The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad and commonly known as Seoul 1988, was 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.
Peru competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Cenaida Cebastiana Uribe Medina, more commonly known as Cenaida Uribe, is a Peruvian former volleyball player and politician (PNP). During her sports career, Uribe played for the national team for many years and earned a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also helped the Peruvian team win the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.
Louise Dorothy Ritter is an American former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the high jump at the 1988 Olympic Games.
The Peru women's national volleyball team was one of the dominant forces in women's volleyball in the 1980s, culminating in the silver medal won at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's nickname is Las Hijas del Sol
Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta, more commonly known as Cecilia Tait, is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player.
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988.
Son Mi-na is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion.
The 1988 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Seoul, South Korea was held from 20 to 29 September 1988.
Denisse Fajardo García is a Peruvian former volleyball player and a three-time Olympian for her native country. She won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final. She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semi-finals and lost to the United States, and finally finished in fourth place.
Alejandra de la Guerra is a Peruvian former volleyball player who won the silver medal with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also helped the Peruvian team to a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Miriam Isabel Gallardo Tenemás, more commonly known as Miriam Gallardo, is a retired volleyball player from Peru. She won the silver medal with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Debbie Green-Vargas is an American retired volleyball player and coach. She is regarded as the greatest American women's volleyball setter of all time. Green-Vargas was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and won a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Rosa Gisella García Rivas, more commonly known as Rosa García, is a retired women's volleyball player from Peru who is a four-time Olympian. She was on the Peruvian national team that finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and was a silver medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru. She was a setter.
Natalia María Málaga Dibos, more commonly known as Natalia Málaga, is a former volleyball player and coach from Peru. She participated in four Summer Olympics with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team. She placed sixth in 1980, fourth in 1984, won a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, and placed 11th in 2000. She was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championship in 1982, and the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championship in 1986.
Sonia Isabel Heredia Condemarin, more commonly known as Sonia Heredia, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who played with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She won a bronze medal with the Peruvian team at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.
Laurel Kessel is an American former volleyball player. She played volleyball for San Diego's Crawford High School, and then San Diego State University, before joining the United States national team. She appeared in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Luisa Estela Fuentes Quijandría, more commonly known as Lucha Fuentes, is a retired volleyball player from Peru who played with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team in the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
The following teams and players took part in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul.
