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The 1988 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad and also known as Seoul 1988) were an international multi-sport event held between 17 September and 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia, after Tokyo 1964. 160 nations were represented by a total of 8,391 athletes (6,197 men and 2,194 women), with 237 events held. This made Seoul the largest Olympic Games to be held at that point.

Bidding[]

Voting results for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games
City Country Round 1
Seoul South Korea 52
Nagoya Japan 27

Mascots[]

Hodori

Hodori and Gomodori were the mascots of the 1988 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. The Organizing Committee offered a cash prize to whoever made the winning design, so they got more than 4,000 entries. It came down to 14 entries, and Kim Hyun's design won. Hyun's design was an amicable Amur tiger, which portrays the friendliness and hospitable traditions of the Koreans. Hodori's name came from almost 2,300 suggestions from the public. Hodori also appeared in 2 commercials, one about environmental protection, and one about safety during the games.

Hodori[]

Hodori is a male Amur tiger. He wears a medallion of the Olympic rings around his neck, and a hat typical of folk musicians in South Korea with a ribbon shaped in an S for Seoul. He also has a female companion named Hosuni, but she was rarely used. His name derives from "Ho", meaning tiger in Korean, while "dori", derives from it being a diminutive for "boys" in Korean. Hosuni has a similar idea for her name, but this time, to signify she was female in her name, they replaced "dori" with "suni", which is the diminutive of "girls" in Korean. Before the Olympics, Hodori was already used for the 1986 Asian Games, 2 years prior, also in Seoul.

Gomodori[]

Gomodori

Gomodori are a pair of 2 bears. Their name derives from "teddy bear" in Korean. They appear as 2 bears tied together by their legs, symbolizing humanity's ability to overcome adversity through cooperation and to encourage humanity to work together through peace and harmony.

Sports[]

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Archery Athletics Basketball
Boxing Canoeing Cycling
Diving Equestrian Fencing
Field Hockey Football Gymnastics
Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon
Rowing Sailing Shooting
Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis
Tennis Volleyball Water Polo
Weightlifting Wrestling

Medal table[]

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union 55 31 46 132
2 East Germany 37 35 30 102
3 United States 36 31 27 94
4 South Korea 12 10 11 33
5 West Germany 11 14 15 40
6 Hungary 11 6 6 23
7 Bulgaria 10 12 13 35
8 Romania 7 11 6 24
9 France 6 4 6 16
10 Italy 6 4 4 14
11 China 5 11 12 28
12 Great Britain 5 10 9 24
13 Kenya 5 2 2 9
14 Japan 4 3 7 14
15 Australia 3 6 5 14
16 Yugoslavia 3 4 5 12
17 Czechoslovakia 3 3 2 8
18 New Zealand 3 2 8 13
19 Canada 3 2 5 10
20 Poland 2 5 9 16
21 Norway 2 3 0 5
22 Netherlands 2 2 5 9
23 Denmark 2 1 1 4
24 Brazil 1 2 3 6
25 Finland 1 1 2 4
25 Spain 1 1 2 4
27 Turkey 1 1 0 2
28 Morocco 1 0 2 3
29 Austria 1 0 0 1
29 Portugal 1 0 0 1
29 Surinam 1 0 0 1
32 Sweden 0 4 7 11
33 Switzerland 0 2 2 4
34 Jamaica 0 2 0 2
35 Argentina 0 1 1 2
36 Chile 0 1 0 1
36 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1
36 Indonesia 0 1 0 1
36 Iran 0 1 0 1
36 Netherlands Antilles 0 1 0 1
36 Peru 0 1 0 1
36 Senegal 0 1 0 1
36 Virgin Islands 0 1 0 1
44 Belgium 0 0 2 2
44 Mexico 0 0 2 2
46 Colombia 0 0 1 1
46 Djibouti 0 0 1 1
46 Greece 0 0 1 1
46 Mongolia 0 0 1 1
46 Pakistan 0 0 1 1
46 Philippines 0 0 1 1
46 Thailand 0 0 1 1

See Also[]

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Preceded by
Calgary 1988
Olympics
1988
Succeeded by
Albertville 1992
Preceded by
Los Angeles 1984
Summer Olympics
1988
Succeeded by
Barcelona 1992
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