Swaziland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Eswatini at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SWZ
NOC	Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Website	www.socga.org.sz
in Seoul
Competitors	11 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Sizwe Sydney Mdluli
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Swaziland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	0	5
Boxing	2	–	2
Swimming	2	0	2
Weightlifting	2	–	2
Total	11	0	11

Athletics

Men

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vusie Dlamini	Marahon	—						2:28.06	58
Samuel Hlawe	Marahon	—						2:24.42	44
Frank Maziya	100 m	11.52	8	did not advance
Gideon Mthembu	Marahon	—						2:25.56	53

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sizwe Sydney Mdluli	Triple jump	NM		did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dumsane Mabuza	Featherweight	BYE	Richard Pittman (COK) L 1–4	did not advance
Charles Mahlalela	Light Middleweight	BYE	Peter Silva  (BRA) L 0–5	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yul Mark du Pont	50 m freestyle	27.93	69	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	1:02.70	76	did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:12.50	52	did not advance
Trevor Ncala	50 m freestyle	26.88	62	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	59.25	74	did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:06.85	50	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Hoffman	75 kg	87.5	23	110.0	21	197.5	21
Absalom Shabangu	82.5 kg	80	DNF	—	—	—	DNF

References

• Official Olympic Reports