Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics consisted of artistic and rhythmic disciplines. Both artistic and rhythmic gymnastics events were held from 18 to 30 September 1988 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.
For the first time in Olympic competition, each routine in women's artistic gymnastics events was judged by six judges, with the final score composed of the average of the judges' scores, after the highest and lowest marks were dropped. Men's routines continued to be judged by four judges, similar to the previous edition.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
12 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 |  Romania |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  China |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Artistic[]
Men[]
Women[]
Rhythmic[]
| Event | 
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|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Marina Lobatch
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Adriana Dounavska
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Alexandra Timochenko
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Statistics[]
- There were 218 total athletes from 32 countries.
- Mary Fuzesi was the youngest participant with 14 years and 221 days.
- Jeno Paprika was the oldest participant with 28 years and 263 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Romania won 8 medals, more than in any other sport.
- South Korea won its first-ever medal in the sport.