Bolivia was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Bolivian Olympic Committee.
In total, seven athletes including six men and one woman represented Bolivia in six different sports including athletics, cycling, fencing, judo, swimming and weightlifting.
Competitors In total, seven athletes represented Bolivia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across six different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 0 2Cycling 1 0 1Fencing 1 0 1Judo 1 – 1Swimming 0 1 1Weightlifting 1 – 1 Total 6 1 7
Athletics
In total, two Bolivian athletes participated in the athletics events – Policarpio Calizaya in the men's 10,000 m and Juan Camacho in the men's marathon.
The heats for the men's 10,000 m took place on 23 September 1988. Calizaya finished 10th in his heat in a time of 30 minues 35.01 seconds and he did not advance to the finals.
The men's marathon took place on 2 October 1988. Camacho completed the course in two hours 34 minutes 41 seconds to finish 69th overall.
AthleteEventHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPolicarpio Calizaya10,000 metres30:35.0136colspan=4Did not advanceJuan CamachoMarathoncolspan=62:34:4169
Cycling
In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the cycling events – Bailón Becerra in the men's sprint, the men's 10 km time trial and the men's points race.
The qualifying round of the men's sprint took place on 21 September 1988. Becerra recorded a time of 12.216 seconds and was ranked 24th. The first round took place later the same day. Becerra finished third in his race and transferred to the repechage. The first round of the repechage took place later the same day. Becerra finished third in his race and was eliminated from the competition.
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankBailón BecerraSprint12.21624 Q,L,,LDid not advance
The men's 1 km time trial took place on 20 September 1988. Becerra completed the course in a time of one minute 13.513 seconds to finish 29th overall.
AthleteEventTimeRankBailón BecerraTime trial1:13.51329
The first round of the men's points race took place on 21 September 1999. Becerra did not finish.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalLapsPointsRankLapsPointsRankBailón BecerraPoints raceDid not advance
Fencing
In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the fencing events – Pedro Bleyer in the men's sabre.
The first round of the men's sabre took place on 22 September 1988. Bleyer lost all six of his pool bouts against Andrey Alshan of the Soviet Union, György Nébald of Hungary, Janusz Olech of Poland, Peter Westbrook of the United States, Antonio García of Spain and Kim Sang-wook of South Korea.
AthleteEventGroup Stage 1Group Stage 2Group Stage 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPedro BleyerMen's sabreL 2–5L 3–5L 1–5L 1–5L 0–5L 2–57Did not advance
Judo
In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the judo events – Ricardo Belmonte in the men's –60 kg.
The men's −60 kg category took place on 25 September 1988. Belmonte received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he lost by ippon to Sheu Tsay-chwan of Chinese Taipei.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRicardo Belmonte–60 kgL IpponDid not advance
Swimming
In total, one Bolivian athletes participated in the swimming events – Katerine Moreno in the women's 50 m freestyle, the women's 100 m freestyle, the women's 100 m backstroke and the women's 100 m breaststroke.
The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle took place on 18 September 1988. Moreno finished second in her heat in a time of one minute 5.39 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.
The heats for the women's 100 m backstroke took place on 22 September 1988. Moreno finished second in her heat in a time of one minute 14.42 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.
The heats for the women's 100 m breaststroke took place on 23 September 1988. Moreno finished second in her heat in a time of one minute 22.62 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.
The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 25 September 1988. Moreno finished eighth in her heat in a time of 29.42 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.
AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankKaterine Moreno50 m freestyle29.4246Did not advance100 m freestyle1:05.3954Did not advance100 m backstroke1:14.4238Did not advance100 m breaststroke1:22.6240Did not advance
Weightlifting
In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Hernán Cortez in the –90 kg category.
The −90 kg category took place on 25 September 1988. Cortez lifted 110 kg (snatch) and 140 kg (clean and jerk) for a combined score of 250 kg which placed him 23rd in the overall rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankHernán Cortez–90 kg110.024140.023250.023
External links Official Olympic Reports Sports Reference
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