olympic records at both hurdle distances. In the men's relays, a fumbled baton exchange in the heat of the 4 × 100 caused a heartbreaking disqualification for the favored American team. In the 4 × 400, however, the United States cruised to victory while equaling the 20-year-old world record which had been set in Mexico City. In men's field events, the highlight came from Carl Lewis defending his gold medal from Los Angeles and leading the United States to a medal sweep in the long jump. In the women's events, Florence Griffth-Joyner had dominating performances in the 100 and 200 meter sprints, lowering the Olympic record by over 0.2 seconds in the 100 and lowering the world record by almost 0.4 seconds in the 200. She also helped the United States to strong performances in the relays, winning gold in the 4 × 100 and coming in second, while beating the previous world record, to a record-shattering performance by the Soviet team in the 4 × 400. Meanwhile, in the heptathlon, Jackie Joyner-Kersee dominated the competition while setting a world record that has not been approached in the succeeding 30 years. Joyner-Kersee's long jump performance in the heptathlon was enough to set the Olympic record for the discipline, only for her to eclipse it in the final of the long jump event. The high jump event also saw Louise Ritter eclipse the Olympic record on the way to a gold medal. Finally, the only United States medal in the middle-distance events came from Kim Gallagher, who captured bronze in the 800 meters.

### 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

### Men
   ### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Carl Lewis | 100 m | 10.14 | 1 Q | 9.99 | 1 Q | 9.97 | 1 Q | 9.92 WR | |
| Dennis Mitchell | 100 m | 10.37 | 1 Q | 10.13 | 2 Q | 10.23 | 3 Q | 10.04 | 4 |
| Calvin Smith | 100 m | 10.28 | 1 Q | 10.16 | 1 Q | 10.15 | 2 Q | 9.99 | |
| Joe DeLoach | 200 m | 20.98 | 1 Q | 20.56 | 1 Q | 20.06 | 1 Q | 19.75 OR | |
| Carl Lewis | 200 m | 20.72 | 2 Q | 20.57 | 1 Q | 20.23 | 1 Q | 19.79 | |
| Roy Martin | 200 m | 20.65 | 1 Q | 20.54 | 2 Q | 20.62 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Danny Everett | 400 m | 45.63 | 1 Q | 44.33 | 1 Q | 44.36 | 2 Q | 44.09 | |
| Steve Lewis | 400 m | 45.31 | 1 Q | 44.41 | 1 Q | 44.35 | 1 Q | 43.87 | |
| Butch Reynolds | 400 m | 46.28 | 3 Q | 44.46 | 1 Q | 44.33 | 1 Q | 43.93 | |
| Tracy Baskin | 800 m | 1:50.38 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Everett | 800 m | 1:49.86 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Johnny Gray | 800 m | 1:48.83 | 1 Q | 1:45.96 | 1 Q | 1:45.04 | 4 Q | 1:44.80 | 5 |
| Jeff Atkinson | 1500 m | 3:38.33 | 2Q | — | — | 3:39.12 | 5 Q | 3:40.80 | 10 |
| Mark Deady | 1500 m | 3:41.91 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:39.47 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steve Scott | 1500 m | 3:41.57 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:38.20 | 1 Q | 3:36.99 | 5 |
| Terry Brahm | 5000 m | 13:45.28 | 13 q | — | — | 14:04.12 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sydney Maree | 5000 m | 13:47.85 | 2 Q | — | — | 13:22.61 | 2 Q | 13:23.69 | 5 |
| Doug Padilla | 5000 m | 13:58.45 | 5 Q | — | — | 13:37.11 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bruce Bickford | 10,000 m | 28:16.16 | 7 Q | — | — | — | — | 29:09.74 | 18 |
| Steve Plasencia | 10,000 m | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pat Porter | 10,000 m | 28:45.04 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arthur Blake | 110 m hurdles | 13.66 | 1 Q | 13.65 | 2 Q | 13.52 | 2 Q | 13.96 | 8 |
| Tonie Campbell | 110 m hurdles | 13.45 | 1 Q | 13.47 | 1 Q | 13.47 | 2 Q | 13.38 | |
| Roger Kingdom | 110 m hurdles | 13.40 | 1 Q | 13.17 OR | 1 Q | 13.37 | 1 Q | 12.98 OR | |
| Edwin Moses | 400 m hurdles | 49.38 | 1 Q | — | — | 47.89 | 1 Q | 47.56 | |
| Andre Phillips | 400 m hurdles | 49.34 | 1 Q | — | — | 48.19 | 1 Q | 47.19 OR | |
| Kevin Young | 400 m hurdles | 49.35 | 1 Q | — | — | 48.56 | 2 Q | 47.94 | 4 |
| Brian Abshire | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:36.56 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:27.78 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Diemer | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:38.40 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:23.89 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Henry Marsh | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:33.89 | 6 Q | — | — | 8:18.94 | 7 q | 8:14.39 | 6 |
| Lee McNeill Dennis Mitchell Albert Robinson Calvin Smith | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Danny Everett Steve Lewis Antonio McKay* Butch Reynolds Kevin Robinzine Andrew Valmon* | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.16 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:02.84 | 1 Q | 2:56.16 WR | |
| Mark Conover | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ed Eyestone | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:19:09 | 29 |
| Pete Pfitzinger | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:14:44 | 14 |
| Jim Heiring | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:27:30 | 38 |
| Tim Lewis | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:31:00 | 44 |
| Gary Morgan | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:27:26 | 37 |
| Marco Evoniuk | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:56:55 | 22 |
| Andrew Kaestner | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:12:49 | 34 |
| Carl Schueler | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:57:44 | 23 |
* - Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final.

