The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad and officially branded as Seoul 1988, were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the games by a total of 8,391 athletes. 237 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics.
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad and officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country, as well as the first Olympic Games and only Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a self-proclaimed communist country until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch, a Spaniard, shortly afterwards.
Dean Anthony Woods OAM was an Australian racing cyclist from Wangaratta in Victoria known for his track cycling at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games. On Australia Day 1985 he was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to cycling. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Canada has competed at 28 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. This count includes the 1906 Olympic Games, deemed unofficial 43 years after they were held. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.
Jane Louise Kerr Thompson, née Jane Louise Kerr, is a former competition swimmer from Canada. Kerr was a butterfly and freestyle specialist who was an Olympic bronze medallist.
Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta, more commonly known as Cecilia Tait, is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player. She was a key player in the rise of the Peruvian women's national volleyball team in the 1980s.
Kim Choon-Rye is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and she received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Kim Kyung-Soon, also spelled Kim Gyeong-sun, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a silver medal with the South Korean team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and she received a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Sung Kyung-Hwa, also spelled as Seong Gyeong-hwa, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a silver medal with the South Korean team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Her team won the gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Son Mi-na is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion.
Daniele Masala is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
János Martinek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
Attila Mizsér is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
László Fábián is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also competed in the team épée fencing event at the 1988 Games.
Imre Nagy was a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He participated on the Hungarian team that won the gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and he also received an individual silver medal at the event. He received a bronze medal with the Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Carmine Abbagnale is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Giuseppe Abbagnale is the current President of the Italian Rowing Federation and former Italian rower who won multiple coxed pair world and Olympic championships with his brother Carmine Abbagnale.
Giuseppe "Peppiniello" Di Capua is an Italian competition rowing coxswain and Olympic champion.
Franke Sloothaak is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996.
Joël Bouzou is a former French athlete and World Champion of modern pentathlon in 1987. Bouzou is the President of the World Olympians Association.
