1988 Summer Paralympics

VIII Paralympic Games
Host city	Seoul, South Korea
Motto	United for the Challenge
Nations participating	61
Athletes participating	3,057
Events	732 in 16 sports
Opening ceremony	October 15
Closing ceremony	October 24
Officially opened by	President Roh Tae-Woo
Paralympic Stadium	Jamsil Olympic Stadium
Summer:
<  Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 Barcelona 1992  >
Winter:
<  Innsbruck 1988 Tignes-Albertville 1992  >

The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.

Sports

The games consisted of events in seventeen sports, including one demonstration sport, but the medals count for the official medal list. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport.^[1]

• Archery
• Athletics
• Boccia
• Cycling
• Football 7-a-side
• Goalball
• Judo
• Lawn bowls
• Lifting
  • Powerlifting
  • Weightlifting
• Shooting
• Snooker
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Volleyball
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair fencing
• Wheelchair tennis (demonstration sport)

Medal table

The top ten listed NOCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	92	90	91	273
2	West Germany	76	66	51	193
3	Great Britain	64	66	53	183
4	Canada	54	42	55	151
5	France	47	44	49	140
6	Sweden	42	38	23	103
7	South Korea	40	35	19	94
8	Netherlands	31	25	30	86
9	Poland	24	25	33	83
10	Australia	23	35	38	96

Participating delegations

Sixty delegations took part in the Seoul Paralympics.^[2] Burma, which had taken part in the previous Games, was absent. The Seoul Paralympics occurred mere weeks after the 8888 Uprising and the military coup which brought the State Peace and Development Council to power. Burma would return as Myanmar in 1992.^[3]

The Soviet Union made its Summer Paralympic début, having previously taken part in the 1988 Winter Paralympics. It was not only the USSR's first participation in the Summer Games, but was also to be its last, as the Union was dissolved prior to the 1992 Summer Paralympics. It won a total of 56 medals, of which 21 gold.^[4]

See also

• 1988 Summer Olympics
• 1988 Winter Paralympics

References

External links

• International Paralympic Committee

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