South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics

South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 300 competitors, 189 men and 111 women, took part in 160 events in 25 sports.[1]

South Korea at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors300 (189 men and 111 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer Choi Cheon-sik
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
7
Silver
15
Bronze
5
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Korea's fifth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals 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, though she did set an Olympic record in the 36 arrow R32/R16 combined.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

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
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Lee Bong-ju — 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

  • Qualification — 58.66m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • 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
Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Baseball
Main article: Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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 Netherlands. This put them in eighth place and ended their involvement in the competition.

Men's Team Competition:

  • South Korea - 8th place (1-6)

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • Shin Su-yeong

Men's Lightweight

Men's Light-Welterweight

Men's Welterweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 2-12

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Kim Yong-Mi
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

  • Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
  • Jeon Mi-gyeong
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Football
Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: South Korea – India 4–4 (South Korea wins after penalty strokes, 5–3)
  • 5th/6th place: South Korea – Pakistan 3–1 → Fifth place
  • Team Roster

Women's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round Robin

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's:

  • Kim Mi-sub – 5367pts (11th place)

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Park Chul-sung Double trap 138 6 Q 183 4
Lee Eun-chul 50 m rifle prone 596 7 Q 699.1 7
50 m rifle 3 positions 1163 18 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 590 11 Did not advance
Kim Sung-joon 50 m pistol 548 37 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 579 12 Did not advance
Kim Sung-joon 50 m pistol 560 11 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 573 36 Did not advance
Cha Young-chul 50 m rifle prone 591 36 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1154 40 Did not advance
Lim Young-sueb 10 m air rifle 590 11 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Weon Gyung-sook 50 m rifle 3 positions 568 32 Did not advance
Lee Ho-sook 10 m air pistol 382 9 Did not advance
Kong Hyun-ah 50 m rifle 3 positions 583 6 Q 675.8 6
Park Jung-hee 25 m pistol 574 21 Did not advance
Kim Jung-mi 10 m air rifle 391 19 Did not advance
Lee Sang-hui Double trap 95 17 Did not advance
Boo Soon-hee 10 m air pistol 379 15 Did not advance
25 m pistol 583 5 Q 683.9 4
Jin Soon-young 10 m air rifle 393 9 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Koh Yun-ho
    1. Heat – 1:52.80 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Woo Cheol
    1. Heat – 4:03.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Lee Gyu-chang
    1. Heat – 15:47.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Kim Min-seok
    1. Heat – 58.43 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Ji Sang-jun
    1. Heat – 2:01.39
    2. B-Final – 2:02.68 (→ 14th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Cho Kwang-jea
    1. Heat – 1:03.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Cho Kwang-jea
    1. Heat – 2:04.53 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

Men's 400m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Kim Min-Seok, Cho Kwang-jea, Yang Dae-chu, and Koh Yun-ho
    1. Heat – 3:50.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)


Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Lee Bo-eun
    1. Heat – 58.27 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Lee Ji-hyun
    1. Heat – 2:05.78 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Jeong Eun-na
    1. Heat – 4:23.35 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Suh Hyun-soo
    1. Heat – 9:03.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Lee Ji-hyun
    1. Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Lee Chang-ha
    1. Heat – 2:14.18
    2. B-Final – 2:14.55 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Roh Joo-hee
    1. Heat – 2:36.20 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Lee Ji-hyun
    1. Heat – 2:22.97 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Lee Ji-hyun
    1. Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Lee Bo-eun, Seo So-yung, Lee Ji-hyun, and Jeong Eun-na
    1. Heat – 3:57.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Jeong Eun-na, Lee Bo-eun, Lee Ji-hyun, and Seo So-yung
    1. Heat – 8:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Choi Young-ja Women's singles  Joannette Kruger (RSA)
W 6-7(5-7), 6–2, 6-1		  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED)
L 2–6, 4-6		 Did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

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
  • Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "South Korea at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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