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'''[[Republic of Korea]]''' ('''South Korea''') first participated at the '''[[Olympic Games]]''' in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every [[Summer Olympic Games]] since then, except for [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] which they [[American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics|boycotted]]. South Korea has also participated in every [[Winter Olympic Games]] since 1948, except for the 1952 Games.
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'''[[Republic of Korea]]''' ('''South Korea''') first participated at the '''[[Olympic Games]]''' in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every [[Summer Olympic Games]] since then, except for [[Moscow 1980|1980]] which they [[American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics|boycotted]]. South Korea has also participated in every [[Winter Olympic Games]] since 1948, except for the 1952 Games.
   
 
The Republic of Korea has hosted or will host the Games on two occasions:
  
The Republic of Korea has hosted or will host the Games on two occasions:
   
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*[[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]]
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*[[Seoul 1988|1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]]
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*[[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]]
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*[[Pyeongchang 2018|2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]]
   
 
South Korean athletes have won a total of 215 medals at the Summer Games, with the most gold medals won in [[archery]], and 45 medals at the Winter Games, a majority in [[short track speed skating]]. The nation has won more medals in this winter sport than any other nation since it was introduced to the Olympic program in 1992.
  
South Korean athletes have won a total of 215 medals at the Summer Games, with the most gold medals won in [[archery]], and 45 medals at the Winter Games, a majority in [[short track speed skating]]. The nation has won more medals in this winter sport than any other nation since it was introduced to the Olympic program in 1992.
   
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The [[National Olympic Committee]] for Korea is the [[Korean Olympic Committee]], and was founded in 1946 and recognized in 1947.
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The National Olympic Committee for Korea is the Korean Olympic Committee, and was founded in 1946 and recognized in 1947.
   
 
==Medal tables==
  
==Medal tables==
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|align=left| [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || [[1948 Summer Olympics medal table|32]]
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|align=left| [[London 1948|1948 London]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || [[1948 Summer Olympics medal table|32]]
 
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|align=left| [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || [[1952 Summer Olympics medal table|37]]
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|align=left| [[Helsinki 1952|1952 Helsinki]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || [[1952 Summer Olympics medal table|37]]
 
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|align=left| [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne/<small>Stockholm</small>]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || [[1956 Summer Olympics medal table|29]]
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|align=left| [[Melbourne 1956|1956 Melbourne/<small>Stockholm</small>]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || [[1956 Summer Olympics medal table|29]]
 
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|align=left| [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1960 Summer Olympics medal table|-]]
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|align=left| [[Rome 1960|1960 Rome]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1960 Summer Olympics medal table|-]]
 
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|align=left| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || [[1964 Summer Olympics medal table|27]]
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|align=left| [[Tokyo 1964|1964 Tokyo]] || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || [[1964 Summer Olympics medal table|27]]
 
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|align=left| [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || [[1968 Summer Olympics medal table|36]]
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|align=left| [[Mexico City 1968|1968 Mexico City]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || [[1968 Summer Olympics medal table|36]]
 
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|align=left| [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || [[1972 Summer Olympics medal table|33]]
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|align=left| [[Munich 1972|1972 Munich]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || [[1972 Summer Olympics medal table|33]]
 
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|align=left| [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || 1 || 1 || 4 || 6 || [[1976 Summer Olympics medal table|19]]
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|align=left| [[Montreal 1976|1976 Montreal]] || 1 || 1 || 4 || 6 || [[1976 Summer Olympics medal table|19]]
 
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|align=left| [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || colspan=5| ''did not participate''
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|align=left| [[Moscow 1980|1980 Moscow]] || colspan=5| ''did not participate''
 
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|align=left| [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || 6 || 6 || 7 || 19 || [[1984 Summer Olympics medal table|10]]
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|align=left| [[Los Angeles 1984|1984 Los Angeles]] || 6 || 6 || 7 || 19 || [[1984 Summer Olympics medal table|10]]
 
