George Keys, is a former New Zealand rower, who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in which city, that is the capital, and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea?
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George Keys George Keys (born 12 December 1959) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
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Seoul Seoul ( ; 서울; ] ), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea). Seoul is the world's 16th largest city, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. The Seoul Capital Area houses about half of the country's population of 51.44 million people with 678,102 international residents.
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Austria at the 1988 Summer Olympics Austria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 73 competitors, 66 men and 7 women, took part in 62 events in 17 sports.
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Liberia at the 1988 Summer Olympics Liberia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. They had a very poor showing, despite their magnificent send-off. Two members of the official delegation were assaulted upon their return because of the perceived embarrassment suffered by the nation at their expense.
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Cyprus at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyprus competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
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Royal Bowling Center The Royal Bowling Center is a bowling alley located in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the bowling demonstration events during the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Iran at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing both the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Kyonggi University Kyonggi University (KGU; Korean: 경기대학교) is an accredited, private higher education institution, established in 1947. Kyonggi has over 17,000 students in majors in undergraduate and graduate programs on two campuses, Seoul and Suwon. The main campus is in Suwon which is a city located 30 miles from the capital Seoul. The Seoul campus is located in the center of Seoul.
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Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (Hangul: 경기도, ] ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, "Gyeonggi" means "the area surrounding capital". Thus "Gyeonggi-do" can be translated as "province surrounding Seoul". The provincial capital is Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is in the heart of the province but has been separately administered as a provincial-level "special city" since 1946. Incheon—South Korea's third largest city—is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level "metropolitan city" since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as "Sudogwon" and cover 11,730 km, with a combined population of 25.5 million—amounting to over half of the entire population of South Korea.
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South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics South Korea competed as "Korea" at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 300 competitors, 189 men and 111 women, took part in 160 events in 25 sports.
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History of Gyeongju This article is about the history of Gyeongju. Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering 1,324 km2 (511 sq mi) with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. The early history of Gyeongju is closely tied to that of the Silla kingdom, of which it was the capital.
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Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics The Netherlands (as "Holland") competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.
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Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation returned after the boycott of the Soviet-bloc of the 1984 Summer Olympics. 188 competitors, 152 men and 36 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.
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Park Gun-woo Park Gun-Woo (also Park Geon-Wu, Korean: 박건우 ; born March 31, 1981 in Seoul) is a South Korean sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) and open match racing classes. He claimed a bronze medal, as a member of the South Korean sailing team, in match racing at the 2010 Asian Games, and later represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of September 2013, Park is ranked no. 134 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.
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Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics The shooting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events—seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders. It was the first games for the 10 metre air pistol events, and the last for the 50 metre running target event, later replaced by 10 metre running target. It was also the first time the Olympic shooting competitions included finals for the top eight (in some cases six) competitors.
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Wando County Wando County ("Wando-gun") is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat. Wando island is perhaps most famous for Cheonghaejin, the former headquarters of Jang Bogo, a 9th-century Korean historical figure whose private fleet and army dominated the sea routes in the Yellow Sea. Wando's most famous native in modern times is champion golfer K.J. Choi.
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Kim Chong-kon Kim Chong-kon (Hangul: 김종곤 ; born 21 November 1930) is a former South Korean admiral, diplomat and politician, serving as the Chief of Naval Operations, the Ambassadors to the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan, and a member of National Assembly before retirement. Started his military career in 1951, Kim participated several maritime operations during the Korean War and the Cold War, assigned to positions like warship commander, flotilla commander, naval station commander, fleet commander and senior staff in the Navy Headquarters. Kim also gained himself several medals from South Korea and Taiwan for his efforts on military and foreign affairs.
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Hamhung Hamhŭng ("Hamhŭng-si"; ] ) is North Korea's second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. In late 2005, nearby Hŭngnam was made a ward ("kuyŏk") within Hamhŭng-si. It has a population of 768,551 as of 2008 .
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1988 in hammer throw This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1988 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where the final of the men's competition was held on Monday September 26, 1988. Sergey Litvinov (URS) claimed the title, setting two Olympic records during the final round.
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Gwacheon Gwacheon (] ) is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city.
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South Korea at the 1988 Summer Paralympics South Korea competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 227 competitors from South Korea won 94 medals including 40 gold, 35 silver and 19 bronze and finished 7th in the medal table.
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Zimbabwe at the 1988 Summer Olympics Zimbabwe competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 29 competitors, 23 men and 6 women, took part in 38 events in 10 sports.