Great Britain competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. It finished third in the overall medal count, with a total of 184 medals.
| Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | GBR |
| NPC | British Paralympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 231 in 13 sports |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
editGold medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Karen Watts | Archery | Women's double FITA round 2-6 |
| Gold |
Wilma Anic Joan Cooper Karen Watts |
Archery | Women's double FITA round team 2-6 |
| Gold |
Peter Carruthers | Athletics | Men's 100m 1B |
| Gold |
Nigel Coultas | Athletics | Men's 100m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Gold |
Nigel Coultas | Athletics | Men's 200m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Gold |
Colin Keay | Athletics | Men's 200m C6 |
| Gold |
Simon Butler | Athletics | Men's 400m B3 |
| Gold |
Colin Keay | Athletics | Men's 400m C6 |
| Gold |
Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 800m B1 |
| Gold |
Noel Thatcher | Athletics | Men's 800m B2 |
| Gold |
Anthony Hamilton | Athletics | Men's 800m B3 |
| Gold |
Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 1500m B1 |
| Gold |
Anthony Hamilton | Athletics | Men's 1500m B3 |
| Gold |
James Sands | Athletics | Men's 3000m cross country C6 |
| Gold |
Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 5000m B1 |
| Gold |
Stephen Brunt | Athletics | Men's marathon B2 |
| Gold |
Nigel Coultas | Athletics | Men's high jump A6/A8-9/L6 |
| Gold |
Michael Walker | Athletics | Men's club throw C4 |
| Gold |
Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's club throw C5 |
| Gold |
Michael Walker | Athletics | Men's discus throw C4 |
| Gold |
Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's discus throw C5 |
| Gold |
Ian Hayden | Athletics | Men's discus throw L5 |
| Gold |
Michael Walker | Athletics | Men's javelin throw C4 |
| Gold |
Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's javelin throw C5 |
| Gold |
Ian Hayden | Athletics | Men's javelin throw L4 |
| Gold |
Jonathan Ward | Athletics | Men's shot put B3 |
| Gold |
Michael Walker | Athletics | Men's shot put C4 |
| Gold |
Isabel Barr | Athletics | Women's discus throw 1B |
| Gold |
Denise Ross | Athletics | Women's discus throw B1 |
| Gold |
Dorothy Ripley | Athletics | Women's shot put 5 |
| Gold |
Kerry Taylor | Athletics | Women's slalom C1 |
| Gold |
Simon Jackson | Judo | Men's 60kg |
| Gold |
Ken Bridgeman | Lawn bowls | Men's singles 2-6 |
| Gold |
Ralph Foster | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB1 |
| Gold |
Neil Shaw Bernard Wessier |
Lawn bowls | Men's pairs LB2 |
| Gold |
Anthony Bishop | Powerlifting | Men's +100kg |
| Gold |
Deanna Coates | Shooting | Women's air rifle standing 2-6 |
| Gold |
Mike Langley | Snooker | Men's open |
| Gold |
Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle 1A |
| Gold |
Andrew Blake | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle 3 |
| Gold |
Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 1A |
| Gold |
Oliver Jones | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A1 |
| Gold |
Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C4 |
| Gold |
Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle C4 |
| Gold |
Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle C3-4 |
| Gold |
Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1A |
| Gold |
Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C5 |
| Gold |
Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Gold |
Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke C4 |
| Gold |
Paul Noble | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly L5 |
| Gold |
Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 75m individual medley 1A |
| Gold |
Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay A-L |
| Gold |
Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay A-L |
| Gold |
Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Gold |
Beverley Gull | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle 4 |
| Gold |
Beverley Gull | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle 4 |
| Gold |
Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle C3-4 |
| Gold |
Beverley Gull | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke 4 |
| Gold |
Dianne Barr | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke A4 |
| Gold |
Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C4 |
| Gold |
Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay A-L |
| Gold |
Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x100m medley relay A-L |
| Gold |
David Hope | Table tennis | Men's singles TT4 |
| Gold |
Carol Walton | Wheelchair fencing | Women's épée 4-6 |
Silver medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Colin Keay | Athletics | Men's 100m C6 |
| Silver |
Nigel Coultas | Athletics | Men's 400m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Silver |
Gordon Robertson | Athletics | Men's 400m C6 |
| Silver |
Noel Thatcher | Athletics | Men's 1500m B2 |
| Silver |
Gerard McConnell | Athletics | Men's 5000m cross country C8 |
| Silver |
Mark Farnell | Athletics | Men's 5000m C3 |
| Silver |
Mark Farnell | Athletics | Men's marathon B3 |
| Silver |
Steven Varden | Athletics | Men's club throw C2 |
| Silver |
Norman Burns | Athletics | Men's club throw C4 |
| Silver |
John Harris | Athletics | Men's discus throw 5 |
| Silver |
Jonathan Ward | Athletics | Men's discus throw B3 |
| Silver |
Brian Lessiter | Athletics | Men's discus throw L5 |
| Silver |
Norman Burns | Athletics | Men's javelin throw C4 |
| Silver |
Kevan McNicholas | Athletics | Men's shot put 2 |
| Silver |
Ernest Guild | Athletics | Men's shot put 5 |
| Silver |
Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's shot put C5 |
| Silver |
Ian Hayden | Athletics | Men's shot put L4 |
| Silver |
Terry Hudson | Athletics | Men's slalom C1 |
| Silver |
Norman Burns | Athletics | Men's slalom C4-5 |
| Silver |
Kerry Taylor | Athletics | Women's precision throw C1 |
| Silver |
Isabel Barr | Athletics | Women's shot put 1B |
| Silver |
Denise Ross | Athletics | Women's shot put B1 |
| Silver |
Carol Johnson | Athletics | Women's slalom C1 |
| Silver |
David Hurst | Judo | Men's 86kg |
| Silver |
John Gronow | Lawn bowls | Men's singles 2-6 |
| Silver |
Richard Coates | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB3 |
| Silver |
Nicholas Slater | Powerlifting | Men's 75kg |
| Silver |
Keith Morriss | Shooting | Men's air rifle sitting LSH1 |
| Silver |
Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B2 |
| Silver |
Ian Sharpe | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B3 |
| Silver |
Paul Hancock | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C6 |
| Silver |
Paul Noble | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle L5 |
| Silver |
Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle C5 |
| Silver |
David Moreton | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle A4 |
| Silver |
Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B2 |
| Silver |
Paul Noble | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle L5 |
| Silver |
Paul Hancock | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke C6 |
| Silver |
Andrew Gilbert | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke L4 |
| Silver |
Paul Noble | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke L5 |
| Silver |
Chris Hallam | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke 2 |
| Silver |
Mark Butler | Swimming | Men's 25m butterfly 2 |
| Silver |
Peter Aldous | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A2 |
| Silver |
David Moreton | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A4 |
| Silver |
Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley C5 |
| Silver |
Paul Noble | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley L5 |
| Silver |
Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 3x25m freestyle relay 1A-1C |
| Silver |
Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m medley relay A1-A8 |
| Silver |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B2 |
| Silver |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B2 |
| Silver |
Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C4 |
| Silver |
Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle C4 |
| Silver |
Linda Walters | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle A2 |
| Silver |
Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B1 |
| Silver |
Joanne Round | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke A8 |
| Silver |
Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B1 |
| Silver |
Jeanette Esling | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke L4 |
| Silver |
Louise Byles | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke B1 |
| Silver |
Louise Byles | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B1 |
| Silver |
Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke C4 |
| Silver |
Louise Byles | Swimming | Women's 200m breaststroke B1 |
| Silver |
Joanne Round | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly A8 |
