Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:URS
Nocname:Soviet Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1988
Flagcaption:Flag of the Soviet Union
Location:Seoul, South Korea
Competitors:481 (319 men, 162 women)
Sports:27
Flagbearer:Aleksandr Karelin (wrestling)
Rank:1
Gold:55
Silver:31
Bronze:46
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1952
App End Year:1988
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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed, for the last time before its dissolution, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 481 competitors, 319 men and 162 women, took part in 221 events in 27 sports.[1] Athletes from 12 of the ex-Soviet republics would compete as the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and each nation would field independent teams in subsequent Games.

The Soviet Union utterly dominated the medal count, winning 55 gold and 132 total medals. It is the largest Olympic medal tally in history achieved by a non-host nation. Currently, China's and the USA 48 gold medals in 2008 and 2012, respectively, and USA's 121 total medals in 2016 are the closest results to USSR's 1988 performance. The Soviet Union medal tally currently ranks fourth both in terms of gold and total medals, after USA's 1984 performance, USSR's 1980 performance, USA's 1904 performance, and Britain's 1908 performance.

Medalists

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27 September
27 September
28 September
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Soviet Union women's national volleyball team
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30 September
30 September
Soviet Union men's national basketball team
30 September
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1 October
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1 October
1 October
Soviet Union men's national handball team
1 October
Soviet Union Olympic football team
1 October
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1 October
1 October
2 October
Soviet Union men's national volleyball team
2 October
18 September
18 September
19 September
20 September
21 September
21 September
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22 September
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26 September
26 September
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27 September
28 September
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Soviet Union women's national basketball team
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Soviet Union women's national handball team
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Soviet Union men's national water polo team
1 October
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Medals by sport
Sport Total
Archery0011
Athletics1061026
Basketball1012
Boxing1124
Canoeing3306
Cycling4127
Fencing1135
Football1001
Gymnastics125421
Handball1012
Judo0145
Modern Pentathlon0011
Rowing0213
Sailing0112
Shooting41611
Swimming2259
Volleyball1102
Water Polo0011
Weightlifting6208
Wrestling84315
Total553146132

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

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Archery3 3 6
Athletics39 44 85
Basketball12 12 24
Boxing12 12
Canoeing12 5 17
Cycling14 4 18
Diving4 4 8
Equestrian6 2 8
Fencing15 5 20
Field hockey15 0 15
Football18 18
Gymnastics6 8 14
Handball14 15 29
Judo7 7
Modern pentathlon3 3
Rowing30 23 53
Sailing13 2 15
Shooting17 6 23
Swimming19 8 27
Synchronized swimming3 3
Table tennis2 3 5
Tennis4 3 6
Volleyball12 12 24
Water polo13 13
Weightlifting9 9
Wrestling20 20
Total 321 162 483

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's tournament:

Men's tournament:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's competition

Men's Marathon

Men's long jump

Men's discus throw

Men's shot put

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's javelin throw

Men's decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.23s
  1. Long Jump — 7.28m
  1. Shot Put — 15.25m
  1. High Jump — 1.97m
  1. 400 metres — 48.60s
  1. 110m Hurdles — 14.76s
  1. Discus Throw — 48.02m
  1. Pole Vault — 5.20m
  1. Javelin Throw — 59.48m
  1. 1.500 metres — 4:52.24s

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Women's competition

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

Women's Marathon

Women's discus throw

Women's javelin throw

Women's shot put

Women's Heptathlon

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

See main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

Team roster
Group play

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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal match

Women's tournament

See main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

Team roster
Group play

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Semifinals
Bronze medal match

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Men's Super-Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented the Soviet Union in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's 10m Platform

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's show jump team

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. 20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

See main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1988. Vaho Iagorashvili won a bronze in the individual event.

Individual
Team

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

The Soviet Union had 30 male and 23 female rowers participate in all 14 rowing events in 1988.[3]

Men's competition
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's quadruple sculls
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight
Women's competition
Women's double sculls
Women's coxless pair
Women's quadruple sculls
Women's coxed four
Women's eight

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Women's 800 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Synchronized swimming

See main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Three synchronized swimmers represented the Soviet Union in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's Singles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's freestyle

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043519/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/summer/1988/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 July 2011 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Olympedia – Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics. www.olympedia.org.
  3. Soviet Union Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162022/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/summer/1988/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 12 April 2018.