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1988 Seoul Medal Tally

Here are the top 10 ranked countries based on Olympic medals won in 1988. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze. See more about the Seoul Games in 1988.



In 1988, the leading country on the medal table was the USSR.

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 USSR 55 31 46 132
2 East Germany 37 35 30 102
3 USA 36 31 27 94
4 South Korea 12 10 11 33
5 West Germany 11 14 15 40
6 Hungary 11 6 6 23
7 Bulgaria 10 12 13 35
8 Romania 7 11 6 24
9 France 6 4 6 16
10 Italy 6 4 4 14


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