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.

Medalists

Gold

• Viktor Bryzhin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov, and Vitaliy Savin — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
• Vyacheslav Ivanenko — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
• Hennadiy Avdyeyenko — Athletics, Men's High Jump
• Sergey Bubka — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
• Sergey Litvinov — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
• Olga Bryzgina — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
• Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh — Athletics, Women's 3000 metres
• Olga Bondarenko — Athletics, Women's 10.000 metres
• Olga Bryzgina, Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, and Mariya Pinigina — Athletics, Women's 4x400 m Relay
• Natalya Lisovskaya — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
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