Unified Korean sporting teams

Korea Team
Events
IOC code COR
NOCs
Other related appearances
 North Korea
 South Korea
International medals
World Table Tennis Championships
1991 ChibaWomen's team
1991 ChibaWomen's singles
1991 ChibaMen's singles
1991 ChibaMixed doubles
2018 SwedenWomen's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–PalembangWomen's Canoe TBR 500 meters
2018 Jakarta–PalembangWomen's Canoe TBR 200 meters
2018 Jakarta–PalembangMen's Canoe TBR 1000 meters
ITTF World Tour
2018 Korea OpenMixed doubles
2018 Korea OpenMen's doubles
Korea
Hangul 코리아
Revised Romanization Koria
McCune–Reischauer K'oria
IPA /kʰo̞ɾi.a̠/

A unified team of North and South Korea has played at certain sports competitions under the name Korea.

History

A unified team under the name Korea (KOR) competed in 1991 World Table Tennis Championships and FIFA World Youth Championship with athletes from both North and South Korea. In 1991, the team used the Unification Flag and the anthem "Arirang".[1][2]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in South Korea, the Koreas marched together at the Parade of Nations under the Unification Flag.[3] A unified team played in the women's ice hockey tournament as Korea under the IOC country code COR, using the Unification Flag and the "Arirang" anthem. For other disciplines, the two Koreas retained separate national teams.[4] At the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships, the two Koreas entered separate teams, but when they were paired against each other at the quarter-final of the women's event, they negotiated instead to field a joint team for the semifinal, with the agreement of the International Table Tennis Federation.[5]

The two Koreas also initially agreed to form a unified Korea team at the 2018 East Asian Judo Championships in Mongolia.[6] Plans to compete under a unified flag were eventually scrapped due to a dispute over the flag.[7]

Four unified teams also participated in the international table tennis event, 2018 Korea Open. The unified Korean women's doubles team won gold, the first gold medal won by a unified Korean team since the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships, while the unified men's doubles team won bronze.[8]

Records

Multi-sport events

2018 Winter Olympics

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang35[4]0000
Total0000

2018 Asian Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
Indonesia 2018 Jakarta–Palembang601124
Total1124

2018 Asian Para Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
Indonesia 2018 JakartaTo be determined
Total0000

Single sports events

World Table Tennis Championships

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
Japan 1991 Chiba22[9]1124
Sweden 2018 Sweden5[10]0011
Total1135

ITTF World Tour

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
South Korea 2018 Korea Open8[11]1012
Total1012

Single sport team tournaments

FIFA World Youth Championship

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
Portugal 1991 Portugal18[12]0000
Total0000

World Men's Handball Championship

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
DenmarkGermany 2019 Denmark / GermanyTo be determined
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

Korea national under-20 football team

References

  1. ↑ "제41회 세계탁구선수권대회 남북단일팀 구성·참가에 관한 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  2. ↑ "제6회 세계청소년 축구선수권대회 남북단일팀 구성·참가에 관한 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  3. ↑ Hyonhee Shin; Christine Kim (17 January 2018). "Koreas to form unified ice hockey team, march together in Olympics". Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Unified Korean Olympic Team to march at Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018". International Olympic Committee. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Table Tennis: Koreas form unified team at world championships". Reuters. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Young, Henry (6 June 2018). "Unified Korean team to fight at East Asian Judo Championships". CNN. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Judo: South, North Korea cancel plans to compete as joint team". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Table tennis: Joint inter-Korea team beats China to win mixed doubles at Korea Open". Channel NewsAsia.
  9. ↑ "제41회 세계탁구선수권대회 단일팀 실무위원회 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-26. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  10. ↑ "As one, Korea unified, the power of table tennis - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Unified Korean mixed doubles team cruises at int'l table tennis event". Yonhap News Agency. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "제6회 세계청소년축구선수권대회 단일팀 실무위원회 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-26. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
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