New Zealand competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 67 men and 16 women, took part in 58 events in 16 sports. In addition, New Zealand sent four women to compete in Taekwondo, which was one of the Olympic Games' demonstration sports. Sports administrator Bruce Ullrich was New Zealand's Chef de Mission, after previously having had that role for the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.
Gergely Salim is a Hungarian-Danish taekwondo practitioner, but lives now in Los Angeles as an American citizen.
Daniel Ploug Jorgensen is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games.
The 1962 World Rowing Championships were the inaugural world championships in rowing. The competition was held in September 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Rowers from West Germany dominated the competition, winning five of the seven boat classes.
He Lumin, also known as He Luming, is a Chinese taekwondo practitioner.
Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai is a Vietnamese taekwondo practitioner.
Lee Wan Yuen is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner from Kuala Lumpur.
Hsu Chih-ling is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner.
The Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08, also known by its abbreviation RRK 08, is a sports club based in the German city of Rüsselsheim am Main. Originally a rowing club, the main sport has been hockey since the late 1960s. The other sport offered is tennis.
