For the 1988 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-one sports venues were used. South Korea hosted its first World Championships in 1978 in shooting sports. Three years later, Seoul was awarded the 1988 Summer Olympics. Many of the venues constructed for the 1988 Games were completed two years earlier in time for the Asian Games. The 1986 Asian Games served as test events for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The men's marathon course was lined by 36,000 policemen. Steffi Graf won a gold medal in women's singles to complete the "Golden Slam". None of the football venues used for these games were used for the 2002 FIFA World Cup that Korea co-hosted with Japan.
Venues Seoul Sports Complex VenueSportsCapacity Ref. Jamsil Baseball Stadium Baseball (demonstration) 30,3061988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 166. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Jamsil Gymnasium Basketball, Volleyball (final) 13,4091988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164. Retrieved 1 December 2010.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 2. p. 335. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Water polo 8,000 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Boxing 7,500 Seoul Olympic Stadium Athletics, Equestrian (jumping individual final), Football (final) 69,9501988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 162-3. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
Olympic Park VenueSportsCapacity Ref. Mongchon Tosong Modern pentathlon (running) 10,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 181. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Olympic Fencing Gymnasium Fencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing) 7,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 178. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Olympic Gymnastics Hall Gymnastics 14,7301988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 178-9. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Olympic Tennis Center Tennis 15,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 180. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Olympic Velodrome Cycling (track) 6,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 176. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium Weightlifting 4,000
New venues VenueSportsCapacity Ref. Busan Yachting Center Sailing 801988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 190-1. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site Canoeing, Rowing 25,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 186-7. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Hanyang University Gymnasium Volleyball preliminaries 8,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 194. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Saemaul Sports Hall Volleyball preliminaries 4,500 Sangmu Gymnasium Wrestling 5,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 192. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Seoul Equestrian Park Equestrian (all but jumping individual final), Modern pentathlon (riding) 30,0001988 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 188-9. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Seoul National University Gymnasium Badminton (demonstration), table tennis 5,000 Suwon Gymnasium Handball 6,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 195. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
Existing venues VenueSportsCapacity Ref. Hwarang Archery Field Archery 1,2001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 200. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Jangchung Gymnasium Judo, Taekwondo (demonstration) 7,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 202. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Royal Bowling Center Bowling (demonstration) Not listed. Seongnam Stadium Field hockey 23,262 Streets of Seoul Athletics (20 km/ 50 km walk, marathon) Not listed.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 2. p. 311. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Taenung International Shooting Range Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting 2,5051988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 200-1. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Tongillo Road Course Cycling (individual road race, road team time trial) 800
Football venues VenueSportsCapacity Ref. Busan Stadium Football preliminaries 30,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 204. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Daegu Stadium Football preliminaries 23,278 Daejeon Stadium Football preliminaries 30,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 206. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Dongdaemun Stadium Football preliminaries 26,3831988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 202-3. Retrieved 1 December 2010. Gwangju Stadium Football preliminaries 30,0001988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 204-5. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
Before the Olympics The oldest venue, Dongdaemun Stadium, was built in 1926.History of Dongdaenum Stadium: 1926-2003. Retrieved 2 December 2010. The stadium underwent three renovations between 1926 and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Busan Goodek Stadium was built in 1928.Worldstadiums.com profile in Busan, KOR. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Dageu Stadium was constructed in 1948 and renovated in 1975.Daegu.go.kr profile of Daegu Stadium. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Daejeon Stadium was completed in 1964.Djsiseol.or.kr history of Daejeon Stadium. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Taenung International Shooting Range was constructed in 1972 following the Summer Olympics that took place in Munich. Six years later, the venue made history by becoming the first to host a world championships for shooting sports.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 33. This venue was renovated in 1987-8 before the 1988 Games to comply with International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF, then Union International de Tir (UIT)) standards.
Jangchung Gymnasium hosted the 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women.todor66.com profile of the 1979 FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship results. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
The success of the UIT World Shooting Championships that year led to the formation of a bid committee to bring the 1988 Games to Seoul. Among Seoul's competitors were Melbourne, Australia (who also bidded for the 1988 Summer Paralympics in a different process, host of the 1956 Summer Olympics, and Nagoya, Japan. Seoul submitted its bid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in late 1980 though Melbourne withdrew its bid in early 1981. At the 1981 IOC meeting in Baden-Baden, West Germany (Germany since October 1990), the IOC selected Seoul to host the 1988 Summer Olympics.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp.34-43. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Venues for the Seoul Sports Complex were constructed between 1973 and 1984.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 159. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Except for Mongchon Tosong and the Tongillo Road Course, all of the other venues were completed or renovated by the summer of 1986.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. 172, 174, 186-206. Retrieved 2 December 2010. The fact that the city was preparing to host the 1986 Asian Games was well regarded, as much of the infrastructure built for the event would be reused and the event was seen as the big test.OCAsia.org profile of the 1986 Asian Games. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
During the Olympics The men's marathon course was run in hot weather along a route lined with 36,000 police personnel.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Men): Marathon". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 149-50. At the Han River Regatta Course/ Canoeing Site during the men's K-1 1000 m canoeing event, it was announced that Australia's Grant Davies had won the event, but that was reversed a few minutes later by a jury of the International Canoe Federation that American Greg Barton had won the event in a photo finish by 0.005 seconds.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Singles 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 472. In the men's rowing coxless fours final, the Soviet team finished last to one of their seats breaking in the middle of the race.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Rowing: Men's Four-Oared Shell Without Coxswain". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 796-7.
During the fifth race of the sailing Finn event near Busan, Canada's Lawrence Lemieux was in second place when he noticed Joseph Chan of Singapore in the water from his capsized boat.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Sailing: Men's Finn". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London Aurum Press Limited. p. 827. Lemieux abandoned his position and rescued Chan and Chan's Singapore teammate. Even though Lemieux finished last in the race, the IOC gave him second place for the race as a result of Lemieux's heroic efforts.1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. p. 692. Retrieved 2 December 2010.Sports-reference.com 1988 Summer Olympics sailing mixed-one-person-dinghy (Finn) class 24 September Race Five results. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Lemieux would be awarded the IOC Pierre de Coubertin medal at the Finn medal awards ceremony by President Juan Antonio Samaranch."Lemieux's sportsmanship still recognized". Canada.com 13 March 2008 Edmonton Journal article Retrieved 2 December 2010.
The tennis venue for the women's singles event witnessed West Germany's Steffi Graf defeating Argentina's Gabriella Sabatini to win the "Golden Slam", including the Grand Slam events in Australia, France, Wimbledon, and the United States.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Tennis: Women's Singles". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 1027.
After the Olympics Olympic Stadium continues to be of use to many events as of 2010.Stadium.seoul.go.kr profile of Olympic Stadium. Retrieved 2 December 2010. When Korea co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan, none of the 1988 Summer Olympic venues used for football were used for those events.FIFA.com 2002 FIFA World Cup information. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Dongdaemun Stadium was demolished in 2008.
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