South Korea at the Olympics
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Medals Ranked 18th |
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Korea (2018) |
The
History
The first Korean athletes to win medals did so at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, when Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong won gold and bronze respectively in the men's marathon. However, as Korea was under Japanese rule at that time, and, since both athletes were members of the Japanese team, the IOC credits both medals to Japan.
South Korea won its first medals as an independent nation at its first appearance in
The
During the 1998-2007 Sunshine Policy era, South Korea and North Korea symbolically marched as one team at the opening ceremonies of the 2000, 2004 and 2006 Olympics, but competed separately.
Hosted Games
The Republic of Korea has hosted the Games on two occasions:
Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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1988 Summer Olympics | Seoul | 17 September – 2 October | 160 | 8,391 | 263 |
2018 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | 9 – 25 February | 92 | 2,952 | 102 |
Unsuccessful bids
Games | City | Winner of bid |
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2010 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | Vancouver, Canada |
2014 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | Sochi, Russia |
Medals
- * Purple border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Medals by Summer Sport Leading in that sport
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Medals by Winter Sport Leading in that sport
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Most successful Olympians
Athlete | Sport | Type | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Jin Jong-oh | Shooting
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Summer | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Kim Soo-Nyung
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Archery
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Summer | 1988, 1992, 2000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Chun Lee-Kyung
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Short track speed skating
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Winter | 1992, 1994, 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Choi Min-jeong | Short track speed skating
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Winter | 2018, 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Park Sung-hyun | Archery
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Summer | 2004, 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Ahn Hyun-Soo
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Short track speed skating
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Winter | 2002, 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ki Bo-bae | Archery
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Summer | 2012, 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
An San | Archery
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Summer | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jin Sun-Yu
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Short track speed skating
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Winter | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Yun Mi-Jin
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Archery
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Summer | 2000, 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kim Ki-Hoon
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Short track speed skating
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Winter | 1992, 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Notes
On 11 February 2014, Lee Sang-hwa won the gold medal for the women's 500m longtrack speedskating race at the
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Summer Olympics
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Hosted Olympic logo and motto
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, held in the capital of Seoul, marked the first time the Olympics were held in South Korea.
The logo consists of a rounded tricolor which represents the Olympic rings. The motto of the games was Harmony and Progress (화합과 전진).
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics saw the Olympics return to Korea when it was held in Pyeongchang.
The logo consists of five intertwined wings which represent the continents (Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania). The motto of the games was Passion. Connected. (하나된 열정; Hanadoen, Yeoljeong).
References
- ^ James O'Brien (2014-02-11). "Heather Richardson falls short of medal, Lee Sang-hwa wins 500m gold". NBC News.
- ^ Yonhap News Agency (2014-02-11). "(Olympics) Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa poised for gold in women's 500 meters". GlobalPost.
External links
- "Republic of Korea". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "South Korea". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/KOR". olympanalyt.com.