en Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Paraguay at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Paraguay at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
Website	www.cop.org.py (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	10 (10 men and 0 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Paraguay competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eleven events in five sports.^[1]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	0	3
Boxing	2	–	2
Fencing	2	0	2
Judo	1	–	1
Tennis	2	0	2
Total	10	0	10

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Porfirio Méndez	800 m	1:50.72	6	did not advance
Ramón López	1500 m	3:53.31	12	—		did not advance
Ramón López	3000 m steeplechase	8:56.06	9 Q	—		8:52.62 NR	12	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ramón Jiménez Gaona	Discus throw	50.90	24	did not advance

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sixto Vera	Flyweight	Bahadur Singh (NEP) L	did not advance				33T
Miguel González	Light-welterweight	bye	Cheney (AUS) L	did not advance			17T

Two fencers represented Paraguay in 1988.

Ranks given are within the group.

Fencer	Event	First round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alfredo Bogarín	Épée	0–5	6	did not advance
Pedro Cornet	Foil	0–5	6	did not advance

Athlete	Weight class	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Athlete	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vicente Cespedes	Half lightweight	Bogie (KEN) W	Sarti (SMR) W	Reiter (AUT) L	did not advance			14T

Player	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
Player	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Victor Caballero	Men's singles	Ali (IND) L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6	did not advance					33T
Hugo Chapacú	Men's singles	Cherkasov (URS) L 0–6, 0–6, 1–6	did not advance					33T
Victor Caballero Hugo Chapacú	Men's doubles	N/A	Gurr & Tuckniss (ZIM) W 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 1-6	did not advance				17T