1988 Summer Paralympics

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VIII. Summer Paralympics
Paralympics logo (1988–1994)
Venue: Seoul , South Korea
Korea SouthSouth Korea 
Stadion: Olympic Stadium
Opening ceremony: October 15, 1988
Closing ceremony: October 24, 1988
Opened by: Roh Tae-woo
(President of South Korea )
Competitions: 729 in 16 sports
Countries: 61
Athletes: 3,053
← Stoke Mandeville / New York 1984
Barcelona 1992 →
Medal table
space country gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 92 90 91 273
2 Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany 76 66 51 193
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 64 66 55 183
4th CanadaCanada Canada 54 42 55 151
5 FranceFrance France 47 44 49 140
6th SwedenSweden Sweden 42 38 23 103
7th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 40 35 19th 94
8th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 31 25th 30th 86
9 PolandPoland Poland 25th 25th 33 83
...
20th AustriaAustria Austria 13 7th 15th 35
21st SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 12 12 11 35
Complete medal table

The 8th Summer Paralympics took place from October 15 to October 24, 1988 in South Korea's capital Seoul . Since those games, the Summer Paralympics have been held at the same location as the Summer Olympics.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on October 15th. The parade started with a record of 3,053 athletes from 61 countries. The 8th Summer Paralympics were opened by the then President of South Korea, Roh Tae-woo .

Participating Nations

sports

Medals were fought for in 16 sports. In addition, wheelchair tennis was introduced as a demonstration sport.

Web links

Commons : 1988 Summer Paralympics  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c International Paralympic Committee: [1] . Retrieved August 28, 2012.