| Silver |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly B2 |
| Silver |
Joanne Round | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley A8 |
| Silver |
Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley B1 |
| Silver |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley B2 |
| Silver |
Val Beck Anne Peskey |
Table tennis | Women's teams 2 |
Bronze medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Robert Barrett | Athletics | Men's 100m A4/A9 |
| Bronze |
Robert Barrett | Athletics | Men's 200m A4/A9 |
| Bronze |
Gordon Robertson | Athletics | Men's 200m C6 |
| Bronze |
Chris Hallam | Athletics | Men's 400m 2 |
| Bronze |
Stephen Syndercombe | Athletics | Men's 1500m C8 |
| Bronze |
Simon Butler | Athletics | Men's long jump B3 |
| Bronze |
Leslie Jones | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 5 |
| Bronze |
James Richardson | Athletics | Men's shot put 1A |
| Bronze |
Terence Hopkins | Athletics | Men's shot put 4 |
| Bronze |
Brian Lessiter | Athletics | Men's shot put L4 |
| Bronze |
Jonathan Ward | Athletics | Men's pentathlon B3 |
| Bronze |
Tanni Grey | Athletics | Women's 400m 3 |
| Bronze |
Anne Woffinden | Athletics | Women's club throw C3 |
| Bronze |
Anne Trotman | Athletics | Women's discus throw C3 |
| Bronze |
Kerry Taylor | Athletics | Women's distance throw C1 |
| Bronze |
Isabel Barr | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 1B |
| Bronze |
Anne Trotman | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C3 |
| Bronze |
Anne Trotman | Athletics | Women's shot put C3 |
| Bronze |
Paul Lewis | Judo | Men's 71kg |
| Bronze |
Terence Powell | Judo | Men's 78kg |
| Bronze |
David Hodgkins | Judo | Men's +95kg |
| Bronze |
Ken Bridgeman John Gronow |
Lawn bowls | Men's pairs 2-6 |
| Bronze |
Hazel Randall | Lawn bowls | Women's singles 2-6 |
| Bronze |
Fred MacKenzie | Powerlifting | Men's 90kg |
| Bronze |
Isabel Barr | Shooting | Women's air pistol 2-6 |
| Bronze |
Gill Middleton | Shooting | Women's air rifle prone 2-6 |
| Bronze |
Gill Middleton | Shooting | Women's air rifle standing 2-6 |
| Bronze |
Maurice Job | Snooker | Men's open |
| Bronze |
Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B2 |
| Bronze |
Ian Sharpe | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B3 |
| Bronze |
Andrew Gilbert | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle L4 |
| Bronze |
Andrew Gilbert | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle L4 |
| Bronze |
Marc Woods | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A4 |
| Bronze |
Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 200m backstroke C5 |
| Bronze |
Ian Sharpe | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B3 |
| Bronze |
David Moreton | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A4 |
| Bronze |
Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m freestyle relay A1-A8 |
| Bronze |
Dianne Barr | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle A4 |
| Bronze |
Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze |
Helen Lewis | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle L5 |
| Bronze |
Dianne Barr | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle A4 |
| Bronze |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B2 |
| Bronze |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B2 |
| Bronze |
Anne Trotman | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C3 |
| Bronze |
Thelma Young | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke L6 |
| Bronze |
Tara Flood | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke L1 |
| Bronze |
Thelma Young | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke L6 |
| Bronze |
Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly B1 |
| Bronze |
Angela McDowell | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley B2 |
| Bronze |
Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3 |
| Bronze |
Arnie Chan Neil Robinson |
Table tennis | Men's teams 3 |
| Bronze |
Cyril Thomas | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre 4-6 |
| Bronze |
Suzannah Rockett | Wheelchair fencing | Women's épée 4-6 |
Medals by sport
edit| Medals by sport | ||||
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Total |
| Athletics | 30 | 22 | 19 | 71 |
| Swimming | 24 | 37 | 22 | 83 |
| Lawn Bowls | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Archery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wheelchair Fencing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Snooker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 65 | 65 | 54 | 184 |