1988 Summer Olympics torch relay

none 1988 Summer Seoul, South Korea Greece, Thailand, South Korea 4526 km 1,856 August 23, 1988 September 17, 1988 Lee Woo-Sung 3,300 thumb|A torch from the relay The 1988 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from August 23 until September 17, prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The route covered around 4526 km and involved over 1,856 torchbearers. Sohn Kee-chung, Chung Sun-man and Kim Won-tak lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.http://olympic-museum.de/torches/olympic-games-torch-1988.php Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Museum 25 August 2016 Route in South Korea South Korea 500 center South Korea Shinsan Park 33.3 126.32 South Korea Busan Busan 35.18 129.08 South Korea Jinju Jinju 35.18 128.11 South Korea Suncheon Suncheon 34.95 127.5 South Korea Mokpo Mokpo 34.79 126.38 South Korea Gwangju Gwangju 35.16 126.85 South Korea Daegu Daegu 35.85 128.56 South Korea Pohang Pohang 36.02 129.34 South Korea Gumi Gumi, North Gyeongsang 36.12 128.34 South Korea Daejeon Daejeon 36.35 127.38 South Korea Jeonju Jeonju 35.82 127.15 South Korea Gongju left Gongju 36.47 127.09 South Korea Cheongju Cheongju 36.64 127.49 South Korea Chungju Chungju 36.99 127.93 South Korea Gangneung Gangneung 37.75 128.88 South Korea Chuncheon Chuncheon 37.88 127.73 South Korea Wonju Wonju 37.34 127.92 South Korea Suwon Suwon 37.26 127.03 South Korea Incheon Incheon 37.47 126.62 South Korea Uijeongbu Uijeongbu 37.74 127.03 18em August 27 (day 1): Shinsan Park August 28 (day 2): Busan August 29 (day 3): Jinju August 30 (day 4): Suncheon August 31 (day 5): Mokpo September 1 (day 6): Gwangju September 2 (day 7): Daegu September 3 (day 8): Pohang September 4 (day 9): Gumi September 5 (day 10): Daejeon September 6 (day 11): Jeonju September 7 (day 12): Gongju September 8 (day 13): Cheongju September 9 (day 14): Chungju September 10 (day 15): Gangneung September 11 (day 16): Chuncheon September 12 (day 17): Wonju September 13 (day 18): Suwon September 14 (day 19): Incheon September 15 (day 20): UijeongbuSouth Korea Seoul 500 center South Korea Seoul Seoul City Hall Seoul City Hall 37.57 126.98 South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium 37.52 127.07 Route in Seoul September 16 (day 21): Seoul City Hall September 17 (day 22): Olympic StadiumSouth Korea Busan 500 center South Korea Busan Yongdusan Park Yongdusan Park 35.1 129.03 South Korea Busan Busan Yachting Center Busan Yachting Center 35.16 129.15 Route in Busan September 19 (day 24): Yongdusan Park September 19 (day 24): Busan Yachting Center References External links 1988 torch relay via IOC website Torch Relay, 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Summer Olympics torch relays