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The 1988 Paralympics was, at that time, the largest and most well-facilitated in Games history. The Seoul Paralympic Games gave a new generation of Paralympic athletes the opportunity to compete in many of the well-designed and well-constructed facilities used previously for the Olympic Games.

The results showed the importance of assistance from host countries. Some 156 events, mostly involving athletes with serious disabilities, could not be held because fewer than three athletes had been fielded. Trischa Zorn of the US, a visually impaired swimmer in class B2, won a total of 12 gold medals, including 10 individual titles and two relays, and setting nine world records in the process.