South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the Olympic Games

Flag of South Korea
IOC code  KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors 300 (189 men and 111 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer Choi Cheon-Sik
Medals
Rank: 10		 Gold
7		 Silver
15		 Bronze
5		 Total
27
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

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.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Med 1.png Gold[edit]

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Med 2.png Silver[edit]

Med 3.png Bronze[edit]

Archery[edit]

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Korea's fifth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals in the women's competitions as well as a silver medal and a bronze medal in the men's competitions. The only individual eliminated before the quarterfinals was Yoon Hye-Young, though she did set an Olympic record in the 36 arrow R32/R16 combined.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Oh, Kim, and Jang - Final, Silver Medal (3-1)

Women's Team Competition:

  • Kim, Kim, and Yoon - Final, Gold Medal (4-0)

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 58.66m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Qualification — 16.92m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

Badminton[edit]

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Baseball[edit]

Main article: Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Korea's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish for the team. The Koreans won only one game in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands. This put them in eighth place and ended their involvement in the competition.

Men's Team Competition:

  • South Korea - 8th place (1-6)

Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight

Men's Light-Welterweight

Men's Welterweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Canoeing[edit]

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cycling[edit]

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road Competition[edit]

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition[edit]

Men's Points Race

  • Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)

Diving[edit]

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 293.52 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat — 180.15 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 166.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Fencing[edit]

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics[edit]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Handball[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Hockey[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition[edit]

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: South Korea – India 4–4 (South Korea wins after penalty strokes, 5–3)
  • 5th/6th place: South Korea – Pakistan 3–1 → Fifth place
  • Team Roster

Women's Team Competition[edit]

  • Preliminary Round Robin

Judo[edit]

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's:

Rowing[edit]

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sailing[edit]

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Shooting[edit]

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Swimming[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Koh Yun-Ho
    1. Heat – 1:52.80 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Woo Cheol
    1. Heat – 4:03.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Lee Gyu-Chang
    1. Heat – 15:47.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Kim Min-Suk
    1. Heat – 58.43 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Ji Sang-Jun
    1. Heat – 2:01.39
    2. B-Final – 2:02.68 (→ 14th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Cho Kwang-Jea
    1. Heat – 1:03.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Cho Kwang-Jea
    1. Heat – 2:04.53 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Kim Bang-Hyun
    1. Heat – 2:06.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Kim Bang-Hyun
    1. Heat – 4:31.16 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay


Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Lee Bo-Eun
    1. Heat – 58.27 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Lee Ji-Hyun
    1. Heat – 2:05.78 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Jeong Eun-Na
    1. Heat – 4:23.35 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Suh Hyun-Soo
    1. Heat – 9:03.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Lee Ji-Hyun
    1. Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Lee Chang-Ha
    1. Heat – 2:14.18
    2. B-Final – 2:14.55 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Roh Joo-Hee
    1. Heat – 2:36.20 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Lee Ji-Hyun
    1. Heat – 2:22.97 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Lee Ji-Hyun
    1. Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Table tennis[edit]

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Tennis[edit]

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Young-Ja Choi Women's singles  Joannette Kruger (RSA)
W 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 6-1		  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED)
L 2-6, 4-6		 Did not advance

Volleyball[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Indoor Team Competition[edit]

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Italy (0-3)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
  • Lost to Russia (0-3)
  • Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
  • Lost to Netherlands (2-3) → did not advance, 10th place
  • Team Roster

Women's Indoor Team Competition[edit]

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Japan (3-0)
  • Lost to China (2-3)
  • Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (1-3)
  • Lost to United States (1-3)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Lost to Brazil (0-3)
  • Classification Matches
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (0-3) → Sixth place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting[edit]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Wrestling[edit]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Korea at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
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