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For 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...

, a total of thirty-one sports venues were used. South Korea hosted its first World Championships in 1978 in shooting sports. Three years later, Seoul was awarded the 1988 Summer Olympics. Many of the venues constructed for the 1988 Games were completed two years earlier in time for the Asian Games. The 1986 Asian Games served as test events for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The men's marathon course was lined by 36,000 policemen. Steffi Graf won a gold medal in women's singles to complete the "Golden Slam". None of the football venues used for these games were used for the 2002 FIFA World Cup that Korea co-hosted with Japan.

Seoul Sports Complex

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Jamsil Baseball Stadium Jamsil Baseball Stadium Jamsil Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Jamsil 1-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982. It makes up the Jamsil Sports Complex along with the nearby Seoul Olympic Stadium, and hosted the baseball events during the...	Baseball Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the seventh time. Eight teams competed in Seoul in the baseball tournament. The format used was the same as the tournament of four years earlier. Five teams that had competed in the 1984 tournament returned.-Preliminary round:There... (demonstration)	30,306
Jamsil Gymnasium Jamsil Arena Jamsil Arena is an indoor sporting arena, located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 13,409 and was built from December 1976 to April 1979.It hosted the basketball events and Volleyball final of the 1988 Summer Olympics....	Basketball Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in... , Volleyball Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*... (final)	12,751
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool 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...	Diving Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, from 17 to 20 September and from 26 to 29 September, comprising 81 divers from 30 nations.-Medal summary:... , 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... (swimming), Swimming Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans... , 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:... , Water polo Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...	8,000
Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Jamsil Students' Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 and was built from November 1972 to December 1976 to host Boxing events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It also hosted boxing events at the 1986 Asian Games and wheelchair...	Boxing Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries...	7,500
Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Seoul) The Seoul Olympic Stadium, aka Jamsil Olympic Stadium is located in Seoul, South Korea. It was the main stadium was built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 10th Asian Games in 1986...	Athletics Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... , Equestrian Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics The Equestrian Events at the 1988 Seoul Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Medallists:-References:*... (jumping individual final), Football Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics Final results for the football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held from September 17, 1988 to October 1, 1988.-Medal summary:... (final)	69,950

Olympic Park
Olympic Park, Seoul
The Seoul Olympic Park, shortened to Olpark, is an Olympic Park built to host the 1988 Summer Olympics. Olympic Park is located in Songpa-gu, Bangi-dong.- Competition facilities :Olympic Velodrome, SeoulOlympic Fencing Gymnasium...

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Mongchon Tosong Mongchon Tosong Mongchon Toseong is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the Baekje kingdom. It appears to have played the same role in defending the region the fortifications constructed on Mt. Acha. The fortification walls are estimated to have been about 2.7 km in length and approximately 6-7 meters high...	Modern pentathlon (running)	10,000
Olympic Fencing Gymnasium Olympic Fencing Gymnasium Olympic Fencing Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 6,341 people and was built from September 1984 to April 1986 to host fencing and fencing part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 Summer Olympics...	Fencing Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:... , Modern pentathlon (fencing)	7,000
Olympic Gymnastics Hall Olympic Gymnastics Arena The Olympic Gymnastics Arena is an indoor sports arena, located at the Olympic Park, in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 14,730 and was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics....	Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 through 25th...	14,730
Olympic Tennis Center Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center is a tennis venue in Seoul, South Korea, located in the Olympic Park. It hosted the tennis events for the 1988 Summer Olympics and has hosted several South Korea Davis Cup team and South Korea Fed Cup team ties. The center currently hosts the Hansol Korea Open...	Tennis Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	15,000
Olympic Velodrome Olympic Velodrome (Seoul) The Seoul Olympic Cyclodrome is a velodrome located at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the track cycling events of the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was constructed from September 1984 to April 1986 and has a seating capacity of 6,000.-Reference:...	Cycling Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*... (track)	6,000
Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium The Woori Financial Art Hall is an musical theatre located in the Olympic Park area of Seoul, South Korea. Constructed between August 1984 and April 1986, it hosted the weightlifting competitions for the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 176.*...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.-Medal summary:Mitko Grabnev and Angel Guenchev of Bulgaria were originally won their respective weight classes, but were both disqualified after they tested positive for Furosemide...	4,000

