Belize was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.
In total, 10 athletes – all men – represented Belize in two different sports including athletics and cycling.
Competitors In total, 10 athletes represented Belize at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across two different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 5 0 5Cycling 5 0 5 Total 10 0 10
Athletics
In total, five Belizean athletes participated in the athletics events – Ian Gray in the men's 5,000 m, Devon Hyde in the Triple jump, Eugène Muslar and Polin Belisle in the men's marathon and Carlton Usher in the men's 400 m.
The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 24 September 1988. Usher finished eighth in his heat in a time of 51.42 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.
The heats for the men's 5,000 m took place on 28 September 1988. Gray finished 17th in his heat in a time of 15 minutes 33.24 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals.
The men's marathon took place on 2 October 1988. Muslar completed the course in two hours 43 minutes 29 seconds to finish 79th overall.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankCarlton Usher400 m51.428did not advanceIan Gray5,000 m15:33.2417n/adid not advanceEugène MuslarMarathonn/a2:43.2979Polin Belislen/a3:14.0298
The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 23 September 1988. Hyde contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 14.09 m came on his third and final attempt but it was ultimately not far enough to advance to the final and he finished 40th overall.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDevon HydeTriple jump14.0939did not advance
Cycling
In total, five Belizean athletes participated in the cycling events – Fitzgerald Joseph, Charles Lewis, Michael Lewis, Paul Réneau and Earl Theus.
The men's team time trial took place on 18 September 1988. Belize did not finish.
The men's road race took place on 27 September 1988. Neither Joseph, Michael Lewis nor Theus finished the race.
AthleteEventTimeRankFitzgerald JosephRoad raceDNFMichael LewisDNFEarl TheusDNFFitzgerald JosephCharles LewisMichael LewisEarl TheusMen's team time trialDNF
The qualifying round of the men's sprint took place on 21 September 1988. Réneau recorded a time of 11.732 seconds and was ranked 20th. The first round took place later the same day. Réneau finished third in his race and transferred to the repechage. The first round of the repechage took place later the same day. Réneau finished third in his race and was eliminated from the competition.
CyclistEventQualifying roundFirst roundFirst repechageSecond roundSecond repechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPaul RéneauSprint 11.732 20 Unknown 3 Unknown 3 did not advance
External links Official Olympic Reports Sports Reference
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