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competed as ''Korea'' at the

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. 300 competitors, 189 men and 111 women, took part in 160 events in 25 sports.

Medalists

Archery

Korea's fifth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of

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s in the women's competitions as well as a silver medal and a bronze medal in the men's competitions. The only individual eliminated before the quarterfinals was

Yoon Hye-Young Yoon Hye-young (born March 15, 1977) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the s ...

, though she did set an Olympic record in the 36 arrow R32/R16 combined. Men's Individual Competition: *

Oh Kyo-moon Oh Kyo-moon (born March 2, 1972) is an archer from South Korea. He won a team silver medal and an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Oh also was a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Su ...

- Bronze medal match, Bronze medal (5-1) *

Kim Bo-ram Kim Bo-ram (born 9 April 1973) is a South Korean archer. He competed in the men's individual and team events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and ...

- Quarterfinal, 5th place (3-1) * Jang Yong-ho - Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1) Women's Individual Competition: *

Kim Kyung-wook Kim Kyung-wook (born April 18, 1970) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat o ...

- Final, Gold medal (6-0) * Kim So-jun - Quarterfinal, 6th place (3-1) *

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- Round of 16, 9th place (2-1) Men's Team Competition: * Oh, Kim, and Jang - Final, Silver medal (3-1) Women's Team Competition: * Kim, Kim, and Yoon - Final, Gold medal (4-0)

Athletics

Men's Long Jump * Sung Hee-jun :* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon *

Lee Bong-ju Lee Bong-Ju (; born November 8, 1970, in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean marathoner. He graduated from University of Seoul then competed for South Korea in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in t ...

— 2:12.39 (→ Silver medal) * Kim Yi-yong — 2:16.17 (→ 12th place) * Kim Wan-ki — did not finish (→ no ranking) Women's Javelin Throw * Lee Young-sun :* Qualification — 58.66m (→ did not advance) Women's Shot Put *

Lee Myung-sun Lee Myung-Sun ( ko, 이명선; born 12 February 1976) is a retired South Korean shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.36 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four ...

:* Qualification — 16.92m (→ did not advance) Women's Marathon * Oh Mi-ja — 2:36.54 (→ 30th place) * Kang Soon-duk — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Lee Mi-kyung — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Badminton

Baseball

Korea's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish for the team. The Koreans won only one game in the preliminary round, defeating the

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. This put them in eighth place and ended their involvement in the competition. Men's Team Competition: * South Korea - 8th place (1-6)

Basketball

Men's tournament

;Preliminary round ;9th−12th place classification ;11th place match

Women's Tournament

;Preliminary round ;9th−12th place classification ;9th place match

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Bae Gi-ung Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) * Shin Su-yeong :* First round — Lost to

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(Russia), 7-10 Men's Lightweight * Shin Eun-chul Men's Light-Welterweight * Han Hyeong-min Men's Welterweight *

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Men's Light-Middleweight * Lee Wan-gyun Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) * Mun Im-cheol :* First round — Lost to Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 2-12 Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * Lee Seung-bae Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Go Yeong-sam

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race * Kim Yong-Mi :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race *

Cho Ho-sung Cho Ho-sung (born 15 June 1974) is a South Korean former cyclist, who currently works as the team manager for UCI Continental team . At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's omnium. References External links * South Korea ...

:* Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard * Lee Jong-hee :* Preliminary Heat — 293.52 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Women's 10m Platform * Im Youn-gi :* Preliminary Heat — 180.15 (→ did not advance, 31st place) * Kim Yeo-young :* Preliminary Heat — 166.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Fencing

Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996. ; Men's foil * Kim Yeong-ho * Kim Yong-guk *

Jeong Su-gi Chung Soo-ki (born 11 June 1971) is a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and ...

; Men's team foil *

, Kim Yong-guk, Kim Yeong-ho ; Men's épée *

Yang Noe-seong Yang Roy-sung ( ko, 양뇌성, Yang Noe-seong; born 21 April 1973) is a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the ...

* Jang Tae-seok * Lee Sang-gi ; Men's team épée * Jang Tae-seok, Lee Sang-gi,

; Men's sabre * Yu Sang-ju * Seo Seong-jun * Lee Hyo-geun ; Men's team sabre * Lee Hyo-geun, Seo Seong-jun, Yu Sang-ju ; Women's foil *

Jeon Mi-gyeong Chun Mi-kyung (born 17 February 1973) is a South Korean fencer. She competed in the women's foil events at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 199 ...

; Women's épée * Go Jeong-jeon * Kim Hui-jeong * Lee Geum-nam ; Women's team épée * Kim Hui-jeong, Go Jeong-jeon, Lee Geum-nam

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B) :*

– Great Britain 2–2 :*

– Australia 2–3 :*

– South Africa 3–3 :*

– Netherlands 1–3 :*

– Malaysia 4–2 * Classification Matches :* 5th/8th place:

– India 4–4 (South Korea wins after penalty strokes, 5–3) :* 5th/6th place:

– Pakistan 3–1 → Fifth place * Team Roster :* Koo Jin-soo :* Shin Seok-kyo :* Han Beung-kook :*

You Myung-keun Yu Myeong-gun (born 27 April 1971) is a South Korean field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and ...

