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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/editions">Games</a></li><li class="active">1988 Summer Olympics Overview</li> </ol> <h1>1988 Summer Olympics</h1> <h2>Facts</h2> <table class='biotable'> <tr> <th>Competition type</th> <td>Olympic Games</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Number and Year</th> <td>XXIV / 1988</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Host city</th> <td> Seoul, Republic of Korea (<a href="/venues/editions/22">Venues</a>) </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Opening ceremony</th> <td> 17 September </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Closing ceremony</th> <td> 2 October </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Competition dates</th> <td> 17 September – 2 October </td> </tr> <tr> <th>OCOG</th> <td><a href="/organizations/335">Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Participants</th> <td> <a href="/counts/edition/22">8453</a> from <a href="/editions/22/countries">159 countries</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Medal events</th> <td> 237 in 30 disciplines </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Other events</th> <td> 33 in 6 disciplines </td> </tr> </table> <h2> Overview </h2> <div class='description'> <p>In late September 1981, when the IOC awarded the 1988 Olympics to Seoul, the Olympic world was surprised, as the choice was highly controversial as many prominent nations in the Olympic Movement, notably the Soviet Bloc nations, did not have diplomatic relations with the Seoul government. After the political problems that had marred the last few Olympics, there was widespread concern that another boycott would ensue because of this.</p> <p>The problem became more complicated in July 1985 when DPR (North) Korea demanded that it be allowed to co-host the Games with the Republic of Korea. Over the next three years the IOC negotiated with DPR Korea and offered to allow it to stage several events. However, this never occurred and DPR Korea subsequently announced that it would not attend the Seoul Olympics.</p> <p>By then, however, most of the Eastern Bloc countries had agreed to compete in Seoul, making 1988 the first Summer Olympic competition in 12 years between the United States, the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic. After DPR Korea’s final announcement, Cuba and Ethiopia also announced that they would not attend the Olympics, out of solidarity. Nicaragua, Albania, and the Seychelles also did not attend the Olympics, though their reasons were less clear and may not have been directly related.</p> <p>The Seoul Games went on and saw the largest participation in Olympics history. There were more nations and more countries represented than ever before. The Games themselves were excellent and very well run. Controversies and political intrusions, unlike the Games of the last 20 years, were relatively few and comparatively minor.</p> <p>Three swimmers and one female track & field athlete dominated the sporting events. In the pool, the GDR’s <a href="/athletes/47512">Kristin Otto</a> broke all sorts of records by winning six gold medals. It was an unmatched performance by a woman at the Olympics. Her only rival for swimming supremacy was America’s <a href="/athletes/51014">Janet Evans</a> who won three gold medals. But they never raced each other, as Otto was a sprinter and Evans a distance swimmer.</p> <p>On the men’s side of the pool, <a href="/athletes/51266">Matt Biondi</a> was attempting to equal <a href="/athletes/51572">Mark Spitz</a>’s record of seven gold medals. He failed in his first two events, taking a silver and a bronze. However, he then won gold in his last five events, to equal Spitz’s haul of seven medals, though they had a bit less lustre.</p> <p>On the track, the world was stunned by the performances of <a href="/athletes/77849">Florence Griffith Joyner</a>. A solid world-class sprinter for a decade, she had re-dedicated herself in 1988 and had shattered records at the US Olympic Trials. At the Olympics she won the 100 and 200, setting a world record in the 200 final. In the 100, she posted a time that was wind-aided, but was otherwise the fastest time ever recorded. She then helped the American women win a gold medal in the 4×100 relay. Finally, she was asked by the American coaches to run anchor in the 4×400 relay. She did so, and narrowly missed catching the Soviet’s <a href="/athletes/77169">Olha Bryzhina</a>, as the Americans won a silver medal, in what many athletics fans consider one of the greatest races ever contested. Griffith Joyner’s total haul was three gold medals and one silver.</p> <p>Unfortunately, the biggest media event of the 1988 Olympic Games was the disqualification of Canadian sprinter <a href="/athletes/66108">Ben Johnson</a>, after he had won the 100 metres in the world record time of 9.79, defeating <a href="/athletes/78692">Carl Lewis</a> in the process. A few days later, Johnson tested positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid, and was disqualified with Lewis receiving the gold medal. After the uproar of the scandal, the Canadians launched an inquiry into drug use in international sport, the Dubin Inquiry. At the inquiry, Johnson admitted he had used steroids for several years.</p> <p>One of Seoul’s legacies to the Olympic Movement was a new Olympic Flag. The main Olympic flag was termed the Antwerpen flag, because it had been made in 1920 and donated to the IOC by the Antwerpen organizing committee. However, the flag was now worn and it was soon to be retired to the Olympic Museum. Seoul provided the IOC with a replacement, fashioned from pure raw Korean silk, with the needlework done by skilled Korean craftsmen. Thus, the Seoul legacy will literally fly over many future Olympic Games.</p> </div> <h2>Bid process</h2> <div class='description'> <p>Bid voting at the 84th <a href="/meetings">IOC Session</a> in Baden-Baden, West Germany on 30 September 1981.</p> <table class="table table-striped"> <tr> <th></th> <th></th> <th>Round 1</th> </tr><tr> <td class="city">Seoul</td> <td>South Korea</td> <td>52</td> </tr><tr> <td class="city">Nagoya</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>27</td> </tr></table> </div> <h2>Ceremonies</h2> <table class='table table-striped table-condensed'> <tr> <th><a href="/ceremonies/officially_opened">Officially opened by</a></th> <td><a href="/athletes/1100021">No Tae-Wu</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td></td><td>President</td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="/ceremonies/torch_bearers">Torchbearer</a></th> <td><a href="/athletes/72608">Son Gi-Jeong</a></td><td><a href="/countries/JPN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JPN.png" />JPN</a><br/><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>ATH</td><td>Torch bearer within stadium</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/72942">Kim Won-Tak</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>ATH</td><td>Lit flame</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/1100074">Sohn Mi-Chung</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td></td><td>Lit flame</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/72889">Im Chun-Ae</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>ATH</td><td>Torch bearer within stadium</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/1100076">Chung Sun-Man</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td></td><td>Lit flame</td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="/ceremonies/athlete_oath">Taker of the Athlete's Oath</a></th> <td><a href="/athletes/32383">Son Mi-Na</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>HBL</td><td></td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/6302">Heo Jae</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>BKB</td><td></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="/ceremonies/official_oath">Taker of the Official's Oath</a></th> <td><a href="/athletes/1100053">Lee Hak-Rae</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td></td><td></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="/ceremonies/olympic_flag_bearers">Olympic Flag Bearer</a></th> <td><a href="/athletes/59233">Yang Jeong-Mo</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>WRE</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/59238">Yu In-Tak</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>WRE</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/59195">Kim Won-Gi</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>WRE</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/4400">Sin Jun-Seop</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>BOX</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/52614">Jo Hye-Jeong</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>VVO</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/5181">Choi