The United States of America (USA) competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports.
Medal totals
The United States finished outside of the top two in the overall medal count (third behind the Soviet Union and East Germany) for the first time and in the gold medal count for only the second time. It was revealed thereafter that the Soviet Union and East Germany operated extensive state-sponsored doping programs to prepare for the Games.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
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|Swimming
|Women's 400 meter individual medley
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|Diving
|Men's 3 meter springboard
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|<br />Matt Cetlinski<br />Troy Dalbey<br />Doug Gjertsen<br />Dan Jorgensen<br />Craig Oppel
|Swimming
|Men's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 meter freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 400 meter freestyle
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|<br />Troy Dalbey<br />Doug Gjertsen<br />Chris Jacobs<br />Tom Jager<br />Shaun Jordan<br />Brent Lang
|Swimming
|Men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay
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|Athletics
|Men's 100 meters
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|Athletics
|Women's heptathlon
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|Swimming
|Men's 50 meter freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 800 meter freestyle
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 meter hurdles
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|Athletics
|Men's long jump
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|Athletics
|Women's 100 meters
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|<br />Matt Biondi<br />Chris Jacobs<br />Tom Jager<br />Jay Mortenson<br />Richard Schroeder
|Swimming
|Men's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
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|Athletics
|Men's 110 meter hurdles
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|Diving
|Men's 10 meter platform
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|<br />Allison Jolly
|Sailing
|Women's 470
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|Athletics
|Men's 200 meters
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 meters
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|Athletics
|Women's 200 meters
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|Athletics
|Women's long jump
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|Basketball
|Women's tournament
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 62 kilogram
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|Archery
|Men's individual
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|Athletics
|Women's high jump
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|<br />Robert Seguso
|Tennis
|Men's doubles
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|<br />Pam Shriver
|Tennis
|Women's doubles
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 74 kilogram
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|<br />Steve Lewis<br />Antonio McKay<br />Butch Reynolds<br />Kevin Robinzine<br />Andrew Valmon
|Athletics
|Men's 4 × 400 meter relay
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|<br />Alice Brown<br />Sheila Echols<br />Florence Griffith-Joyner<br />Dannette Young
|Athletics
|Women's 4 × 100 meter relay
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|Boxing
|Bantamweight
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|Boxing
|Heavyweight
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|Canoeing
|Men's K-1 1000 meters
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|<br />Norman Bellingham
|Canoeing
|Men's K-2 1000 meters
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|Boxing
|Light heavyweight
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|Volleyball
|Men's tournament
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|Diving
|Women's 10 meter platform
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 meter butterfly
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|Swimming
|Men's 400 meter individual medley
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 meter freestyle
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|Athletics
|Men's shot put
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|Athletics
|Men's high jump
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|Shooting
|Men's 10 meter air pistol
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|Swimming
|Men's 50 meter freestyle
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 meter backstroke
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|<br />Janel Jorgensen<br />Tracey McFarlane<br />Mary T. Meagher<br />Betsy Mitchell<br />Dara Torres<br />Mary Wayte
|Swimming
|Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
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|Athletics
|Men's long jump
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|Athletics
|Women's 100 meters
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|Judo
|–60 kilogram
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|<br />Richard Kennelly<br />David Krmpotich<br />Raoul Rodriguez
|Rowing
|Men's four
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|Rowing
|Women's single sculls
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|<br />Mark Reynolds
|Sailing
|Star
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|<br />Robert Billingham<br />John Kostecki
|Sailing
|Soling
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|Athletics
|Men's 200 meters
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 meters
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|<br />Joe Fargis<br />Lisa Jacquin<br />Anne Kursinski
|Equestrian
|Team jumping
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|Synchronized swimming
|Solo
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|<br />Richard McKinney<br />Darrell Pace
|Archery
|Men's team
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|<br />Diane Dixon<br />Florence Griffith-Joyner<br />Denean Howard<br />Sherri Howard<br />Lillie Leatherwood
|Athletics
|Women's 4 × 400 meter relay
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|Boxing
|Light flyweight
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|<br />Sarah Josephson
|Synchronized swimming
|Duet
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|Tennis
|Men's singles
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|Water polo
|Men's tournament
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 130 kilogram
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|Boxing
|Light middleweight
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|Boxing
|Super heavyweight
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|Equestrian
|Individual jumping
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|Diving
|Women's 10 meter platform
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 meter freestyle
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|Wrestling
|Greco-Roman 100 kilogram
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|<br />Jill Sterkel<br />Dara Torres<br />Laura Walker<br />Mary Wayte<br />Paige Zemina
|Swimming
|Women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay
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|Athletics
|Men's 100 meters
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|Cycling
|Women's sprint
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 meter hurdles
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|Athletics
|Men's long jump
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|Diving
|Women's 3 meter springboard
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|Gymnastics
|Balance beam
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|<br />Doug Burden<br />Jeffrey McLaughlin<br />Peter Nordell<br />Ted Patton<br />John Pescatore<br />Jack Rusher<br />Jonathan Smith<br />Mike Teti
|Rowing
|Men's eight
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|Swimming
|Women's 50 meter freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 meter butterfly
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|Athletics
|Men's 110 meter hurdles
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|Athletics
|Women's 800 meters
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|Judo
|–71 kilogram
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|Sailing
|Men's Division II
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|<br />John Shadden
|Sailing
|Men's 470
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 meters
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|Basketball
|Men's tournament
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 100 kilogram
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|<br />Denise Parker<br />Melanie Skillman
|Archery
|Women's team
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|Boxing
|Lightweight
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|Boxing
|Welterweight
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|Tennis
|Men's singles
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|Tennis
|Women's singles
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 68 kilogram
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{|class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
|+ Medals by sport
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!Sport
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
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|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|13
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|7
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|6
|26
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|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|8
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|6
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|4
|18
|-
|Boxing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|3
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|8
|-
|Wrestling
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|6
|-
|Diving
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|5
|-
|Tennis
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|5
|-
|Canoeing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Sailing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|5
|-
|Archery
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|3
|-
|Basketball
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Volleyball
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
|-
|Rowing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|3
|-
|Equestrian
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Synchronized swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Judo
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Shooting
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
|-
|Water polo
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
|-
|Cycling
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|1
|-
|Gymnastics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|1
|-
!Total
!style=background:gold|36
!style=background:silver|31
!style=background:#C96|27
!94
|}
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
|+ Medals by day
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!Day
!Date
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
|-
|1
|September 18
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
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|2
|September 19
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|3
|September 20
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
|-
|4
|September 21
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|4
|-
|5
|September 22
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|4
|-
|6
|September 23
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|7
|September 24
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|4
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|5
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|11
|-
|8
|September 25
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|4
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|5
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|7
|16
|-
|9
|September 26
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|3
|-
|10
|September 27
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|7
|-
|11
|September 28
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|3
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|6
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|12
|September 29
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|4
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|4
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|13
|September 30
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|8
|-
|14
|October 1
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|6
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|7
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|6
|19
|-
|15
|October 2
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|3
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|5
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!style=background:gold|36
!style=background:silver|31
!style=background:#C96|27
!94
|}
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
|+ Medals by gender
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!Gender
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
!Percentage
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|Male
| bgcolor=F7F6A8 |24
| bgcolor=DCE5E5 |23
| bgcolor=FFDAB9 |17
|64
|68.1%
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|Female
| bgcolor=F7F6A8 |12
| bgcolor=DCE5E5 |7
| bgcolor=FFDAB9 |10
|29
|30.8%
|-
|Mixed
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
|1.1%
|-
!Total
!style=background:gold| 36
!style=background:silver| 31
!style=background:#C96| 27
!94
!100%
|}
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;text-align:center;float:right
|+ Multiple medalists
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!Name
!Sport
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
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|Matt Biondi
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|7
|-
|Florence Griffith-Joyner
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|4
|-
|Janet Evans
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
|-
|Chris Jacobs
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
|-
|Tom Jager
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
|-
|Carl Lewis
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
|-
|Greg Barton
|Canoeing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Troy Dalbey
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Doug Gjertsen
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Jackie Joyner-Kersee
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Steve Lewis
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Greg Louganis
|Diving
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Evelyn Ashford
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Jay Barrs
|Archery
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|David Berkoff
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Butch Reynolds
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Danny Everett
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Zina Garrison
|Tennis
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Gregory Best
|Equestrian
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
|-
|Mary T. Meagher
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Dara Torres
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Mary Wayte
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Jill Sterkel
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|2
|}
Archery
The United States continued to be a strong contender in archery, though it found that South Korea had taken the top spot in the sport. Jay Barrs was the only non-Korean to win a gold medal for archery in Seoul. Two-time gold medallist Darrell Pace and 1984 silver medallist Richard McKinney joined Barrs in winning the team silver, while the women's team added a bronze medal despite not having any of the individual archers advance to the final. With her women's team bronze, 15-year-old Denise Parker become the youngest medalist in the history of Olympic archery.
