South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors 226 (154 men, 72 women) in 24 sports
Medals
Rank: 7
Gold
12
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
29
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

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:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

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)

Canoeing

Cycling

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-Howa, ( 3) Lee Moon-Seok, ( 4) Han Jung-Kook, ( 5) Kang Chul, ( 6) Sin 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) Sin Bum-Chul, and (20) Lee Woon-Jae. Coach: Kim Sam-Rak.

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

  • 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
  • 5th/6th place: South Korea Spain 21-36 (→ Sixth place)

Women's Team Competition

  • South Korea Norway 27-16
  • South Korea Austria 27-27
  • South Korea Spain 28-18
  • South Korea Germany 26-25
  • South Korea Norway 28-21 (→ Gold Medal)

Hockey

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented South Korea in 1992.

Individual
Team

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

  • Final Ranking 255.0 points (→ 27th place)

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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