Bolivia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Bolivia at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOL
NOCBolivian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cobol.org.bo (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors7 (6 men and 1 woman) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Katerine Moreno
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Fencing 1 0 1
Judo 1 – 1
Swimming 0 1 1
Weightlifting 1 – 1
Total 6 1 7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Policarpio Calizaya 10,000 metres 30:35.01 36 — Did not advance
Juan Camacho Marathon — 2:34:41 69

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

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.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Bailón Becerra Sprint 12.216 24 Q  Alexander (GBR),
 Moreno (ESP)
L 		 Weber (FRG),
 Pons (ECU),
 Abrams (GUY)
L 		Did 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.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Bailón Becerra Time trial 1:13.513 29

The first round of the men's points race took place on 21 September 1999. Becerra did not finish.[6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Laps Points Rank Laps Points Rank
Bailón Becerra Points race DNF Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the fencing events – Pedro Bleyer in the men's sabre.[1]

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.[7]

Athlete Event Group Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group Stage 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Pedro Bleyer Men's sabre  Alshan (URS)
L 2–5 		 Nébald (HUN)
L 3–5 		 Olech (POL)
L 1–5 		 Westbrook (USA)
L 1–5 		 García (ESP)
L 0–5 		 Kim (KOR)
L 2–5 		7 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the judo events – Ricardo Belmonte in the men's –60 kg.[1]

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.[8]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ricardo Belmonte –60 kg Bye  Sheu (TPE)
L Ippon 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Katerine Moreno 50 m freestyle 29.42 46 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:05.39 54 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:14.42 38 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:22.62 40 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Hernán Cortez in the –90 kg category.[1]

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.[13]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hernán Cortez –90 kg 110.0 24 140.0 23 250.0 23

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bolivia at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, 10,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, Points Race, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Backstroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  11. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  12. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  13. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics, Middle-Heavyweight (≤90 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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