Sweden competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

185 competitors, 148 men and 37 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.

[1] For the first time since the 1900 Summer Olympics, Sweden failed to win a gold medal.

Women's individual competition: Men's individual competition: Women's team competition: Men's team competition: Sven Nylander was on location and scheduled to start in men's 400m hurdles, but ended up not starting due to illness.

Eleven fencers, 10 men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1988.