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South Korea At The 1956 Summer Olympics
South Korea, as ''Korea'', competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports. Medalists Athletics Track and road Field Basketball Group round * China 83-76 Korea * Bulgaria 89-58 Korea * Uruguay 83-60 Korea Classification 9-15 Group 2 (9-15) * Canada 74-63 Korea * Japan 83-67 Korea Classification 13-15 Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place. * Korea 61-47 Thailand * Singapore, BYE Classification 13/14 * Singapore 92-79 Korea Korea's final ranking was 14th. Squad An Yeong-sik, An Byeong-seok, Jo Byeong-hyeon, Choi Tae-gon, Kim Chun-bae, Kim Hyeong-il, Kim Yeong-gi, Kim Yeong-su, Go Se-tae, Baek Jeong-nam Boxing Cycling Road competition Shooting Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956. ;Men Weightlifting Men Wrestling ;Men's Freestyle References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports [...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] |