New venues

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Busan Yachting Center Busan Yachting Center The Busan Yachting Center was a yachting center constructed in Busan, South Korea. Constructed between June 1983 and May 1986 after receiving permission from the Busan Port Authority in early 1982, the venue hosted the sailing competitions for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Reference:* Volume...	Sailing Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	80
Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site Misari Regatta Misari Regatta is a boat racing track and park located in the neighborhood of Misa-dong in Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province, in the vicinity of 20 km east of Seoul, South Korea. It was established for the rowing and canoeing competition during the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympics...	Canoeing Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 336–50. &... , Rowing Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul featured 14 events in total, for men and women, held on the Han River Regatta Course.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-See also:Rowing at the Summer OlympicsOlympic medalists in rowing...	25,000
Hanyang University Gymnasium Hanyang University Gymnasium Hanyang University Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people and was built in 1986 to host volleyball events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 194....	Volleyball preliminaries	8,000
Saemaul Sports Hall Saemaul Sports Hall Saemaul Sports Hall is an indoor arena located in Seoul, South Korea. Built from June 1984 to June 1986, it hosted the volleyball preliminaries for the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the Asian Games two years earlier, the hall hosted the judo competitions....	Volleyball preliminaries	4,500
Sangmu Gymnasium Sangmu Gymnasium Sangmu Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seongnam, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was built in 1986 to host wrestling events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 192....	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...	5,000
Seoul Equestrian Park Seoul Race Park Seoul Race Park is a Korean thoroughbred racetrack in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is host to many of Korea's most valuable thoroughbred horse races including the Korean Derby and Grand Prix. Seoul Race Park is located next to Seoul Racecourse Park Station on Line 4 of the Seoul...	Equestrian (all but jumping individual final), Modern pentathlon (riding)	30,000
Seoul National University Gymnasium Seoul National University Gymnasium Seoul National University Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was built in 1986 to host table tennis and badminton events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Badminton Badminton at the 1988 Summer Olympics Badminton was an exhibition sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There were five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles... (demonstration), table tennis Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	5,000
Suwon Gymnasium Suwon Gymnasium Suwon Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Suwon, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 5,145 people and was built in 1963 to host handball events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Today it forms part of Suwon Civil Stadium.-References:...	Handball Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Final results for the Handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Group A:-Group B:-5th to 12th places:-Bronze Medal match:-Final:-Team Rosters:...	6,000

Existing venues

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Buson Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 24,363 people and opened in 1928. During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some football preliminary matches. And it was a main stadium for the 2nd East...	Football preliminaries	30,000
Daegu Stadium Daegu Civil Stadium Daegu Civic Stadium is a sports complex in Daegu, South Korea. Its main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches, but it is occasionally used to host large-scale karaoke events. During the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some football matches. The stadium has a...	Football preliminaries	23,278
Daejeon Stadium Daejeon Hanbat Stadium Daejeon Hanbat Stadium is a football stadium in Daejeon, South Korea. It is mainly is used for football and was the home ground for the Daejeon Citizen team before Daejeon World Cup Stadium opened in 2001. The stadium has a capacity of 20,618 people and opened in 1964...	Football preliminaries	30,000
Dongdaemun Stadium Dongdaemun Stadium The Dongdaemun Stadium, was in Seoul, South Korea and included a multi-purpose athletics stadium, a baseball park and other sports facilities. It was located near the Dongdaemun or Great East Gate and the surrounding Dongdaemun market and had many vendors selling athletics-related goods...	Football preliminaries	26,383
Gwangju Stadium Gwangju Stadium Gwangju Moodeung Stadium is a Sports complex in Gwangju, South Korea. Main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 30,000 people and was opened in 1966. During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some football matches. This complex have Gwangju Mudeung Baseball...	Football preliminaries	30,000
Hwarang Archery Field Hwarang Archery Field The Hwarang Archery Field is an archery field constructed between November 1985 and January 1986, and then renovated between May and August 1988. It hosted the archery competitions for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.- Reference :...	Archery Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics Four events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These events included team competitions for the first time in modern Olympic archery. Men's and women's individual competitions continued to be part of the schedule as well....	1,200
Jangchung Gymnasium Jangchung Gymnasium Jangchung Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 and was built in 1963. It hosted judo and taekwondo events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 202....	Judo Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport... , Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the first time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport twelve years later at the 2000 Games.... (demonstration)	7,000
Royal Bowling Center Royal Bowling Center The Royal Bowling Center is a bowling alley located in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the bowling demonstration events during the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 206....	Bowling Bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics Bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the first and only time. In all, a total of 20 nations competed in the exhibition, which was held on September 18 at the Seoul’s Royal Bowling Center.-Medal summary:-Medal table:... (demonstration)	Not listed.
Seongnam Stadium	Field hockey Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics -Pool A:---------------------------------------------------------Pool B:-------------------------------------------------------------Ninth to twelfth place play-offs:--------...	23,262
Streets of Seoul	Athletics (20 km/ 50 km walk, marathon)	Not listed.
Taenung International Shooting Range Taenung International Shooting Range The Taenung International Shooting Range is a firing range located in Seoul, South Korea. Constructed in 1972, it hosted the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 1978, the first time an international sporting event of this magnitude took place in the country...	Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics The shooting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events—seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders. It was the first games for the 10 metre air pistol events, and the last for the...	2,505
Tongillo Road Course Tongillo Road Course The Tongillo Road Course was a temporary road course that was repaired between March 1987 and August 1988. The course was located in the Tongil-ro section of Seoul between the Philippine Expeditionary Forces To Korea memorial and Munsan, located north of Seoul on the unificiation road, which is off...	Cycling (individual road race, road team time trial)	800

Before the Olympics

The oldest venue, Dongdaemun Stadium, was built in 1926. The stadium underwent three renovations between 1926 and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Busan Goodek Stadium was built in 1928. Dageu Stadium was constructed in 1948 and renovated in 1975. Daejeon Stadium was completed in 1964.