Cho Myung-jun Cho Myung-jun (born July 29, 1970) is a South Korean field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hoc ...

:* Jeon Jong-ha :* You Seung-jin :* Park Shin-heum :*

Kang Keon-wook Kang Keon-Wook (born 21 May 1971) is a South Korean field hockey coach and 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 ...

:* Kim Jong-yi :* Jeong Yong-kyun :*

Song Seung-tae Song Seung-tae (born January 3, 1972) is a retired field hockey striker 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 ...

Kim Yong-bae Kim Yong-bae (born 4 February 1974) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and ...

:* Hong Kyung-suep :*

Kim Young-kyu Kim Yeong-gwi (born 11 April 1969) is a South Korean field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and ...

Kim Yoon Kim Yoon (born 14 April 1974) is a South Korean former field hockey goalkeeper 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 al ...

Women's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round Robin :*

– Great Britain 5–0 :*

– United States 2–3 :*

– Netherlands 3–1 :*

– Australia 3–3 :*

– Spain 2–0

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Men's: * Kim Mi-sub – 5367pts (11th place)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Fourteen South Korean shooters (six men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events: ;Men ;Women

Swimming

Men's 200m Freestyle *

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*# Heat – 1:52.80 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Men's 400m Freestyle * Woo Cheol *# Heat – 4:03.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 1500m Freestyle * Lee Gyu-chang *# Heat – 15:47.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 100m Backstroke * Kim Min-seok *# Heat – 58.43 (→ did not advance, 42nd place) Men's 200m Backstroke *

Ji Sang-jun Ji Sang-jun (; born December 12, 1973) is a retired male backstroke and freestyle swimmer from South Korea, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Barcelona, Spain (1992). He is best known for winning ...

*# Heat – 2:01.39 *# B-Final – 2:02.68 (→ 14th place) Men's 100m Breaststroke * Cho Kwang-jea *# Heat – 1:03.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 200m Butterfly * Cho Kwang-jea *# Heat – 2:04.53 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley * Kim Bang-hyun *# Heat – 2:06.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley * Kim Bang-hyun *# Heat – 4:31.16 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *

, Lee Gyu-chang, Woo Cheol, and Kim Min-seok *# Heat – 7:45.98 (→ did not advance, 14th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Kim Min-Seok, Cho Kwang-jea, Yang Dae-chu, and

*# Heat – 3:50.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle * Lee Bo-eun *# Heat – 58.27 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Women's 200m Freestyle * Lee Jie-hyun *# Heat – 2:05.78 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Women's 400m Freestyle * Jeong Eun-na *# Heat – 4:23.35 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Women's 800m Freestyle * Suh Hyun-soo *# Heat – 9:03.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 100m Backstroke * Lee Ji-hyun *# Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 200m Backstroke * Lee Chang-ha *# Heat – 2:14.18 *# B-Final – 2:14.55 (→ 13th place) Women's 100m Breaststroke *

Byun Hye-young Byun Hye-young (also ''Byeon Hye-yeong'', ko, 변혜영; born June 17, 1983) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented South Korea in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and eventual ...

*# Heat – 1:12.85 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Women's 200m Breaststroke * Roh Joo-hee *# Heat – 2:36.20 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Women's 200m Individual Medley * Lee Jie-hyun *# Heat – 2:22.97 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Women's 400m Individual Medley * Lee Ji-hyun *# Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Lee Bo-eun, Seo So-yung, Lee Jie-hyun, and Jeong Eun-na *# Heat – 3:57.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Jeong Eun-na, Lee Bo-eun, Lee Jie-hyun, and Seo So-yung *# Heat – 8:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Lee Ji-hyun,

, Park Woo-hee, and Lee Bo-eun *# Heat – 4:18.98 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Men's Indoor Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to Italy (0-3) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3) :* Lost to Russia (0-3) :* Defeated Tunisia (3-0) :* Lost to Netherlands (2-3) → Did not advance, 10th place * Team Roster :* Bang Sin-bong :*

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:* Ha Jong-hwa :* Im Do-hun :* Kim Sang-woo :*

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:* Lee Seong-hui :*

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:* Park Sun-chool :* Sin Jin-sik :* Shin Jung-sub

Women's Indoor Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Defeated Japan (3-0) :* Lost to China (2-3) :* Defeated Ukraine (3-0) :* Lost to the Netherlands (1-3) :* Lost to United States (1-3) * Quarterfinals :* Lost to Brazil (0-3) * Classification Matches :* Defeated United States (3-0) :* Lost to the Netherlands (0-3) → Sixth place * Team Roster :* Chang So-yun :*

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:* Choi Kwang-hee :* Chung Sun-hye :* Eoh Yeon-soon :* Hong Ji-yeon :* Kang Hye-mi :*

Kim Nam-soon Kim Nam-soon (born May 7, 1980) was a member of the South Korean Olympic archery team. She won both a gold and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also *Korean archery *Archery *List of South Korean archers South Korean arch ...

:* Lee In-sook :*

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Park Soo-jeong Park Soo-jeong ( ko, 박 수정; born 2 March 1972) was a 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, Austral ...

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* Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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