Men
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|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary round
!colspan=2|1/8 final
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jay Barrs
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|1294
|3 Q
|313
|13 Q
|326
|4 Q
|334
|2 Q
|338
|
|-
|align=left|Richard McKinney
|1288
|4 Q
|321
|6 Q
|327
|3 Q
|332
|3 Q
|324
|6
|-
|align=left|Darrell Pace
|1257
|19 Q
|306
|18 Q
|329
|1 Q
|322
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jay Barrs<br />Richard McKinney<br />Darrell Pace
|align=left|Team
|3839
|2 Q
|colspan=4
|992
|1 Q
|972
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary round
!colspan=2|1/8 final
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Debra Ochs
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|1227
|26
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Denise Parker
|1263
|11 Q
|298
|21
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Melanie Skillman
|1252
|15 Q
|307
|14 Q
|318
|9 Q
|311
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Debra Ochs<br />Denise Parker<br />Melanie Skillman
|align=left|Team
|3742
|4 Q
|colspan=4
|988
|2 Q
|952
|
|}
Athletics
The men's 100 meter sprint was marred by the usage of performance-enhancing drugs when the initial winner, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, tested positive for banned substances after the race and was stripped of the gold medal and his world record time of 9.79 seconds, thus allowing Carl Lewis to repeat as gold medal winner. In 1989, Johnson admitted to further PED usage between 1981 and 1988 and his world record of 9.83 seconds from the 1987 World Championships was rescinded as well, allowing Lewis's 9.92 seconds in the Olympic final became the new world record. This put the United States in position to sweep the gold medals in the men's sprint distances, including a sweep of all medals at the 400 meter distance. The United States men also won medals while setting Olympic records at both hurdle distances. In the men's relays, a fumbled baton exchange in the heat of the 4 × 100 caused a heartbreaking disqualification for the favored American team. In the 4 × 400, however, the United States cruised to victory while equaling the 20-year-old world record which had been set in Mexico City. In men's field events, the highlight came from Carl Lewis defending his gold medal from Los Angeles and leading the United States to a medal sweep in the long jump. In the women's events, Florence Griffth-Joyner had dominating performances in the 100 and 200 meter sprints, lowering the Olympic record by over 0.2 seconds in the 100 and lowering the world record by almost 0.4 seconds in the 200. She also helped the United States to strong performances in the relays, winning gold in the 4 × 100 and coming in second, while beating the previous world record, to a record-shattering performance by the Soviet team in the 4 × 400. Meanwhile, in the heptathlon, Jackie Joyner-Kersee dominated the competition while setting a world record that has not been approached in the succeeding 30 years. Joyner-Kersee's long jump performance in the heptathlon was enough to set the Olympic record for the discipline, only for her to eclipse it in the final of the long jump event. The high jump event also saw Louise Ritter eclipse the Olympic record on the way to a gold medal. Finally, the only United States medal in the middle-distance events came from Kim Gallagher, who captured bronze in the 800 meters.
Men<br/>
Track and road events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Carl Lewis
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m
|10.14
|1 Q
|9.99
|1 Q
|9.97
|1 Q
|9.92
|
|-
|align=left|Dennis Mitchell
|10.37
|1 Q
|10.13
|2 Q
|10.23
|3 Q
|10.04
|4
|-
|align=left|Calvin Smith
|10.28
|1 Q
|10.16
|1 Q
|10.15
|2 Q
|9.99
|
|-
|align=left|Joe DeLoach
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m
|20.98
|1 Q
|20.56
|1 Q
|20.06
|1 Q
|19.75
|
|-
|align=left|Carl Lewis
|20.72
|2 Q
|20.57
|1 Q
|20.23
|1 Q
|19.79
|
|-
|align=left|Roy Martin
|20.65
|1 Q
|20.54
|2 Q
|20.62
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Danny Everett
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m
|45.63
|1 Q
|44.33
|1 Q
|44.36
|2 Q
|44.09
|
|-
|align=left|Steve Lewis
|45.31
|1 Q
|44.41
|1 Q
|44.35
|1 Q
|43.87
|
|-
|align=left|Butch Reynolds
|46.28
|3 Q
|44.46
|1 Q
|44.33
|1 Q
|43.93
|
|-
|align=left|Tracy Baskin
|align=left rowspan=3|800 m
|1:50.38
|4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mark Everett
|1:49.86
|4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Johnny Gray
|1:48.83
|1 Q
|1:45.96
|1 Q
|1:45.04
|4 Q
|1:44.80
|5
|-
|align=left|Jeff Atkinson
|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m
|3:38.33
|2Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|3:39.12
|5 Q
|3:40.80
|10
|-
|align=left|Mark Deady
|3:41.91
|2 Q
|3:39.47
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Steve Scott
|3:41.57
|2 Q
|3:38.20
|1 Q
|3:36.99
|5
|-
|align=left|Terry Brahm
|align=left rowspan=3|5000 m
|13:45.28
|13 q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|14:04.12
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Sydney Maree
|13:47.85
|2 Q
|13:22.61
|2 Q
|13:23.69
|5
|-
|align=left|Doug Padilla
|13:58.45
|5 Q
|13:37.11
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Bruce Bickford
|align=left rowspan=3|10,000 m
|28:16.16
|7 Q
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|29:09.74
|18
|-
|align=left|Steve Plasencia
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Pat Porter
|28:45.04
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Arthur Blake
|align=left rowspan=3|110 m hurdles
|13.66
|1 Q
|13.65
|2 Q
|13.52
|2 Q
|13.96
|8
|-
|align=left|Tonie Campbell
|13.45
|1 Q
|13.47
|1 Q
|13.47
|2 Q
|13.38
|
|-
|align=left|Roger Kingdom
|13.40
|1 Q
|13.17
|1 Q
|13.37
|1 Q
|12.98
|
|-
|align=left|Edwin Moses
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m hurdles
|49.38
|1 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|47.89
|1 Q
|47.56
|
|-
|align=left|Andre Phillips
|49.34
|1 Q
|48.19
|1 Q
|47.19
|
|-
|align=left|Kevin Young
|49.35
|1 Q
|48.56
|2 Q
|47.94
|4
|-
|align=left|Brian Abshire
|align=left rowspan=3|3000 m steeplechase
|8:36.56
|4 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|8:27.78
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Brian Diemer
|8:38.40
|4 Q
|8:23.89
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Henry Marsh
|8:33.89
|6 Q
|8:18.94
|7 q
|8:14.39
|6
|-
|align=left|Lee McNeill<br />Dennis Mitchell<br />Albert Robinson<br />Calvin Smith
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Danny Everett<br />Steve Lewis<br />Antonio McKay<br />Butch Reynolds<br />Kevin Robinzine<br />Andrew Valmon
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:02.16
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|3:02.84
|1 Q
|2:56.16
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Conover
|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|colspan=2|
|-
|align=left|Ed Eyestone
|2:19:09
|29
|-
|align=left|Pete Pfitzinger
|2:14:44
|14
|-
|align=left|Jim Heiring
|align=left rowspan=3|20 km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|1:27:30
|38
|-
|align=left|Tim Lewis
|1:31:00
|44
|-
|align=left|Gary Morgan
|1:27:26
|37
|-
|align=left|Marco Evoniuk
|align=left rowspan=3|50 km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|3:56:55
|22
|-
|align=left|Andrew Kaestner
|4:12:49
|34
|-
|align=left|Carl Schueler
|3:57:44
|23
|}
Field events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Carl Lewis
|align=left rowspan=3|Long jump
|8.06
|3 Q
|8.72
|
|-
|align=left|Larry Myricks
|8.19
|2 Q
|8.27
|
|-
|align=left|Mike Powell
|8.34
|1 Q
|8.49
|
|-
|align=left|Willie Banks
|align=left rowspan=3|Triple jump
|16.57
|7 Q
|17.03
|6
|-
|align=left|Robert Cannon
|15.69
|29
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Charles Simpkins
|16.35
|10 Q
|17.29
|5
|-
|align=left|Hollis Conway
|align=left rowspan=3|High jump
|2.28
|=5 Q
|2.36
|
|-
|align=left|Jim Howard
|2.25
|=13 q
|2.31
|10
|-
|align=left|Brian Stanton
|2.25
|=9 q
|2.31
|11
|-
|align=left|Earl Bell
|align=left rowspan=3|Pole vault
|5.40
|=4 q
|5.70
|4
|-
|align=left|Billy Olson
|5.40
|=9 q
|5.50
|12
|-
|align=left|Kory Tarpenning
|5.40
|=4 q
|5.50
|10
|-
|align=left|Randy Barnes
|align=left rowspan=3|Shot put
|20.83
|3 Q
|22.39
|
|-
|align=left|Jim Doehring
|19.73
|11 q
|19.89
|11
|-
|align=left|Gregg Tafralis
|19.71
|12 q
|20.16
|9
|-
|align=left|Mike Buncic
|align=left rowspan=3|Discus throw
|63.16
|6 q
|62.46
|10
|-
|align=left|Randy Heisler
|59.08
|17
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mac Wilkins
|62.48
|7 q
|65.90
|5
|-
|align=left|Brian Crouser
|align=left rowspan=3|Javelin throw
|72.72
|29
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Tom Petranoff
|77.48
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dave Stephens
|78.42
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Lance Deal
|align=left rowspan=3|Hammer throw
|73.66
