1988 Summer Olympic Games

Although the drug disqualification of sprinter Ben Johnson was the biggest story of the 1988 Olympics, the Seoul Games were highlighted by numerous exceptional performances. Christa Luding-Rothenburger, who was also a speed skater, earned a silver medal in cycling to become the only person in history to win Winter and Summer medals in the same year. Steffi Graf concluded her Grand Slam tennis season by winning Olympic gold. Greg Louganis repeated victories in both diving events. Florence Griffith-Joyner dominated the sprints. For the first time, all the medalists in dressage were women.

1988 Summer Olympic Games Medal Table

Country
Soviet Union
East Germany
United States
West Germany
South Korea
Bulgaria
China
United Kingdom
Romania
Hungary
Poland
France
Australia
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Yugoslavia (until 1988)
Sweden
Canada
Kenya
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia (until 1992)
Brazil
Norway
Denmark
Spain
Finland
Switzerland
Morocco
Argentina
Belgium
Jamaica
Mexico
Turkey
Netherland Antilles
Austria
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Djibouti
Greece
Indonesia
Iran
Virgin Islands US
Mongolia
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Senegal
Suriname
Thailand

Gold
54
37
36
11
12
9
5
5
7
11
2
6
3
6
4
3
3
0
3
5
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0

Silver
31
35
31
14
10
12
11
10
11
6
5
4
6
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0

Bronze
49
30
27
15
11
11
12
9
6
6
9
5
5
4
7
8
5
7
5
2
5
2
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1

Total
134
102
94
40
33
32
28
24
24
23
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1