Sweden competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 185 competitors, 148 men and 37 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery The Swedish team continued their archery medal drought, though they took three top eight places in the women's individual, women's team, and men's team categories. Women's individual competition: Jenny Sjöwall — Final (→ 5th place) Liselotte Andersson — Quarterfinal (→ 13th place) Carina Jonsson — Preliminary Round (→ 59th place) Men's individual competition: Göran Bjerendal — Quarterfinal (→ 15th place) Mats Nordlander — Preliminary Round (→ 30th place) Gert Bjerendal — Preliminary Round (→ 35th place) Women's team competition: Sjöwall, Andersson, and Jonsson — Final (→ 7th place) Men's team competition: Bjerendal, Nordlander, and Bjerendal — Final (→ 8th place) Athletics Sven Nylander was on location and scheduled to start in men's 400m hurdles, but ended up not starting due to illness. Men's Hammer Throw Tore Gustafsson Qualifying Heat — 76.44m Final — 74.24m (→ 11th place) Kjell Bystedt Qualifying Heat — no mark (→ did not advance) Men's Javelin Throw Dag Wennlund Qualification — 79.66m Final — 78.30m (→ 8th place) Peter Borglund Qualification — 80.16m Final — 78.22m (→ 9th place) Men's Decathlon Mikael Olander — 7869 points (→ 17th place) 100 metres — 11.46s Long Jump — 6.75m Shot Put — 16.07m High Jump — 2.00m 400 metres — 51.28s 110m Hurdles — 16.06s Discus Throw — 50.66m Pole Vault — 4.80m Javelin Throw — 72.80m 1.500 metres — 5:02.42s Men's 50 km Walk Bo Gustafsson Final — 3'44:49 (→ 7th place) Stefan Johansson Final — 3'53:34 (→ 20th place) Jan Staaf Final — DSQ (→ no ranking) Women's Marathon Evy Palm Final — 2"34.41 (→ 24th place) Boxing Canoeing Cycling Eight cyclists, five men and three women, represented Sweden in 1988. Men's road race Michel Lafis Anders Jarl Raoul Fahlin Men's team time trial Björn Johansson Jan Karlsson Michel Lafis Anders Jarl Women's road race Marie Höljer — 2:00:52 (→ 7th place) Paula Westher — 2:00:52 (→ 26th place) Marianne Berglund — 2:00:52 (→ 44th place) Diving Joakim Andersson Equestrianism Fencing Eleven fencers, 10 men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1988. Men's foil Ola Kajbjer Eric Strand Thomas Åkerberg Men's team foil Peter Åkerberg, Thomas Åkerberg, Ola Kajbjer, Eric Strand, Per Täckenström Men's épée