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carl Lewis | Long jump | 8.06 | 3 Q | 8.72 | |
| Larry Myricks | Long jump | 8.19 | 2 Q | 8.27 | |
| Mike Powell | Long jump | 8.34 | 1 Q | 8.49 | |
| Willie Banks | Triple jump | 16.57 | 7 Q | 17.03 | 6 |
| Robert Cannon | Triple jump | 15.69 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Charles Simpkins | Triple jump | 16.35 | 10 Q | 17.29 | 5 |
| Hollis Conway | High jump | 2.28 | =5 Q | 2.36 | |
| Jim Howard | High jump | 2.25 | =13 q | 2.31 | 10 |
| Brian Stanton | High jump | 2.25 | =9 q | 2.31 | 11 |
| Earl Bell | Pole vault | 5.40 | =4 q | 5.70 | 4 |
| Billy Olson | Pole vault | 5.40 | =9 q | 5.50 | 12 |
| Kory Tarpenning | Pole vault | 5.40 | =4 q | 5.50 | 10 |
| Randy Barnes | Shot put | 20.83 | 3 Q | 22.39 | |
| Jim Doehring | Shot put | 19.73 | 11 q | 19.89 | 11 |
| Gregg Tafralis | Shot put | 19.71 | 12 q | 20.16 | 9 |
| Mike Buncic | Discus throw | 63.16 | 6 q | 62.46 | 10 |
| Randy Heisler | Discus throw | 59.08 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mac Wilkins | Discus throw | 62.48 | 7 q | 65.90 | 5 |
| Brian Crouser | Javelin throw | 72.72 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Petranoff | Javelin throw | 77.48 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Stephens | Javelin throw | 78.42 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lance Deal | Hammer throw | 73.66 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kenneth Flax | Hammer throw | 72.70 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jud Logan | Hammer throw | 72.64 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### Combined event – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
| Tim Bright | Result | 11.18 | 7.05 | 14.12 | 2.06 | 49.34 | 14.39 | 41.68 | 5.70 | 61.60 | 4:51.20 | 8216 | 7 |
| Tim Bright | Points | 821 | 826 | 736 | 859 | 845 | 925 | 699 | 1132 | 762 | 611 | 8216 | 7 |
| Dave Johnson | Result | 11.15 | 7.12 | 14.52 | 2.03 | 49.15 | 14.66 | 42.36 | 4.90 | 66.46 | 4:29.62 | 8180 | 9 |
| Dave Johnson | Points | 827 | 842 | 760 | 831 | 854 | 891 | 713 | 880 | 835 | 747 | 8180 | 9 |
| Gary Kinder | Result | 11.31 | 7.00 | 14.89 | 1.97 | 51.79 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Gary Kinder | Points | 793 | 814 | 783 | 776 | 734 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Evelyn Ashford | 100 m | 11.10 | 1 Q | 10.88 | 1 Q | 10.99 | 1 Q | 10.83 | |
| Florence Griffith-Joyner | 100 m | 10.88 OR | 1 Q | 10.62 OR | 1 Q | 10.70 | 1 Q | 10.54** | |
| Gwen Torrence | 100 m | 11.12 | 1 Q | 10.99 | 2 Q | 11.02 | 3 Q | 10.97 | 5 |
| Florence Griffith-Joyner | 200 m | 22.51 | 1 Q | 21.76 OR | 1 Q | 21.56 WR | 1 Q | 21.34 WR | |
| Pamela Marshall | 200 m | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gwen Torrence | 200 m | 22.87 | 1 Q | 22.25 | 1 Q | 22.53 | 3 Q | 22.17 | 6 |
| Valerie Brisco-Hooks | 400 m | 51.96 | 1 Q | 51.24 | 2 Q | 49.90 | 2 Q | 50.16 | 4 |
| Diane Dixon | 400 m | 52.45 | 1 Q | 51.98 | 2 Q | 49.84 | 3 Q | 50.72 | 5 |
| Denean Howard | 400 m | 52.26 | 1 Q | 51.02 | 3 Q | 49.87 | 4 Q | 51.12 | 6 |
| Joetta Clark | 800 m | 2:00.83 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:03.32 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Gallagher | 800 m | 2:01.70 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:57.39 | 2 Q | 1:56.91 | |
| Delisa Walton-Floyd | 800 m | 2:02.37 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:58.82 | 2 Q | 1:57.80 | 5 |
| Mary Decker | 1500 m | 4:03.61 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:02.49 | 8 |
| Kim Gallagher | 1500 m | 4:07.22 | 4 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:16.25 | 11 |
| Regina Jacobs | 1500 m | 4:18.09 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mary Decker | 3000 m | 8:44.15 | 4 Q | — | — | — | — | 8:47.13 | 10 |
| Vicki Huber | 3000 m | 8:48.93 | 5 Q | — | — | — | — | 8:37.25 | 6 |
| PattiSue Plumer | 3000 m | 8:45.21 | 7 q | — | — | — | — | 8:59.17 | 13 |
| Lynn Jennings | 10,000 m | 32:18.44 | 8 Q | — | — | — | — | 31:39.93 | 6 |
| Francie Larrieu-Smith | 10,000 m | 31:52.02 | 6 Q | — | — | — | — | 31:35.52 | 5 |
| Lynn Nelson | 10,000 m | 32:15.45 | 6 Q | — | — | — | — | 32:32.24 | 15 |
| Gail Devers | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 | 3 Q | 13.22 | 4 Q | 13.51 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacqueline Humphrey | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 | 4 Q | 13.25 | 6 q | 13.59 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| LaVonna Martin | 100 m hurdles | 13.20 | 3 Q | 13.20 | 5 q | 13.29 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leslie Maxie | 400 m hurdles | 57.60 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Latanya Sheffield | 400 m hurdles | 55.61 | 4 q | — | — | 54.36 | 3 Q | 55.32 | 8 |
| Schowonda Williams | 400 m hurdles | 55.98 | 2 Q | — | — | 56.71 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Evelyn Ashford Alice Brown Sheila Echols Florence Griffith-Joyner Dannette Young* | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.39 | 1 Q | — | — | 42.12 | 1 Q | 41.98 | |
| Valerie Brisco-Hooks Diane Dixon Florence Griffith-Joyner Denean Howard Sherri Howard* Lillie Leatherwood* | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.86 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:15.51 | |
| Nancy Ditz | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:33:42 | 17 |
| Margaret Groos | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:40:59 | 39 |
| Cathy O'Brien | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:41:04 | 40 |
* - Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final. ** - Griffith-Joyner's final time was faster than the Olympic record she had set in the quarterfinal but the wind reading during the race was 3 meters/second in favor of the sprinters, thus disallowing the race for any IAAF records.

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sheila Echols | Long jump | 6.37 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Long jump | 6.96 | 3 Q | 7.40 OR | |
| Carol Lewis | Long jump | 6.40 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patricia King | High jump | 1.84 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Louise Ritter | High jump | 1.92 | =11 Q | 2.03 OR | |
| Coleen Sommer | High jump | 1.87 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bonnie Dasse | Shot put | 19.45 | 11 q | 17.60 | 12 |
| Ramona Pagel | Shot put | 18.55 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Connie Price | Shot put | 17.09 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carol Cady | Discus throw | 62.72 | 10 Q | 63.42 | 11 |
| Ramona Pagel | Discus throw | 57.50 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Connie Price | Discus throw | 57.04 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Donna Mayhew | Javelin throw | 61.56 | 12 q | 61.78 | 7 |
| Karin Smith | Javelin throw | 57.94 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lynda Sutfin | Javelin throw | 56.12 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### Combined event – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Points | Rank |
| Wendy Brown | Result | 14.07 | 1.83 | 12.69 | 24.83 | 6.13 | 44.34 | 2:26.43 | 5972 | 18 |
| Wendy Brown | Points | 968 | 1016 | 707 | 902 | 890 | 751 | 738 | 5972 | 18 |
| Cindy Greiner | Result | 13.55 | 1.80 | 14.13 | 24.48 | 6.47 | 38.00 | 2:13.65 | 6297 | 8 |
| Cindy Greiner | Points | 1043 | 978 | 803 | 935 | 997 | 629 | 912 | 6297 | 8 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Result | 12.69 | 1.86 | 15.80 | 22.56 | 7.27 OR | 45.66 | 2:08.51 | 7291 WR | |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Points | 1172 | 1054 | 915 | 1123 | 1264 | 776 | 987 | 7291 WR | |

## Basketball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Spain W 97–53 | Canada W 76–70 | Brazil W 102–87 | China W 108–57 | Egypt W 102–35 | 1 Q | Puerto Rico W 94–57 | Soviet Union L 76–82 | Bronze medal final Australia W 78–49 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Czechoslovakia W 87–81 | Yugoslavia W 101–74 | China W 102–88 | — | — | 1 Q | — | Soviet Union W 102–88 | Yugoslavia W 77–70 | |

### Men's tournament

This was the last time that the United States was represented by college players in Olympic competition. Other countries, meanwhile, used their best professionals.

#### Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 | 9th–12th classification round |
* 18 September 1988
| Spain | 53–97 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 32–48, 21–49 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 20 September 1988
| Canada | 70–76 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 42–40, 28–36 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 21 September 1988
| Brazil | 87–102 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 55–63, 32–39 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 23 September 1988
| China | 57–108 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26–59, 31–49 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 24 September 1988
| Egypt | 35–102 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 21–62, 14–40 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Quarterfinal

* 26 September 1988 11:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 94–57 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 48–28, 46–29 |||
| Pts: Manning 18 Rebs: Manning 7 Asts: C.D. Smith 3 | | Pts: Cruz 12 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Cruz 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Semifinal

* 28 September 1988 (1988-09-28) 12:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 76–82 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 37–47, 39–35 |||
| Pts: Robinson 19 Rebs: Robinson 12 Asts: Coles 2 | | Pts: Kurtinaitis 28 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Volkov 5 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Bronze medal game

* 29 September 1988 (1988-09-29) 21:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 49–78 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 29–52, 20–26 |||
| Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Sengstock 6 Asts: Smyth 2 | | Pts: Majerle, Richmond, Robinson 12 Rebs: Richmond, Robinson 7 Asts: Richmond 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 211 | −12 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 214 | −14 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 224 | −22 | 3 | Classification round |
* 19 September 1988 (1988-09-19) 9:45
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 81–87 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 39–37, 42–50 |||
| Pts: Nováková 21 Rebs: Nováková 8 Asts: Kalužáková, Nováková 2 | | Pts: Edwards 24 Rebs: McClain 8 Asts: Edwards 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 9:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 101–74 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 55–40, 46–34 |||
| Pts: Edwards 23 Rebs: McClain 9 Asts: Weatherspoon 2 | | Pts: Golić 16 Rebs: Dornik 4 Asts: Bajkuša, Vangelovska 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 (1988-09-25) 11:45
* Boxscore
| China | 79–94 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 37–46, 42–48 |||
| Pts: Zheng 32 Rebs: Zheng 8 Asts: Cong 5 | | Pts: McClain 27 Rebs: McClain 13 Asts: Edwards 5 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Semifinal

* 27 September 1988 (1988-09-27) 11:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 102–88 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 50–39, 52–49 |||
| Pts: Cooper 27 Rebs: McClain 15 Asts: Edwards 6 | | Pts: Zasulskaya 16 Rebs: Tuomaitė 6 Asts: Yakovleva 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Gold medal game

* 29 September 1988 (1988-09-29) 12:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 70–77 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 36–42, 34–35 |||
| Pts: Nakić 23 Rebs: Golić 10 Asts: Nakić 3 | | Pts: Edwards 18 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Edwards, McConnell 3 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Boxing

