Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 Michung Table of contents 1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References 4.1 Internal links 4.2 External links 4.3 Bibliography 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 IOC Site on 1988 Summer Olympics Bibliography Summer Olympics 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906 | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 Winter Olympics 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.