South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
, as ''Korea'', competed at the
1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne
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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 links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Korea, South
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
1956 in South Korean sport