South Korea at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Korea at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website http://www.sports.or.kr/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors 24 in 11 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
11
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

South Korea is participating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Competitors

Sport Boys Girls Total
Archery 112
Boxing 011
Dancesport 011
Fencing 224
Gymnastics 123
Modern pentathlon 213
Shooting 101
Sport climbing 101
Table tennis 112
Taekwondo 325
Triathlon 011
Total121224

Archery

South Korea qualified two archers based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1][2]

  • Boys' Individual - 1 quota
  • Girls' Individual - 1 quota

Boxing

Dancesport

South Korea qualified one dancer based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.[3]

  • B-Girls - Yell

Fencing

South Korea qualified four athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.[4]

Athlete Event Pool Round Seed Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Hyun Jun Boys' Sabre Pool 2

 Vidovszky (USA)
W 5-4
 El Araby (EGY)
W 5-1
 Coly (SEN)
W 5-0
 Mahbas (IRQ)
W 5-0
 Rabb (HUN)
L 2-5
 Shaker (IRI)
W 5-2
 Heathcock (GER)
W 5-4

 2  Coly (SEN)
W DNF		  Kato (JPN)
W 15-12		  Vidovszky (USA)
W 15-14		  Rabb (HUN)
L 13-15		 2nd, silver medalist(s)


  • Boys' Foil - Kwon Jungsung
  • Girls' Épée - Lim Taehee
  • Girls' Sabre - Lee Jueun

Gymnastics

Artistic

South Korea qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[5]

  • Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota

Rhythmic

South Korea qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[5]

  • Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota

Modern pentathlon

South Korea qualified two pentathletes based on its performance at the Asian/Oceanian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[6] South Korea qualified a second male based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship.[7] The nation must choose between the two boys.

  • Boys' Individual - Shin Hyoseop or Moon Juseong
  • Girls' Individual - Yoon Yangji

Roller speed skating

South Korea qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.[8]

  • Boys' combined speed event - Cheon Jongji
  • Girls' combined speed event - Lee Yerim

Shooting

South Korea qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 Asian Championships.[9]

  • Boys' 10m Air Pistol - 1 quota

Sport climbing

South Korea qualified one sport climber based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.[10]

  • Boys' combined - 1 quota (Seongmin Eog)

Table tennis

South Korea qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the Asian Continental Qualifier.[11] South Korea also qualified a female table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Asia) series.[12]

  • Boys' singles - Cho Daeseong
  • Girls' singles - Choi Haeeun

Taekwondo

Triathlon

South Korea qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[13]

  • Girls' individual - 1 quota

References

  1. ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Girls" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Winners Are..." World DanceSport Federation. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Buenos Aires FIE Qualifications" (PDF). FIE. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "YOG 2018 Continental Qualifier - Asia/Oceania". UIPM. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Twelve athletes secure places in Buenos Aires". UIPM. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Inline Speed Skating Worlds: presented the "5-Rings-Athletes"". FIRS. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Quota Places by Name and Nation". ISSF. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "World Youth Championship". IFSC. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Favourites prevail in Greater Noida, Buenos Aires invitations reserved in style". ITTF. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Manav Vikash Thakkar and Andrea Pavlovic add names to list". ITTF. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "2018 Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian YOG Qualifier". ITU. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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