There were several controversies involving the American boxers at the games. Young and talented Roy Jones Jr. dominated his opponents, never losing a round en route to the final, where he controversially lost a 3–2 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds and landing 86 punches to Park's 32. The decision sparked outrage and an International Olympic Committee investigation found that the three judges who voted for Park Si-Hun had been bribed by South Korean officials. With some elements of corruption in Olympic boxing coming to light, refereeing standards were changed after the games to avoid future controversies. Corruption was also suspected in Michael Carbajal's decision loss in his gold medal match. In another controversial gold medal match, Riddick Bowe lost to future world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. After Lewis landed several hard punches the referee gave Bowe two standing eight counts and waved the fight off after the second one, even though Bowe seemed able to continue. In yet another controversy, Michael Carbajal lost the gold medal bout in the light flyweight, with suspicions of politics influencing the judges decision being quite widespread. Members of the U.S. Army Boxing Team (Anthony Hembrick, Andrew Maynard, Kennedy McKinney, Ray Mercer) trained for the Olympics at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Furthermore, middleweight Anthony Hembrick never had the opportunity to fight. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean Ha Jong-ho.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Michael Carbajal | Light flyweight | Bye | O (KOR) W 3–2 | Hiền (VIE) W RSC | Olson (CAN) W 5–0 | Isaszegi (HUN) W 4–1 | Marinov (BUL) L 0–5 | |
| Arthur Johnson | Flyweight | Mannai (ITA) W 5–0 | Singh (NEP) W RSC | Kim (KOR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Kennedy McKinney | Bantamweight | Bye | Pérez (GUA) W RSC | Birajdar (IND) W WO | Mwema (KEN) W 5–0 | Moolasan (THA) W RSC | Khristov (BUL) W 5–0 | |
| Kelcie Banks | Featherweight | Tuur (NED) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =33 |
| Romallis Ellis | Lightweight | Bye | Lee (KOR) W 5–0 | Traoré (MLI) W RSC | Chuprenski (BUL) W 3–2 | Zülow (GDR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Todd Foster | Light welterweight | Bye | Rahilou (MAR) W KO | Jeon (KOR) W KO | Cheney (AUS) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | =5 |
| Kenneth Gould | Welterweight | Marwa (TAN) W 4–1 | Ankamah (GHA) W 5–0 | Masoe (ASA) W 5–0 | Nyman (FIN) W 5–0 | Boudouani (FRA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Roy Jones Jr. | Light middleweight | Bye | Makalamba (MAW) W KO | Franke (TCH) W 5–0 | Zaytsev (URS) W 5–0 | Woodhall (GBR) W 5–0 | Park (KOR) L 2–3 | |
| Andrew Maynard | Light heavyweight | Bye | Masoe (ASA) W RSC | — | Erős (HUN) W 5–0 | Petrich (POL) W RET | Shanavazov (URS) W 5–0 | |
| Ray Mercer | Heavyweight | Bye | Gavenčiak (TCH) W RSC | — | Gaudiano (ITA) W KO | Vanderlyde (NED) W RSC | Baik (KOR) W KO | |
| Riddick Bowe | Super heavyweight | Bye | Botowamungu (AUT) W KO | — | Hrivňák (TCH) W RSC | Miroshnichenko (URS) W 5–0 | Lewis (CAN) L RSC | |

## Canoeing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jim Terrell | C-1 500 m | Bye* | Bye* | Bye | Bye | 2:00.13 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bruce Merritt | C-1 1000 m | 4:17.73 | 6 R | 4:41.75 | 3 SF | 4:16.51 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rodney McLain Bruce Merritt | C-2 500 m | 1:51.48 | 6 R | 1:53.36 | 3 SF | 1:53.32 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gregory Steward Ronald Urick | C-2 1000 m | 4:26.56 | 6 R | 4:17.77 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike Herbert | K-1 500 m | 1:43.41 | 4 R | Bye* | Bye* | 1:43.40 | 2 QF | 1:46.73 | 4 |
| Greg Barton | K-1 1000 m | 3:42.26 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 3:40.96 | 1 QF | 3:55.27 | |
| Terry Kent Terry White | K-2 500 m | 1:34.69 | 3 SF | Bye | Bye | 1:36.33 | 3 QF | 1:36.62 | 8 |
| Greg Barton Norman Bellingham | K-2 1000 m | 3:20.50 | 2 SF | — | — | 3:25.36 | 1 QF | 3:32.42 | |
| Curt Bader Michael Harbold Terry Kent Terry White | K-4 1000 m | 3:07.70 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 3:15.60 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Traci Phillips | K-1 500 m | 1:59.53 | 4 SF | — | — | 1:59.48 | 3 QF | 2:00.81 | 6 |
| Shelia Conover Cathy Marino-Geers | K-2 500 m | 1:50.54 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 1:54.16 | 3 QF | 1:50.33 | 7 |
| Shelia Conover Shirley Dery-Batlik Cathy Marino-Geers Traci Phillips | K-4 500 m | 1:41.77 | 4 SF | — | — | 1:43.17 | 3 QF | 1:47.94 | 9 |
Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage; * - Heat not held due to lack of competitors. All competitors scheduled for this heat advanced to the next round.

## Cycling

Nineteen cyclists represented the United States in 1988. Connie Paraskevin-Young won bronze in the women's sprint.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Scott McKinley | Men's road race | 4:32:56 | 65 |
| Bob Mionske | Men's road race | 4:32:46 | 4 |
| Craig Schommer | Men's road race | 4:32:56 | 69 |
| Norman Alvis Jim Copeland Tony Palmer Andy Paulin | Men's team time trial | 2:02:35.7 | 10 |
| Bunki Bankaitis-Davis | Women's road race | 2:00:52 | 14 |
| Inga Thompson | Women's road race | 2:00:52 | 8 |
| Sally Zack | Women's road race | 2:00:52 | 16 |

### Track
#### Points race

| Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Frankie Andreu | Points race | 11 | 11 Q | 21 | 8 |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Brinton | Individual pursuit | 4:48.93 | 14 Q | Sturgess (GBR) L 4:47.27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Lettieri Michael McCarthy Leonard Nitz Carl Sundquist | Team pursuit | 4:22.96 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ken Carpenter | Men's sprint | 10.792 | 5 | Abrams (GUY), Faccini (ITA) L | Alwi (MAS), Harnett (CAN), Lynch (BAR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Connie Paraskevin-Young | Women's sprint | 11.845 | 4 | Speight (AUS), Tabor (CAN) W 12.11 | Bye | — | — | Zhou (CHN) W 12.85, W 12.94 | Salumäe (URS) L, L | Bronze medal final Gautheron (FRA) W 14.07, W 12.41 | |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Bobby Livingston | 1 km time trial | 1:06.926 | 14 |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Mark Bradshaw | 3 m springboard | 588.15 | 7 Q | 642.99 | 5 |
| Greg Louganis | 3 m springboard | 629.67 | 3 Q | 730.80 | |
| Patrick Jeffrey | 10 m platform | 553.89 | 5 Q | 483.54 | 12 |
| Greg Louganis | 10 m platform | 617.67 | 1 Q | 638.61 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Wendy Lucero | 3 m springboard | 477.99 | 4 Q | 498.81 | 6 |
| Kelly McCormick | 3 m springboard | 473.73 | 5 Q | 533.19 | |
| Michele Mitchell | 10 m platform | 426.45 | 2 Q | 436.95 | |
| Wendy Williams | 10 m platform | 402.54 | 4 Q | 400.44 | |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Belinda Baudin | Christopher | Individual | 1248 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Dover | Federleicht | Individual | 1327 | 12 Q | 1320 | 13 |
| Lendon Gray | Later On | Individual | 1212 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Ransehousen | Orpheus | Individual | 1308 | =15 Q | 1282 | 17 |
| Belinda Baudin Robert Dover Lendon Gray Jessica Ransehousen | as above | Team | 3883 | =6 | — | — |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Bruce Davidson | Dr. Peaches | Individual | 50.40 | 6 | 76.40 | 20 | 126.80 | 18 | 15 | 29 | 141.80 | 18 |
| Phyllis Dawson | Albany II | Individual | 54.60 | 10 | 40 | 13 | 94.60 | 10 | 5 | =11 | 99.60 | 10 |
| Karen Lende O'Connor | The Optimist | Individual | 64.20 | 21 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ann Sutton | Tarzan | Individual | 57.20 | 14 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bruce Davidson Phyllis Dawson Karen Lende O'Connor Ann Sutton | as above | Team | 162.20 | 4 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Greg Best | Gem Twist | Individual | 69.50 | =1 | 63.50 | =10 | 133.00 | =5 Q | 4 | =4 Q | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Joseph Fargis | Mill Pearl | Individual | 69.50 | =1 | 63.50 | =10 | 133.00 | =5 Q | 4 | =4 Q | 8 | =8 | 12 | =7 |
| Lisa Ann Jacquin | For the Moment | Individual | 16.00 | 58 | 24.00 | 51 | 40.00 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne Kursinski | Starman | Individual | 69.50 | =1 | 52.00 | 23 | 121.50 | 11 Q | 4 | =4 Q | 4 | =3 | 8 | =4 |
| Greg Best Joseph Fargis Lisa Ann Jacquin Anne Kursinski | as above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.25 | 2 | 8.25 | 1 | 20.50 | |