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|align=left| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] (host nation) || 12 || 10 || 11 || 33 || [[1988 Summer Olympics medal table|4]]
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|align=left| [[Seoul 1988|1988 Seoul]] (host nation) || 12 || 10 || 11 || 33 || [[1988 Summer Olympics medal table|4]]
 
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|align=left| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] || 12 || 5 || 12 || 29 || [[1992 Summer Olympics medal table|7]]
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|align=left| [[Barcelona 1992|1992 Barcelona]] || 12 || 5 || 12 || 29 || [[1992 Summer Olympics medal table|7]]
 
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|align=left| [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || 7 || 15 || 5 || 27 || [[1996 Summer Olympics medal table|10]]
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|align=left| [[Atlanta 1996|1996 Atlanta]] || 7 || 15 || 5 || 27 || [[1996 Summer Olympics medal table|10]]
 
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|align=left| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || 8 || 10 || 10 || 28 || [[2000 Summer Olympics medal table|12]]
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|align=left| [[Sydney 2000|2000 Sydney]] || 8 || 10 || 10 || 28 || [[2000 Summer Olympics medal table|12]]
 
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|align=left| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || 9 || 12 || 9 || 30 || [[2004 Summer Olympics medal table|9]]
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|align=left| [[Athens 2004|2004 Athens]] || 9 || 12 || 9 || 30 || [[2004 Summer Olympics medal table|9]]
 
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|align=left| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || 13 || 10 || 8 || 31 || [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|7]]
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|align=left| [[Beijing 2008|2008 Beijing]] || 13 || 10 || 8 || 31 || [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|7]]
 
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! Total || 68 || 74 || 73 || 215 || [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|17]]
  
! Total || 68 || 74 || 73 || 215 || [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|17]]

Revision as of 17:33, 7 August 2012

Daehanminguk
(Republic of Korea)

Flag of South Korea.svg
National Flag
South Korea (orthographic projection).svg
Location on Map
IOC Code KOR
Years Hosted Olympics 1988 Summer, 2018 Winter
Years Attended Olympics Summer: 1948-76, 1984-2012
Winter: 1948, 1956-2010
Medals 2008 Summer 13 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze
Medals 2010 Winter 6 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze
Total Olympic Medals
Gold medal iconGold Silver medal iconSilver Bronze medal iconBronze
91 88 81
National Olympic Committee
Korean Olympic Committee

Republic of Korea (South Korea) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 which they boycotted. South Korea has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1948, except for the 1952 Games.

The Republic of Korea has hosted or will host the Games on two occasions:

South Korean athletes have won a total of 215 medals at the Summer Games, with the most gold medals won in archery, and 45 medals at the Winter Games, a majority in short track speed skating. The nation has won more medals in this winter sport than any other nation since it was introduced to the Olympic program in 1992.

The National Olympic Committee for Korea is the Korean Olympic Committee, and was founded in 1946 and recognized in 1947.

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Rank
1948 London 0 0 2 2 32
1952 Helsinki 0 0 2 2 37
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm 0 1 1 2 29
1960 Rome 0 0 0 0 -
1964 Tokyo 0 2 1 3 27
1968 Mexico City 0 1 1 2 36
1972 Munich 0 1 0 1 33
1976 Montreal 1 1 4 6 19
1980 Moscow did not participate
1984 Los Angeles 6 6 7 19 10
1988 Seoul (host nation) 12 10 11 33 4
1992 Barcelona 12 5 12 29 7
1996 Atlanta 7 15 5 27 10
2000 Sydney 8 10 10 28 12
2004 Athens 9 12 9 30 9
2008 Beijing 13 10 8 31 7
Total 68 74 73 215 17

Medals by Winter Games

Rank
1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0 -
1952 Oslo did not participate
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0 -
1960 Squaw Valley 0 0 0 0 -
1964 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0 -
1968 Grenoble 0 0 0 0 -
1972 Sapporo 0 0 0 0 -
1976 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0 -
1980 Lake Placid 0 0 0 0 -
1984 Sarajevo 0 0 0 0 -
1988 Calgary 0 0 0 0 -
1992 Albertville 2 1 1 4 10
1994 Lillehammer 4 1 1 6 6
1998 Nagano 3 1 2 6 9
2002 Salt Lake City 2 2 0 4 14
2006 Turin 6 3 2 11 7
2010 Vancouver 6 6 2 14 5
Total 23 14 8 45 15

