This is the full table of the medal count of the 1988 Summer Olympics. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ...
(Host country is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)
Olympic sports Olympic medalists Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Medal counts For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... // Summer Olympics The following sports are currently on the program of the Summer Olympic Games. ... This article gives lists of Olympic medalists for those Olympic Games sports where such lists have been created in Wikipedia. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic symbols are various logos, icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee for various aspects related to the promotion of the olympism around the world. ...
Summer Games medal counts
1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 This is the full table of the medal count of the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1904 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1908 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1924 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1952 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1956 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1960 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1964 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1968 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1976 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1980 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1984 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 2000 Summer Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...
Winter Games medal counts
1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 This is the full table of the medal count of the 1924 Winter Olympics, which were held in Chamonix, France. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1928 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1932 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1936 Winter Olympics, which were held in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1948 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1952 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1956 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1960 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1964 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1968 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1972 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1976 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1984 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1988 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1992 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1994 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1998 Winter Olympics. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 2002 Winter Olympics. ... This is the official medal count of the 2006 Winter Olympics. ...
The host was chosen in the September 1981 vote, ahead of the Japanese city of Nagoya.
South Korea's government became a democracy under the pressure of organizing the Olympics.
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger, along with the acquisitions of the Bravo and Telemundo networks, made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
The main Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed only two months before the games opened, with the sliding over of a futuristic glass roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
The Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
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