## Fencing

19 fencers represented the United States in 1988.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Barrage 1 | Barrage 2 | Barrage 3 | Barrage 4 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Cl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Athlete | Event | W–T–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Peter Lewison | Individual foil | 2–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 5 Q | 3–1 | 1 Q | Sypniewski (POL) W 10–6 | Érsek (HUN) L 7–10 | Did not advance | Bye | Emura (JPN) W 10–8 | Gátai (HUN) W 10–8 | Romankov (URS) L 1–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Dave Littell | Individual foil | 2–0–3 | 4 Q | 1–4 | 6 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 43 |
| Mike Marx | Individual foil | 3–0–2 | 3 Q | 3–2 | 2 Q | 0–4 | 5 | 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 | Did not advance | 36 |
| Peter Lewison Dave Littell Mike Marx Greg Massialas George Nonomura | Team foil | 0–0–3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Robert Marx | Individual épée | 0–0–4 | 5 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 71 |
| Rob Stull | Individual épée | 1–1–2 | 4 Q | 3–1 | 2 Q | 0–5 | 6 | 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 | Did not advance | 47 |
| Stephen Trevor | Individual épée | 2–2 | 4 Q | 4–0 | 1 Q | 1–4 | 5 | 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 | Did not advance | =38 |
| Robert Marx Lee Shelley Rob Stull Stephen Trevor | Team épée | 1–0–1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hungary (HUN) L 3–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Mike Lofton | Individual sabre | 1–0–5 | 6 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 32 |
| Steve Mormando | Individual sabre | 3–0–3 | 3 Q | 2–2 | 4 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | Alshan (URS) L 1–10 | Did not advance | — | Dalla Barba (ITA) L 7–10 | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Peter Westbrook | Individual sabre | 3–0–3 | 4 Q | 2–2 | 4 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |
| Bob Cottingham Paul Friedberg Mike Lofton Steve Mormando Peter Westbrook | Team sabre | 1–0–2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Round 1 | Round 2 | Barrage 1 | Barrage 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Cl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Athlete | Event | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Caitlin Bilodeaux | Individual foil | 3–1 | 1 Q | 4–1 | 1 Q | 3–2 | 2 Q | Fichtel (FRG) L 1–8 | Did not advance | Królikowska (POL) W 8–6 | Sun (CHN) L 5–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Sharon Monplaisir | Individual foil | 2–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 6 | 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 | 35 |
| Mary O'Neill | Individual foil | 1–3 | 4 Q | 0–5 | 6 | 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 | 36 |
| Caitlin Bilodeaux Elaine Cheris Sharon Monplaisir Mary O'Neill Molly Sullivan | Team foil | 1–1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hungary (HUN) L 5–9 | Classification semifinal South Korea (KOR) W 9–2 | 5th place final China (CHN) L 8–8 | 6 |

## Field hockey

Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Cl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Netherlands L 1–3 | Argentina L 1–2 | Great Britain T 2–2 | 4 | 5th-8th place classification West Germany L 1–2 | 7th place final Argentina L 1–3 | 8 |

### Women's tournament

The US women's field hockey team competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
Roster
   * ( 1.) Patty Shea (gk)
   * ( 2.) Yolanda Hightower
   * ( 3.) Mary Koboldt
   * ( 4.) Marcia Pankratz
   * ( 5.) Cheryl Van Kuren
   * ( 6.) Diane Bracalente
   * ( 7.) Beth Beglin
   * ( 8.) Marcella Place
   * ( 9.) Sandra Vander-Heyden
   * (10.) Tracey Fuchs
   * (11.) Sheryl Johnson
   * (12.) Sandra Costigan
   * (13.) Christy Morgan
   * (14.) Barbara Marois
   * (15.) Megan Donnelly
   * (16.) Donna Lee
Head coach: Boudewijn Castelijn
Preliminary round
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 5th–8th place classification |
* 21 September 1988 13:30
| Netherlands | 3–1 | United States |
| H. Lejeune 29' Von Weiler 34' L. Lejeune 68' | Report | Johnson 44' |
* Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) R Tong (RSA)
* 23 September 1988 15:15
| Argentina | 2–1 | United States |
| Colombo 11' Garbo 36' | Report | Donnelly 61' |
* Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) Naomi Kato (JPN)
* 25 September 1988 09:00
| United States | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Morgan 37' Johnson 60' | Report | Dixon 32' Parker 51' |
* Umpires: Jan Hadfield (AUS) Margaret Lanning (CAN)
5th-8th place classification
* 27 September 1988 09:00
| United States | 1–2 | West Germany |
| Donnelly 19' | Report | Wollschläger 41' Blumenberg 49' |
* Umpires: Jolanda Mohlmann (NED) Naomi Kato (JPN)
8th place game
* 29 September 1988 11:00
| United States | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
| Morgan 41' | Report | Minnand 47' Hussey 82' Palma 84' |
* Umpires: Margaret Lanning (CAN) A Poelmans (NED)

## Football
### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Argentina T 1–1 | South Korea T 0–0 | Soviet Union L 2–4 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Roster Head coach: Lothar Osiander
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
| 1 | GK | David Vanole | February 6, 1963 | 25 | ? | Los Angeles Heat | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Steve Trittschuh | April 24, 1965 | 23 | ? | St. Louis Steamers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | John Doyle | March 16, 1966 | 22 | ? | University of San Francisco | 2 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Kevin Crow | September 17, 1961 | 27 | ? | San Diego Sockers | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mike Windischmann | December 6, 1965 | 22 | ? | Los Angeles Lazers | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Frank Klopas | September 1, 1966 | 22 | ? | AEK Athens FC | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Jim Gabarra | September 22, 1959 | 28 | ? | Los Angeles Lazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Rick Davis | November 24, 1958 | 29 | ? | Tacoma Stars | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Brent Goulet | June 19, 1964 | 24 | ? | Crewe Alexandra F.C. | 3 | 1 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Peter Vermes | November 21, 1966 | 21 | ? | New Jersey Eagles | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Eric Eichmann | May 7, 1965 | 23 | ? | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Paul Krumpe | March 4, 1963 | 25 | ? | Los Angeles Heat | 3 | 0 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | John Harkes | March 8, 1967 | 21 | ? | National team | 2 | 0 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | John Stollmeyer | October 25, 1962 | 25 | ? | Cleveland Force | 2 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Tab Ramos | September 21, 1966 | 22 | ? | New Jersey Eagles | 2 | 0 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Bruce Murray | January 25, 1966 | 22 | ? | Washington Stars | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Desmond Armstrong | November 2, 1964 | 23 | ? | Baltimore Blast | 3 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Jeff Duback | January 5, 1964 | 24 | ? | Boston Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Brian Bliss | September 28, 1965 | 22 | ? | Cleveland Force | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Paul Caligiuri | May 9, 1964 | 24 | ? | SV Meppen | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary round
Group C :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men
   #### Team

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | F | F | PH | PH | R | R | V | V | PB | PB | HB | HB | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank |
| Kevin Davis | Team | 9.45 | 9.75 | 9.70 | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.50 | 9.85 | 9.60 | 9.25 | 114.75 | =53 Q |
| Scott Johnson | Team | 9.70 | 9.85 | 8.85 | 9.65 | 9.30 | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.70 | 9.70 | 9.80 | 8.75 | 9.60 | 114.20 | 63 |
| Charles Lakes | Team | 9.70 | 9.90 | 9.60 | 9.80 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.95 | 9.80 | 9.70 | 116.45 | 28 Q |
| Dominick Minicucci, Jr. | Team | 9.35 | 9.55 | 9.30 | 9.60 | 9.55 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.35 | 9.60 | 9.65 | 9.45 | 9.50 | 113.90 | =67 |
| Lance Ringnald | Team | 9.65 | 9.80 | 9.40 | 9.70 | 9.30 | 9.55 | 9.40 | 9.70 | 9.50 | 9.80 | 9.70 | 9.75 | 115.25 | 47 Q |
| Wes Suter | Team | 9.40 | 9.70 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.40 | 9.80 | 9.35 | 9.65 | 113.85 | 69 |
| Total | Team | 96.90 | 96.90 | 96.00 | 96.00 | 95.30 | 95.30 | 95.45 | 95.45 | 97.10 | 97.10 | 96.10 | 96.10 | 576.85 | 11 |

