Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed, for the last time before its dissolution, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 481 competitors, 319 men and 162 women, took part in 221 events in 27 sports. Athletes from 12 of the ex-Soviet republics would compete as the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and each nation would field independent teams in subsequent Games. The Soviet Union utterly dominated the medal count, winning 55 gold and 132 total medals. Currently, China's 48 gold medals in 2008 and USA's 121 total medals in  2016 are the closest results to USSR's 1988 performance. The Soviet Union medal tally currently ranks fourth both in terms of gold and total medals, after USA's 1984 performance, USSR's 1980 performance, USA's 1904 performance, and Britain's 1908 performance. Archery. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Women's tournament: Men's tournament: Athletics. Men's competition. Men's Marathon Men's long jump Men's discus throw Men's shot put Men's Hammer Throw Men's javelin throw Men's decathlon Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Women 's competition. Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Women's Marathon Women's discus throw Women's javelin throw Women's shot put Women's Heptathlon Boxing. Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg) Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) Men's Super-Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) Cycling. Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and  four women, represented the Soviet Union in 1988. Diving. Men's 10m Platform Fencing. 20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1988. Modern pentathlon. Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1988. Vaho Iagorashvili won a bronze in the individual event. Rowing. The Soviet Union had 30 male and 23 female rowers participate in all 14 rowing events in 1988. Swimming. Men's 50 m Freestyle Men's 100 m Freestyle Men's 200 m Freestyle Men's 400 m Freestyle Men's 1500 m Freestyle Men's 100 m Backstroke Men's  200 m Backstroke Men's 100 m Breaststroke Men's 200 m Breaststroke Men's 100 m Butterfly Men's 200 m Butterfly Men's 200 m Individual Medley Men's 400 m Individual Medley Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 50 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Freestyle Women's 200 m Freestyle Women's 400 m Freestyle Women's 800 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Breaststroke Women's 200 m Breaststroke Women's 100 m Butterfly Women 's 200 m Butterfly Women's 200 m Individual Medley Women's 400 m Individual Medley Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Synchronized swimming. Three synchronized swimmers represented the Soviet Union in 1988. Tennis. Men's Singles Competition Women's Singles Competition