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Host nation: KOR Korea
Opening date: 17 September 1988
Closing date: 2 October 1988
Olympic flame lit by Chong Son-Min; Kim Won-Tak; Sohn Mi-Jong
Olympic oath taken by Heo Jae; Son Mi-Na
Other candidate cities: Nagoya (JPN)
Number of athletes: 8520
Number of non-participating athletes: 26
Index of athletes
Athletes by sport
Athletes by nation
Medallists
Medallists by sport
Medallists by nation
Results
Records
Medal Table
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
| URS | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 54 | 31 | 46 |
| USA | United States of America | 37 | 30 | 27 |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic | 36 | 35 | 30 |
| KOR | Korea | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| FRG | Federal Republic of Germany | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| HUN | Hungary | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| BUL | Bulgaria | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| ROU | Romania | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| FRA | France | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| ITA | Italy | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| CHN | People's Republic of China | 5 | 11 | 12 |
| GBR | Great Britain | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| KEN | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| JPN | Japan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| AUS | Australia | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| YUG | Yugoslavia | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| TCH | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| NZL | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| CAN | Canada | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| POL | Poland | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| NOR | Norway | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| NED | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| DEN | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| BRA | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ESP | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FIN | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TUR | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MAR | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AUT | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| POR | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SUR | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SWE | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| SUI | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| JAM | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ARG | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AHO | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CHI | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CRC | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| INA | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IRI | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ISV | Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PER | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SEN | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BEL | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MEX | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| COL | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DJI | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GRE | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGL | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PAK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHI | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| THA | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 |