Medals and winner countries

Evento
1	U.R.S.S. (URS)	55	31	46	132
2	R.D.A. (GDR)	37	35	30	102
3	Estados Unidos (USA)	36	31	27	94
4	Corea del Sur (KOR)	12	10	11	33
5	R.F.A. (FRG)	11	14	15	40
6	Hungría (HUN)	11	6	6	23
7	Bulgaria (BUL)	10	12	13	35
8	Rumanía (ROU)	7	11	6	24
9	Francia (FRA)	6	4	6	16
10	Italia (ITA)	6	4	4	14

Relevant athletes in this olimpic games

The Czech Miroslav Mecir and Steffi Graf were the individual champions in tennis.
Carl Lewis won two golds (100 m and long jump) and a silver in the 200 m
The Soviet Sergei Bubka, the pole vault made ​​a 6 meter setting a new Olympic record.American Jackie Joyner won the long jump and the heptathlon, beating the world record for this specialty.
In gymnastics, setting up a showdown between the Soviet Elena Shushunova and Romanian Daniela Siliva both equal the mark of Nadia Comaneci of 7 tens in one Olympicedition
In swimming, American Matt Biondi get seven medals.
The East German Kristin Otto won six gold medals. It is the first time the athlete wins sixgolds at one Games themselves.
In football the Soviet Union gives the surprise by defeating Brazil in the final.
In basketball the surprise was the elimination of the United States in the semifinals, the first time that this happened in front of the Soviet Union, which just defeating Yugoslavia in the final.

Histoty of seoul 1988

When it was decided in 1981 to give the organization of the Seoul Games, South Koreawas a country with a dictatorial regime, but local and international pressure succeeded inconvening elections. While there were attempts to share the organization with North Koreaat the end of this country decided not to participate. In its decision was joined by Cuba,Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
Included the Olympic Sports Complex in Seoul than one million square meters was part of the Olympic Stadium, basketball and boxing palaces and facilities for horse racing and baseball. The other major venue was the Olympic Park including the Olympic pool, fitness center, velodrome and pavilions fencing and weightlifting.
Anti-doping tests were stars in these games with the disqualification of seven athletes,most notably Ben Johnson.
The pet named Hodori, was a legendary Korean traditions tigre.
Opening the ceremony white doves were imported especially to be released at this ceremony.
During the closing ceremony, Korean women gave Spanish women candles to symbolize the change of venue of the Olympiad.

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