Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Paraguay competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eleven events in five sports.^[1]

Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
Website	www.cop.org.py (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	10 (10 men and 0 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	0	3
Boxing	2	–	2
Fencing	2	0	2
Judo	1	–	1
Tennis	2	0	2
Total	10	0	10

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Key

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

Men

Track & road events

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

Field

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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two fencers represented Paraguay in 1988.

Ranks given are within the group.

Fencer	Event	First round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alfredo Bogarín	Épée	0–5	6	did not advance
Pedro Cornet	Foil	0–5	6	did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

See also

• Paraguay at the 1987 Pan American Games

References

1. "Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
2. Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports