1988 Summer Olympics
Games of the XXIV Olympiad, in Seoul, South Korea
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Summary
1988 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 8,507 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #15 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seoul[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Follows: 1984 Summer Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 1992 Summer Olympics[7]
- Location: Seoul Olympic Main Stadium[8]
- Commons category: 1988 Summer Olympics[9]
- Edition number: 24[10]
- Has part(s): bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics[11], synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics[12], baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics[13], taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics[14], wheelchair racing at the 1988 Summer Olympics[15], athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics[16], weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics[17], boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics[18], swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics[19], cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics[20], gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics[21], football at the 1988 Summer Olympics[22], diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics[23], shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics[24]
- Officially opened by: Roh Tae-woo[25]
- Oath made by: Hur Jae[26], Son Mi-na[27], Lee Hak-rae[28]
- Torch lit by: Chung Sunman[29], Kim Won-tak[30], Sohn Kee-chung[31]
- Start time: September 17, 1988[32]
- End time: October 2, 1988[33]
- Point in time: 1988[34]
- Sport: figure skating[35], archery[36], 3x3 basketball[37]
- Participant: Michal Franek[38], Dan Jorgensen[39]
- Mascot: Hodori[40]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/seoul-1988[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:1988 Summer Olympics[42]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/[43]
- Number of participants: 159[44], 8397[45]
- Official name: Spiller vun der XXIV. Olympiad[46]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[47], sport[48]
Why It Matters
1988 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]