Djibouti at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Djibouti at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DJI
NOC	Comité National Olympique Djiboutien
in Seoul
Competitors	6 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Ahmed Salah
Medals Ranked 46th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Djibouti competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal, a bronze medal for the marathon, at these Games.

Djibouti entered five new Olympians and one repeat Olympian in these Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
03 ! Bronze	Hussein Ahmed Salah	Athletics	Men's marathon	October 2

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hoche Yaya Aden	1500 m	3:51.56	12	Did not advance
Ismael Hassan	5000 m	14:45.40	14	Did not advance
Talal Omar Abdillahi	10000 m	30:08.53	18	N/A		Did not advance
Ahmed Salah	marathon	N/A				2:10:59	03 !
Omar Moussa		N/A				2:25:25	49

Sailing

Rank	Helmsman	Event	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [1]	Total -1 [2]
			Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
40	Robleh Ali Adou	Division II	38	44.0	31	37.0	32	38.0	37	43.0	PMS	52.0	35	41.0	RET	52.0	307.0	255.0

PMS=Premature Start, RET=Retired

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database