1988 Summer Paralympics - Definition

See also: 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that were held concurrently with the Olympics. They took place in Seoul, South Korea.

Games of the VIII Paralympics
Nations participating	61
Athletes participating	3,053
Events	729 in 16 sports
Opening ceremonies	October 15, 1988
Closing ceremonies	October 24, 1988
Officially opened by	Roh Tae-Woo

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	92	91	85	268
2	West Germany	77	64	48	189
3	Great Britain	62	66	51	179
4	Canada	54	42	57	153
5	France	45	48	49	142
6	Sweden	42	38	22	102
7	Korea	40	35	19	94
8	Netherlands	30	23	29	82
9	Denmark	25	18	22	65
10	Australia	23	34	37	94
11	Poland	22	25	34	81
12	Russia	21	19	15	55
13	Spain	18	13	12	43
14	China	17	17	9	43
15	Italy	16	15	27	58
16	Japan	16	12	17	45
17	Belgium	15	17	9	41
18	Israel	15	13	15	43
19	Ireland	13	13	18	44
20	Austria	13	7	15	35
21	Switzerland	12	12	10	34
22	Finland	11	23	15	49
23	Norway	11	11	13	35
24	Mexico	8	9	6	23
25	Brazil	4	9	14	27
26	Kuwait	4	6	8	18
27	Yugoslavia	4	4	11	19
28	Iran	4	1	3	8
29	Portugal	3	4	5	12
30	New Zealand	2	4	11	17
31	Iceland	2	2	8	12
32	Bulgaria	2	1	0	3
33	Jamaica	1	4	3	8
34	Faroe Islands	1	3	3	7
35	Egypt	1	2	3	6
36	Puerto Rico	1	2	0	3
37	Bahrain	1	1	1	3
38	Guatemala	1	0	0	1
39	Argentina	0	7	2	9
40	Hungary	0	4	7	11
41	Kenya	0	4	1	5
42	Hong Kong	0	2	7	9
43	Greece	0	1	3	4
44	Indonesia	0	1	0	1
	Czechoslovakia	0	1	0	1
	Thailand	0	1	0	1
47	Tunisia	0	0	2	2
48	Malta	0	0	1	1

International Paralympic Games

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