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Encyclopedia > Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi. The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (서울, listen ▶(?)) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ... Matthew Matt Biondi (born October 8, 1965) is an Olympic swimmer. ...


Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Matt Biondi, USA Thomas Jager, USA Gennady Prigoda, USSR
100 m backstroke Daichi Suzuki, Japan David Berkoff, USA Igor Polyanski, USSR
100 m breaststroke Adrian Moorhouse, Great Britain Karoly Guttler, Hungary Dmitri Volkov, USSR
100 m butterfly Anthony Nesty, Suriname Matt Biondi, USA Andrew Jameson, Great Britain
100 m freestyle Matt Biondi, USA Christopher Jacobs, USA Stéphane Caron, France
200 m backstroke Igor Polyanski, USSR Frank Baltrusch, East Germany Paul Kingsman, New Zealand
200 m breaststroke Jozef Szabo, Hungary Nick Gillingham, Great Britain Sergio Lopez Miro, Spain
200 m butterfly Michael Gross, West Germany Benny Leo Nielsen, Denmark Anthony Mosse, New Zealand
200 m freestyle Duncan Armstrong, Australia Anders Holmertz, Sweden Matt Biondi, USA
200 m medley Tamás Darnyi, Hungary Patrick Kühl, East Germany Vadim Yaroschchuk, USSR
400 m freestyle Uwe Dässler, East Germany Duncan Armstrong, Australia Artur Wojdat, Poland
400 m medley Tamás Darnyi, Hungary David Wharton, USA Stefano Battistelli, Italy
1500 m freestyle Vladimir Salnikov, USSR Stefan Pfeiffer, West Germany Uwe Dässler, East Germany
4 x 100 m freestyle relay United States
Christopher Jacobs
Troy Dalbey
Thomas Jager
Matt Biondi
Soviet Union
Gennady Prigoda
Juri Bashkatov
Nikolai Evseev
Vladimir Tkashenko
East Germany
Dirk Richter
Thomas Flemming
Lars Hinneburg
Steffen Zesner
4 x 100 medley relay United States
David Berkoff
Richard Schroeder
Matt Biondi
Christopher Jacobs
Canada
Mark Tewksbury
Victor Davis
Thomas Ponting
Donald A. Goss
Soviet Union
Igor Polyanski
Dmitri Volkov
Vadim Yaroshchcuk
Gennadi Prigoda
4 x 200 m freestyle relay United States
Troy Dalbey
Matthew Cetlinski, Douglas Gjertsen
Matt Biondi
East Germany
Uwe Dässler
Sven Lodziewski
Thomas Flemming
Steffen Zesner
West Germany
Erik Hochstein
Thomas Fahrner
Rainer Henkel
Michael Gross

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Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Kristin Otto, East Germany Wenyi Wang, China Gillian Ann Sterkel, USA Katrin Meissner, East Germany
100 m backstroke Kristin Otto, East Germany Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary Cornelia Sirch, East Germany
100 m breaststroke Tania Bogomilova-Dangalakova, Bulgaria Antoaneta Frenkeva, Bulgaria Silke Hörner, East Germany
100 m butterfly Kristin Otto, East Germany Birte Weigang, East Germany Hong Qian, China
100 m freestyle Kristin Otto, East Germany Yong Zhuang, China Catherine Plewinski, France
200 m backstroke Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary Katrin Zimmermann, East Germany Cornelia Sirch, East Germany
200 m breaststroke Silke Hörner, East Germany Xiao-Min Hoang, China Antoaneta Frenkeva
200 m butterfly Kathleen Nord, East Germany Birte Weigang, East Germany Mary Meagher, USA
200 m freestyle Heike Friedrich, East Germany Silvia Poll-Ahrens, Costa Rica Manuela Stellmach, East Germany
200 m medley Daniela Hunger, East Germany Elena Dendeberova, USSR Noemi Lung, Romania
400 m freestyle Janet Evans, USA Heike Friedrich, East Germany Anke Möhring, East Germany
400 m medley Janet Evans, USA Noemi Lung, Romania Daniela Hunger, East Germany
800 m freestyle Janet Evans, USA Astrid Strauss, East Germany Julie McDonald, Australia
4 x 100 freestyle relay East Germany
Kristin Otto
Katrin Meissner
Daniela Hunger
Manuela Stellmach
Netherlands
Marianne Muis
Mildred Muis
Conny van Bentum
Karin Brienesse
United States
Mary Wayte
Mitzi Kramer
Laura Walker
Dara Torres
4 x 100 medley relay East Germany
Kristin Otto
Silke Hörner
Birte Weigang
Katrin Meissner
United States
Elizabeth Barr
Tracey McFarlane
Janet Jorgensen
Mary Wayte
Canada
Lori Melien
Allison Higson
Jane Kerr
Andrea Nugent


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Swimming at the Summer Olympics
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Swimming has been a sport at every modern Olympic Games. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven swimming events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, six swimming events were contested. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. ... At the 1920 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. ... Medals Awarded Swimming Gertrude Ederle Gold in 400 meter freestyle relay Bronze in 400 meter freestyle Bronze in 100 meter freestyle External link 1924 olympics medalists - from CBS Categories: Olympic stubs ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. ... At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 swimming events were contested. ... Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving. ... Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Categories: 1992 Summer Olympics ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 32 swimming events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 32 swimming events were contested. ... Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. ...

Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul)

Archery | Athletics (track and field) | Basketball | Baseball (demonstration sport) | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrianism | Fencing | Football | Gymnastics | Handball | Hockey | Judo | Modern Pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Synchronized Swimming | Table Tennis | Taekwondo (demonstration sport) | Tennis | Volleyball | Water Polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (서울, listen ▶(?)) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... 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... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson led the race at 9. ... Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea: Results Categories: 1988 Summer Olympics | Basketball at the Olympics ... Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the seventh time. ... The Equestrian Events at the 1988 Seoul Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. ... At the 1988 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... ßFinal results for the Football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics: Mens Tournament Womens Tournament Categories: 1988 Summer Olympics | Hockey at the Summer Olympics ... Final results for the Modern Pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics It fought in five days on September 18 to 22, having applied the team event and the individual match. ... Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. ... Tennis returned to the Olympic Games in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. ...


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