title: South Yemen at the 1988 Summer Olympics
text: # South Yemen at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  
  South Yemen competed as the Yemen Democratic Republic at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It was the only time that the nation would compete at the Olympic Games. After unification with North Yemen, the nation would later return as Yemen at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
  
  ## Medal tables
  
  ### Medals by Games
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 1992– | as Yemen (YEM) | as Yemen (YEM) | as Yemen (YEM) | as Yemen (YEM) |
  | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
  | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | 2nd round | 2nd round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Ehab Fuad Ahmed Nagi | 100 m | 11.53 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Sahim Saleh Mehdi | 200 m | 22.95 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Farouk Ahmed Sayed | 5000 m | 15:11.20 | 18 | n/a | n/a | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Semi-Final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Mohamed Mahfood Sayed | −51 kg | Bye | Nsubuga (UGA) L KO1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
  | Ali Mohamed Jaffer | −57 kg | Pongsri (THA) L KO1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
  