第24届夏季奥运会于1988年9月17日至10月2日在韩国首都汉城举行。申办本届奥运会的除汉城外，还有日本的名古屋、澳大利亚的墨尔本和希腊的雅典。1981年在联邦德国巴登-巴登市举行的第84届国际奥委会会议上，雅典与墨尔本相继退出，最后投票通过汉城为第24届奥运会的承办城市。汉城成为继东京之后第二个主办奥运会的亚洲城市。

KEY FACTS

Opening date: 17 September 1988

Closing date: 02 October 1988

The Host City: Seoul (KOR)

Sports: 25

SEOUL  1988 Games of the XXIV Olympiad

Although the drug disqualification of sprinter Ben Johnson was the biggest story of the 1988 Olympics, the Seoul Games were highlighted by numerous exceptional performances. Christa Luding-Rothenburger, who was also a speed skater, earned a silver medal in cycling to become the only person in history to win Winter and Summer medals in the same year. Steffi Graf concluded her Grand Slam tennis season by winning Olympic gold. Greg Louganis repeated victories in both diving events. Florence Griffith-Joyner dominated the sprints. For the first time, all the medalists in dressage were women.

Do You Know? 乒乓球第一次亮相奥运赛场

Table tennis makes its first appearance in the Olympic programme.