Competitors for 1988 World Cyclo-Cross Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Aksel Aaling |  DEN |
CYC | 26 August 1960 |
| Henk Baars |  NED |
CYC | 3 August 1960 |
| David Baker |  GBR |
CYC | 30 December 1965 |
| Antonio Balboa |  ESP |
CYC | 5 January 1964 |
| Sławomir Barul |  POL |
CYC | 28 August 1964 |
| Ralph Berner |  GER |
CYC | 28 March 1968 |
| Timo Berner | GER |
CYC | 13 August 1966 |
| Georg Bickel | GER |
CYC | 7 February 1966 |
| Sandro Bono |  ITA |
CYC | 8 November 1956 |
| Beat Breu |  SUI |
CYC | 23 October 1957 |
| Hans-Rüdi Büchi | SUI |
CYC | 6 July 1963 |
| Andreas Büsser | SUI |
CYC | 9 February 1963 |
| Laurent Cailleau |  FRA |
CYC | 19 September 1962 |
| Carl Camrda |  CZE TCH |
CYC | 26 October 1964 |
| Barrie Clarke | GBR |
CYC | 11 December 1966 |
| Paul Curley |  USA |
CYC | 16 December 1955 |
| Bruno D'Arsié | SUI |
CYC | 3 July 1960 |
| Giuseppe Dal Grande | ITA |
CYC | 26 March 1962 |
| Danny De Bie |  BEL |
CYC | 23 January 1960 |
| Paul De Brauwer | BEL |
CYC | 7 June 1956 |
| Christian Deinhammer |  AUT |
CYC | 12 December 1962 |
| Vito Di Tano | ITA |
CYC | 23 September 1954 |
| Henrik Djernis | DEN |
CYC | 22 April 1966 |
| Steve Douce | GBR |
CYC | 5 November 1963 |
| Benito Durán | ESP |
CYC | |
| Juan Carlos Esteban | ESP |
CYC | |
| Miloš Fišera | TCH |
CYC | 17 February 1950 |
| Thomas Frischknecht | SUI |
CYC | 17 February 1970 |
| Martial Gayant | FRA |
CYC | 16 November 1962 |
| Marcel Gerritsen | NED |
CYC | 6 January 1967 |
| Ondřej Glajza | TCH |
CYC | 22 March 1966 |
| Timothy Gould | GBR |
CYC | 30 May 1964 |
| René Guijt | NED |
CYC | 8 February 1966 |
| Christian Hautekeete | BEL |
CYC | 9 July 1960 |
| Roger Honegger | SUI |
CYC | 18 March 1964 |
| Iñigo Igartua | ESP |
CYC | 24 March 1968 |
| Marc Janssens | BEL |
CYC | 13 November 1968 |
| Grzegorz Jaroszewski | POL |
CYC | 12 February 1955 |
| Michael Jørgensen | DEN |
CYC | 23 April 1968 |
| František Klouček | CZE TCH |
CYC | 22 November 1960 |
| Huub Kools | NED |
CYC | 31 December 1961 |
| Volker Krukenbaum | GER |
CYC | 9 August 1959 |
| Christophe Lavainne | FRA |
CYC | 22 December 1963 |
| Bruno Lebras | FRA |
CYC | 30 October 1962 |
| Roland Liboton | BEL |
CYC | 6 March 1957 |
| Marc Madiot | FRA |
CYC | 16 April 1959 |
| Yvon Madiot | FRA |
CYC | 21 June 1962 |
| Daniel Maquet | FRA |
CYC | 19 May 1961 |
| Fabrizio Margon | ITA |
CYC | 14 October 1966 |
| Didier Martinez | FRA |
CYC | 20 February 1969 |
| Josef Meisen | GER |
CYC | 3 February 1954 |
| Ivan Messelis | BEL |
CYC | 28 March 1958 |
| Alex Moonen | BEL |
CYC | 26 February 1965 |
| Hans Müller | AUT |
CYC | |
| Maik Müller | GER |
CYC | 29 May 1970 |
| Don Myrah | USA |
CYC | 17 January 1966 |
| Allan Møller | DEN |
CYC | 12 July 1957 |
| Clark Natwick | USA |
CYC | |
| Mark Orzel |  CAN |
CYC | |
| Ottavio Paccagnella | ITA |
CYC | 6 January 1956 |
| Edward Piech | POL |
CYC | 16 February 1959 |
| Adrie van der Poel | NED |
CYC | 17 June 1959 |
| Daniel Rech | TCH |
CYC | |
| Bob Reuther | USA |
CYC | |
| Pascal Richard | SUI |
CYC | 16 March 1964 |
| Dieter Runkel | SUI |
CYC | 21 December 1966 |
| Francisco Sala | ESP |
CYC | 19 May 1958 |
| Antonio Saronni | ITA |
CYC | 13 April 1956 |
| Radomír Šimůnek Sr | CZE TCH |
CYC | 8 April 1962 |
| Hendrikus Stamsnijder | NED |
CYC | 21 July 1954 |
| Klaus-Peter Thaler | GER |
CYC | 14 May 1949 |
| Olivier Triebel |  LUX |
CYC | 11 June 1967 |
| Dieter Übing | GER |
CYC | 20 February 1946 |
| Noël Van der Ley | NED |
CYC | 27 December 1964 |
| Claudio Vandelli | ITA |
CYC | 27 July 1961 |
| Maurizio Vandelli | ITA |
CYC | 9 August 1964 |
| Eric Vervaet | BEL |
CYC | 2 June 1959 |
| José Iñaki Vijandi | ESP |
CYC | 28 July 1961 |
| Christopher Young | GBR |
CYC | 2 January 1964 |
| José María Yurrebaso | ESP |
CYC | 11 October 1955 |
| Albert Zweifel | SUI |
CYC/TRI | 7 June 1949 |
| Jan Østergaard | DEN |
CYC | 20 February 1961 |