The Seoul 1988 Summer Olympic Games was held from 17th September to 2nd October in Seoul, South Korea. With the 8,391 Athletes in 23 sports with 237 events participated from 159 nations on that season. The grand opening ceremony Inaugurated by President Roh Tae-woo.
North Korea boycotted as well as Cuba, Ethiopia, Albania and Seychelles didn’t respond the IOC’s invitations. In that season, six sports were demonstrated for the first time. Those were –
- Badminton,
- Baseball,
- Bowling,
- Judo,
- Taekwondo,
- Wheelchair racing.
Hodori was the official mascot for the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympic Games, and it was designed by Kim Hyun. That was the symbolic portraying of friendly and hospitality of the Korean traditions.
NBC was the official broadcasting partner from the United States. From their live telecasting service, fans and supporters enjoyed that season very much.
Read: Moscow 1980 Olympics Results
Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics – Results – Medalist – Medal Table
In Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics, the Soviet Union was the top-ranked medalist on the medal table with 55 gold medals, 31 silver medals and 46 bronze medals. If you see the table below, you notice East Germany was ranked the 2nd position and the United States was ranked 3rd position on the medallist.
Here we created a table for you. Those all data are collected from authentic sources.
| Rank | Nations | Gold Metals | Silver Medals | Bronze Medals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 55 | 31 | 46 | 132 |
| 2 | East Germany | 37 | 35 | 30 | 102 |
| 3 | United States | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 |
| 4 | South Korea | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | West Germany | 11 | 14 | 15 | 40 |
| 6 | Hungary | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 10 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 8 | Romania | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | France | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | China | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 13 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 19 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Poland | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 21 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Read: Barcelona 1992 Olympics Medal Table
Team Sports Result at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games
From the football sport, the Soviet Union was the champion – on the other hand, Brazil was the runners-up team and West Germany took the third place.
Similarly, the Soviet Union was the champion team from the Basketball men’s event and the USA was the champion from women’s event. Runners-up team was Yugoslavia from both men’s and women’s events.
Here we putted all results of team sports at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. Have a look below table.
| Sports | Champions (Gold Medalist) | Runners-up (Silver Medalist) | Third-place (Bronze Medalist) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Soviet Union (Men) | Brazil (Men) | West Germany (Men) |
| Basketball | Soviet Union (Men) USA (Women) | Yugoslavia (Men) Yugoslavia (Women) | USA (Men) Soviet Union (Women) |
| Water Polo | Yugoslavia | United States | Soviet Union |
| Field hockey | Great Britain (Men) Australia (Women) | West Germany (Men) South Korea (Women) | Netherlands (Men) Netherlands (Women) |
| Handball | Soviet Union (Men) South Korea (Women) | South Korea (Men) Norway (Women) | Yugoslavia (Men) Soviet Union (Women) |
| Volleyball | USA (Men) Soviet Union (Women) | Soviet Union (Men) Peru (Women) | Argentina (Men) China (Women) |
