Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 252 competitors, 180 men and 72 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In the fifth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent only men. They were not successful, with Simon Fairweather's 16th place the best ranking any individual received. The Australians did not qualify for the team semifinal. Men Athletics Men's Competition Men's 200m Mark Garner Heat – 21.09 Quarterfinals – 21.08 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Men's 400m Robert Stone Heat – 46.52 Quarterfinals – 46.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Miles Murphy Heat – 46.38 Quarterfinals – 45.93 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Men's 1,500m Pat Scammel Heat – 3:45.21 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 5,000m Andrew Lloyd Heat – 13:47.87 Semifinals – 13:42.49 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 10,000m Andrew Lloyd Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's Marathon Steve Moneghetti Final – 2"11.49 (→ 5th place) Robert De Castella Final – 2"13.07 (→ 8th place) Bradley Camp Final – 2"23.49 (→ 41st place) Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Robert Ballard, Mark Garner, Leigh Miller, and Miles Murphy Heat – 3:05.93 Miles Murphy, Mark Garner, Robert Ballard, and Darren Clark Semi-final – 3:06.63 Robert Ballard, Mark Garner, Miles Murphy, and Darren Clark Final – 3:02.49 (→ 6th place) Men's 400m Hurdles Leigh Miller Heat – 50.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's Long Jump David Culbert Qualification – 7.64m (→ did not advance) Men's Decathlon Simon Shirley – 8036 points (→ 15th place) 100 metres – 11.03s Long Jump – 7.45m Shot Put – 14.20m High Jump – 1.97m 400 metres – 48.84s 110m Hurdles – 15.44s Discus Throw – 41.68m Pole Vault – 4.70m Javelin Throw – 64.00m 1.500 metres – 4:27.48s Men's 20 km Walk Simon Baker Final – 1:21:47.0 (→ 11th place) Andrew Jachno Final – 1:24:52.0 (→ 28th place) Men's 50 km Walk Simon Baker Final – 3:44:07.0 (→ 6th place) Andrew Jachno Final – 3:53:23.0 (→ 19th place) Men's Discus Throw Werner Reiterer Qualification – 59.78m (→ did not advance, 15th place) Women's Competition Women's 100m Kerry Johnson Heat – 11.44 Quarterfinals – 11.42