|17
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Kenneth Flax
|72.70
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jud Logan
|72.64
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Combined event – Decathlon
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Tim Bright
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|11.18
|7.05
|14.12
|2.06
|49.34
|14.39
|41.68
|5.70
|61.60
|4:51.20
|rowspan=2|8216
|rowspan=2|7
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|821
|826
|736
|859
|845
|925
|699
|1132
|762
|611
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Dave Johnson
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|11.15
|7.12
|14.52
|2.03
|49.15
|14.66
|42.36
|4.90
|66.46
|4:29.62
|rowspan=2|8180
|rowspan=2|9
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|827
|842
|760
|831
|854
|891
|713
|880
|835
|747
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Gary Kinder
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|11.31
|7.00
|14.89
|1.97
|51.79
|rowspan=2 colspan=5|
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|793
|814
|783
|776
|734
|}
Women<br/>
Track and road events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Evelyn Ashford
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m
|11.10
|1 Q
|10.88
|1 Q
|10.99
|1 Q
|10.83
|
|-
|align=left|Florence Griffith-Joyner
|10.88
|1 Q
|10.62
|1 Q
|10.70
|1 Q
|10.54
|
|-
|align=left|Gwen Torrence
|11.12
|1 Q
|10.99
|2 Q
|11.02
|3 Q
|10.97
|5
|-
|align=left|Florence Griffith-Joyner
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m
|22.51
|1 Q
|21.76
|1 Q
|21.56
|1 Q
|21.34
|
|-
|align=left|Pamela Marshall
|colspan=2|
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Gwen Torrence
|22.87
|1 Q
|22.25
|1 Q
|22.53
|3 Q
|22.17
|6
|-
|align=left|Valerie Brisco-Hooks
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m
|51.96
|1 Q
|51.24
|2 Q
|49.90
|2 Q
|50.16
|4
|-
|align=left|Diane Dixon
|52.45
|1 Q
|51.98
|2 Q
|49.84
|3 Q
|50.72
|5
|-
|align=left|Denean Howard
|52.26
|1 Q
|51.02
|3 Q
|49.87
|4 Q
|51.12
|6
|-
|align=left|Joetta Clark
|align=left rowspan=3|800 m
|2:00.83
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:03.32
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Kim Gallagher
|2:01.70
|1 Q
|1:57.39
|2 Q
|1:56.91
|
|-
|align=left|Delisa Walton-Floyd
|2:02.37
|2 Q
|1:58.82
|2 Q
|1:57.80
|5
|-
|align=left|Mary Decker
|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m
|4:03.61
|2 Q
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|4:02.49
|8
|-
|align=left|Kim Gallagher
|4:07.22
|4 Q
|4:16.25
|11
|-
|align=left|Regina Jacobs
|4:18.09
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mary Decker
|align=left rowspan=3|3000 m
|8:44.15
|4 Q
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|8:47.13
|10
|-
|align=left|Vicki Huber
|8:48.93
|5 Q
|8:37.25
|6
|-
|align=left|PattiSue Plumer
|8:45.21
|7 q
|8:59.17
|13
|-
|align=left|Lynn Jennings
|align=left rowspan=3|10,000 m
|32:18.44
|8 Q
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|31:39.93
|6
|-
|align=left|Francie Larrieu-Smith
|31:52.02
|6 Q
|31:35.52
|5
|-
|align=left|Lynn Nelson
|32:15.45
|6 Q
|32:32.24
|15
|-
|align=left|Gail Devers
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m hurdles
|13.18
|3 Q
|13.22
|4 Q
|13.51
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jacqueline Humphrey
|13.24
|4 Q
|13.25
|6 q
|13.59
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|LaVonna Martin
|13.20
|3 Q
|13.20
|5 q
|13.29
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Leslie Maxie
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m hurdles
|57.60
|5
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Latanya Sheffield
|55.61
|4 q
|54.36
|3 Q
|55.32
|8
|-
|align=left|Schowonda Williams
|55.98
|2 Q
|56.71
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Evelyn Ashford<br />Alice Brown<br />Sheila Echols<br />Florence Griffith-Joyner<br />Dannette Young
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|42.39
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|42.12
|1 Q
|41.98
|
|-
|align=left|Valerie Brisco-Hooks<br />Diane Dixon<br />Florence Griffith-Joyner<br />Denean Howard<br />Sherri Howard<br />Lillie Leatherwood
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:25.86
|1 Q
|colspan=4
|3:15.51
|
|-
|align=left|Nancy Ditz
|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|2:33:42
|17
|-
|align=left|Margaret Groos
|2:40:59
|39
|-
|align=left|Cathy O'Brien
|2:41:04
|40
|}
Field events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Sheila Echols
|align=left rowspan=3|Long jump
|6.37
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jackie Joyner-Kersee
|6.96
|3 Q
|7.40
|
|-
|align=left|Carol Lewis
|6.40
|13
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Patricia King
|align=left rowspan=3|High jump
|1.84
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Louise Ritter
|1.92
|=11 Q
|2.03
|
|-
|align=left|Coleen Sommer
|1.87
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Bonnie Dasse
|align=left rowspan=3|Shot put
|19.45
|11 q
|17.60
|12
|-
|align=left|Ramona Pagel
|18.55
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Connie Price
|17.09
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Carol Cady
|align=left rowspan=3|Discus throw
|62.72
|10 Q
|63.42
|11
|-
|align=left|Ramona Pagel
|57.50
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Connie Price
|57.04
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Donna Mayhew
|align=left rowspan=3|Javelin throw
|61.56
|12 q
|61.78
|7
|-
|align=left|Karin Smith
|57.94
|20
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Lynda Sutfin
|56.12
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Combined event – Heptathlon
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Wendy Brown
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|14.07
|1.83
|12.69
|24.83
|6.13
|44.34
|2:26.43
|rowspan=2|5972
|rowspan=2|18
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|968
|1016
|707
|902
|890
|751
|738
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Cindy Greiner
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|13.55
|1.80
|14.13
|24.48
|6.47
|38.00
|2:13.65
|rowspan=2|6297
|rowspan=2|8
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|1043
|978
|803
|935
|997
|629
|912
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Jackie Joyner-Kersee
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|12.69
|1.86
|15.80
|22.56
|7.27
|45.66
|2:08.51
|rowspan=2|7291
|rowspan=2|
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|1172
|1054
|915
|1123
|1264
|776
|987
|}
Basketball
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Preliminary round
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />W 97–53
|<br />W 76–70
|<br />W 102–87
|<br />W 108–57
|<br />W 102–35
|1 Q
|<br />W 94–57
|<br />L 76–82
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />W 78–49
|
|-
|align=left|United States women
|align=left|Women's tournament
|<br />W 87–81
|<br />W 101–74
|<br />W 102–88
|colspan=2
|1 Q
|
|<br />W 102–88
|<br />W 77–70
|
|}
Men's tournament
This was the last time that the United States was represented by college players in Olympic competition. Other countries, meanwhile, used their best professionals.<br/>
Roster<br/>
Group play
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Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
Team roster<br/>
Group play
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Semifinal
Gold medal game
Boxing
There were several controversies involving the American boxers at the games. Young and talented Roy Jones Jr. dominated his opponents, never losing a round en route to the final, where he controversially lost a 3–2 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds and landing 86 punches to Park's 32.
The decision sparked outrage and an International Olympic Committee investigation found that the three judges who voted for Park Si-Hun had been bribed by South Korean officials.
With some elements of corruption in Olympic boxing coming to light, refereeing standards were changed after the games to avoid future controversies. Corruption was also suspected in Michael Carbajal's decision loss in his gold medal match.
In another controversial gold medal match, Riddick Bowe lost to future world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. After Lewis landed several hard punches the referee gave Bowe two standing eight counts and waved the fight off after the second one, even though Bowe seemed able to continue. In yet another controversy, Michael Carbajal lost the gold medal bout in the light flyweight, with suspicions of politics influencing the judges decision being quite widespread. Members of the U.S. Army Boxing Team (Anthony Hembrick, Andrew Maynard, Kennedy McKinney, Ray Mercer) trained for the Olympics at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Furthermore, middleweight Anthony Hembrick never had the opportunity to fight. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean Ha Jong-ho.
