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Also Known As Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Date September 17, 1988 - October 2, 1988
Location South Korea • Seoul

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Florence Griffith Joyner
Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis
Heptathlon champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Janet Evans
Greg Louganis
Olympic shooting champion Malcolm Cooper
Krisztina Egerszegi
Kristin Otto
Tae kwon do sparring match, with referee behind the contestants, 1988 Olympics, Seoul, S.Kor.
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