The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Gambia
IOC code	GAM
NOC	Gambia National Olympic Committee
Website	www.gnoc.gm
in Seoul
Competitors	6 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Dawda Jallow
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

The Gambia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Gambia sent 6 athletes, 5 male and 1 female to compete in two sports, athletics and wrestling.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	1	3
Wrestling	3	–	3
Total	5	1	6

Athletics

The Gambia sent three athletes.^[1]

Men

Athlete(s)	Events	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dawda Jallow	400 m	46.91	3	46.35	7	Did not advance
Momodou N'Jie	800 m	1:55.57	7	Did not advance

Women

Athlete(s)	Events	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jabou Jawo	100 m	12.27	8	Did not advance

Wrestling

The Gambia sent three wrestlers.^[1]

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool								Final round
Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Round 7 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Adama Damballey	−74 kg	Iutaga (SAM) W 4-0 T	BYE	Sejdi (YUG) L 0-4 T	Rauhala (FIN) L 0-4 T	—			7	Did not advance
Matarr Jarju	−82 kg	Iglesias (ARG) L 0-4 T	Ito (JPN) L 0-4 T	—					13	Did not advance
Bakary Sanneh	−90 kg	Lins (AUT) L 0-4 T	Al-Shamy (SYR) L 0-4 T	—					13	Did not advance

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gambia at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
^ The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics