1988 Summer Olympics
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See also: 1988 Summer Paralympics
The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. The host was chosen in a 1981 vote, ahead of the Japanese city of Nagoya.
| Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
| Nations participating | 159 |
| Athletes participating | 8,465 (6,279 men, 2,186 women) |
| Events | 263 in 27 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | September 17, 1988 |
| Closing ceremonies | October 2, 1988 |
| Officially opened by | Roh Taewoo |
| Athlete's Oath | Hur Jae |
| Judge's Oath: | Lee Hakrae |
| Olympic Torch | Chung Sunman, Kim Wontak and Sohn Kee-chung |
| Table of contents |
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2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References |
Highlights
- South Korea's government became a democracy under the pressure of organising the Olympics.
- After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Games were again boycotted, but only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
- Canadian Ben Johnson wins the 100 m in a new World Record, but is then disqualified after he has been found guilty of doping.
- Swimmer Kristin Otto of East Germany wins six gold medals. Other multi-medalists in the pool are Matt Biondi (five) and Janet Evans (3).
- Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory.
- Sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner wins three gold medals and a silver on the track.
- Christa Rothenburger becomes the first (and last) athlete to win Olympic medals at the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics in the same year. She adds a cycling silver to the speed skating gold she won earlier in the year in Calgary.
- Greg Louganis wins back-to-back titles on both diving events, but not after hitting the springboard with his head in the 3-m event final.
- Tennis returns to the Olympics after a 64-year absence. Steffi Graf adds to her four Grand Slam victories in the year by also winning the Olympic title.
- Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
- Daniela Silivas of Romania wins three gold medals in gymnastics, Soviet Vladimir Artemov wins four.
- Two Bulgarian weightlifters are stripped of their gold medals after testing positive for doping. The Bulgarian weightlifting team withdraws after this event.
- Baseball and Taekwondo are a demo sports , with a one event are demo * Woman´s Judo
Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
- Archery
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrianism
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwendo
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Yachting
Medal count
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
References
Internal links
- Olympic Games
- Summer Olympic Games
- International Olympic Committee
- WikiProject Sports Olympics
- IOC country codes
External links
Bibliography
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