Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
- Ben Johnson led the 100m race at 9.79 seconds, but was later disqualified for doping.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) |
6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Romania (ROM) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Morocco (MAR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Senegal |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Djibouti (DJI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Baseball (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo (demonstration) • Tennis • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Athletics at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 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 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) and List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) |