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!First round
!Second round
!Third round
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Michael Carbajal
|align=left|Light flyweight
|
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />W
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 4–1
|<br />L 0–5
|
|-
|align=left|Arthur Johnson
|align=left|Flyweight
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W
|<br />L 0–5
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Kennedy McKinney
|align=left|Bantamweight
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W
|<br />W 5–0
|
|-
|align=left|Kelcie Banks
|align=left|Featherweight
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|=33
|-
|align=left|Romallis Ellis
|align=left|Lightweight
|
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />L 0–5
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Todd Foster
|align=left|Light welterweight
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L 2–3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|=5
|-
|align=left|Kenneth Gould
|align=left|Welterweight
|<br />W 4–1
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L 1–4
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Roy Jones Jr.
|align=left|Light middleweight
|
|<br />W
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L 2–3
|
|-
|align=left|Andrew Maynard
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|
|<br />W
|
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W
|<br />W 5–0
|
|-
|align=left|Ray Mercer
|align=left|Heavyweight
|
|<br />W
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|
|-
|align=left|Riddick Bowe
|align=left|Super heavyweight
|
|<br />W
|
|<br />W
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L
|
|}
Canoeing
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jim Terrell
|align=left|C-1 500 m
|colspan=2
|colspan=2
|2:00.13
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Bruce Merritt
|align=left|C-1 1000 m
|4:17.73
|6 R
|4:41.75
|3 SF
|4:16.51
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Rodney McLain<br />Bruce Merritt
|align=left|C-2 500 m
|1:51.48
|6 R
|1:53.36
|3 SF
|1:53.32
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Gregory Steward<br />Ronald Urick
|align=left|C-2 1000 m
|4:26.56
|6 R
|4:17.77
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mike Herbert
|align=left|K-1 500 m
|1:43.41
|4 R
|colspan=2
|1:43.40
|2 QF
|1:46.73
|4
|-
|align=left|Greg Barton
|align=left|K-1 1000 m
|3:42.26
|1 SF
|colspan=2
|3:40.96
|1 QF
|3:55.27
|
|-
|align=left|Terry Kent<br />Terry White
|align=left|K-2 500 m
|1:34.69
|3 SF
|colspan=2
|1:36.33
|3 QF
|1:36.62
|8
|-
|align=left|Greg Barton<br />Norman Bellingham
|align=left|K-2 1000 m
|3:20.50
|2 SF
|colspan=2
|3:25.36
|1 QF
|3:32.42
|
|-
|align=left|Curt Bader<br />Michael Harbold<br />Terry Kent<br />Terry White
|align=left|K-4 1000 m
|3:07.70
|2 SF
|colspan=2
|3:15.60
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Traci Phillips
|align=left|K-1 500 m
|1:59.53
|4 SF
|colspan=2
|1:59.48
|3 QF
|2:00.81
|6
|-
|align=left|Shelia Conover<br />Cathy Marino-Geers
|align=left|K-2 500 m
|1:50.54
|2 SF
|colspan=2
|1:54.16
|3 QF
|1:50.33
|7
|-
|align=left|Shelia Conover<br />Shirley Dery-Batlik<br />Cathy Marino-Geers<br />Traci Phillips
|align=left|K-4 500 m
|1:41.77
|4 SF
|colspan=2
|1:43.17
|3 QF
|1:47.94
|9
|}
<small>Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage; - Heat not held due to lack of competitors. All competitors scheduled for this heat advanced to the next round.</small>
Cycling
Nineteen cyclists represented the United States in 1988. Connie Paraskevin-Young won bronze in the women's sprint.
Road
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Scott McKinley
|align=left rowspan=3|Men's road race
|4:32:56
|65
|-
|align=left|Bob Mionske
|4:32:46
|4
|-
|align=left|Craig Schommer
|4:32:56
|69
|-
|align=left|Norman Alvis<br />Jim Copeland<br />Tony Palmer<br />Andy Paulin
|align=left|Men's team time trial
|2:02:35.7
|10
|-
|align=left|Bunki Bankaitis-Davis
|align=left rowspan=3|Women's road race
|2:00:52
|14
|-
|align=left|Inga Thompson
|2:00:52
|8
|-
|align=left|Sally Zack
|2:00:52
|16
|}
Track
Points race
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round one
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Frankie Andreu
|align=left|Points race
|11
|11 Q
|21
|8
|}
Pursuit
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|David Brinton
|align=left|Individual pursuit
|4:48.93
|14 Q
|<br />L 4:47.27
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dave Lettieri<br />Michael McCarthy<br />Leonard Nitz<br />Carl Sundquist
|align=left|Team pursuit
|4:22.96
|9
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Sprint
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!Round 1
!Repechage 1
!Round 2
!Repechage 2
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Ken Carpenter
|align=left|Men's sprint
|10.792
|5
|,<br /><br />L
|,<br />,<br /><br />L
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Connie Paraskevin-Young
|align=left|Women's sprint
|11.845
|4
|,<br /><br />W 12.11
|
|colspan=2
|<br />W 12.85, W 12.94
|<br />L, L
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />W 14.07, W 12.41
|
|}
Time trial
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Bobby Livingston
|align=left|1 km time trial
|1:06.926
|14
|}
Diving
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Mark Bradshaw
|align=left rowspan=2|3 m springboard
|588.15
|7 Q
|642.99
|5
|-
|align=left|Greg Louganis
|629.67
|3 Q
|730.80
|
|-
|align=left|Patrick Jeffrey
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m platform
|553.89
|5 Q
|483.54
|12
|-
|align=left|Greg Louganis
|617.67
|1 Q
|638.61
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Wendy Lucero
|align=left rowspan=2|3 m springboard
|477.99
|4 Q
|498.81
|6
|-
|align=left|Kelly McCormick
|473.73
|5 Q
|533.19
|
|-
|align=left|Michele Mitchell
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m platform
|426.45
|2 Q
|436.95
|
|-
|align=left|Wendy Williams
|402.54
|4 Q
|400.44
|
|}
Equestrian
Dressage
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Belinda Baudin
|align=left|Christopher
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|1248
|33
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Robert Dover
|align=left|Federleicht
|1327
|12 Q
|1320
|13
|-
|align=left|Lendon Gray
|align=left|Later On
|1212
|43
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jessica Ransehousen
|align=left|Orpheus
|1308
|=15 Q
|1282
|17
|-
|align=left|Belinda Baudin<br />Robert Dover<br />Lendon Gray<br />Jessica Ransehousen
|align=left|as above
|align=left|Team
|3883
|=6
|colspan=2
|}
Eventing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Dressage
!colspan=4|Cross-country
!colspan=4|Jumping
|-style=font-size:95%
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Bruce Davidson
|align=left|Dr. Peaches
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|50.40
|6
|76.40
|20
|126.80
|18
|15
|29
|141.80
|18
|-
|align=left|Phyllis Dawson
|align=left|Albany II
|54.60
|10
|40
|13
|94.60
|10
|5
|=11
|99.60
|10
|-
|align=left|Karen Lende O'Connor
|align=left|The Optimist
|64.20
|21
|colspan=4|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ann Sutton
|align=left|Tarzan
|57.20
|14
|colspan=4|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Bruce Davidson<br />Phyllis Dawson<br />Karen Lende O'Connor<br />Ann Sutton
|align=left|as above
|align=left|Team
|162.20
|4
|colspan=4|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Jumping
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Horse
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=6|Qualifying
!colspan=6|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Greg Best
|align=left|Gem Twist
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|69.50
|=1
|63.50
|=10
|133.00
|=5 Q
|4
|=4 Q
|0
|1
|4
|
|-
|align=left|Joseph Fargis
|align=left|Mill Pearl
|69.50
|=1
|63.50
|=10
|133.00
|=5 Q
|4
|=4 Q
|8
|=8
|12
|=7
|-
|align=left|Lisa Ann Jacquin
|align=left|For the Moment
|16.00
|58
|24.00
|51
|40.00
|56
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Anne Kursinski
|align=left|Starman
|69.50
|=1
|52.00
|23
|121.50
|11 Q
|4
|=4 Q
|4
|=3
|8
|=4
|-
|align=left|Greg Best<br />Joseph Fargis<br />Lisa Ann Jacquin<br />Anne Kursinski
|align=left|as above
|align=left|Team
|colspan=6
|12.25
|2
|8.25
|1
|20.50
|
|}
Fencing
19 fencers represented the United States in 1988.
