South Korea competed as ''Korea'' at the

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, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the

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. 281 competitors, 175 men and 106 women, took part in 144 events in 26 sports.

Medalists

Archery

The Korean women swept the medals in the individual event and took the gold medal in the team event. The men added another gold medal with their victory in the team round, despite none of the individual archers advancing past the quarterfinal. ;Men ;Women

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Badminton

;Men's singles ;Men's doubles ;Women's singles ;Women's doubles ;Mixed doubles

Baseball

The Korean baseball team, which had finished last four years earlier, improved their result drastically in their second Olympic baseball appearance. They lost their games against perennial powers Cuba (which was the Cubans' 21st straight Olympic win) and the United States as well as

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, but defeated defending silver medallist

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as well as the other three teams in the competition. Their third-place finish in the preliminary round pitted them against the Americans in the semifinal, which Korea lost 3–2. In the

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

match, the Koreans again defeated the Japanese to take home the medal. ;Team Roster *

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* Song Jin-woo * Son Min-han * Park Jin-man *

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* Park Kyung-oan * Lim Chang-yong *

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* Park Jae-hong *

Lee Byung-kyu Lee Byung-kyu (born October 25, 1974) is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in th ...

* Lee Seung-ho * Lee Seung-yuop * Kim Soo-kyung * Kim Tae-gyun * Koo Dae-sung * Kim Dong-joo *

Kim Han-soo Kim Han-soo (Hangul: 김한수, Hanja: 金翰秀; born October 30, 1971 in Seoul, South Korea) was a South Korean baseball player and a manager of Samsung Lions. He was a member of the South Korean national baseball team which won the bronze med ...

Kim Ki-tae Kim Ki-tai (Hangul: 김기태, Hanja: 金杞泰; born May 23, 1969) is a former South Korean baseball player who played for the Ssangbangwool Raiders, Samsung Lions and SK Wyverns and is a former manager of Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Org ...

* Jang Sung-ho *

Jin Pil-jung Jin Pil-jung (Hangul: 진필중, Hanja: 陳弼重), (born October 13, 1972) is a former South Korean baseball pitcher. He is currently the General 2nd Pitching Coach for the Lotte Giants. Jin began his career as a starting pitcher but after t ...

Jung Soo-keun Jung Soo-Keun (Hangul: 정수근, Hanja: 鄭守根) (born January 20, 1977 in Seoul, South Korea) is a retired South Korean baseball player who played for the Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization. Jung won four consec ...

Chong Tae-hyon Tae-Hyon Chong (Hangul: 정대현, Hanja: 鄭大炫; born November 10, 1978 in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a retired South Korean underhand pitcher who played 17 years Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Ch ...

Chung Min-tae Chung Min-tae (Hangul: 정민태, Hanja: 鄭珉台; born March 1, 1970) is a former pitcher in the KBO League and Nippon Professional Baseball, and the current pitching coach of the Hanwha Eagles. While attending Hanyang University, he compete ...

* Hong Sung-heon ;Summary

Basketball

Women's Team Competition

;Team roster :* Jeon Ju-won :* Jeong Eun-soon :*

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:* Kang Ji-sook :*

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:* Lee Eon-ju :* Lee Jong-ae :* Lee Mi-sun :* Park Jung-eun :* Wang Su-jin :*

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;Results ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike *

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:* Final – Lapped (38th place)

Track Cycling

Men's Point Race * Cho Ho-sung ** Points – 15 ** Laps Down – 1 (4th place) Men's Keirin *

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** First Round – Heat – 2; Place – 3 ** Repechage – Heat – 2; Place – 4 (did not advance)

Diving

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 2000. ;Men ;Women

Football

Men's team competition

;Team roster *(1.) Choi Hyun *(2.) Park Ji-sung *(3.) Park Jae-hong *(4.) Park Jin-seop *(5.) Sim Jae-won *(6.) Kim Do-kyun *(7.) Choi Chul-woo *(8.) Ko Jong-soo *(9.)

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*(10.) Lee Chun-soo *(11.) Lee Dong-gook *(12.) Lee Young-pyo *(13.) Park Dong-hyuk *(14.)

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*(15.)

Cho Se-kwon Cho Se-Kwon (born June 26, 1978) is a South Korean former professional football (soccer), football player. As a player he represented Chunnam Dragons, Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Goyang Kookmin Bank FC, Goyang Kookmin Bank as well as Chinese cl ...

*(16.) Kim Sang-sik *(17.)

