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The 1988 Summer Olympics (Korean: 1988년 하계 올림픽; RR: 1988-nyeon Hagye Ollimpik), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (제24회 올림픽경기대회; Je-24-hoe Ollimpik-Gyeonggidaehoe) and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (서울 1988), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the ...
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Seoul, South Korea, from 17 September to 2 October 1988. A total of 8,397 athletes representing 159 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 237 events in 23 sports across 31 different disciplines.
The 1988 Summer Olympics, which were held in Seoul, South Korea ... This page was last edited on 21 October 2023, at 22:16 (UTC).
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 18–19 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea. [1]The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time this event for men has been won at the Olympics by less than a tenth of a second.
The winning margin was 0.38 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time the women's Olympic 200 metres has been won by more than 0.3 seconds since the introduction of fully automatic timing. At the 1988 Olympic Trials, her 21.77 American record already showed Florence Griffith-Joyner was going to be a contender against the East Germans who ...
During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.
1988 Summer Olympics; IOC code: ITA: NOC: Italian National Olympic Committee: Website: www.coni.it (in Italian) in Seoul; Competitors: 253 (212 men, 41 women) in 23 sports: Flag bearer : Pietro Mennea: Medals Ranked 10th: Gold 6 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 14: Summer Olympics appearances
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1: 7: David Berkoff United States 54.51: Q, WR 2: 6: Igor Polyansky Soviet Union 55.04: Q 3: 7: Daichi Suzuki Japan 55.90: Q 4: 7: Sergei Zabolotnov Soviet Union