1988 Summer Olympics

Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Motto	Harmony and Progress; (Korean: 화합과 전진)
Nations	159
Athletes	8,391 (6,197 men, 2,194 women)
Events	237 in 23 sports (31 disciplines)
Opening	17 September
Closing	2 October
Opened by	President Roh Tae-woo
Cauldron	Sohn Mi-chung; Chung Sun-man; Kim Won-tak
Stadium	Seoul Olympic Stadium
Summer
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The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
↑ "Seoul 1988 Torch Relay". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Other websites

IOC page on the Seoul 1988 Olympics

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[Opening_and_Cauldron-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[2] "Seoul 1988 Torch Relay". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

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