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Round 1 pool
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Quarterfinal pool
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Semifinal pool
!colspan=11|Elimination round
|-style=font-size:95%
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Barrage 1
!Barrage 2
!Barrage 3
!Barrage 4
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal /
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Peter Lewison
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual foil
|2–2
|3 Q
|2–3
|5 Q
|3–1
|1 Q
|<br />W 10–6
|<br />L 7–10
|Did not advance
|
|<br />W 10–8
|<br />W 10–8
|<br />L 1–10
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|12
|-
|align=left|Dave Littell
|2–0–3
|4 Q
|1–4
|6
|colspan=12|Did not advance
|43
|-
|align=left|Mike Marx
|3–0–2
|3 Q
|3–2
|2 Q
|0–4
|5
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|36
|-
|align=left|Peter Lewison<br />Dave Littell<br />Mike Marx<br />Greg Massialas<br />George Nonomura
|align=left|Team foil
|0–0–3
|4
|colspan=11
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|14
|-
|align=left|Robert Marx
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual épée
|0–0–4
|5
|colspan=14|Did not advance
|71
|-
|align=left|Rob Stull
|1–1–2
|4 Q
|3–1
|2 Q
|0–5
|6
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|47
|-
|align=left|Stephen Trevor
|2–2
|4 Q
|4–0
|1 Q
|1–4
|5
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|=38
|-
|align=left|Robert Marx<br />Lee Shelley<br />Rob Stull<br />Stephen Trevor
|align=left|Team épée
|1–0–1
|2 Q
|colspan=11
|<br />L 3–9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|11
|-
|align=left|Mike Lofton
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual sabre
|1–0–5
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|rowspan=3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|rowspan=3 colspan=2
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|32
|-
|align=left|Steve Mormando
|3–0–3
|3 Q
|2–2
|4 Q
|3–2
|3 Q
|<br />L 1–10
|Did not advance
|<br />L 7–10
|Did not advance
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|16
|-
|align=left|Peter Westbrook
|3–0–3
|4 Q
|2–2
|4 Q
|1–4
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|20
|-
|align=left|Bob Cottingham<br />Paul Friedberg<br />Mike Lofton<br />Steve Mormando<br />Peter Westbrook
|align=left|Team sabre
|1–0–2
|3
|colspan=11
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|7
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Round 1 pool
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Quarterfinal pool
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Semifinal pool
!colspan=8|Elimination round
|-style=font-size:95%
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Barrage 1
!Barrage 2
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal /
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Caitlin Bilodeaux
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual foil
|3–1
|1 Q
|4–1
|1 Q
|3–2
|2 Q
|<br />L 1–8
|Did not advance
|<br />W 8–6
|<br />L 5–8
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|11
|-
|align=left|Sharon Monplaisir
|2–2
|3 Q
|1–4
|6
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|35
|-
|align=left|Mary O'Neill
|1–3
|4 Q
|0–5
|6
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|36
|-
|align=left|Caitlin Bilodeaux<br />Elaine Cheris<br />Sharon Monplaisir<br />Mary O'Neill<br />Molly Sullivan
|align=left|Team foil
|1–1
|2 Q
|colspan=8
|<br />L 5–9
|Classification semifinal<br /><br />W 9–2
|5th place final<br /><br />L 8–8
|6
|}
Field hockey
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminary round
!Semifinal /
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States women
|align=left|Women's tournament
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />L 1–2
|<br />T 2–2
|4
|5th-8th place classification<br /><br />L 1–2
|7th place final<br /><br />L 1–3
|8
|}
Women's tournament
The US women's field hockey team competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
Roster
:* ( 1.) Patty Shea (gk)
:* ( 2.) Yolanda Hightower
:* ( 3.) Mary Koboldt
:* ( 4.) Marcia Pankratz
:* ( 5.) Cheryl Van Kuren
:* ( 6.) Diane Bracalente
:* ( 7.) Beth Beglin
:* ( 8.) Marcella Place
:* ( 9.) Sandra Vander-Heyden
:* (10.) Tracey Fuchs
:* (11.) Sheryl Johnson
:* (12.) Sandra Costigan
:* (13.) Christy Morgan
:* (14.) Barbara Marois
:* (15.) Megan Donnelly
:* (16.) Donna Lee
Head coach: Boudewijn Castelijn
Preliminary round
----
----
5th-8th place classification
8th place game
Football
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminary round
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />T 1–1
|<br />T 0–0
|<br />L 2–4
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Roster
Head coach: Lothar Osiander
{| border="0" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
|-align="center" bgcolor="#AAD0FF"
!width=4%|No.
!width=4%|Pos.
!width=23%|Player
!width=12%|DoB
!width=4%|Age
!width=4%|Caps
!width=21%|Club
!width=6%|<small>Tournament<br />games</small>
!width=6%|<small>Tournament<br />goals</small>
!width=4%|<small>Minutes<br />played</small>
!width=4%|<small>Sub off</small>
!width=4%|<small>Sub on</small>
!width=4%|<small>Cards<br />yellow/red</small>
|-
| 1 || GK ||align="left"| David Vanole || February 6, 1963 || 25 || ? ||align="left"| Los Angeles Heat || 3 || 0 || 270 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 2 || DF ||align="left"| Steve Trittschuh || April 24, 1965 || 23 || ? ||align="left"| St. Louis Steamers || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 3 || DF ||align="left"| John Doyle || March 16, 1966 || 22 || ? ||align="left"| University of San Francisco || 2 || 1 || 135 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 4 || DF ||align="left"| Kevin Crow || September 17, 1961 || 27 || ? ||align="left"| San Diego Sockers || 3 || 0 || 270 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 5 || DF ||align="left"| Mike Windischmann || December 6, 1965 || 22 || ? ||align="left"| Los Angeles Lazers || 1 || 1 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 6 || FW ||align="left"| Frank Klopas || September 1, 1966 || 22 || ? ||align="left"| AEK Athens || 2 || 0 || 180 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 7 || FW ||align="left"| Jim Gabarra || September 22, 1959 || 28 || ? ||align="left"| Los Angeles Lazers || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 8 || MF ||align="left"| Rick Davis || November 24, 1958 || 29 || ? ||align="left"| Tacoma Stars || 3 || 0 || 270 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 9 || FW ||align="left"| Brent Goulet || June 19, 1964 || 24 || ? ||align="left"| Crewe Alexandra F.C. || 3 || 1 || 203 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 10 || FW ||align="left"| Peter Vermes || November 21, 1966 || 21 || ? ||align="left"| New Jersey Eagles || 2 || 0 || 180 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 11 || FW ||align="left"| Eric Eichmann || May 7, 1965 || 23 || ? ||align="left"| Fort Lauderdale Strikers || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 12 || DF ||align="left"| Paul Krumpe || March 4, 1963 || 25 || ? ||align="left"| Los Angeles Heat || 3 || 0 || 245 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| 13 || MF ||align="left"| John Harkes || March 8, 1967 || 21 || ? ||align="left"| National team || 2 || 0 || 92 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 14 || DF ||align="left"| John Stollmeyer || October 25, 1962 || 25 || ? ||align="left"| Cleveland Force || 2 || 0 || 59 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| 15 || MF ||align="left"| Tab Ramos || September 21, 1966 || 22 || ? ||align="left"| New Jersey Eagles || 2 || 0 || 119 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 16 || MF ||align="left"| Bruce Murray || January 25, 1966 || 22 || ? ||align="left"| Washington Stars || 2 || 0 || 180 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 17 || MF ||align="left"| Desmond Armstrong || November 2, 1964 || 23 || ? ||align="left"| Baltimore Blast || 3 || 0 || 205 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 18 || GK ||align="left"| Jeff Duback || January 5, 1964 || 24 || ? ||align="left"| Boston Bolts || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 19 || DF ||align="left"| Brian Bliss || September 28, 1965 || 22 || ? ||align="left"| Cleveland Force || 3 || 0 || 270 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 20 || DF ||align="left"| Paul Caligiuri || May 9, 1964 || 24 || ? ||align="left"| SV Meppen || 3 || 0 || 270 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
Preliminary round
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Gymnastics
In the women's artistic gymnastics team all-around competition, the United States women's team was penalized five-tenths of a point from their team score by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) after the compulsory round. East German judge Ellen Berger noticed that Rhonda Faehn, who was the American team alternate and not competing, had been standing on the uneven bars podium for the duration of Kelly Garrison-Steve's compulsory uneven bars routine. Although Faehn was not a coach, Berger assessed the penalty under a rule prohibiting coaches from remaining on the podium while an athlete competes. The deduction caused the United States to fall to fourth place with a combined score of 390.575, three-tenths of a point behind East Germany. This incident remains controversial in the sport of gymnastics, as the United States outperformed the East German team and would have taken the bronze medal in the team competition had they not been penalized.
Artistic
Men<br/>
Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=12|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kevin Davis
|align=left rowspan=7|Team
|9.45
|9.75
|9.70
|9.80
|9.50
|9.60
|9.30
|9.45
|9.50
|9.85
|9.60
|9.25
|114.75
|=53 Q
|-
|align=left|Scott Johnson
|9.70
|9.85
|8.85
|9.65
|9.30
|9.80
|9.50
|9.70
|9.70
|9.80
|8.75
|9.60
|114.20
|63
|-
|align=left|Charles Lakes
|9.70
|9.90
|9.60
|9.80
|9.60
|9.60
|9.60
|9.60
|9.60
|9.95
|9.80
|9.70
|116.45
|28 Q
|-
|align=left|Dominick Minicucci, Jr.
