Indonesia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Indonesia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Silver

• Nurfitriyana Saiman, Kusuma Wardhani, and Lilies Handayani — Archery, Women's Team Competition

Archery

In Indonesia's fourth Olympic archery competition, the women's team won the nation's first Olympic medal of any sport. Their one-point lead over the Soviet Union put them in a tie with the United States for second place behind the dominant Korean team and guaranteeing the Indonesians a medal. A 72-67 shootout victory made it a silver.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Nurfitriyana Saiman – Semifinal (→ 9th place)
• Kusuma Wardhani – 1/8 final (→ 19th place)
• Lilies Handayani – Preliminary Round (→ 30th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Syafrudin Mawi – Preliminary Round (→ 48th place)

Women's Team Competition:

• Saiman, Wardhani, and Handayani – Final (→ Silver Medal)

Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres

• Eduardus Nabunome
1. Heat – 29:55.23 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Fencing

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Indonesia in 1988.

Men's foil

• Alkindi

Women's foil

• Silvia Koeswandi

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Richard Sam Bera
1. Heat – 24.63 (→ did not......
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