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Info about the Games | |
| Host City: Seoul, South Korea | Participants: 1,617 (1,063 men and 554 women) from 148 countries | |
| Date Started: September 23, 1988 | Youngest Participant: YAR Anwar Al-Harazi (15 years, 293 days) | |
| Date Finished: October 1, 1988 | Oldest Participant: GUM Lourdes Klitzkie (48 years, 235 days) | |
| Events: 42 | Most Medals (Athlete): USA Florence Griffith Joyner (4 medals) | |
| Most Medals (Country): GDR East Germany (27 medals) |
