# Ivory Coast at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Ivory Coast competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Handball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 17 | 28 |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gabriel Tiacoh | 400 metres | 47.19 | 31 Q | 45.49 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Akissi Kpidi René Djédjémel Djétenan Kouadio Gabriel Tiacoh Anatole Zongo Kuyo (*) Lancine Fofana (*) | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:07.40 | 12 q | — | 3:07.15 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Céléstine N'Drin | 400 metres | 52.48 | 12 Q | 52.04 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marie Womplou | 400 metres hurdles | 57.35 | 25 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Lucienne N'Da | High jump | 1.75 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bakary Fofana | Featherweight | Yamada (JPN) L RSC R1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kouassi Kouassi | Light welterweight | Matumla (TAN) L RSC R1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Melagne Lath Kouame N'Douba | K-2 500 metres | 1:47.88 | 6 R | 1:55.65 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Classification round | Classification round | Classification round |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ivory Coast women's | Women's tournament | Norway L 14–34 | Soviet Union L 11–32 | China L 12–37 | 4 | Czechoslovakia L 12–34 | United States L 16–27 | 8 |

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

* Adjoua N'Dri
* Alimata Douamba
* Brigitte Guigui
* Clementine Blé
* Dounbia Bah
* Elisabeth Kouassi
* Emilie Djoman
* Gouna Irie
* Hortense Konan
* Julienne Vodoungbo
* Koko Elleingand
* Mahoula Kramou
* Wandou Guehi
* Zomou Awa

#### Group play

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 5 | Final round |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 103 | −66 | 0 | Placement round |
* 1 2 25% rule: Soviet Union +5 GD, Norway +2 GD
| 21 September 1988 19:30 | Norway | 34–14 | Ivory Coast | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 21 September 1988 19:30 | Midthun 7 | (15–8) | Kramou 5 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 21 September 1988 19:30 | 3× 1× | | 2× 7× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) |
| 23 September 1988 15:30 | Soviet Union | 32–11 | Ivory Coast | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG) |
| 23 September 1988 15:30 | Morskova 8 | (14–7) | Kramou 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG) |
| 23 September 1988 15:30 | 1× 2× | | 2× 7× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG) |
| 25 September 1988 15:30 | China | 37–12 | Ivory Coast | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |
| 25 September 1988 15:30 | Sun 10 | (20–4) | Djoman 3 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |
| 25 September 1988 15:30 | 2× | | 3× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |

#### Classification round

| Pos | Team | 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 15:30 | Ivory Coast | 12–34 | Czechoslovakia | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| 27 September 1988 15:30 | Kramou 5 | (5–16) | Hejtmánková 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| 27 September 1988 15:30 | 3× 3× | | 3× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| 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) |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Clément N'Goran | Singles | Castle (GBR) L (7–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–7, 5–7) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |