The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea, the last Games of the Cold War era to see participation from both the Soviet Union and most of the Eastern Bloc alongside Western nations. Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 meters in world record time but was stripped of his gold medal days later after testing positive for anabolic steroids, one of the most prominent doping scandals in Olympic history. South Korea's successful hosting of the Games is often credited with accelerating the country's diplomatic and economic opening to the wider world.
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The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea, the last Games of the Cold War era to see participation from both the Soviet Union and most of the Eastern Bloc alongside Western nations. Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 meters in world record time but was stripped of his gold meda
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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17 September 1988
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synchronized swimming, swimming, water polo
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synchronized swimming, swimming, water polo
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four gold medals in gymnastics
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In boxing, Roy Jones Jr. of the United States dominated his opponents
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cycling (track)
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He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medals.
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She was married from 1984 to 1993 to canoeist Jörg Schmidt, silver medalist in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Wikipedia, Greg Louganis
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Gregory Efthimios Louganis (; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform.
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As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning the light middleweight silver medal.
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At age 19 and competing for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's 25-metre sporting pistol competition and silver in the women's 10-metre air pistol competition.
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