Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Decades»Events
    Events 2 Mins Read

    1988 Olympic Games (Seoul)

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    The International Olympic Committee’s medical team got more exercise than most of the competitors during the 24th Games in Seoul.

    Rigorous drugs testing of all medal winners – plus another contender picked at random in each event – resulted in 10 competitors being disqualified. Although this was two fewer than in the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the Seoul drug-takers attracted more publicity because they included big fish.

    Canada’s Ben Johnson was undoubtedly the biggest: he won the 100m final on 24 September in a breathtaking 9.79 seconds, but traces of the anabolic steroid, stanozolol, found in his urine after the race meant disqualification, and his gold medal passed to Carl Lewis.

    Britain’s Linford Christie had a narrow escape when ginseng tea was blamed for his positive result in a test after the 200m on 28 September, but his teammate Kerrith Brown was less fortunate  – he was stripped of his bronze medal for judo for taking illegal diuretics.

    However, weightlifting came top of the drugs league. Five competitors were disqualified, and the Hungarian and Bulgarian teams withdrew as a result.

    Against this background, there were some stunning performances with Florence Griffith Joyner of the US winning three golds and a silver on the track and smashing the 200m world record twice in one day.

    Among the British gold medallists were swimmer Adrian Moorhouse, who won the 100m breaststroke final, and rowers Andrew Holmes and Steven Redgrave in the coxless pairs.

    Related Posts

    • Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
      Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
      The most memorable musical event of 1967 was the Monterey International Pop Festival, held in the Californian sunshine over three…
    • Marilyn Monroe in Korea (1954)
      Marilyn Monroe in Korea (1954)
      In February 1954, actress Marilyn Monroe travelled to Korea to entertain the American troops stationed over there. Marilyn was asked…
    • Granville Train Disaster (1977)
      Granville Train Disaster (1977)
      Tuesday 18 January 1977 started as an ordinary working day in Sydney, Australia. Then at 8:12 am, the 6:09 city-bound…
    • Assassination of JFK (1963)
      Assassination of JFK (1963)
      President Kennedy was assassinated on 22 November 1963 - shot in the head as he was driven through Dallas, Texas, in an…
    • Black Power
      Black Power
      1966 was, in all respects, a crucial turning point for the black movement in America. In that year the Black Panther party was…
    • Watergate
      Watergate
      At 2.30 am on 17 June 1972, during the lead-up to the 1972 American presidential elections, five intruders broke into…
    • Farm Aid
      Farm Aid
      In the 1980s American farmers were confronted by a crisis more severe than any since the Great Depression. Many who…
    • Live Aid (1985)
      Live Aid (1985)
      On 25 November 1984, 36 British recording artists gathered at a studio in Notting Hill, London to donate their time…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleSummerfield (1977)
    Next Article Playboy Club

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Total recall (1990)
      Cult science-fiction author Philip K Dick’s short story We […]
    • Angels From Hell (1968)
      After serving a tour in Vietnam, Mike (Tom Stern) returns to his […]
    • Raggy Dolls, The
      1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 4 (UK) 112 x 10 minute episodes At Mr […]
    • Howdy Doody Show, The
      1 9 4 7 – 1 9 6 0 (USA) 2,543 x episodes 1 9 7 6 – 1 […]
    • Three’s A Crowd
      1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 5 (USA) 22 x 30 minute episodes A spin-off […]
    • 1966
      January 01 – Pope Paul VI appeals for peace in Vietnam. 01 […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Sport Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About Nostalgia Central
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.