Medals by summer sport

     Leading in that sport

Archery 16 9 5 30
Wrestling 10 11 13 34
Judo 9 14 14 37
Taekwondo 9 1 2 12
Badminton 6 7 4 17
Boxing 3 6 10 19
Shooting 3 5 1 9
Weightlifting 3 4 4 11
Table tennis 3 2 12 17
Handball 2 4 1 7
Athletics 1 1 0 2
Fencing 1 1 1 3
Swimming 1 1 0 2
Baseball 1 0 1 2
Gymnastics 0 4 4 8
Field hockey 0 3 0 3
Basketball 0 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 0 1 1
Total 68 74 73 215

Medals by winter sport

     Leading in that sport

Short track 19 11 7 37
Speed skating 3 3 1 7
Figure skating 1 0 0 1
Total 23 14 8 45

Most successful Olympians

Athlete Sport Type Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
Kim Soo-Nyung Archery Summer 1988, 1992, 2000 4 1 1 6
Chun Lee-Kyung Short Track Speed Skating Winter 1992, 1994, 1998 4 0 1 5
Jin Jong-oh Shooting Summer 2004, 2008, 2012 3 2 0 5
Park Sung-Hyun Archery Summer 2004, 2008 3 1 0 4
Ahn Hyun-Soo Short Track Speed Skating Winter 2002, 2006 3 0 1 4
Jin Sun-Yu Short Track Speed Skating Winter 2006 3 0 0 3
Yun Mi-Jin Archery Summer 2000, 2004 3 0 0 3
Kim Ki-Hoon Short Track Speed Skating Winter 1992, 1994 3 0 0 3

Participated event by competition

Summer Olympics

Nation 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 84 88 92 96 00 04 08
Archery • • • • • • •
Athletics • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Badminton d e • • • • •
Baseball d d d d d • • •
Basketball • • • • • • • • • •
Bowling d
Boxing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Canoeing and kayaking • • • • • •
Cycling • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Diving • • • • • • • •
Equestrian • • • • • • •
Fencing • • • • • • • •
Field hockey • • • • • •
Football • • • • • • • •
Gymnastics • • • • • • • • • •
Handball • • • • • • •
Judo • • • • • • • • • •
Modern pentathlon • • • • • • •
Rowing • • • • • • • •
Sailing • • • • • • •
Shooting • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Swimming • • • • • • • • • •
Synchronized Swimming • • •
Table tennis • • • • • •
Taekwondo d d • • •
Tennis d d • • • • • •
Volleyball • • • • • • • • • •
Water Polo •
Weightlifting • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Wrestling • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • d : demonstration sports
  • e : exhibition sports

Winter Olympics

Event 48 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10
Alpine skiing • • • • • • • • • • •
Biathlon • • • • • • •
Bobsleigh •
Cross-country skiing • • • • • • • • • • • •
Figure skating • • • • • • • • • • •
Freestyle skiing • •
Luge • • • •
Short track speed skating d • • • • • •
Skeleton • • •
Ski jumping • • • •
Snowboarding •
Speed skating • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • d : Demonstration sports

World records in London Olympics, 2012

Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics#World records
Date Event Athlete Ref
27 July 2012 Archery – Men's individual Im Dong-Hyun Scored a world record of 699 in the ranking round [1]
27 July 2012 Archery – Men's team Im Dong-Hyun, Kim Bub-Min, Oh Jin-Hyek Scored a world record of 2087 in the ranking round [2]

References

  1. ↑ Im Dong Hyun posts first world record of London 2012 Olympics. Olympics Metal Tally (27 July 2012). Retrieved on 27 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Im Dong Hyun posts first world record of London 2012 Olympics. Olympics Metal Tally (27 July 2012). Retrieved on 27 July 2012.
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