1988 Summer Paralympics

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The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that 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]

Medal table

Main article: 1988 Summer Paralympics medal table

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

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 25 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

References

  1. ^ "1988 Seoul". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings - Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  3. ^ Burma at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. ^ Soviet Union at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

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