|9.35
|9.55
|9.30
|9.60
|9.55
|9.50
|9.50
|9.35
|9.60
|9.65
|9.45
|9.50
|113.90
|=67
|-
|align=left|Lance Ringnald
|9.65
|9.80
|9.40
|9.70
|9.30
|9.55
|9.40
|9.70
|9.50
|9.80
|9.70
|9.75
|115.25
|47 Q
|-
|align=left|Wes Suter
|9.40
|9.70
|9.45
|9.60
|9.15
|9.35
|9.50
|9.50
|9.40
|9.80
|9.35
|9.65
|113.85
|69
|-
|align=left|Total
|colspan=2|96.90
|colspan=2|96.00
|colspan=2|95.30
|colspan=2|95.45
|colspan=2|97.10
|colspan=2|96.10
|576.85
|11
|}
Individual finals
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=12|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kevin Davis
|align=left rowspan=3|All-around
|9.600
|9.650
|9.750
|9.700
|9.550
|9.650
|9.375
|9.800
|9.675
|9.650
|9.425
|9.500
|115.325
|34
|-
|align=left|Charles Lakes
|9.800
|9.900
|9.700
|9.950
|9.600
|9.700
|9.600
|9.750
|9.875
|9.800
|9.750
|9.850
|117.175
|19
|-
|align=left|Lance Ringnald
|9.725
|9.500
|9.525
|9.100
|9.250
|9.850
|9.500
|9.800
|9.600
|9.650
|9.500
|9.550
|115.075
|35
|}
Women<br/>
Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=8|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kelly Garrison-Steves
|align=left rowspan=7|Team
|9.700
|9.750
|9.700
|9.750
|9.775
|9.800 Q
|9.800
|9.550
|77.825
|21 Q
|-
|align=left|Brandy Johnson
|9.850
|9.800 Q
|9.775
|9.900
|9.725
|9.800
|9.875
|9.825
|78.550
|=11 Q
|-
|align=left|Missy Marlowe
|9.600
|9.750
|9.750
|9.775
|8.975
|9.725
|9.625
|9.650
|76.850
|46
|-
|align=left|Phoebe Mills
|9.650
|9.800
|9.750
|9.925 Q
|9.850
|9.900 Q
|9.900
|9.900 Q
|78.675
|=6 Q
|-
|align=left|Chelle Stack
|9.675
|9.825
|9.225
|9.875
|9.625
|9.675
|9.700
|9.800
|77.400
|=32
|-
|align=left|Hope Spivey
|9.725
|9.850
|9.650
|9.275
|9.675
|9.675
|9.800
|9.800
|77.450
|=30
|-
|align=left|Total
|colspan=2|97.625
|colspan=2|97.350
|colspan=2|97.550
|colspan=2|98.050
|390.575
|4
|}
Individual finals
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=8|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kelly Garrison-Steves
|align=left rowspan=3|All-around
|9.725
|9.825
|9.725
|9.750
|9.787
|9.675
|9.675
|9.775
|77.937
|16
|-
|align=left|Brandy Johnson
|9.825
|9.825
|9.837
|9.875
|9.763
|9.825
|9.850
|9.725
|78.525
|10
|-
|align=left|Phoebe Mills
|9.725
|9.800
|9.837
|9.850
|9.875
|9.275
|9.900
|9.775
|78.037
|15
|-
|align=left|Brandy Johnson
|align=left|Vault
|9.825
|9.949
|colspan=6
|19.774
|5
|-
|align=left|Phoebe Mills
|align=left|Uneven bars
|colspan=2
|9.837
|9.950
|colspan=4
|19.787
|8
|-
|align=left|Kelly Garrison-Steves
|align=left rowspan=2|Balance beam
|colspan=4 rowspan=2
|9.787
|9.787
|colspan=2 rowspan=2
|19.574
|7
|-
|align=left|Phoebe Mills
|9.875
|9.887
|19.762
|
|-
|align=left|Phoebe Mills
|align=left|Floor
|colspan=6
|9.900
|9.762
|19.662
|6
|}
Rhythmic
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Qualification
!colspan=6|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Rope
!Hoop
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Total
!Rank
!Rope
!Hoop
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Michelle Berube
|align=left rowspan=2|All-around
|9.55
|9.50
|9.55
|9.50
|38.10
|=22
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Diane Simpson
|9.45
|9.45
|9.50
|9.40
|37.80
|26
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}
Handball
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Preliminary round
!colspan=3|Final / round
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />L 15–22
|<br />L 23–31
|<br />L 14–26
|<br />L 12–26
|<br />L 17–20
|6
|colspan=3
|11th place final<br /><br />L 21–24
|12
|-
|align=left|United States women
|align=left|Women's tournament
|<br />L 18–19
|<br />L 19–33
|<br />L 18–24
|colspan=2
|4
|<br />L 22–31
|<br />W 27–16
|3
|
|7
|}
Men's tournament
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
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11th place match
Women's tournament
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
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Placement round
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Judo
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kevin Asano
|align=left|–60 kg
|
|<br />W 0001–0000
|<br />W 1010–0000
|<br />W 1010–0000
|<br />W 0000–0000
|colspan=3
|<br />L 0000–0000
|
|-
|align=left|Joe Marchal
|align=left|–65 kg
|
|<br />W 1000–0000
|<br />L 0000–1000
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|=7
|-
|align=left|Mike Swain
|align=left|–71 kg
|
|<br />W 0200–0000
|<br />W 0000–0000
|<br />L 0001–0010
|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|<br />W 0000–0000
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />
|
|-
|align=left|Jason Morris
|align=left|–78 kg
|<br />W 0000–0000
|<br />L 0000–0000
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|=20
|-
|align=left|Rene Capo
|align=left|–86 kg
|
|<br />L 0000–0020
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=19
|-
|align=left|Robert Berland
|align=left|–95 kg
|
|
|<br />L 0000–0000
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|<br />L 0000–1000
|Did not advance
|=7
|-
|align=left|Steve Cohen
|align=left|+95 kg
|
|<br />W 0101–0000
|<br />L 0000–0000
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=13
|}
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1988.
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Riding<br />(show jumping)
!colspan=3|Fencing<br />(épée one touch)
!colspan=3|Swimming<br />(300 m freestyle)
!colspan=3|Shooting<br />(25 m rapid fire pistol)
!colspan=3|Running<br />(4000 m cross-country)
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Penalties
!Rank
!MP points
!
!Rank
!MP points
!Time
!Rank
!MP points
!Score
!Rank
!MP points
!Time
!Rank
!MP points
!MP points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Michael Gostigan
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|colspan=2|
|0
|35 V – 30 D
|26
|820
|3:21.24
|14
|1264
|196
|=4
|1044
|14:50.75
|57
|895
|4023
|60
|-
|align=left|Robert Nieman
|156
|35
|944
|41 V – 24 D
|7
|932
|3:23.09
|22
|1248
|194
|=11
|1000
|14:45.89
|55
|910
|5034
|18
|-
|align=left|Robert Stull
|630
|59
|470
|44 V – 21 D
|=3
|983
|3:24.25
|27
|1240
|188
|=43
|868
|14:06.02
|42
|1027
|4588
|49
|-
|align=left|Michael Gostigan<br />Robert Nieman<br />Robert Stull
|align=left|Team
|
|18
|1414
|
|=2
|2735
|
|7
|3752
|
|4
|2912
|
|15
|2832
|13645
|16
|}
Rowing
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Andrew Sudduth
|align=left|Single sculls
|7:05.61
|2 R
|7:05.52
|1 SF
|6:59.70
|2 FA
|7:11.45
|6
|-
|align=left|Kurt Bausback<br />Edward Ives
|align=left|Coxless pair
|6:40.15
|3 R
|7:04.99
|3 SF
|6:50.47
|5 FB
|7:26.65
|9
|-
|align=left|Robert Espeseth<br />Jon Fish<br />Daniel Lyons
|align=left|Coxed pair
|7:17.36
|3 SF
|colspan=2
|7:07.05
|6 FB
|7:24.18
|11
|-
|align=left|Glenn Florio<br />Kevin Still
|align=left|Double sculls
|6:33.75
|6 R
|6:56.45
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Thomas Bohrer<br />Richard Kennelly<br />David Krmpotich<br />Raoul Rodriguez
|align=left|Coxless four
|6:03.67
|1 SF
|colspan=2
|6:07.71
|3 FA
|6:05.53
|
|-
|align=left|Tom Darling<br />Chris Huntington<br />John Terwilliger<br />John Walters<br />Mark Zembsch
|align=left|Coxed four
|6:08.36
|1 SF
|colspan=2
|6:15.30
|2 FA
|6:18.47
|5
|-
|align=left|Charlie Altekruse<br />John Frackleton<br />Greg Montesi<br />John Strotbeck
|align=left|Quadruple sculls
|5:54.08
|5 R
|5:59.07
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Seth Bauer<br />Doug Burden<br />Jeffrey McLaughlin<br />Peter Nordell<br />Ted Patton<br />John Pescatore<br />Jack Rusher<br />Jonathan Smith<br />Mike Teti
|align=left|Eight
|5:39.26
|3 R
|5:35.63
|1 FA
|colspan=2
|5:48.26
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Anne Marden
|align=left|Single sculls
|8:01.55
|1 SF
|colspan=2
|7:40.51
|2 FA
|7:50.28
|
|-
|align=left|Mara Keggi<br />Barbara Kirch
|align=left|Pair
|8:16.85
|3 R
|8:05.55
|2 FA
|colspan=2
|7:56.27
|6
|-
|align=left|Monica Havelka<br />Cathy Thaxton-Tippett
|align=left|Double sculls
|7:38.62
|4 R
|7:29.52
|2 FA
|colspan=2
|7:21.28
|6
|-
|align=left|Elizabeth Bradley<br />Jennifer Corbet<br />Cynthia Eckert<br />Sarah Gengler<br />Kim Santiago
|align=left|Coxed four
|7:33.42
|4 R
|7:28.01
|2 FA
|colspan=2
|7:09.12
|5
|-
|align=left|Sherry Cassuto<br />Angie Herron<br />Jennie Marshall<br />Anne Martin
|align=left|Quadruple sculls
|6:42.93
|2 R
|6:39.10
|3 FB
|colspan=2
|6:14.28
|9
|-
|align=left|Betsy Beard<br />Susan Broome<br />Christine Campbell<br />Peg Mallery<br />Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson<br />Abby Peck<br />Anna Seaton<br />Juliet Thompson<br />Alison Townley
|align=left|Eight
|6:24.55
|3 R
|
|4 FA
|colspan=2
|6:26.66
|6
|}
<small> - Race not run, times from heats were used to rank boats.<br />Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage</small>
Sailing
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=7|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Mike Gebhardt
|align=left|Division II
|8.0
|0.0
|8.0
|<s>17.0</s>
|10.0
|14.0
|8.0
|48.0
|
|-
|align=left|Brian Ledbetter
|align=left|Finn
|22.0
|18.0
|14.0
|16.0
|<s>25.0</s>
|13.0
|8.0
|91.0
|10
|-
|align=left|Charles McKee<br />John Shadden
|align=left|470
|10.0
|3.0
|3.0
|<s>17.0</s>
|10.0
|18.0
|8.0
|51.0
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=7|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Lynne Jewell<br />Allison Jolly
|align=left|470
|5.7
|0.0
|0.0
|3.0
|<s>28.0</s>
|3.0
|15.0
|26.7
|
|}
Open
