Vanuatu competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 1 3Boxing 1 – 1 Total 3 1 4
Athletics
Track events Men AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimePositionTimePositionTimePositionBaptiste Firiam400 m51.7773Did not advanceJerry Jeremiah100 m10.9682Did not advance200 m22.0155Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimePositionTimePositionTimePositionOlivette Daruhi100 m13.007Did not advance200 m26.885Did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJames IahuatMiddleweightL RSCHDid not advanceIssac IapatuLight MiddleweightL WODid not advanceEdouard PaululumBantamweightL WODid not advance Iahuat's contest was stopped in the first round after 1 minute 13 seconds due to a head blow.Kabongo's Sports Reference Profile Paululum was disqualified for being a pound overweight due to having a breakfast before the weigh-in.
References
Official Olympic Reports