Choi Tae-uk Choi Tae-uk ( ko, 최태욱; Hanja: 崔兌旭; born 13 March 1981) is a South Korean football coach and former player who is assistant coach of South Korea. Club career Choi is a natural winger well known for his great speed. He was identif ...

*(18.) Kim Yong-dae *(19.) Song Chong-gug *(20.) Kim Gil-sik *(21.)

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*(22.) Lee Woon-jae ;Group play ---- ----

Gymnastics

;Men's team ;Men's individual events ;Women's artistic

Handball

Field hockey

Men's team competition

;Team Roster * Kim Yoon (gk) * Ji Seong-hwan (gk) * Seo Jong-ho * Kim Chel-hwan * Kim Yong-bae * Han Hyung-bae * Kim Kyung-seok * Kim Jung-chul * Song Seung-tae * Kang Keon-wook *

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* Lim Jung-woo *

Jeon Jong-ha Jeon Jong-ha (born 28 February 1973) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινο ...

Jeon Hong-kwon Jeon Hong-Kwon (born 15 March 1979) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gad ...

Yeo Woon-kon Yeo Woon-kon (born 4 September 1974) is a field hockey player from South Korea, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the final the South Koreans were beaten by the Dutch ...

Lim Jong-chun Lim Jong-Chun (born 23 June 1978) is a South Korean former field hockey goalkeeper who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dhar ...

* Head Coach:

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;Summary

Women's team competition

;Team Roster * (01.)

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(gk) * (06.) Lee Sun-hwa * (07.)

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* (08.) Kim Mi-hyun * (09.)

Shin Mi-kyung Sin Mi-gyeong (born 24 December 1976) is a South Korean field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney ...

* (10.) Bang Jin-hyuk * (11.) Kim Seong-eun * (12.) im Soo-jung * (13.)

Oh Seung-shin Oh Seung-Shin (born 14 March 1972) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as ...

* (14.) Kim Myung-ok * (15.) Lee Eun-young * (16.)

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(gk) * (17.) Park Eun-kyung * (18.)

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* (19.)

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* 1976 births Living people South Korean female field hockey p ...

* (27.)

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;Summary

Judo

;Men ;Women

Rowing

;Men ;Women

Sailing

Korea competed in three Sailing events at the 2000 Olympics.

Shooting

Eight South Korean shooters (four men and nfour women) qualified to compete in the following events: ;Men ;Women

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Synchronized swimming

Duet *

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and

Yoo Na-mi Yoo may refer to: * Yoo (Korean surname), also spelled Ryu or Yu, a Korean family name * YOO, the IATA code for Oshawa Airport See also *You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was histo ...

:* Technical Routine – 32.2 :* Free Routine – 59.626 :* Final – 91.826 (→ 11th place)

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition * Lee Hyung-taik :* First round – Lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 7–6, 6–7, 5–7

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to Italy (0–3) :* Lost to Argentina (1–3) :* Lost to Russia (2–3) :* Defeated United States (3–2) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (2–3) → did not advance, ninth place overall * Team Roster :*

Bang Ji-sub Bang Ji-seop (born 16 April 1974) is a South Korean volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (D ...

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1976 births Living p ...

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:* Lee Ho :* Lee Kyung-soo :*

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Women's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Defeated Italy (3–2) :* Defeated Germany (3–0) :* Lost to Cuba (0–3) :* Defeated Peru (3–1) :* Lost to Russia (0–3) * Quarterfinals :* Lost to United States (2–3) * Classification Matches :* 5th/8th place: Lost to PR China (1–3) :* 7th/8th place: Lost to Croatia (3–1) → 8th place * Team Roster :*

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:* Choi Kwang-hee :*

Chung Sun-hye Chung Sun-hye or Jeong Seon-hye ( ko, 정선혜; born 17 December 1975) was a South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World C ...

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* ...

:* Koo Ki-lan :*

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Lee Meong-hee Lee Meong-Hee ( ko, 이 명희; born 4 July 1978) is a South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team which competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 8th. She ...

Lee Yun-hui Lee Yun-Hui ( ko, 이 윤희; born 8 October 1980) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, A ...

Park Mee-kyung Park Mee-kyung or Park Mi-kyung ( ko, 박미경; born 13 May 1975 / 6 April 1975) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the ...

:* Park Soo-jeong * Head Coach:

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Weightlifting

Men

Women

Wrestling

Notes

* Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . * International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 12 November 2005. * Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. * Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. * Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Website

References

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