TIL that South Korea once experimented with Daylight Saving Time when they hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, mainly to draw more American viewers' attention at their prime time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timβ¦
South Korean policemen confront citizens during an eviction in a shantytown in Sanggye-dong, Seoul, April 1987. The evictions were carried out as part of the preparation for 1988 Summer Olympic Games. [3000 x 1963]
Edwin Moses at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul reddit.com/gallery/od2wbx
For the first time since 1988, North Korea will not participate in the Summer Olympics. twitter.com/nzaccardi/staβ¦
2020 Space Wonder Kiddy - South Korean sci-fi TV animated series, created to celebrate 1988 Summer Olympics (1989) youtube.com/watch?v=hLIrQβ¦
TIL of Christa Luding-Rothenburger, the first female to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games, and the only athlete to win Winter and Summer Olympic medals in the same year (1988), a feat that is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrβ¦
In Akira (1988), the Summer Olympics are said to take place in Tokyo in 2020. However it is a mistake on the director's part because the Olympics were delayed to 2021 due to a certain viral outbreak.
In the "Olympic Spirit series". This is #3. The Seoul Summer Games 1988. Post your favorite Olympic stamps!
1988 Summer Olympics Visa Commercial youtu.be/64hvdyaVEgI
Arvydas Sabonis skies for the put-back jam on David Robinson [1988 Summer Olympics] streamable.com/l0lyt
TIL that despite not having competed in a Winter Olympics since the 1988 games, the Soviet Union is still ranked 5th all-time in medals (and 2nd all-time in combined Summer/Winter medals). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allβ¦
100m final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and Linford Christie returned positive tests before or during the Olympics. Only Johnson was disqualified and stripped of his medal. Lewis' positive test wasn't revealed to the public until 2003.
TIL in the 1988 summer Olympics opening ceremony in Seoul, thousands of doves were released and some of them were in the cauldron when it was lit, being burned alive in front of the world. olympics.time.com/2012/07β¦
TIL Ian Millar AKA "Captain Canada" appeared in the most Olympics (10) 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. He has the most Olympic appearances on record over a 40 year period. He officially retired in 2019. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ianβ¦
Very very rare footage of someone throwing Alexander Karelin during 1988 Olympics. v.redd.it/ajdozh97fp881
TIL that Die Hard, much debated over whether or not it is a Christmas film, was first released to cinemas in the middle of July 1988. Its distributor, 20th Century Fox, had greenlit the screenplay in June 1987 because they needed a summer blockbuster for the following year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieβ¦
Downtown and the Tower during the 1988 olympics
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When I knew Squid Game started in 1988 during the Olympics, I decided to draw the Hodori version of the Squid Game guard and its fanmade logo by me from Indonesia.
DΓΆrte ThΓΌmmler 1988 Olympic Event Final Bars 9.950 for 4th Place youtube.com/watch?v=7kVvvβ¦
The time is right for this repost. 1988 Summer Olympics poster for Seoul.
Final ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, featuring two European countries as winners, both of which will cease to exist before the next Summer Olympics youtube.com/watch?v=l7lAZβ¦
My brother got to hold the actual Olympic Torch used in the 1988 Winter Olympics while he was at work.
Art Design of The 1988 Olympics reddit.com/gallery/s6v944
ESPN 30 for 30 9.79* by Daniel Gordon (2012). The story of the dirtiest race in history, the men's 100 meter finals at the 1988 summer Olympic Games in Seoul. vimeo.com/53913923
TIL during the 1976 Summer Olympics, hosted in Montreal, Canada became the first host country to not win a single gold medal on home soil. During the 1988 Winter Olympics, hosted in Calgary, they accomplished this astounding feat for a second time. thejetpacker.com/when-canβ¦
Fun fact: The sixth president of south korea Roh Tae-woo, played for South Korea's national rugby team in 1988 during his presidency and tried to get rugby into the seoul Olympic games
Art Design of The 1988 Olympics reddit.com/gallery/s6v944
A souvenir lighter from the 1988 Olympics
Roy Jones Jr. finishes M'tendere Makalamba in round one at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. v.redd.it/a3bjsqbo2wv71
100m final at the 1988 Olympics.(Clockwise) Ben Johnson, Calvin Smith, Linford Christie, Carl Lewis
@Reuters: Jamaica's bobsleigh teams have been a welcome sight at the Winter Olympics ever since the nation beat the odds to qualify for the 1988 Calgary games and inspired the Disney film 'Cool Runnings' https://t.co/IIlXSAqTom https://t.co/xjBxPFVxhl mobile.twitter.com/Reuterβ¦
220119 NetflixKR twt update | "At the opening ceremony of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the thrilling car chaining, in the middle of Seoul by powerful drivers to chase VIP slush funds, will soon begin." --- Mino's Netflix movie SEOUL VIBE coming this 2022!
Art Design of The 1988 Olympics reddit.com/gallery/s6v944
NHL commissioner Bettman has asked to move hockey to Summer Olympics ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/β¦
Newbie here, interested in buying silver. Found these through my local Kijiji. Theyβre asking $550 (CAD). 1988 Calgary Olympics Silver Proof Coin set produced by Royal Canadian Mint. They are 0.925s and thereβs 10 of them. Does $550 seem like too much? Thanks! reddit.com/gallery/qud56a
15yo Sjur Loen from Norway in his first World Curling Championship in 1974, pictured playing against The Gentle Giant Hec Gervais from Canada. Loen would win the World Championship twice (1984, 1988), plus an Olympics gold medal (1988, exhibition sport) reddit.com/gallery/s0ymvf
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards soars above a roaring crowd at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He finished last.[1080x620]
TIL of Nick Skelton, a British equestrian who did not earn a medal until his 7th Olympic appearance, in 2012, after having attended the Summer Olympics since 1988 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicβ¦
1988 Seoul Summer Olympics Pins
[TOTW] Ben Johnson's infamous '9.79' 100m race at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, in which he was later stripped of his gold medal and world record after testing positive for the steroid Stanozolol youtube.com/watch?v=abzEWβ¦
TIL that Christa Luding-Rothenburger won a medal at the summer and winter olympics in the same year-1988, something not possible anymore due to staggering of summer and winter olympics en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrβ¦