   #### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | F | F | PH | PH | R | R | V | V | PB | PB | HB | HB | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank |
| Kevin Davis | All-around | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.650 | 9.375 | 9.800 | 9.675 | 9.650 | 9.425 | 9.500 | 115.325 | 34 |
| Charles Lakes | All-around | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.700 | 9.950 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.875 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 117.175 | 19 |
| Lance Ringnald | All-around | 9.725 | 9.500 | 9.525 | 9.100 | 9.250 | 9.850 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.550 | 115.075 | 35 |

#### Women
   #### Team

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | V | V | UB | UB | BB | BB | F | F | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank |
| Kelly Garrison-Steves | Team | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.775 | 9.800 Q | 9.800 | 9.550 | 77.825 | 21 Q |
| Brandy Johnson | Team | 9.850 | 9.800 Q | 9.775 | 9.900 | 9.725 | 9.800 | 9.875 | 9.825 | 78.550 | =11 Q |
| Missy Marlowe | Team | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.775 | 8.975 | 9.725 | 9.625 | 9.650 | 76.850 | 46 |
| Phoebe Mills | Team | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.925 Q | 9.850 | 9.900 Q | 9.900 | 9.900 Q | 78.675 | =6 Q |
| Chelle Stack | Team | 9.675 | 9.825 | 9.225 | 9.875 | 9.625 | 9.675 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 77.400 | =32 |
| Hope Spivey | Team | 9.725 | 9.850 | 9.650 | 9.275 | 9.675 | 9.675 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 77.450 | =30 |
| Total | Team | 97.625 | 97.625 | 97.350 | 97.350 | 97.550 | 97.550 | 98.050 | 98.050 | 390.575 | 4 |

   #### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | V | V | UB | UB | BB | BB | F | F | | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank |
| Kelly Garrison-Steves | All-around | 9.725 | 9.825 | 9.725 | 9.750 | 9.787 | 9.675 | 9.675 | 9.775 | 77.937 | 16 |
| Brandy Johnson | All-around | 9.825 | 9.825 | 9.837 | 9.875 | 9.763 | 9.825 | 9.850 | 9.725 | 78.525 | 10 |
| Phoebe Mills | All-around | 9.725 | 9.800 | 9.837 | 9.850 | 9.875 | 9.275 | 9.900 | 9.775 | 78.037 | 15 |
| Brandy Johnson | Vault | 9.825 | 9.949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.774 | 5 |
| Phoebe Mills | Uneven bars | — | — | 9.837 | 9.950 | — | — | — | — | 19.787 | 8 |
| Kelly Garrison-Steves | Balance beam | — | — | — | — | 9.787 | 9.787 | — | — | 19.574 | 7 |
| Phoebe Mills | Balance beam | — | — | — | — | 9.875 | 9.887 | — | — | 19.762 | |
| Phoebe Mills | Floor | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.900 | 9.762 | 19.662 | 6 |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Michelle Berube | All-around | 9.55 | 9.50 | 9.55 | 9.50 | 38.10 | =22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diane Simpson | All-around | 9.45 | 9.45 | 9.50 | 9.40 | 37.80 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball

Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Final / Pl. round | Final / Pl. round | Final / Pl. round | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Iceland L 15–22 | Yugoslavia L 23–31 | Soviet Union L 14–26 | Sweden L 12–26 | Algeria L 17–20 | 6 | — | — | — | 11th place final Japan L 21–24 | 12 |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Yugoslavia L 18–19 | Czechoslovakia L 19–33 | South Korea L 18–24 | — | — | 4 | China L 22–31 | Ivory Coast W 27–16 | 3 | — | 7 |

### Men's tournament

Roster The following players represented the United States:
* Brian Bennett
* James Buehning
* Scott Driggers
* Craig Fitschen
* Steven Goss
* Bob Hillary
* Boyd Janny
* Bryant Johnson
* William Kessler
* Stephen Kirk
* Peter Lash
* Joseph McVein
* Rod Oshita
* Joe Story
* Mike Sullivan
Preliminary round
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 82 | +48 | 10 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 109 | +7 | 7 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 102 | −6 | 5 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Algeria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 109 | −20 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 125 | −44 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| 20 September 1988 18:00 | Iceland | 22–15 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) |
| 20 September 1988 18:00 | Arason 8 | (8–8) | Lash 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) |
| 20 September 1988 18:00 | 3× 2× | | 3× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) |
| 22 September 1988 10:00 | Yugoslavia | 31–23 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 22 September 1988 10:00 | Vujović 7 | (17–11) | Goss 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 22 September 1988 10:00 | 2× 3× | | 1× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 24 September 1988 18:00 | Soviet Union | 26–14 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) |
| 24 September 1988 18:00 | Tyumentsev 6 | (10–5) | Goss 5 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) |
| 24 September 1988 18:00 | 2× 3× | | 3× 3× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) |
| 26 September 1988 14:00 | Sweden | 26–12 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) |
| 26 September 1988 14:00 | B. Jilsén 6 | (11–6) | Lash, Sullivan 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) |
| 26 September 1988 14:00 | 2× 1× | | 2× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) |
| 28 September 1988 10:00 | United States | 17–20 | Algeria | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |
| 28 September 1988 10:00 | Hillery, Lash 5 | (8–10) | three players 3 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |
| 28 September 1988 10:00 | 3× 4× | | 3× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |
11th place match
| 30 September 1988 10:00 | United States | 21–24 | Japan | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) |
| 30 September 1988 10:00 | Goss 8 | (11–8) | Tamamura 10 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) |
| 30 September 1988 10:00 | 2× 4× | | 2× 3× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) |

