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Encyclopedia > Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis returned to the Olympic Games in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis ball This article is about the sport, tennis. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (서울, (help· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

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Medal winners

By Country

(Host nation in bold.)

Pos. Country Gold: Silver: Bronze: Total:
1. United States United States 2 1 2 5
2. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1 1 1 3
3. Germany Germany 1 1 2
4= Argentina Argentina 1 1
4= Spain Spain 1 1
6. Sweden Sweden 2 2
7= Australia Australia 1 1
7= Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 1

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... flag of the CSSR File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ...

Men's Singles

Gold: Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mecir, CZE
Silver: United States Tim Mayotte, USA
Bronze: Sweden Stefan Edberg, SWE
Bronze: United States Brad Gilbert, USA

Below the complete results of the Mens Singles Tennis Competition during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ... flag of the CSSR File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Miloslav Mecir (Slovak Miloslav Mečíř; born May 19, 1964, in Bojnice, Slovakia) is a former professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Tim Mayotte (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Country: Sweden Residence: Vaxjo, SWE Height: 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight: 77 Kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1983 Retired: 1996 Highest singles ranking: 1 (Aug 13th, 1990) Singles titles: 42 Career Prize Money: US$20,630,941 Grand Slam Record Titles: 6 Australian Open W (85... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Brad Gilbert (b. ...

Men's Doubles

Gold: United States Ken Flach & Robert Seguso, USA
Silver: Spain Emilio Sanchez & Sergio Casal, ESP
Bronze: Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mecir & Milan Srejber, CZE
Bronze: Sweden Stefan Edberg & Anders Jarryd, SWE

Below the complete results of the Mens Doubles Tennis Competition during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Ken Flach (b. ... Robert Seguso (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio Sánchez (b. ... Sergio Casal (b. ... flag of the CSSR File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Miloslav Mecir (Slovak Miloslav Mečíř; born May 19, 1964, in Bojnice, Slovakia) is a former professional tennis player. ... Milan Srejber (born December 30, 1963 in Prague) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Country: Sweden Residence: Vaxjo, SWE Height: 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight: 77 Kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1983 Retired: 1996 Highest singles ranking: 1 (Aug 13th, 1990) Singles titles: 42 Career Prize Money: US$20,630,941 Grand Slam Record Titles: 6 Australian Open W (85... Anders Jarryd was born in Sweden and became a prolific Swedish tennis player, who specialized in doubles. ...

Women's Singles

Gold: West Germany Steffi Graf, GER
Silver: Argentina Gabriela Sabatini, ARG
Bronze: United States Zina Garrison, USA
Bronze: Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva, BUL

Below the complete results of the Womens Singles Tennis Competition during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Stefanie Maria (Steffi) Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Gabriela Sabatini in action Gabriela Sabatini (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Zina Lynna Garrison (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Manuela Maleeva Manuela Maleeva (born February 14, 1967) is Bulgaria’s all time best female tennis player. ...

Women's Doubles

Gold: United States Pam Shriver & Zina Garrison, USA
Silver: Czechoslovakia Jana Novotna & Helena Sukova, CZE
Bronze: Australia Elizabeth Smylie & Wendy Turnbull, AUS
Bronze: Germany Steffi Graf & Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, GER


Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Pam Shriver (born July 4, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland), is a former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster from the United States. ... Zina Lynna Garrison (b. ... flag of the CSSR File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Novotná at the 1998 US Open Jana Novotná (born October 2, 1968 in Brno, Czech Republic) is a former professional Czech tennis player. ... Helena Sukova (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Wendy Turnbull (November 26, 1952) was an Australian professional female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Stefanie Maria (Steffi) Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former World No. ... Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (born 11 December 1963 in Saarbrücken) is a former German tennis player. ...

Tennis at the Summer Olympics
1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928-1980 not held | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004
Demonstration events
1968 | 1984


Tennis, in the form of lawn tennis, was a summer Olympic sport contested in every Games between 1896 and 1924 before disappearing from the Olympic scene until its revival as an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested. ... The final results of the Tennis competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... The final results of the Tennis competiton at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. ... The final results of the Tennis competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain Six tennis events were contested. ... Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals offered. ... Final results for the Tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Andre Agassi (U.S.) was defending his title in the mens singles as was Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) in the womens singles event. ... Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts the Olympic Tennis Centre. ... Final results of the first Tennis competition (since 1924). ...

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, (help· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of 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 100m 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. ... Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students Gymnasium in Seoul. ... 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 ... The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. ... 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. ... The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. ... Water Polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the Swimming Sport, the other two being Swimming and Diving. ...


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