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Zimbabwe competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics. Zimbabwe competed under the IOC country code ZIM. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ...
After not competing in the 1984 archery competition, Zimbabwe returned in 1988. Medal winners Men individual: Jay Barrs (USA) Park Sung-Soo (South Korea) Vladimir Yesheyev (Soviet Union) Echeev Mens Teams: United States South Korea Italy Women individual: Kim Soo-Nyung (South Korea) Wang Hee-Kyung (South Korea) Yun Young-Sook (South Korea) Womens Teams: South Korea Indonesia United States...
Women's individual:
Merrellyn Tarr - preliminary round, 62nd place
Men's individual:
Paul Bamber - preliminary round, 60th place
Alan Bryant - preliminary round, 72nd place
Wrex Tarr - preliminary round, 78th place
Men's team:
Bamber, Bryant, and Tarr - preliminary round, 21st place
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
Christa Rothenburger becomes the first (and last) athlete to win Olympic medals at the Winter Olympics and SummerOlympics in the same year.
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