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== Participating delegations ==
== Participating delegations ==
Sixty delegations took part in the Seoul Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |title= Medal Standings - Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1988PG&sport=all |accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref>
Sixty delegations took part in the Seoul Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |title= Medal Standings - Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1988PG&sport=all |accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> [[Burma]], which had taken part in the previous Games, was absent. The Seoul Paralympics occurred mere weeks after the [[8888 Uprising]] and the military coup which brought the [[State Peace and Development Council]] to power. Burma would return [[Myanmar at the Paralympics|as Myanmar]] in [[1992 Summer Paralympics|1992]].<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=BIR&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Burma at the Paralympics], [[International Paralympic Committee]]</ref>
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The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.

Sports

The games consisted of events in seventeen sports, including one demonstration sport, but the medals count for the official medal list. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport.[1]

Medal table

Main article: 1988 Summer Paralympics medal table
1  United States 92 90 91 273
2  West Germany 76 66 51 193
3  Great Britain 64 66 53 183
4  Canada 54 42 55 151
5  France 47 44 49 140
6  Sweden 42 38 23 103
7  South Korea 40 35 19 94
8  Netherlands 31 25 30 86
9  Poland 25 25 33 83
10  Australia 23 35 38 96
11  Denmark 23 19 22 64
12  Soviet Union 21 20 15 56
13  Spain 18 13 11 42
14  Japan 17 12 17 46
15  China 16 17 8 41
16  Italy 16 15 27 58
17  Belgium 15 18 8 41
18  Israel 15 13 17 45
19  Ireland 13 11 18 42
20  Austria 13 7 15 35
21  Switzerland 12 12 11 35
22  Finland 11 23 16 50
23  Norway 11 11 14 36
24  Mexico 8 9 6 23
25  Brazil 4 9 15 28
26  Kuwait 4 5 8 17
27  Iran 4 1 3 8
28  Portugal 3 5 6 14
29  Yugoslavia 3 4 10 17
30  New Zealand 2 4 11 17
31  Iceland 2 2 7 11
32  Bulgaria 2 1 0 3
33  Jamaica 1 4 3 8
34  Faroe Islands 1 3 3 7
35  Egypt 1 2 5 8
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 8 12
41  Kenya 0 4 1 5
42  Hong Kong 0 2 7 9
43  Indonesia 0 2 0 2
44  Greece 0 1 3 4
45  Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1
 Thailand 0 1 0 1
47  Tunisia 0 0 2 2
48  Malaysia 0 0 1 1
 Morocco 0 0 1 1
50  Bahamas 0 0 0 0
 Cyprus 0 0 0 0
 India 0 0 0 0
 Jordan 0 0 0 0
 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0
 Macau 0 0 0 0
 Oman 0 0 0 0
 Philippines 0 0 0 0
 Singapore 0 0 0 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0
Total (60 NPCs) 733 731 744 2208

Participating delegations

Sixty delegations took part in the Seoul Paralympics.[2] Burma, which had taken part in the previous Games, was absent. The Seoul Paralympics occurred mere weeks after the 8888 Uprising and the military coup which brought the State Peace and Development Council to power. Burma would return as Myanmar in 1992.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1988 Seoul". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings - Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  3. ^ Burma at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=367410259&oldid=366452289

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