Jul 16, 1988

Seve Ballesteros celebrates after judging his chip from the edge of the 18th green to perfection

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Jul 3, 1988

Alain Prost heads the grid

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Jul 1, 1988

Malcolm Cooper claimed gold for Britain in the shooting

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Jul 1, 1988

Greg Louganis won back-to-back golds in the 3m Springboard and 10m platform, despite hitting his head in the preliminaries

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Jul 1, 1988

Kristin Otto was the star in the pool, with the East German winning six gold medals

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Jul 1, 1988

Juray Dudas had a painful experience in the weightlifting. He was only slightly injured, but was still eliminated

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Jul 1, 1988

The great Sergie Bubka, who still holds the pole vault world record, finally came good to win his only Olympic gold

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Jul 1, 1988

Romania's Paula Ivan was in a league of her own, winning the 1500m by over six seconds

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Jul 1, 1988

Matt Biondi won five gold medals for USA in the pool

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Jul 1, 1988

Lennox Lewis, who later won the heavyweight world title as a Briton, represented Canada in his run to gold. A certain Riddick Bowe took the silver

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Jul 1, 1988

Florence Griffith-Joyner celebrates victory in the 100m

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Jun 26, 1988

Marco van Basten celebrates a goal

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Jun 10, 1988

Kevin Durant and LeBron James

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Jun 3, 1988

Chris Cowdrey

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May 14, 1988

Dave Beasant saves a penalty from John Aldridge

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May 14, 1988

(L-R) Eric Young, Lawrie Sanchez, Dave Beasant and Terry Phelen celebrate

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May 14, 1988

Eric Young, Lawrie Sanchez, Dave Beasant and Terry Phelen celebrate

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Apr 30, 1988

Franklyn Stephenson bowls

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Apr 23, 1988

Desert Orchid jumps a fence during the 1988 Whitbread Gold Cup

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Apr 10, 1988

Larry Mize presents Sandy Lyle with his green jacket

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