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South Korea At The 1972 Summer Olympics
South Korea, as ''Korea'', competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 42 competitors (32 men and 10 women), took part in 24 events in 8 sports. Medalists Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, South Korea entered three women. Their highest placing competitor was Kim Ho-gu, at 7th place in the women's competition. Women's Individual Competition: * Kim Ho-gu - 2369 points (7th place) * Ju Chun-sam - 2349 points (12th place) * Kim Hyang-min - 2275 points (20th place) Athletics Men's High Jump * Park Sang-soo :* Qualification Round — 2.00m (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Lee Chung-ping, Soo Wen-ho, Chen Chin-lung, and Chen Ming-chih :* Heat — 41.78s (→ did not advance) Women's Shot Put * Paik Ok-ja :* Qualification Round — 15.78m (→ did not advance) Women's Discus Throw * Paik Ok-ja :* Qualification Round — DNS (→ did not advance) Boxing Men's Light Middleweight (–71&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Olympic Committee
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (, Abbr.: KOC) is the National Olympic Committee of Republic of Korea (competing as Korea) for the Olympic Games movement and inbound sports issue. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send them to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). History The ''Joseon Sports Council'' was established on 13 July 1920, and it made Korean national competitions of each sport including All Joseon Football Tournament. The competitions were combined as the All Joseon Sport Games (currently Korean National Sports Festival) in 1934, and the combined competition was held every autumn. However, the Joseon Sports Council was forcibly dissolved by Japan on 4 July 1938, and Korean sporting activities were restricted until the end of the Japanese occupation. The council was revived after Korean independence in 1945, and joined the IOC on 20 June 1947. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