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=7|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Paul Foerster<br />Andrew Goldman
|align=left|Flying Dutchman
|<s>24.0</s>
|20.0
|16.0
|5.7
|16.0
|8.0
|20.0
|85.7
|11
|-
|align=left|James Melvin<br />Patrick Muglia
|align=left|Tornado
|11.7
|16.0
|<s>30.0</s>
|20.0
|30.0
|15.0
|18.0
|110.7
|14
|-
|align=left|Hal Haenel<br />Mark Reynolds
|align=left|Star
|14.0
|8.0
|0.0
|10.0
|8.0
|8.0
|<s>28.0</s>
|48.0
|
|-
|align=left|William Baylis<br />Robert Billingham<br />John Kostecki
|align=left|Soling
|3.0
|0.0
|8.0
|0.0
|3.0
|<s>10.0</s>
|0.0
|14.0
|
|}
Shooting
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=4|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Erich Buljung
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air pistol
|590
|1 Q
|97.9
|5
|687.9
|
|-
|align=left|Don Nygord
|574
|28
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Rojelio Arredondo
|align=left rowspan=2|25 m rapid fire pistol
|590
|13
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|John McNally
|597
|2 Q
|93
|8
|690
|7
|-
|align=left|Don Nygord
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m pistol
|559
|11
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Darius Young
|556
|16
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Todd Bensley
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m running target
|581
|17
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Scott Swinney
|580
|18
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Roderick Fitz-Randolph
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air rifle
|587
|17
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Robert Foth
|591
|5 Q
|101.5
|3
|692.5
|4
|-
|align=left|Glenn Dubis
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle prone
|595
|15
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Webster Wright
|594
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Glenn Dubis
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle three positions
|1174
|4 Q
|99.5
|2
|1273.5
|5
|-
|align=left|Daniel Durben
|1169
|13
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=4|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kimberly Dyer
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air pistol
|377
|16
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ruby Fox
|375
|22
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Kimberly Dyer
|align=left rowspan=2|25 m pistol
|578
|24
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ruby Fox
|577
|26
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Launi Meili
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air rifle
|395
|1 Q
|98.3
|8
|493.3
|6
|-
|align=left|Deena Wigger
|392
|10
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Launi Meili
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle three positions
|582
|8 Q
|94.5
|6
|676.5
|7
|-
|align=left|Wanda Jewell
|579
|13
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Open shotgun
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=4|Semifinal
!colspan=4|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Brian Ballard
|align=left rowspan=4|Trap
|144
|17 Q
|48
|=3
|192
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Daniel Carlisle
|147
|8 Q
|47
|=12
|194
|9
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|George Haas III
|143
|23 Q
|49
|=1
|192
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Carolyn Koch
|130
|47
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Daniel Carlisle
|align=left rowspan=4|Skeet
|149
|2 Q
|48
|=17
|197
|3 Q
|23
|=3
|220
|4
|-
|align=left|Terry Carlisle
|139
|49
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Matthew Dryke
|147
|10 Q
|49
|=23
|193
|24
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Richard Smith
|145
|26
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|}
Swimming
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Matt Biondi
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m freestyle
|22.39
|1 FA
|22.14
|
|-
|align=left|Tom Jager
|22.61
|=3 FA
|22.36
|
|-
|align=left|Matt Biondi
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m freestyle
|49.04
|1 FA
|48.63
|
|-
|align=left|Chris Jacobs
|49.20
|2 FA
|48.63
|
|-
|align=left|Matt Biondi
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m freestyle
|1:48.39
|2 FA
|1:47.99
|
|-
|align=left|Troy Dalbey
|1:48.96
|5 FA
|1:48.86
|7
|-
|align=left|Matt Cetlinski
|align=left rowspan=2|400 m freestyle
|3:50.82
|8 FA
|3:48.09
|4
|-
|align=left|Dan Jorgensen
|3:52.64
|11 FB
|3:55.34
|14
|-
|align=left|Matt Cetlinski
|align=left rowspan=2|1500 m freestyle
|15:07.41
|1 FA
|15:14.76
|4
|-
|align=left|Lars Jorgensen
|15:39.51
|23
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|David Berkoff
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m backstroke
|54.51
|1 FA
|55.18
|
|-
|align=left|Jay Mortenson
|57.19
|13 FB
|57.06
|11
|-
|align=left|Dan Veatch
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m backstroke
|2:01.73
|5 FA
|2:02.26
|7
|-
|align=left|Steve Bigelow
|2:03.64
|15 FB
|2:02.95
|10
|-
|align=left|Richard Schroeder
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m breaststroke
|1:03.05
|7 FA
|1:02.55
|6
|-
|align=left|Daniel Watters
|1:04.04
|15 FB
|1:04.17
|15
|-
|align=left|Mike Barrowman
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m breaststroke
|2:15.85
|3 FA
|2:15.45
|4
|-
|align=left|Kirk Stackle
|2:19.47
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Matt Biondi
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m butterfly
|53.46
|2 FA
|53.01
|
|-
|align=left|Jay Mortenson
|54.44
|8 FA
|54.07
|6
|-
|align=left|Mark Dean
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m butterfly
|2:00.86
|10 FB
|2:00.26
|9
|-
|align=left|Melvin Stewart
|1:59.78
|6 FA
|1:59.19
|5
|-
|align=left|Bill Stapleton
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m individual medley
|2:05.32
|12 FB
|2:06.82
|16
|-
|align=left|David Wharton
|2:04.44
|9 FB
|2:03.05
|9
|-
|align=left|Jeff Kostoff
|align=left rowspan=2|400 m individual medley
|4:24.10
|10 FB
|4:22.95
|9
|-
|align=left|David Wharton
|4:20.84
|4 FA
|4:17.36
|
|-
|align=left|Matt Biondi<br />Troy Dalbey<br />Doug Gjertsen<br />Chris Jacobs<br />Tom Jager<br />Shaun Jordan<br />Brent Lang
|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|3:19.52
|1 FA
|3:16.53
|
|-
|align=left|Matt Biondi<br />Matt Cetlinski<br />Troy Dalbey<br />Doug Gjertsen<br />Dan Jorgensen<br />Craig Oppel
|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay
|7:18.76
|2 FA
|7:12.51
|
|-
|align=left|David Berkoff<br />Matt Biondi<br />Chris Jacobs<br />Tom Jager<br />Jay Mortenson<br />Richard Schroeder
|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay
|3:43.00
|1 FA
|3:36.93
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Leigh Ann Fetter
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m freestyle
|25.91
|4 FA
|25.78
|5
|-
|align=left|Jill Sterkel
|26.02
|6 FA
|25.71
|
|-
|align=left|Mitzi Kremer
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m freestyle
|56.97
|13 FB
|56.83
|12
|-
|align=left|Dara Torres
|56.37
|7 FA
|56.25
|7
|-
|align=left|Mitzi Kremer
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m freestyle
|2:01.45
|7 FA
|2:00.23
|6
|-
|align=left|Mary Wayte
|1:59.50
|3 FA
|1:59.04
|4
|-
|align=left|Tami Bruce
|align=left rowspan=2|400 m freestyle
|4:10.73
|3 FA
|4:08.16
|4
|-
|align=left|Janet Evans
|4:10.12
|1 FA
|4:03.85
|
|-
|align=left|Tami Bruce
|align=left rowspan=2|800 m freestyle
|8:31.57
|5 FA
|8:30.86
|5
|-
|align=left|Janet Evans
|8:28.13
|2 FA
|8:20.20
|
|-
|align=left|Beth Barr
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m backstroke
|1:02.63
|4 FA
|1:02.78
|5
|-
|align=left|Betsy Mitchell
|1:02.85
|5 FA
|1:02.71
|4
|-
|align=left|Beth Barr
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m backstroke
|2:13.91
|4 FA
|2:12.39
|4
|-
|align=left|Andrea Hayes
|2:14.77
|5 FA
|2:15.02
|6
|-
|align=left|Susan Johnson
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m breaststroke
|1:11.09
|12 FB
|1:11.08
|13
|-
|align=left|Tracey McFarlane
|1:10.59
|6 FA
|1:09.60
|6
|-
|align=left|Tracey McFarlane
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m breaststroke
|2:23.11
|12 FB
|2:33.46
|14
|-
|align=left|Susan Rapp
|2:34.21
|15 FB
|2:32.90
|13
|-
|align=left|Janel Jorgensen
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m butterfly
|1:00.97
|6 FA
|1:00.48
|5
|-
|align=left|Mary T. Meagher
|1:11.09
|8 FA
|1:00.97
|7
|-
|align=left|Mary T. Meagher
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m butterfly
|2:12.35
|3 FA
|2:10.80
|
|-
|align=left|Trina Radke
|2:13.05
|7 FA
|2:11.55
|5
|-
|align=left|Whitney Hedgepeth
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m individual medley
|2:17.45
|8 FA
|2:17.99
|8
|-
|align=left|Mary Wayte
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Janet Evans
|align=left rowspan=2|400 m individual medley
|4:43.04
|3 FA
|4:37.76
|
|-
|align=left|Erika Hansen
|4:50.03
|11 FB
|4:51.93
|11
|-
|align=left|Mitzi Kremer<br />Jill Sterkel<br />Dara Torres<br />Laura Walker<br />Mary Wayte<br />Paige Zemina
|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|3:45.10
|3 FA
|3:44.25
|
|-
|align=left|Beth Barr<br />Janel Jorgensen<br />Tracey McFarlane<br />Mary T. Meagher<br />Betsy Mitchell<br />Dara Torres<br />Mary Wayte
|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay
|4:10.38
|2 FA
|4:07.90
|
|}
<small> - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.
