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 ...
competed as ''Korea'' at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
in
Sydney, Australia. Athletes from
North
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
Etymology
The word ''north ...
and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the
Korean Unification Flag. 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
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(which was the Cubans' 21st straight Olympic win) and the
United States
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as well as
Australia, but defeated defending silver medallist
Japan 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 match, the Koreans again defeated the Japanese to take home the medal.
;Team Roster
*
Park Seok-jin
*
Song Jin-woo
Song Jin-woo (Hangul: 송진우, Hanja: 宋津宇; born February 16, 1966) is a retired South Korean left-handed pitcher who played for the Hanwha Eagles his entire career. Song played in the KBO League for 21 seasons between and . He current ...
*
Son Min-han
*
Park Jin-man
Park Jin-man (born November 30, 1976) is a retired South Korean baseball shortstop. He batted and threw right-handed. He won the KBO League Golden Glove Award five times, and was also the 2006 Korean Series MVP.
He competed for the South Korea ...
*
Park Jong-ho
*
Park Kyung-oan
*
Lim Chang-yong
*
Lim Sun-dong
*
Park Jae-hong
*
Lee Byung-kyu
*
Lee Seung-ho
*
Lee Seung-yuop
*
Kim Soo-kyung
*
Kim Tae-gyun
*
Koo Dae-sung
Koo Dae-sung (; born August 2, 1969) is a Korean former professional baseball pitcher. A left-handed pitcher, Koo formerly played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League, as well as the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueW ...
*
Kim Dong-joo
*
Kim Han-soo
*
Kim Ki-tae
*
Jang Sung-ho
*
Jin Pil-jung
*
Jung Soo-keun
*
Chong Tae-hyon
*
Chung Min-tae
*
Hong Sung-heon
Hong Sung-heon (Hangul: 홍성흔, born October 21st, 1976 in Hoengseong County, Gangwon-do, South Korea) is a former South Korean designated hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
Hong was a catcher, and had been regularly called up to th ...
;Summary
Basketball
Women's Team Competition
;Team roster
:*
Jeon Ju-won
:*
Jeong Eun-soon
:*
Jang Sun-hyoung
:*
Jung Sun-min
:*
Kang Ji-sook
:*
Kim Ji-yoon
:*
Lee Eon-ju
:*
Lee Jong-ae
:*
Lee Mi-sun
:*
Park Jung-eun
:*
Wang Su-jin
:*
Yang Jung-ok
;Results
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;Quarterfinal
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;Semifinal
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;Bronze medal match
Boxing
Canoeing
Sprint
Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
*
Kang Dong-woo
:* Final – Lapped (38th place)
Track Cycling
Men's Point Race
*
Cho Ho-sung
** Points – 15
** Laps Down – 1 (4th place)
Men's Keirin
*
Eum In-young
** 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
Sim Jae-won (born 11 March 1977) is a South Korean footballer.
His previous club was Busan I'Park, Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo in South Korea and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany and Changsha Ginde in China.
He has played in the 1997 FIFA World Yo ...
*(6.)
Kim Do-kyun
*(7.)
Choi Chul-woo
*(8.)
Ko Jong-soo
*(9.)
Kim Do-hoon
*(10.)
Lee Chun-soo
*(11.)
Lee Dong-gook
Lee Dong-gook (, ; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. He also played for ...
*(12.)
Lee Young-pyo
*(13.)
Park Dong-hyuk
Park Dong-Hyuk (born 18 April 1979) is a South Korean former football defender who last played for K League Classic club Ulsan Hyundai. His previous clubs were Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Gamba Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol and Dalian Shide. He was a par ...
*(14.)
Kang Chul
*(15.)
Cho Se-kwon
*(16.)
Kim Sang-sik
Kim Sang-sik (born 17 December 1976) is a South Korean Association football, football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. During his playing career, he played for South Korea natio ...
*(17.)
Choi Tae-uk
*(18.)
Kim Yong-dae
*(19.)
Song Chong-gug
*(20.)
Kim Gil-sik
Kim Gil-Sik (Hangul: 김길식; born 24 August 1978) is a South Korean former football player and coach.
Club career
He played for Chunnam Dragons, Bucheon SK / Jeju United, Daejeon Citizen, and Oțelul Galați in the Romanian Liga I in hi ...
*(21.)
Park Kang-jo
*(22.)
Lee Woon-jae
Lee Woon-jae (; born 26 April 1973) is a South Korean former football goalkeeper. He was part of South Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup campaigns. He was the only Asian player nominated for the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of ...
;Group play
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Gymnastics
;Men's team
;Men's individual events
;Women's artistic
Handball
Field hockey
Men's team competition
;Team Roster
*
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 ...
(gk)
*
Ji Seong-hwan
Ji Seong-hwan (born September 16, 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 Asians were beaten by title holder ...
(gk)
*
Seo Jong-ho
Seo Jong-ho (born 20 June 1980) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olymp ...
*
Kim Chel-hwan
*
Kim Yong-bae
*
Han Hyung-bae
*
Kim Kyung-seok
Kim Kyung-seok (born 23 June 1972) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγών ...
*
Kim Jung-chul
*
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 ...
*
Kang Keon-wook
*
Hwang Jong-hyun
*
Lim Jung-woo
*
Jeon Jong-ha
*
Jeon Hong-kwon
*
Yeo Woon-kon
*
Lim Jong-chun
* Head Coach:
Kim Sang-ryul
;Summary
Women's team competition
;Team Roster
* (01.)
Park Yong-sook (gk)
* (06.)
Lee Sun-hwa
* (07.)
Kim Eun-jin
* (08.)
Kim Mi-hyun
* (09.)
Shin Mi-kyung
* (10.)
Bang Jin-hyuk
* (11.)
Kim Seong-eun
* (12.)
im Soo-jung
Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), followed by the popular television drama ''I'm Sorry, ...
* (13.)
Oh Seung-shin
* (14.)
Kim Myung-ok
* (15.)
Lee Eun-young
* (16.)
Jung Hang-joo (gk)
* (17.)
Park Eun-kyung
* (18.)
Cho Bo-ra
* (19.)
Yoo Hee-joo
* (27.)
Oh Ko-woon
;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
*
Jang Yoon-kyeong and
Yoo Na-mi
:* 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 Sin-bong
:*
Chang Byung-chul
:*
Choi Tae-woong
:*
Kim Se-jin
:*
Lee Byung-yong
:*
Lee Ho
:*
Lee Kyung-soo
Lee Kyung-soo (이경수; born October 28, 1973) is a former South Korean football defender, who predominantly played in the South Korean K-League.
Club career
Lee's foray as a professional footballer began with the Suwon Samsung Blu ...
:*
Park Hee-sang
Park Hee-sang (; born ) is a former South Korean male volleyball player. He was part of the South Korea men's national volleyball team. He played for Inha University. He competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Aus ...
:*
Sin Jin-sik
:*
Shin Sun-ho
:*
Who In-jung
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
:*
Chang So-yun
:*
Choi Kwang-hee
:*
Chung Sun-hye
:*
Eoh Yeon-soon
:*
Kang Hye-mi
:*
Kim Guy-hyun
:*
Koo Ki-lan
:*
Ku Min-jung
:*
Lee Meong-hee
:*
Lee Yun-hui
:*
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
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
The 2000 Su ...
* Head Coach:
Kim Cheol-yong
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
See also
*
South Korea at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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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