### Women's tournament

Roster The following players represented the United States:
* Kathy Callaghan
* Kim Clarke
* Laura Coenen
* Sandra DeLaRiva
* Megan Gallagher
* Amy Gamble
* Sam Jones
* Portia Lack
* Karyn Palgut
* Carol Peterka
* Angie Raynor
* Cindy Stinger
* Penny Stone
* Sherry Winn
Preliminary round
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 4 | Final round |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 4 | Placement round |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 0 | Placement round |
* 1 2 3 25% rule: South Korea +3 GD, Yugoslavia –1 GD, Czechoslovakia –2 GD
| 21 September 1988 18:00 | Yugoslavia | 19–18 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU) |
| 21 September 1988 18:00 | Galic, S. Mugoša 5 | (10–8) | Jones 9 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU) |
| 21 September 1988 18:00 | 2× 3× | | 2× 3× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU) |
| 23 September 1988 14:00 | Czechoslovakia | 33–19 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) |
| 23 September 1988 14:00 | Damitšová 8 | (13–11) | Jones 10 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) |
| 23 September 1988 14:00 | 1× 3× | | 1× 6× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) |
| 25 September 1988 14:00 | South Korea | 24–18 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Blademo, Wester (SWE) |
| 25 September 1988 14:00 | Kim C. 7 | (11–10) | Jones 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Blademo, Wester (SWE) |
| 25 September 1988 14:00 | 2× 4× | | 2× 3× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Blademo, Wester (SWE) |
Placement round
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 6 |
| 6 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 60 | +29 | 4 |
| 7 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 2 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 98 | −58 | 0 |
| 27 September 1988 14:00 | China | 31–22 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) |
| 27 September 1988 14:00 | Sun 10 | (12–13) | Jones 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) |
| 27 September 1988 14:00 | 3× 3× | | 3× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) |
| 29 September 1988 14:00 | Ivory Coast | 16–27 | United States | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 29 September 1988 14:00 | Bah, Kramou 5 | (6–14) | three players 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 29 September 1988 14:00 | 2× 4× | | 1× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kevin Asano | –60 kg | Bye | Šedivák (TCH) W 0001–0000 | Lee (HKG) W 1010–0000 | Sheu (TPE) W 1010–0000 | Hosokawa (JPN) W 0000–0000 Y | Bye | Bye | Bye | Kim (KOR) L 0000–0000 S | |
| Joe Marchal | –65 kg | Bye | Wu (TPE) W 1000–0000 | Yamamoto (JPN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =7 |
| Mike Swain | –71 kg | Bye | Ombito (KEN) W 0200–0000 | Beauchamp (CAN) W 0000–0000 Y | Loll (GDR) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | Bye | Bye | Stranz (FRG) W 0000–0000 Y | Bronze medal final Brown (GBR) L0000–0001 | |
| Jason Morris | –78 kg | Schaffter (SUI) W 0000–0000 K | Varaev (URS) L 0000–0000 Y | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =20 |
| Rene Capo | –86 kg | Bye | Spijkers (NED) L 0000–0020 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =19 |
| Robert Berland | –95 kg | — | Bye | Meiling (FRG) L 0000–0000 C | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Van de Walle (BEL) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | =7 |
| Steve Cohen | +95 kg | — | Blas (GUM) W 0101–0000 | Salonen (FIN) L 0000–0000 Y | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =13 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1988.
| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) | Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) | Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Penalties | Rank | MP points | RR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Score | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank |
| Michael Gostigan | Individual | EL | EL | 0 | 35 V – 30 D | 26 | 820 | 3:21.24 | 14 | 1264 | 196 | =4 | 1044 | 14:50.75 | 57 | 895 | 4023 | 60 |
| Robert Nieman | Individual | 156 | 35 | 944 | 41 V – 24 D | 7 | 932 | 3:23.09 | 22 | 1248 | 194 | =11 | 1000 | 14:45.89 | 55 | 910 | 5034 | 18 |
| Robert Stull | Individual | 630 | 59 | 470 | 44 V – 21 D | =3 | 983 | 3:24.25 | 27 | 1240 | 188 | =43 | 868 | 14:06.02 | 42 | 1027 | 4588 | 49 |
| Michael Gostigan Robert Nieman Robert Stull | Team | — | 18 | 1414 | — | =2 | 2735 | — | 7 | 3752 | — | 4 | 2912 | — | 15 | 2832 | 13645 | 16 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Andrew Sudduth | Single sculls | 7:05.61 | 2 R | 7:05.52 | 1 SF | 6:59.70 | 2 FA | 7:11.45 | 6 |
| Kurt Bausback Edward Ives | Coxless pair | 6:40.15 | 3 R | 7:04.99 | 3 SF | 6:50.47 | 5 FB | 7:26.65 | 9 |
| Robert Espeseth Jon Fish Daniel Lyons | Coxed pair | 7:17.36 | 3 SF | Bye | Bye | 7:07.05 | 6 FB | 7:24.18 | 11 |
| Glenn Florio Kevin Still | Double sculls | 6:33.75 | 6 R | 6:56.45 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Thomas Bohrer Richard Kennelly David Krmpotich Raoul Rodriguez | Coxless four | 6:03.67 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 6:07.71 | 3 FA | 6:05.53 | |
| Tom Darling Chris Huntington John Terwilliger John Walters Mark Zembsch | Coxed four | 6:08.36 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 6:15.30 | 2 FA | 6:18.47 | 5 |
| Charlie Altekruse John Frackleton Greg Montesi John Strotbeck | Quadruple sculls | 5:54.08 | 5 R | 5:59.07 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seth Bauer Doug Burden Jeffrey McLaughlin Peter Nordell Ted Patton John Pescatore Jack Rusher Jonathan Smith Mike Teti | Eight | 5:39.26 | 3 R | 5:35.63 | 1 FA | — | — | 5:48.26 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anne Marden | Single sculls | 8:01.55 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 7:40.51 | 2 FA | 7:50.28 | |
| Mara Keggi Barbara Kirch | Pair | 8:16.85 | 3 R | 8:05.55 | 2 FA | — | — | 7:56.27 | 6 |
| Monica Havelka Cathy Thaxton-Tippett | Double sculls | 7:38.62 | 4 R | 7:29.52 | 2 FA | — | — | 7:21.28 | 6 |
| Elizabeth Bradley Jennifer Corbet Cynthia Eckert Sarah Gengler Kim Santiago | Coxed four | 7:33.42 | 4 R | 7:28.01 | 2 FA | — | — | 7:09.12 | 5 |
| Sherry Cassuto Angie Herron Jennie Marshall Anne Martin | Quadruple sculls | 6:42.93 | 2 R | 6:39.10 | 3 FB | — | — | 6:14.28 | 9 |
| Betsy Beard Susan Broome Christine Campbell Peg Mallery Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson Abby Peck Anna Seaton Juliet Thompson Alison Townley | Eight | 6:24.55 | 3 R | —* | 4 FA | — | — | 6:26.66 | 6 |
* - Race not run, times from heats were used to rank boats. Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank |
| Mike Gebhardt | Division II | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 48.0 | |
| Brian Ledbetter | Finn | 22.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 91.0 | 10 |
| Charles McKee John Shadden | 470 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 51.0 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank |
| Lynne Jewell Allison Jolly | 470 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 26.7 | |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank |
| Paul Foerster Andrew Goldman | Flying Dutchman | 24.0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 5.7 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 85.7 | 11 |
| James Melvin Patrick Muglia | Tornado | 11.7 | 16.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 110.7 | 14 |
| Hal Haenel Mark Reynolds | Star | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 28.0 | 48.0 | |
| William Baylis Robert Billingham John Kostecki | Soling | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Erich Buljung | 10 m air pistol | 590 OR | 1 Q | 97.9 | 5 | 687.9 OR | |
| Don Nygord | 10 m air pistol | 574 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rojelio Arredondo | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 590 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John McNally | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 597 | 2 Q | 93 | 8 | 690 | 7 |
| Don Nygord | 50 m pistol | 559 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Darius Young | 50 m pistol | 556 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Todd Bensley | 50 m running target | 581 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Scott Swinney | 50 m running target | 580 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roderick Fitz-Randolph | 10 m air rifle | 587 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Foth | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 5 Q | 101.5 | 3 | 692.5 | 4 |
| Glenn Dubis | 50 m rifle prone | 595 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Webster Wright | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glenn Dubis | 50 m rifle three positions | 1174 | 4 Q | 99.5 | 2 | 1273.5 | 5 |
| Daniel Durben | 50 m rifle three positions | 1169 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kimberly Dyer | 10 m air pistol | 377 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruby Fox | 10 m air pistol | 375 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kimberly Dyer | 25 m pistol | 578 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruby Fox | 25 m pistol | 577 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Launi Meili | 10 m air rifle | 395 OR | 1 Q | 98.3 | 8 | 493.3 | 6 |
| Deena Wigger | 10 m air rifle | 392 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Launi Meili | 50 m rifle three positions | 582 | 8 Q | 94.5 | 6 | 676.5 | 7 |
| Wanda Jewell | 50 m rifle three positions | 579 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Open shotgun