Taenung International Shooting Range was constructed in 1972 following the Summer Olympics that took place in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

. Six years later, the venue made history by becoming the first to host a world championships for shooting sports

ISSF World Shooting Championships

The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...

. This venue was renovated in 1987-8 before the 1988 Games to comply with International Shooting Sport Federation

International Shooting Sport Federation

The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...

(ISSF, then Union International de Tir (UIT)) standards.

Jangchung Gymnasium hosted the 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women

1979 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

.

The success of the UIT World Shooting Championships

ISSF World Shooting Championships

that year led to the formation of a bid committee to bring the 1988 Games to Seoul. Among Seoul's competitors were Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, host of the 1956 Summer Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

, and Nagoya, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Seoul submitted its bid to the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

(IOC) in late 1980 though Melbourne withdrew its bid in early 1981. At the 1981 IOC meeting in Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

(Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

since October 1990), the IOC selected Seoul to host the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Venues for the Seoul Sports Complex were constructed between 1973 and 1984. Except for Mongchon Tosong and the Tongillo Road Course, all of the other venues were completed or renovated by the summer of 1986. Many of the venues would play host to the Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

in 1986

1986 Asian Games

The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighboring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand...

which would serve as test events for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

During the Olympics

The men's marathon course was run in hot weather along a route lined with 36,000 police

Police

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personnel. At the Han River Regatta Course/ Canoeing Site during the men's K-1 1000 m canoeing

Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...

event, it was announced that Australia

Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 252 competitors, 180 men and 72 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports...

's Grant Davies

Grant Davies

For the Welsh footballer see Grant Davies Grant Davies is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event....

had won the event, but that was reversed a few minutes later by a jury of the International Canoe Federation

International Canoe Federation

The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...

that American

United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports.- Gold:* Jay Barrs — Archery, Men's Individual Competition...

Greg Barton

Greg Barton is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s....

had won the event in a photo finish by 0.005 seconds. In the men's rowing coxless fours final, the Soviet team finished last to one of their seats breaking in the middle of the race.

During the fifth race of the sailing Finn event near Busan, Canada

Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 328 competitors, 223 men and 105 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports. Most Canadians remember this as being the Olympics where Ben Johnson apparently won the gold medal and set a world record in the men's 100 metres, and then was...

's Lawrence Lemieux

Lawrence Lemieux

Lawrence Lemieux is a Canadian sailor, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the Star Class and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Finn class....

was in second place when he noticed Joseph Chan of Singapore

Singapore at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Singapore competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Swimming:Men's 50m Freestyle* Ang Peng Siong* Heat — 23.08* B-Final — 23.39 * Oon Jin Gee* Heat — 24.86...

in the water 25 yd (22.9 m) from his capsized boat. Lemieux abandoned his position and rescued Chan and Chan's Singapore teammate. Even though Lemieux finished last in the race, the IOC gave him second place for the race as a result of Lemieux's heroic efforts. Lemieux would be awarded the IOC Pierre de Coubertin medal

Pierre de Coubertin medal

The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a special medal given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events.The medal was inaugurated in 1964 and named in honour of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic...

at the Finn medal awards ceremony by President Juan Antonio Samaranch

Juan Antonio Samaranch

Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...

.

The tennis venue for the women's singles event witnessed West Germany

West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics

West Germany competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics...

's Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...

defeating Argentina

Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Argentina competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 118 competitors, 93 men and 25 women, took part in 53 events in 18 sports.-Medalists:-Archery:Argentina first appeared at the Olympic archery competition in 1988...

's Gabriella Sabatini to win the "Golden Slam", including the Grand Slam

Grand Slam (tennis)

The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...

events in Australia

1988 Australian Open

The 1988 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 76th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 11 through 24 January 1988.-Men's Singles:...

, France

1988 French Open

List of the 1988 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Mats Wilander def. Henri Leconte, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1*It was Wilander's 6th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.-Women's singles: Steffi Graf def...

, Wimbledon

1988 Wimbledon Championships

The 1988 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...

, and the United States.

After the Olympics

Olympic Stadium continues to be of use to many events as of 2010. When Korea co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

with Japan