Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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Jamsil Olympic Stadium and Auxiliary Stadium | |
Dates | 17 to 27 October,1988 |
Competitors | 1141 from 57 nations |
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of 345 events. Because of ties for third place in the men's 800 metre A1–3/A9/L2 and precision throw C1 events, a total of 347 bronze medals were awarded. Also had of a tie for first place in the women's 100 m 5–6 345 gold medals and 344 silver medals were awarded. Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia won their first ever medals in this sport.
Participating nations
- Argentina (6)
- Australia (76)
- Austria (24)
- Bahamas (4)
- Bahrain (9)
- Belgium (15)
- Brazil (34)
- Bulgaria (3)
- Canada (79)
- China (19)
- Colombia (11)
- Cyprus (3)
- Denmark (7)
- Egypt (9)
- Finland (24)
- France (20)
- Great Britain (64)
- Greece (2)
- Hong Kong (14)
- Hungary (4)
- Iceland (3)
- India (2)
- Indonesia (10)
- Iran (17)
- Ireland (33)
- Israel (4)
- Italy (39)
- Jamaica (4)
- Japan (64)
- Jordan (4)
- Kenya (8)
- Kuwait (18)
- Liechtenstein (1)
- Macau (7)
- Malaysia (9)
- Mexico (20)
- Morocco (5)
- Netherlands (15)
- New Zealand (11)
- Norway (11)
- Oman (5)
- Philippines (3)
- Poland (17)
- Portugal (10)
- Puerto Rico (5)
- Singapore (7)
- South Korea (47)
- Soviet Union (14)
- Spain (11)
- Sweden (13)
- Switzerland (20)
- Thailand (6)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Tunisia(1)
- United States (195)
- West Germany (64)
- Yugoslavia (10)
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (44 entries) | 346 | 344 | 347 | 1037 |
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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4×100 m relay C2–3 |
Ireland (IRL) David Boland Martin Costello Lorraine Gallagher Darrin Jordan |
United States (USA) Lee Jonas Phillip Laing David Osborn Rene Rivera |
Canada (CAN) Jamie Bone Andre Lavallee Laura Misciagna David Severin |
References
- Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics (Seoul) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)