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Brian Ballard | Trap | 144 | 17 Q | 48 | =3 | 192 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Carlisle | Trap | 147 | 8 Q | 47 | =12 | 194 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Haas III | Trap | 143 | 23 Q | 49 | =1 | 192 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carolyn Koch | Trap | 130 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Carlisle | Skeet | 149 | 2 Q | 48 | =17 | 197 | 3 Q | 23 | =3 | 220 | 4 |
| Terry Carlisle | Skeet | 139 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Dryke | Skeet | 147 | 10 Q | 49 | =23 | 193 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Smith | Skeet | 145 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Matt Biondi | 50 m freestyle | 22.39 OR | 1 FA | 22.14 WR | |
| Tom Jager | 50 m freestyle | 22.61 | =3 FA | 22.36 | |
| Matt Biondi | 100 m freestyle | 49.04 OR | 1 FA | 48.63 OR | |
| Chris Jacobs | 100 m freestyle | 49.20 OR | 2 FA | 48.63 | |
| Matt Biondi | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.39 | 2 FA | 1:47.99 | |
| Troy Dalbey | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.96 | 5 FA | 1:48.86 | 7 |
| Matt Cetlinski | 400 m freestyle | 3:50.82 | 8 FA | 3:48.09 | 4 |
| Dan Jorgensen | 400 m freestyle | 3:52.64 | 11 FB | 3:55.34 | 14 |
| Matt Cetlinski | 1500 m freestyle | 15:07.41 | 1 FA | 15:14.76 | 4 |
| Lars Jorgensen | 1500 m freestyle | 15:39.51 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Berkoff | 100 m backstroke | 54.51 WR | 1 FA | 55.18 | |
| Jay Mortenson | 100 m backstroke | 57.19 | 13 FB | 57.06 | 11 |
| Dan Veatch | 200 m backstroke | 2:01.73 | 5 FA | 2:02.26 | 7 |
| Steve Bigelow | 200 m backstroke | 2:03.64 | 15 FB | 2:02.95 | 10 |
| Richard Schroeder | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.05 | 7 FA | 1:02.55 | 6 |
| Daniel Watters | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.04 | 15 FB | 1:04.17 | 15 |
| Mike Barrowman | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.85 | 3 FA | 2:15.45 | 4 |
| Kirk Stackle | 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.47 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matt Biondi | 100 m butterfly | 53.46 | 2 FA | 53.01 | |
| Jay Mortenson | 100 m butterfly | 54.44 | 8 FA | 54.07 | 6 |
| Mark Dean | 200 m butterfly | 2:00.86 | 10 FB | 2:00.26 | 9 |
| Melvin Stewart | 200 m butterfly | 1:59.78 | 6 FA | 1:59.19 | 5 |
| Bill Stapleton | 200 m individual medley | 2:05.32 | 12 FB | 2:06.82 | 16 |
| David Wharton | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.44 | 9 FB | 2:03.05 | 9 |
| Jeff Kostoff | 400 m individual medley | 4:24.10 | 10 FB | 4:22.95 | 9 |
| David Wharton | 400 m individual medley | 4:20.84 | 4 FA | 4:17.36 | |
| Matt Biondi Troy Dalbey Doug Gjertsen* Chris Jacobs Tom Jager Shaun Jordan* Brent Lang* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:19.52 | 1 FA | 3:16.53 WR | |
| Matt Biondi Matt Cetlinski Troy Dalbey Doug Gjertsen Dan Jorgensen* Craig Oppel* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:18.76 | 2 FA | 7:12.51 WR | |
| David Berkoff Matt Biondi Chris Jacobs Tom Jager* Jay Mortenson* Richard Schroeder | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:43.00 | 1 FA | 3:36.93 WR | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Leigh Ann Fetter | 50 m freestyle | 25.91 | 4 FA | 25.78 | 5 |
| Jill Sterkel | 50 m freestyle | 26.02 | 6 FA | 25.71 | |
| Mitzi Kremer | 100 m freestyle | 56.97 | 13 FB | 56.83 | 12 |
| Dara Torres | 100 m freestyle | 56.37 | 7 FA | 56.25 | 7 |
| Mitzi Kremer | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.45 | 7 FA | 2:00.23 | 6 |
| Mary Wayte | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.50 | 3 FA | 1:59.04 | 4 |
| Tami Bruce | 400 m freestyle | 4:10.73 | 3 FA | 4:08.16 | 4 |
| Janet Evans | 400 m freestyle | 4:10.12 | 1 FA | 4:03.85 WR | |
| Tami Bruce | 800 m freestyle | 8:31.57 | 5 FA | 8:30.86 | 5 |
| Janet Evans | 800 m freestyle | 8:28.13 | 2 FA | 8:20.20 OR | |
| Beth Barr | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.63 | 4 FA | 1:02.78 | 5 |
| Betsy Mitchell | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.85 | 5 FA | 1:02.71 | 4 |
| Beth Barr | 200 m backstroke | 2:13.91 | 4 FA | 2:12.39 | 4 |
| Andrea Hayes | 200 m backstroke | 2:14.77 | 5 FA | 2:15.02 | 6 |
| Susan Johnson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.09 | 12 FB | 1:11.08 | 13 |
| Tracey McFarlane | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.59 | 6 FA | 1:09.60 | 6 |
| Tracey McFarlane | 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.11 | 12 FB | 2:33.46 | 14 |
| Susan Rapp | 200 m breaststroke | 2:34.21 | 15 FB | 2:32.90 | 13 |
| Janel Jorgensen | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.97 | 6 FA | 1:00.48 | 5 |
| Mary T. Meagher | 100 m butterfly | 1:11.09 | 8 FA | 1:00.97 | 7 |
| Mary T. Meagher | 200 m butterfly | 2:12.35 | 3 FA | 2:10.80 | |
| Trina Radke | 200 m butterfly | 2:13.05 | 7 FA | 2:11.55 | 5 |
| Whitney Hedgepeth | 200 m individual medley | 2:17.45 | 8 FA | 2:17.99 | 8 |
| Mary Wayte | 200 m individual medley | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janet Evans | 400 m individual medley | 4:43.04 | 3 FA | 4:37.76 | |
| Erika Hansen | 400 m individual medley | 4:50.03 | 11 FB | 4:51.93 | 11 |
| Mitzi Kremer Jill Sterkel* Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:45.10 | 3 FA | 3:44.25 | |
| Beth Barr Janel Jorgensen Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher* Betsy Mitchell* Dara Torres* Mary Wayte | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:10.38 | 2 FA | 4:07.90 | |
* - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final. Note: Times in the first round ranked across all heats. Qualification legend: FA – Advance to medal final; FB – Advance to non-medal final

## Synchronized swimming

Three female synchronized swimmers represented the United States in 1988.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Technical figures | Technical figures | Free swim | Free swim | Total | Total | Free swim | Free swim | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Tracie Ruiz | Solo | 98.633 | 2 | 98.400 | 1 | 197.033 | 2 Q | 99.000 | =1 | 197.633 | |
| Karen Josephson Sarah Josephson | Duet | 97.684 | 2 | 98.600 | 1 | 196.284 | 2 Q | 99.600 | 1 | 197.284 | |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sean O'Neill | Men's singles | Saive (BEL) L 0–3 | Issaum (BRA) W 3–2 | Lofti (TUN) W 3–0 | Gatien (FRA) L 0–3 | Cooke (GBR) L 0–3 | Jiang (CHN) L 0–3 | Klampár (HUN) L 0–3 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Insook Bhushan | Women's singles | Bisiach (AUS) W 3–0 | Uchiyama (JPN) L 2–3 | Popova (URS) L 0–3 | Ben Aïssa (TUN) W 3–0 | Chen (CHN) L 0–3 | — | — | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diana Gee | Women's singles | Jiao (CHN) L 0–3 | Kovtun (URS) L 0–3 | Domonkos (CAN) L 2–3 | Alejo (DOM) W 3–0 | Urbán (HUN) L 0–3 | — | — | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Insook Bhushan Diana Gee | Women's doubles | Kloppenburg / Vrieskoop (NED) L 0–2 | Hrachová / Kasalova (TCH) L 1–2 | Chen / Jiao (CHN) L 1–2 | Cheng / Wan (MAS) W 2–0 | Nemes / Nolten (FRG) L 1–2 | Hoshino / Ishida (JPN) L 0–2 | — | 6 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Brad Gilbert | Singles | Tauson (DEN) W 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 | Cherkasov (URS) W 6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Seguso (USA) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | Jaite (ARG) W 5–7, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 | Mayotte (USA) L 4–6, 4 6, 3–6 | Did not advance | |
| Tim Mayotte | Singles | Song (KOR) W 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | Nargiso (ITA) W 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 | Mansdorf (ISR) W 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | Steeb (FRG) W 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5, 6–3 | Gilbert (USA) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | Mečíř (TCH) L 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Robert Seguso | Singles | Odizor (NGR) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | Cahill (NZL) W 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–2 | Gilbert (USA) L 2–6, 1–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Doubles | — | Suharyadi / Wailan-Walalangi (INA) W 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 | Köves / Markovits (HUN) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | Christensen / Tauson (DEN) W 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 | Mečíř / Šrejber (TCH) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | Casal / Sánchez (ESP) W 6–3, 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 9–7 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Chris Evert | Singles | Bye | Cecchini (ITA) W 6–2, 6–2 | Reggi (ITA) L 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zina Garrison | Singles | Bye | Hernández (MEX) W 6–1, 6–4 | Paulus (AUT) W 7–5, 6–2 | Shriver (USA) W 6–2, 6–3 | Graf (FRG) L 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | |
| Pam Shriver | Singles | Bye | Hetherington (CAN) W 6–2, 6–3 | Maleeva (BUL) W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Garrison (USA) L 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zina Garrison Pam Shriver | Doubles | — | — | Bye | Demongeot / Tauziat (FRA) W 7–5, 6–2 | Smylie / Turnbull (AUS) W 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 | Novotná / Suková (TCH) W 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 | |

## Volleyball

Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Cl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Japan W 3–0 | Netherlands W 3–1 | Argentina W 3–2 | France W 3–0 | Tunisia W 3–0 | 1 Q | Brazil W 3–0 | Soviet Union W 3–1 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament | China L 0–3 | Brazil W 3–2 | Peru L 2–3 | — | — | 3 | 5th-8th semifinal East Germany L 1–3 | 7th place final South Korea W 3–2 | 7 |

### Men's tournament

Roster The following volleyball players represented the United States:
* Troy Tanner
* Dave Saunders
* Jon Root
* Bob Ctvrtlik
* Doug Partie
* Steve Timmons
* Craig Buck
* Scott Fortune
* Ricci Luyties
* Jeff Stork
* Eric Sato
* Karch Kiraly
* Head coach: Marv Dunphy
Preliminary round
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 263 | 155 | 1.697 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 219 | 211 | 1.038 | Semifinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 222 | 190 | 1.168 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 202 | 183 | 1.104 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 182 | 225 | 0.809 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 101 | 225 | 0.449 | 9th–12th semifinals |
Semifinal
Final

