Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Barbados at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBAR
NOCBarbados Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.bb
in Seoul
Competitors17 (16 men and 1 woman) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Elvis Forde
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 British West Indies (1960 S)

Barbados was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Barbados Olympic Association.

In total, 17 athletes including 16 men and one woman represented Barbados in seven different sports including athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, judo, sailing and swimming.

Competitors

In total, 17 athletes represented Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across seven different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 5 1 6
Boxing 2 – 2
Cycling 2 0 2
Diving 1 0 1
Judo 1 – 1
Sailing 4 0 4
Swimming 1 0 1
Total 16 1 17

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, six Barbadian athletes participated in the athletics events – Henrico Atkins, Elvis Forde, Allan Ince, Richard Louis, Seibert Straughn and Yolande Straughn.[1]

Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Henrico Atkins Men's 100 metres 11.01 85 Did not advance
Men's 200 metres 21.98 54 Did not advance
Elvis Forde Men's 400 metres 46.47 22 Q 46.59 31 Did not advance
Richard Louis 46.80 36 Did not advance
Seibert Straughn 47.37 44 Did not advance
Allan Ince Men's 400 metres hurdles 52.76 32 — Did not advance
Seibert Straughn
Richard Louis
Allan Ince
Elvis Forde 		Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 3:06.03 9 q — 3:06.93 11 Did not advance
Yolande Straughn Women's 200 metres 23.81 33 Did not advance
Women's 400 metres 53.62 30 q 54.22 31 Did not advance

Source:[2]

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, two Barbadian athletes participated in the boxing events – Gregory Griffith in the welterweight category and Sean Knight in the lightweight category.[1]

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 		Rank
Sean Knight Lightweight  Tamez (MEX)
W 5–0 		 Tszyu (URS)
L RSC R1 		Did not advance
Gregory Griffith Welterweight Bye  Furnigov (BUL)
L KO 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, two Barbadian athletes participated in the cycling events – Roderick Chase in the men's men's 1 km time trial and the men's points race and Vincent Lynch in the men's sprint.[1]

Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Vincent Lynch Sprint 11.845 22 Q  Colas (FRA),
 Miwa (JPN)
L 		 Harnett (CAN),
 Carpenter (USA),
 Alwi (MAS)
L 		Did not advance

Source:[2]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Roderick Chase Time trial 1:09.994 24

Source:[2]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Laps Points Rank Laps Points Rank
Roderick Chase Points race DNF Did not advance

Source:[2]

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Barbadian athlete participated in the diving events – Christopher Honey in the 3 m springboard.[1]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Christopher Honey 3 m springboard 347.22 33 Did not advance

Source:[2]

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Barbadian athlete participated in the judo events – James Waithe in the men's –86 kg category.[1]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
James Waithe 86 kg Bye  Liu (CHN)
L Ippon 		Did not advance

Source:[2]

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, four Barbadian athletes participated in the sailing events – Shane Atwell in the finn, Howard Palmer and Michael Green in the star and Brian Talma in the men's division II.[1]

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Brian Talma Division II 52 43 45 41 25 43 33 230 33
Shane Atwell Finn 33 34 33 34 40 32 25 191 28
Howard Palmer
Michael Green 		Star 28 24 20 18 13 23 16 114 14

Source:[2]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Barbadian athlete participated in the swimming events – Paul Yelle in the men's 50 m freestyle, the men's 100 m freestyle and the men's 100 m butterfly.[1]

Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Paul Yelle 50 metre freestyle 25.15 49 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 55.35 61 Did not advance
100 metre butterfly 57.36 34 Did not advance

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Barbados at the 1988 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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