Ae-Yeong</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>BKB</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/32388">Yun Su-Gyeong</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>HBL</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><a href="/athletes/1965">Seo Hyang-Sun</a></td><td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td><td>ARC</td><td>Bearer</td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="/ceremonies">Flagbearers</a></th> <td><a href="/flagbearers?edition_id=22">Full list</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <h2>Medal Disciplines</h2> <table class='table table-striped'> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/ARC">Archery</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/EDR">Equestrian Dressage</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/ROW">Rowing</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/GAR">Artistic Gymnastics</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/EVE">Equestrian Eventing</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/SAL">Sailing</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/SWA">Artistic Swimming</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/EJP">Equestrian Jumping</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/SHO">Shooting</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/ATH">Athletics</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/FEN">Fencing</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/SWM">Swimming</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/BKB">Basketball</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/FBL">Football</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/TTE">Table Tennis</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/BOX">Boxing</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/HBL">Handball</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/TEN">Tennis</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/CSP">Canoe Sprint</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/HOC">Hockey</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/VVO">Volleyball</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/CRD">Cycling Road</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/JUD">Judo</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/WPO">Water Polo</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/CTR">Cycling Track</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/MPN">Modern Pentathlon</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/WLF">Weightlifting</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/DIV">Diving</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/GRY">Rhythmic Gymnastics</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/WRE">Wrestling</a> </td> </tr> </table> <h2>Other Disciplines</h2> <table class='table table-striped'> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/ATH">Athletics</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/BBL">Baseball</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/JUD">Judo</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/BDM">Badminton</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/BWL">Bowling</a> </td> <td> <a href="/editions/22/sports/TKW">Taekwondo</a> </td> </tr> </table> <h2>Medal table</h2> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th colspan='2'>NOC</th> <th>Gold</th> <th>Silver</th> <th>Bronze</th> <th>Total</th> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/URS">Soviet Union</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> URS</a></td> <td>55</td> <td>31</td> <td>46</td> <td>132</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/GDR">East Germany</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GDR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GDR.png" /> GDR</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>35</td> <td>30</td> <td>102</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/USA">United States</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" /> USA</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>31</td> <td>27</td> <td>94</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/KOR">Republic of Korea</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" /> KOR</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>11</td> <td>33</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/FRG">West Germany</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/FRG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FRG.png" /> FRG</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>14</td> <td>15</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/HUN">Hungary</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/HUN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/HUN.png" /> HUN</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>23</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/BUL">Bulgaria</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/BUL"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/BUL.png" /> BUL</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>12</td> <td>13</td> <td>35</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/ROU">Romania</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ROU"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ROU.png" /> ROU</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/FRA">France</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/FRA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FRA.png" /> FRA</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>16</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/ITA">Italy</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ITA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ITA.png" /> ITA</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>14</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/CHN">People's Republic of China</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CHN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CHN.png" /> CHN</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> <td>12</td> <td>28</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/GBR">Great Britain</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GBR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GBR.png" /> GBR</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/KEN">Kenya</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/KEN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KEN.png" /> KEN</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/JPN">Japan</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/JPN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JPN.png" /> JPN</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/AUS">Australia</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUS.png" /> AUS</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>14</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/YUG">Yugoslavia</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/YUG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/YUG.png" /> YUG</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/TCH">Czechoslovakia</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/TCH"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/TCH.png" /> TCH</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/NZL">New Zealand</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/NZL"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/NZL.png" /> NZL</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>13</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/CAN">Canada</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CAN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CAN.png" /> CAN</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/POL">Poland</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/POL"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/POL.png" /> POL</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>16</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/NOR">Norway</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/NOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/NOR.png" /> NOR</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/NED">Netherlands</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/NED"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/NED.png" /> NED</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/DEN">Denmark</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/DEN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/DEN.png" /> DEN</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/BRA">Brazil</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/BRA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/BRA.png" /> BRA</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/FIN">Finland</