### Women's tournament

Roster
   * Deitre Collins
   * Caren Kemner
   * Laurel Kessel
   * Liz Masakayan
   * Jayne McHugh
   * Melissa McLinden
   * Kim Oden
   * Prikeba Phipps
   * Angela Rock
   * Kimberly Ruddins
   * Liane Sato
   * Tammy Webb
* Head coach: Terry Liskevych
Preliminary round
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 177 | 142 | 1.246 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 161 | 132 | 1.220 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 140 | 167 | 0.838 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 126 | 163 | 0.773 | 5th–8th semifinals |
Classification semifinal
7th place final

## Water polo
### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Yugoslavia W 7–6 | Spain L 7–9 | China W 14–7 | Greece W 18–9 | Hungary W 10–9 | 1 Q | Soviet Union W 8–7 | Yugoslavia L 7–9 | |

### Roster

   * Craig Wilson
   * Kevin Robertson
   * James Bergeson
   * Peter Campbell
   * Douglas Kimbell
   * Edward Klass
   * Alan Mouchawar
   * Jeffrey Campbell
   * Greg Boyer
   * Terry Schroeder
   * Jody Campbell
   * Christopher Duplanty
   * Michael Evans
* Head coach: Bill Barnett

### Preliminary round

Group B :
| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 8 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 7 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 5 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 2 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 0 |
| September 21, 1988 | United States | 7–6 | Yugoslavia | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| September 22, 1988 | United States | 7–9 | Spain | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| September 23, 1988 | United States | 14–7 | China | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| September 26, 1988 | United States | 18–9 | Greece | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| September 27, 1988 | Hungary | 9–10 | United States | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |

### Semifinal

| September 30, 1988 | Soviet Union | 7–8 | United States | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |

### Gold medal game

| October 1, 1988 | Yugoslavia | 9–7 | United States | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank |
| Michael Jacques | –67.5 kg | 125.0 | =14 | 157.5 | 13 | 282.5 | 13 |
| Tony Urrutia | –75 kg | 150.0 | =8 | 177.5 | =10 | 327.5 | 8 |
| Derrick Crass | –82.5 kg | 140.0 | =14 | 175.0 | 9 | 315.0 | 11 |
| Curt White | –82.5 kg | 140.0 | =14 | 165.0 | =13 | 305.0 | 14 |
| Brett Brian | –90 kg | 140.0 | =14 | 180.0 | =15 | 320.0 | 14 |
| Arn Kritsky | –90 kg | 147.5 | 11 | 185.0 | =10 | 332.5 | 11 |
| Jeff Michels | –110 kg | 167.5 | 12 | 192.5 | 13 | 360.0 | 13 |
| Rich Schutz | –110 kg | 160.0 | 14 | 200.0 | =11 | 360.0 | 11 |
| John Bergman | +110 kg | 167.5 | 7 | 185.0 | 14 | 352.5 | 10 |
| Mario Martinez | +110 kg | 175.0 | =4 | 232.5 | =3 | 407.5 | 4 |

## Wrestling

Key:
* TO – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Technical superiority – a margin of victory of at least 15 points.
* SP - Technical superiority - a margin of victory between 12 and 14 points, the loser with technical points.
* SO - Technical superiority - a margin of victory between 12 and 14 points, the loser without technical points.
* DQ - Decision by forfeit
* PA - Decision by injury
* PZ - Loser disqualified for passivity, no technical points scored by either wrestler.
* P1 - Loser disqualified for passivity, winner leading by 11 points or less.
* Q – Qualify to gold medal bout
* q – Qualify to bronze medal bout
| Athlete | Event | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Pool stage | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tim Vanni | Freestyle 48 kg | Marcuño (ESP) W 4–0ST | Kobayashi (JPN) L 0–4$^{TO}$ | El-Messouti (SYR) W 3.5–0.5$^{SP}$ | Zeinalnia (IRI) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Şükrüoğlu (TUR) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Bye | — | — | 2 q | Bronze medal final Karamchakov (URS) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | 4 |
| Ken Chertow | Freestyle 52 kg | Bourdin (FRA) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Olvera (MEX) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Yordanov (BUL) L 0.5–3.5$^{SP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barry Davis | Freestyle 57 kg | Schwendtner (TCH) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Ak (TUR) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Nagy (HUN) L 0–4$^{TO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Smith | Freestyle 62 kg | Orbán (HUN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Shterev (BUL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Skubacz (POL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Lehto (FIN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Schillaci (ITA) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Enkhee (MGL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | — | — | 1 Q | Sarkisyan (URS) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | |
| Nate Carr | Freestyle 68 kg | Podolszki (HUN) W 4–0ST | Shir (AFG) W 4–0ST | Leipold (FRG) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Bye | Brown (AUS) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | McKay (CAN) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | Park (KOR) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Bye | 2 q | Bronze medal final Akaishi (JPN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | |
| Kenny Monday | Freestyle 74 kg | Walker (GBR) W 3.5–0$^{SO}$ | Jessel (MEX) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Nagy (HUN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Sejdi (YUG) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | Holmes (CAN) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | Enkhbayar (MGL) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | Rauhala (FIN) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | — | 1 Q | Varayev (URS) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | |
| Mark Schultz | Freestyle 82 kg | Nanev (BUL) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | Trik (FRG) W 4–0ST | Radomski (POL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Kodei (NGR) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Gstöttner (GDR) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Tambouvtsev (URS) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Gençalp (TUR) L 0–3.5$^{SO}$ | — | 3 | 5th place final Sükhbat (MGL) L 0–4$^{PA}$ | 6 |
| Jim Scherr | Freestyle 90 kg | Cox (CAN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Tóth (HUN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Verma (IND) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | English (GBR) W 4–0ST | Ota (JPN) L 0–4$^{TO}$ | Bye | — | — | 3 | 5th place final Alabakov (BUL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | 5 |
| William Scherr | Freestyle 100 kg | Wala (POL) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Bye | Strnisko (TCH) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Loban (GBR) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Puşcaşu (ROU) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Karaduchev (BUL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | — | — | 2 q | Bronze medal final Neupert (GDR) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | |
| Bruce Baumgartner | Freestyle 130 kg | El-Hadad (EGY) W 4–0$^{DQ}$ | Schröder (GDR) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Ramsaran (MRI) W 4–0ST | Sandurski (POL) W 4–0ST | — | — | — | — | 1 Q | Gobejishvili (URS) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | |
| Mark Fuller | Greco-Roman 48 kg | Saito (JPN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Rønningen (NOR) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Maenza (ITA) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | — | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shawn Sheldon | Greco-Roman 52 kg | Rønningen (NOR) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Hu (CHN) L 0–2$^{PZ}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anthony Amado | Greco-Roman 57 kg | Huh (KOR) L 0–3$^{P1}$ | Bouallouche (MAR) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Sigde (NOR) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Holidis (GRE) L 0–4$^{TO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isaac Anderson | Greco-Roman 62 kg | Tracz (POL) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Hu (CHN) W 3–0$^{P1}$ | Loksairi (MAR) W 3–0$^{P1}$ | An (KOR) L 0–3$^{PO}$ | Madzhidov (URS) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | — | — | — | 3 | 5th place final Behl (FRG) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | 6 |
| Andrew Seras | Greco-Roman 68 kg | Ichillumpa (PER) W 4–0ST | Pittner (AUT) W 4–0ST | Julfalakyan (URS) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Lagerborg (SWE) L 0–0$^{DQ}$ | Did not advance | — | — | — | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Butler | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Tracz (POL) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Podlesek (YUG) W 2–0$^{PZ}$ | Ito (JPN) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Kim (KOR) L 0–3$^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Morgan | Greco-Roman 82 kg | Frinta (TCH) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | N'To (CMR) W 4–0$^{DQ}$ | Stoykov (BUL) L 0–0$^{DQ}$ | Kleven (NOR) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | 4 | 7th place final Daras (POL) W 4–0$^{DQ}$ | 7 |
| Michial Foy | Greco-Roman 90 kg | Koschnitzke (GDR) L 0–4$^{TO}$ | Cox (CAN) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Bye | Stenibach (FRG) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dennis Koslowski | Greco-Roman 100 kg | Fukube (JPN) W 4–0ST | Ahokas (FIN) W 4–0ST | Marshall (CAN) W 3–0$^{P1}$ | Gedekhauri (URS) L 1–3$^{PP}$ | Bye | Wroński (POL) L 0–3$^{PO}$ | Tertei (YUG) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | — | 2 q | Bronze medal final Georgiev (BUL) W 3–0$^{PO}$ | |
| Duane Koslowski | Greco-Roman 130 kg | Neumüller (AUT) W 3–1$^{PP}$ | Bechara (LIB) W 4–0$^{TO}$ | Klauz (HUN) L 0–3$^{PO}$ | Karelin (URS) L 0–4ST | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7th place final Wrocławski (POL) L 0–4$^{DQ}$ | 8 |