South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the Olympic Games

Flag of South Korea
IOC code  KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Competitors 154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Rank: 27		 Gold
0		 Silver
2		 Bronze
1		 Total
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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 154 competitors, 128 men and 26 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.[1]

Medals

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Shin-Cho, ChungChung Shin-Cho Boxing Men's bantamweight October 23
 Silver Chang-Sun, ChangChang Chang-Sun Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg
 Bronze Eui-Tae, KimKim Eui-Tae Judo Men's 80kg October 21

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented South Korea in 1964.

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

Football

Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual competition

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters represented South Korea in 1964.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (2-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (1-3)
  • Lost to Romania (2-3)
  • Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
  • Lost to Hungary (2-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) → Tenth place
  • Team Roster
  • Kim In-Soo
  • Oh Pyong-Kil
  • Sohn Young-Wan
  • Chung Sun-Hung
  • Park Suh-Kwang
  • Suh Ban-Suk
  • Lee Kyu-Soh
  • Kim Young-Joon
  • Kim Sung-Kil
  • Kim Kwang-Soo
  • Kim Jin-Hee
  • Lim Tae-Hoh
Women's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to Romania (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3) → Sixth and last place
  • Team Roster
  • Suh Choon-Kang
  • Moon Kyung-Sook
  • Ryoo Choon-Ja
  • Kim Kil-Ja
  • Oh Soon-Ok
  • Chung Jong-Uen
  • Choi Don-Hi
  • Hong Nam-Sun
  • Oh Chung-Ja
  • Yoon Jung-Sook
  • Kwak Ryong-Ja
  • Lee Keun-Soo

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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