At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.
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Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
- Ben Johnson led the 100 m race at 9.79 seconds, but was later disqualified for doping.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) |
6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Romania (ROU) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Morocco (MAR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Senegal (SEN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Djibouti (DJI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
See also
References
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