The 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, is notable in that Bermuda was represented in six different sports, the largest variety of sports at that time.
The official Olympic site notes: “Awarding the Summer Games to South Korea provided the impetus for the country to embrace democracy. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [North Korea] boycotted, and was joined by Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua. Still, records were set with 159 nations participating, 52 winning medals and 31 taking home gold medals.
“Canadian Ben Johnson set a world record in the 100m sprint, but tested positive for steroids. Johnson was the first world-famous athlete to be disqualified for using drugs. After his disqualification, Carl Lewis was awarded the 100m gold, meaning he had successfully defended his 1984 Olympic title.”
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Athletes: 8397
- Teams: 159
- Bermuda athletes: 12
- Sports Bermuda competed in: Athletics, Boxing, Equestrian, Sailing, Swimming & Tennis
- Athletics: Bill Trott, Troy Douglas, Clarance Saunders, Brian Wellman, and Mike Watson
- Boxing: Quinn Paynter
- Equestrian: Carol Blackman and Peter Gray
- Sailing: Glenn Astwood and Eddie Bardgett
- Swimming: Victor Ruberry
- Tennis: Stephen Alger
