345 competitors, 219 men and 126 women, took part in 191 events in 22 sports.

[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Similarly to the previous two Summer Olympics, British athletes once again won five gold medals.

In the fifth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal while Joanne Franks added another top eight finish in the women's individual and the women's team came in 5th.

13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.