South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr (in Korean) (in English)
in Barcelona
Competitors 226 (154 men, 72 women) in 24 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
12
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
29
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed as Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 226 competitors, 154 men and 72 women, took part in 134 events in 24 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Korea's fourth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals and a pair of silver medals. The women continued to dominate the field, though not quite as thoroughly as they had on their home field four years earlier. The individuals went a combined 16-5, while the teams were 5-1.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Chung Jae-hun — Final (→ Silver Medal (4-1)
  • Han Seung-hoon — Round of 16 (→ 15th place), 1-1
  • Lim Hee-sik — Round of 16 (→ 20th place), 1-1

Women's Team Competition:

  • Cho, Kim, and Lee — Final (→ Gold Medal), 4-0

Men's Team Competition:

  • Chung, Han, and Lim — Quarterfinal (→ 5th place), 1-1

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 72.68 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

Badminton

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Cho Dong-bum

Canoeing

Cycling

Four male cyclists represented South Korea in 1992.

Men's team pursuit
Men's points race

Equestrianism

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented South Korea in 1992.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

Korea was represented by the following squad in Barcelona: (1) Kim Bong-soo, (2) Na Seung-hwa, (3) Lee Moon-seok, (4) Han Jung-kook, (5) Kang Chul, (6) Shin Tae-yong, (7) Kim Gwi-hwa, (8) Noh Jung-yoon, (9) Gwak Kyung-keun, (10) Chung Jae-kwon, (11) Seo Jung-won, (12) Cho Jung-hyun, (13) Kim Do-keun, (14) Jung Kwang-seok, (15) Lee Seung-hyup, (16) Cho Jin-ho, (17) Lee Lim-saeng, (18) Lee Jin-hang, (19) Shin Bum-chul, and (20) Lee Woon-jae. Coach: Kim Sam-rak.

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • South Korea – Hungary 22-18
  • South Korea – Sweden 18-26
  • South Korea – Czechoslovakia 20-19
  • South Korea – Iceland 24-26
  • South Korea – Brazil 30-26
  • Classification Match
  • 5th/6th place: South Korea – Spain 21-36 (→ Sixth place)
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Lee Kvu-jung

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • South Korea – Norway 27-16
  • South Korea – Austria 27-27
  • South Korea – Spain 28-18
  • Semi Finals
  • South Korea – Germany 26-25
  • Gold Medal Match
  • South Korea – Norway 28-21 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Chung Hyung-kyun

Hockey

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented South Korea in 1992.

Individual
Team

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twelve South Korean shooters (seven men and five women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Lee Eun-chul 50 m rifle prone 597 8 Q 702.5 OR 1st, gold medalist(s)
50 m rifle 3 positions 1162 11 Did not advance
Ji Jong-koo 10 m air rifle 586 21 Did not advance
Park Jong-shin 50 m pistol 547 33 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 571 33 Did not advance
Chae Keun-bae 10 m air rifle 590 4 Q 687.8 8
Kim Seon-il 50 m pistol 558 11 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 581 9 Did not advance
Cha Young-chul 50 m rifle prone 594 18 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1158 17 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Lee Eun-ju 10 m air rifle 392 8 Q 492.6 6
Bang Hyun-joo 10 m air pistol 377 15 Did not advance
25 m pistol 570 29 Did not advance
Yeo Kab-soon 10 m air rifle 396 OR 2 Q 498.2 OR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Kang Myung-a. 50 m rifle 3 positions 571 24 Did not advance
Lee Sun-bock 10 m air pistol 377 15 Did not advance
Open
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kim Kun-il Trap 135 46 Did not advance

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
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