<br />Note: Times in the first round ranked across all heats.
<br />Qualification legend: FA – Advance to medal final; FB – Advance to non-medal final</small>
Synchronized swimming
Three female synchronized swimmers represented the United States in 1988.
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=6|Qualification
!colspan=4|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|Technical figures
!colspan=2|Free swim
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|Free swim
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Tracie Ruiz
|align=left|Solo
|98.633
|2
|98.400
|1
|197.033
|2 Q
|99.000
|=1
|197.633
|
|-
|align=left|Karen Josephson<br />Sarah Josephson
|align=left|Duet
|97.684
|2
|98.600
|1
|196.284
|2 Q
|99.600
|1
|197.284
|
|}
Table tennis
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=8|Group stage
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Sean O'Neill
|align=left|Men's singles
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 0–3
|6
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Insook Bhushan
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's singles
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 2–3
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 0–3
|colspan=2
|4
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Diana Gee
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 2–3
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 0–3
|colspan=2
|5
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Insook Bhushan<br />Diana Gee
|align=left|Women's doubles
|<br />L 0–2
|<br />L 1–2
|<br />L 1–2
|<br />W 2–0
|<br />L 1–2
|<br />L 0–2
|
|6
|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Tennis
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Brad Gilbert
|align=left rowspan=3|Singles
|<br />W 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
|<br />W 6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
|<br />W 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
|<br />W 5–7, 6–1, 7–6, 6–3
|<br />L 4–6, 4 6, 3–6
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Tim Mayotte
|<br />W 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
|<br />W 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
|<br />W 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
|<br />W 7–6, 7–5, 6–3
|<br />W 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
|<br />L 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
|
|-
|align=left|Robert Seguso
|<br />W 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
|<br />W 6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–2
|<br />L 2–6, 1–6, 2–6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ken Flach<br />Robert Seguso
|align=left|Doubles
|
|<br />W 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
|<br />W 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
|<br />W 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
|<br />W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
|<br />W 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Chris Evert
|align=left rowspan=3|Singles
|
|<br />W 6–2, 6–2
|<br />L 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Zina Garrison
|
|<br />W 6–1, 6–4
|<br />W 7–5, 6–2
|<br />W 6–2, 6–3
|<br />L 2–6, 0–6
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Pam Shriver
|
|<br />W 6–2, 6–3
|<br />W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
|<br />L 2–6, 3–6
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Zina Garrison<br />Pam Shriver
|align=left|Doubles
|colspan=2
|
|<br />W 7–5, 6–2
|<br />W 7–6, 6–4
|<br />W 4–6, 6–2, 10–8
|
|}
Volleyball
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Preliminary round
!Semifinal /
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–0
|1 Q
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–1
|
|-
|align=left|United States women
|align=left|Women's tournament
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />L 2–3
|colspan=2
|3
|5th-8th semifinal<br /><br />L 1–3
|7th place final<br /><br />W 3–2
|7
|}
Men's tournament
Roster<br/>
- Head coach: Marv Dunphy
Preliminary round
----
----
----
----
Semifinal
Final
Women's tournament
Roster
:* Deitre Collins
:* Caren Kemner
:* Laurel Kessel
:* Liz Masakayan
:* Jayne McHugh
:* Melissa McLinden
:* Kim Oden
:* Prikeba Phipps
:* Angela Rock
:* Kimberly Ruddins
:* Liane Sato
:* Tammy Webb
- Head coach: Terry Liskevych
Preliminary round
----
----
Classification semifinal
7th place final
Water polo
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Preliminary round
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />W 7–6
|<br />L 7–9
|<br />W 14–7
|<br />W 18–9
|<br />W 10–9
|1 Q
|<br />W 8–7
|<br />L 7–9
|
|}
Roster
:* Craig Wilson
:* Kevin Robertson
:* James Bergeson
:* Peter Campbell
:* Douglas Kimbell
:* Edward Klass
:* Alan Mouchawar
:* Jeffrey Campbell
:* Greg Boyer
:* Terry Schroeder
:* Jody Campbell
:* Christopher Duplanty
:* Michael Evans
- Head coach: Bill Barnett
Preliminary round
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Semifinal
Gold medal game
Weightlifting
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|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Snatch
!colspan=2|Clean & jerk
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Weight
!Rank
!Weight
!Rank
!Weight
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Michael Jacques
|align=left|–67.5 kg
|125.0
|=14
|157.5
|13
|282.5
|13
|-
|align=left|Tony Urrutia
|align=left|–75 kg
|150.0
|=8
|177.5
|=10
|327.5
|8
|-
|align=left|Derrick Crass
|align=left rowspan=2|–82.5 kg
|140.0
|=14
|175.0
|9
|315.0
|11
|-
|align=left|Curt White
|140.0
|=14
|165.0
|=13
|305.0
|14
|-
|align=left|Brett Brian
|align=left rowspan=2|–90 kg
|140.0
|=14
|180.0
|=15
|320.0
|14
|-
|align=left|Arn Kritsky
|147.5
|11
|185.0
|=10
|332.5
|11
|-
|align=left|Jeff Michels
|align=left rowspan=2|–110 kg
|167.5
|12
|192.5
|13
|360.0
|13
|-
|align=left|Rich Schutz
|160.0
|14
|200.0
|=11
|360.0
|11
|-
|align=left|John Bergman
|align=left rowspan=2|+110 kg
|167.5
|7
|185.0
|14
|352.5
|10
|-
|align=left|Mario Martinez
|175.0
|=4
|232.5
|=3
|407.5
|4
|}
Wrestling
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=9|Pool stage
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Tim Vanni
|align=left|Freestyle 48 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />L 0–4
|<br />W 3.5–0.5
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|
|colspan=2
|2 q
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />L 1–3
|4
|-
|align=left|Ken Chertow
|align=left|Freestyle 52 kg
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />L 0.5–3.5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Barry Davis
|align=left|Freestyle 57 kg
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />L 0–4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|John Smith
|align=left|Freestyle 62 kg
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|colspan=2
|1 Q
|<br />W 3–0
|
|-
|align=left|Nate Carr
|align=left|Freestyle 68 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 1–3
|
|2 q
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />W 3–1
|
|-
|align=left|Kenny Monday
|align=left|Freestyle 74 kg
|<br />W 3.5–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–0
|
|1 Q
|<br />W 3–1
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Schultz
|align=left|Freestyle 82 kg
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />L 0–3.5
|
|3
|5th place final<br /><br />L 0–4
|6
|-
|align=left|Jim Scherr
|align=left|Freestyle 90 kg
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />L 0–4
|
|colspan=2
|3
|5th place final<br /><br />W 3–1
|5
|-
|align=left|William Scherr
|align=left|Freestyle 100 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />W 3–1
|colspan=2
|2 q
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />W 4–0
|
|-
|align=left|Bruce Baumgartner
|align=left|Freestyle 130 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 4–0
|colspan=4
|1 Q
|<br />L 1–3
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Fuller
|align=left|Greco-Roman 48 kg
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />L 1–3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=3
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Shawn Sheldon
|align=left|Greco-Roman 52 kg
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />L 0–2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Anthony Amado
|align=left|Greco-Roman 57 kg
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />L 0–4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Isaac Anderson
|align=left|Greco-Roman 62 kg
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 1–3
|colspan=3
|3
|5th place final<br /><br />L 1–3
|6
|-
|align=left|Andrew Seras
|align=left|Greco-Roman 68 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />L 0–0
|Did not advance
|colspan=3
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|David Butler
|align=left|Greco-Roman 74 kg
|<br />L 1–3
|<br />W 2–0
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />L 0–3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|John Morgan
|align=left|Greco-Roman 82 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />L 0–0
|<br />L 1–3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|4
|7th place final<br /><br />W 4–0
|7
|-
|align=left|Michial Foy
|align=left|Greco-Roman 90 kg
|<br />L 0–4
|<br />W 4–0
|
|<br />L 1–3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dennis Koslowski
|align=left|Greco-Roman 100 kg
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />W 3–0
|<br />L 1–3
|
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />W 3–0
|
|2 q
|Bronze medal final<br /><br />W 3–0
|
|-
|align=left|Duane Koslowski
|align=left|Greco-Roman 130 kg
|<br />W 3–1
|<br />W 4–0
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 0–4
|colspan=4
|4
|7th place final<br /><br />L 0–4
|8
|}
See also
- United States at the 1987 Pan American Games
- United States at the 1988 Summer Paralympics