Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
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Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool is an aquatics venue located in Seoul
, South Korea
. It hosted the swimming
, diving
, water polo
, synchronized swimming
, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon
events at the 1988 Summer Olympics
. The venue was constructed from November 1977 to December 1980 and has a seating capacity of 8,000.
37°31′16"N 127°7′35"E
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It hosted the swimming
Swimming at the Summer Olympics
Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Along with track & field athletics and gymnastics it is one of the most popular spectator sports at the Games and the one with the largest number of events....
, diving
Diving at the Summer Olympics
Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving" for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive...
, water polo
Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics...
, synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, two events in synchronized swimming were contested, both for women only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon
Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Final results for the modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer OlympicsIt was fought in five days on September 18 to 22, and individual results were also directly applied towards the team event ranking.This article describes the comprehensive record of the event...
events at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
. The venue was constructed from November 1977 to December 1980 and has a seating capacity of 8,000.
Reference
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164.
37°31′16"N 127°7′35"E