en Liberia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Liberia at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Liberia at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LBR
NOC	Liberia National Olympic Committee
in Seoul
Competitors	8 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Samuel Birch
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Liberia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. They had a very poor showing, despite their magnificent send-off. Two members of the official delegation were assaulted upon their return because of the perceived embarrassment suffered by the nation at their expense.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Boxing	4	–	4
Total	7	1	8

Athletics

Men
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Samuel Birch	100 metres	11.68	101	Did not advance
Oliver Daniels	100 metres	10.68	54	Did not advance
Oliver Daniels	200 metres	21.59	39 Q	22.25	39	Did not advance
Nimley Twegbe	800 metres	1:58.43	66	Did not advance

Women
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Melvina Vulah	100 metres	12.16	51	Did not advance
Melvina Vulah	200 metres	25.46	51	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Melvina Vulah	Long jump	5.23	28	Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sammy Stewart	Light flyweight	Bye	Angeles (HON) W 5–0	Serantes (PHI) L 0–5	Did not advance
Thomas Stephens	Bantamweight	Chikwanda (ZAM) L RSC R1	Did not advance
Tommy Gbay	Lightweight	Bye	Marjouane (MAR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Simeon Stubblefield	Middleweight	Bye	Mojela (LES) L 0–5	Did not advance

References

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