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/FIN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FIN.png" /> FIN</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/ESP">Spain</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ESP"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ESP.png" /> ESP</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/TUR">Türkiye</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/TUR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/TUR.png" /> TUR</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/MAR">Morocco</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/MAR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/MAR.png" /> MAR</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/AUT">Austria</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AUT"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUT.png" /> AUT</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/POR">Portugal</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/POR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/POR.png" /> POR</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/SUR">Suriname</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/SUR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/SUR.png" /> SUR</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/SWE">Sweden</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/SWE"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/SWE.png" /> SWE</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/SUI">Switzerland</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/SUI"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/SUI.png" /> SUI</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/JAM">Jamaica</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/JAM"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JAM.png" /> JAM</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/ARG">Argentina</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ARG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ARG.png" /> ARG</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/CHI">Chile</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CHI"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CHI.png" /> CHI</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/CRC">Costa Rica</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CRC"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CRC.png" /> CRC</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/INA">Indonesia</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/INA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/INA.png" /> INA</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/IRI">Islamic Republic of Iran</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/IRI"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/IRI.png" /> IRI</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/AHO">Netherlands Antilles</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AHO"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AHO.png" /> AHO</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/PER">Peru</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/PER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/PER.png" /> PER</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/SEN">Senegal</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/SEN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/SEN.png" /> SEN</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/ISV">United States Virgin Islands</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ISV"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ISV.png" /> ISV</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/BEL">Belgium</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/BEL"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/BEL.png" /> BEL</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/MEX">Mexico</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/MEX"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/MEX.png" /> MEX</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/COL">Colombia</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/COL"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/COL.png" /> COL</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/DJI">Djibouti</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/DJI"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/DJI.png" /> DJI</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/GRE">Greece</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GRE"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GRE.png" /> GRE</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/MGL">Mongolia</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/MGL"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/MGL.png" /> MGL</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/PAK">Pakistan</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/PAK"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/PAK.png" /> PAK</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/PHI">Philippines</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/PHI"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/PHI.png" /> PHI</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/countries/THA">Thailand</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/THA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/THA.png" /> THA</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </table> <h2>Most successful competitors</h2> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Nat</th> <th>Gold</th> <th>Silver</th> <th>Bronze</th> <th>Total</th> </tr> </thead> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/47512">Kristin Otto</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GDR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GDR.png" /> GDR</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/51266">Matt Biondi</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" /> USA</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/31236">Vladimir Artyomov</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/RUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/RUS.png" /> RUS</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> URS</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/29034">Daniela Silivaș</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ROU"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ROU.png" /> ROU</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/77849">Florence Griffith Joyner</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" /> USA</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/31242">Dmitry Bilozerchev</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/RUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/RUS.png" /> RUS</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> URS</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/51014">Janet Evans</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" /> USA</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/31255">Valery Lyukin</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/KAZ"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KAZ.png" /> KAZ</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> URS</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/28117">Sviatlana Bahinskaya</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/BLR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/BLR.png" /> BLR</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> URS</a><br/><a href="/countries/EUN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/EUN.png" /> EUN</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr class='top'> <td><a href="/athletes/29211">Yelena Shushunova</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/RUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/RUS.png" /> RUS</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> URS</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> </tr> </table> <p> <i><a href="/editions/22/medal">All medalists at these Games</a></i> </p> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>Boxer <a href="/athletes/8295">Paea Wolfgramm</a> won a silver medal for his tiny island nation Tonga at the 1996 Olympics after upset wins in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.</p> </div> </div> <div class='container'> <p> <a href="/users/sign_in">Login</a> | <a href="/statistics/olympedia">Statistics</a> | <a href="/static/about">About</a> | <a href="/static/faq">FAQ</a> | <a href="/feedbacks/new">Feedback</a> </p> <p> © <a href="/static/about">OlyMADMen</a> 2006 — 2023 </p> </div> </footer> <script src="/assets/lightbox.min-40fdcc195c5982250c8901f2c160e15342941a311faf6372c04117c0d9c44bc7.js"></script> <script> $('.footnote').tooltip(); 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