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South Korea At The 2019 Military World Games
South Korea competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. According to the official results athletes representing South Korea won three gold medals, 10 silver medals and 11 bronze medals; instead, the medal count appears to be 21 rather than 24 (see below). The country finished in 16th place in the medal table. Medal summary Medal by sports Medalists {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Medal !Name !Sport !Event , - , , Heo Kwang-hee , Badminton , Men's singles , - , , Kim Won-jin , Judo , Men's -60 kg , - , , Kim Hyeong-woo , Taekwondo , Men's -63 kg , - , , Lee Woo-seok , Archery , Men's individual , - , , Jung Won Joon , Judo , Men's -90 kg , - , , Lee Jihun , Modern pentathlon , Men individual , - , , Men's team , Modern pentathlon , Men team , - , , Koh Eun-suk Park Jun-woo Kim Jin-il , Shooting , Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol Team , - , , Park Hyun-joo Kang Gyu-jeong Jang Eun-ja , S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of South Korea
The national flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi (also spelled as ''Taegeukgi'', ) and colloquially known as the flag of Korea, has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taegeuk in its center, accompanied by four black trigrams, one in each corner. Flags similar to the current Taegeukgi were used as the national flag of Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, as well as the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted the Taegukgi as its national flag when it gained independence from Japan on 15 August 1945. Symbolism The flag's field is white, a traditional color in Korean culture that was common in the daily attire of 19th-century Koreans and still appears in contemporary versions of traditional Korean garments such as the hanbok. The color represents peace and purity. The circle in the flag's center symbolizes balance in the world. The blue half represents the sky, and the red half represents the land. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
