Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | COK |
| NOC | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.oceaniasport.com/cookis |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 7 (6 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | William Taramai[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Cook Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed and recognized in 1986.[2]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 3 | – | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Athletics
Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| William Taramai | 400 m | DNS | - | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m | 1:58.80 | 67 | Did not advance | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Erin Tierney | 100 m | 12.52 | 60 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 26.16 | 56 | Did not advance | ||||
| Long Jump | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| Zekaria Williams | Flyweight |  Timofey Skryabin (URS)L 0:5 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Richard Pittman | Featherweight |  Dumsane Mabuza (SWZ)W 4:1 |
 Ya'acov Shmuel (ISR)L 5:0 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Terepai Maea | Lightweight |  Mark Kennedy (JAM)L RSCO |
Did not advance | |||||||
Weightlifting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Joseph Kauvai | Middle-heavyweight | 85 kg | 26 | 115 kg | 25 | 200 kg | 25 |
| Michael Tererui | Heavyweight | 105 kg | 18 | 137.5 kg | 16 | 242.5 kg | 16 |
References
- ^ "William Taramai". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ IOC. "Cook Islands". Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Official Olympic Reports
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