Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
| Athletics at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
.svg) Paralympic Athletics | |
| Venue | Jamsil Olympic Stadium and Auxiliary Stadium |
| Dates | 17 to 27 October,1988 |
| Competitors | 1141 from 57 nations |
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of 345 events. Because of ties for third place in the men's 800 metre A1–3/A9/L2 and precision throw C1 events, a total of 347 bronze medals were awarded. Also had of a tie for first place in the women's 100 m 5–6 345 gold medals and 344 silver medals were awarded. Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia won their first ever medals in this sport.
Participating nations[edit]
Argentina (6)
Australia (76)
Austria (24)
Bahamas (4)
Bahrain (9)
Belgium (15)
Brazil (34)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (79)
China (19)
Colombia (11)
Cyprus (3)
Denmark (7)
Egypt (9)
Finland (24)
France (20)
Great Britain (64)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (14)
Hungary (4)
Iceland (3)
India (2)
Indonesia (10)
Iran (17)
Ireland (33)
Israel (4)
Italy (39)
Jamaica (4)
Japan (64)
Jordan (4)
Kenya (8)
Kuwait (18)
Liechtenstein (1)
Macau (7)
Malaysia (9)
Mexico (20)
Morocco (5)
Netherlands (15)
New Zealand (11)
Norway (11)
Oman (5)
Philippines (3)
Poland (17)
Portugal (10)
Puerto Rico (5)
Singapore (7)
South Korea (47)
Soviet Union (14)
Spain (11)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (20)
Thailand (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Tunisia (1)
United States (195)
West Germany (64)
Yugoslavia (10)
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 50 | 56 | 56 | 162 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 41 | 36 | 29 | 106 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 30 | 22 | 19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 29 | 28 | 33 | 90 |
| 5 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 21 | 9 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 16 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 14 | 19 | 20 | 53 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 11 |  Ireland (IRL) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 13 |  Austria (AUT) | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 14 |  Belgium (BEL) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 15 |  Netherlands (NED) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 16 |  Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 17 |  Finland (FIN) | 6 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 18 |  Poland (POL) | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 19 |  Spain (ESP) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 20 |  Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 21 |  Italy (ITA) | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 22 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 23 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 24 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 25 |  Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 26 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 27 |  Iran (IRI) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 29 |  Israel (ISR) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 32 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 |  Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 38 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (44 entries) | 346 | 344 | 347 | 1037 | |
