Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the fifteenth time that the nation had competed. Brazil competed under the IOC country code BRA. General info: Large flag of Brazil Dimensions: 431x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... General info: Large flag of Brazil Dimensions: 431x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ...
In its third Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men. Medal winners Men individual: Jay Barrs (USA) Park Sung-Soo (South Korea) Vladimir Yesheyev (Soviet Union) Echeev Mens Teams: United States South Korea Italy Women individual: Kim Soo-Nyung (South Korea) Wang Hee-Kyung (South Korea) Yun Young-Sook (South Korea) Womens Teams: South Korea Indonesia United States...
The Olympics have always inspired feelings of national pride, both in the inhabitants of the host country and in the inhabitants of every country sending athletes to the games.
For the first time ever, the Kingdom's soccer team was represented in the Olympics, and although it lost its first game to Brazil and tied its second with Malaysia, it was a great moment in Saudi soccer history and set the course for the national soccer team's participation in future Olympics.
In the 25th Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992, Saudi athletes represented the Kingdom in a number of sports, including some in which the Kingdom had never before competed, such as gymnastics, table tennis and swimming.
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.
Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
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