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.
South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors,269 men and 132 women,took part in 218 events in 27 sports.
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.
Lim Mi-Kyung is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played for the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and won the gold medal. In later years it transpired that Lim was an active member in The Church of Scientology
Suk Min-Hee,also spelled as Seok Min-hui,is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played with the South Korean national team and received a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Lee Eun-kyung is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion.
Yun Young-sook is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team,and also an individual bronze medal.
Park Sung-soo is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,where he won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team,and also an individual silver medal.
Lee Han-Sup is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,where he won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team.
Chun In-soo is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,and won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team. He also competed in the men's individual event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Kim Kyung-wook is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team,and also an individual gold medal. Furthermore,Kim Kyung-wook is now the owner and head coach of GK96 archery club located in Cerritos,California. GK96 is a top ranked club in California.
Kim Jo-Sun is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team.
Bhutan sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics,held in Beijing,People's Republic of China from 8–24 August 2008. This was Bhutan's seventh time participating in a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of two archers,Tashi Peljor and Dorji Dema. Neither was able to win their first round match.
Ki Bo-bae is a South Korean recurve archer and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the winner of the women's team and women's individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and of the women's team event again at the 2016 Summer Olympics,where she also took bronze in the individual competition. Her tally of four Olympic medals places her among the most decorated archers in Olympic history.
Choi Hyeon-ju is a South Korean archer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she won gold medal in the women's team event.
Events from the year 1971 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1970 in South Korea.
Oh Hye-ri is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.
Jang Min-hee is a South Korean archer. She won gold in the women's individual and team events at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton,United States. She also won the gold medal in the women's team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo,Japan.
