Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Vanuatu at the
1988 Summer Olympics

IOC code| VAN
NOC| Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website| www.oceaniasport.com/vanuatu
in Seoul
Competitors| 4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer | Olivette Daruhi[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Vanuatu competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3
Boxing | 1 | – | 1
Total | 3 | 1 | 4

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Track events
Men
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Position  | Time  | Position  | Time  | Position
Baptiste Firiam | 400 m | 51.77  | 73  | Did not advance
Jerry Jeremiah | 100 m | 10.96  | 82  | Did not advance
200 m | 22.01  | 55  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Position  | Time  | Position  | Time  | Position
Olivette Daruhi | 100 m | 13.00  | 7  | Did not advance
200 m | 26.88  | 5  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
James Iahuat | Middleweight |  |  Kabongo (ZAI)
L RSCH | Did not advance
Issac Iapatu | Light Middleweight |  |  Abrar-Hussain Syed (PAK)
L WO | Did not advance
Edouard Paululum[3] | Bantamweight |  Alexandre Artemiev (URS)
L WO | Did not advance

* Iahuat's contest was stopped in the first round after 1 minute 13 seconds due to a head blow.[4]
* Paululum was disqualified for being a pound overweight due to having a breakfast before the weigh-in.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Olivette Daruhi". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
2. ^ Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics
3. ^ The Ultimate Olympic Quiz Book. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789350294888.
4. ^ Kabongo's Sports Reference Profile
5. ^ The Ultimate Olympic Quiz Book. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789350294888.

* Official Olympic Reports Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

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