South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. South Korea did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the US-led boycott.

Archery

South Korean archers qualified each for the men's and women's events after having secured a top eight finish in their respective team recurves at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2]

With a top eight placement at the Worlds, the spots for the three men and three women from South Korea will be determined in two national selection meets by April 2016.[3] The South Korean archery team, led by London 2012 Olympic champion Ki Bo-bae, was announced on April 19, 2016.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Kim Woo-jin Individual
Ku Bon-chan
Lee Seung-yun
Kim Woo-jin
Ku Bon-chan
Lee Seung-yun		 Team N/A
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Chang Hye-jin Individual
Choi Mi-sun
Ki Bo-bae
Chang Hye-jin
Choi Mi-sun
Ki Bo-bae		 Team N/A

Athletics

South Korean athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following event (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event)::[5][6]

Badminton

South Korea has qualified a total of fourteen badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries each in the men's and women's singles, as well as the men's, women's doubles, and one in the mixed doubles.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Lee Dong-keun Singles
Son Wan-ho
Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang		 Doubles N/A
Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong		 N/A
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bae Yeon-ju Singles
Sung Ji-hyun
Chang Ye-na
Lee So-hee		 Doubles N/A
Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan		 N/A
Mixed
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na		 Doubles

Cycling

Road

South Korean riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Asia Tour. One female rider has been added to the South Korean squad to compete in the women's Olympic road race by finishing first at the 2016 Asian Championships.[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
 
Women's road race

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, South Korean riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint and men's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, South Korea has assured its right to enter two riders in both men's sprint and men's keirin. Although South Korea failed to win a quota place in the women's team sprint, they managed to claim a single place in the women's keirin, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in that event.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Men's sprint  
 
 
 
 		 Men's team sprint  
 		 N/A
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Men's keirin
Women's keirin
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Men's omnium

Diving

South Korean divers qualified for the following individual and synchronized team spots at the 2016 Olympic Games through the World Championships and the FINA World Cup series.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Woo Ha-ram 3 m springboard

Equestrian

South Korea has entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top national finish from Asia and Oceania at the FEI qualification event in Perl, Germany.[9]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank

 Individual

Fencing

South Korean fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team épée and women's team sabre by virtue of being the highest ranking team from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[10][11]

2012 Olympians Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jung-hwan, and Jeon Hee-sook, along with 2008 Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, had secured their individual spots in the men's sabre and women's foil, respectively, by finishing among the top 14 fencers in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. They were joined by four-time Asian men's foil champion Heo Jun as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Asia outside the world's top eight qualified teams.[12]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
  Individual épée
 
 
 
 
 		 Team épée N/A
Heo Jun Individual foil
Gu Bon-gil Individual sabre N/A
Kim Jung-hwan N/A
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
  Individual épée
 
 
 
 
 		 Team épée N/A
Jeon Hee-sook Individual foil N/A
Nam Hyun-hee N/A
  Individual sabre
 
 
 
 
 		 Team sabre N/A

Field hockey

Women's tournament

South Korea women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by receiving a berth and earning the gold medal from the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[13]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.

Football

Men's tournament

South Korea men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at and by progressing to the gold medal match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.[14]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
17:00

Fiji  Match 4  South Korea

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
16:00

Germany  Match 15  South Korea

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
16:00

South Korea  Match 20  Mexico

Gymnastics

Artistic

South Korea fielded a full squad of five gymnasts in the men's artistic gymnastics events. The men's team qualified through a top eight finish at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[15] Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the South Korean female gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[16]

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
  Team
 
 
 
 
Total
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
 

Rhythmic

South Korea has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[17]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Son Yeon-jae Individual

Handball

Women's tournament

South Korea women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Nagoya, Japan.

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Modern pentathlon

South Korea has qualified the following athletes based on the results from the 2015 Asian/Oceania Championships.[18]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Jun Woong-tae Men's
Lee Dong-gi
Kim Sun-woo Women's

Rowing

South Korea has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Dong-yong Single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

South Korean sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships and Asian qualifying regattas.[19]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser N/A
 
 		 470 N/A

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

South Korean shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[20] To assure their nomination to the Olympic team, shooters must compete at two separate legs of Olympic Trials: air gun (March 14 to 18) in Naju and small-bore (March 30 to April 10) in Daegu.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Han Jin-seop 10 m air rifle
50 m rifle 3 positions
Han Seung-woo 50 m pistol
Jin Jong-oh 10 m air pistol
50 m pistol
Jung Ji-geun 10 m air rifle
Kang Min-su 25 m rapid fire pistol
Kim Jong-hyun 50 m rifle prone
50 m rifle 3 positions
Kim Jun-hong 25 m rapid fire pistol
Kwon Jun-cheol 50 m rifle prone
Lee Dae-myung 10 m air pistol
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Hwang Seong-eun 25 m pistol
Jang Geum-young 50 m rifle 3 positions N/A
Kim Eun-hye 10 m air rifle N/A
Kim Jang-mi 25 m pistol
Kim Min-jung 10 m air pistol N/A
Kwak Jung-hye N/A
Yoo Seo-young 50 m rifle 3 positions N/A

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

South Korean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[21][22] To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain a top two finish under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard in each of the individual pool events at the Dong-A Swimming Competition (April 25 to 29) in Gwangju.[23]

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
An Se-hyeon 100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
Back Su-yeon 200 m breaststroke
Kim Seo-yeong 200 m individual medley
Nam Yoo-sun
Park Jin-young 200 m butterfly
Olympic Qualifying Time

Table tennis

South Korea has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jung Young-sik, Lee Sang-su, Jeon Ji-hee, and Seo Hyo-won were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[24]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jung Young-sik Singles
Lee Sang-su
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
 		 Team N/A
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jeon Ji-hee Singles
Seo Hyo-won
Jeon Ji-hee
Seo Hyo-won
 		 Team N/A

Taekwondo

South Korea entered five athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Three men, including 2008 Olympic champion Cha Dong-min, and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Lee Dae-hoon, and two women qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[25][26]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kim Tae-hun Men's −58 kg
Lee Dae-hoon Men's −68 kg
Cha Dong-min Men's +80 kg
Kim So-hui Women's −49 kg
Oh Hye-ri Women's −67 kg

Weightlifting

South Korean weightlifters have qualified four men's and three women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 

Wrestling

South Korea has qualified four wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while two more places had been awarded to the South Korean wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.[27]

One further wrestler had claimed the remaining Olympic slot in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg to round out the South Korean roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[28]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yun Jun-sik −57 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kim Seung-hak −59 kg
Ryu Han-su −66 kg
Kim Hyeon-woo −75 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2015). "Olympic gold medallists Italy hold nerve in shoot-off to secure Rio 2016 quota spot at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016 team quota places awarded in Copenhagen". World Archery Federation. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kim Woo-jin Leads Korean National Team Qualifers in 2016". World Archery Federation. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Korean team for Rio 2016 Olympic Games announced". World Archery Federation. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (14 February 2016). "Romania claim team gold at women's épée World Cup in Buenos Aires as Rio 2016 qualifiers are decided". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2016). "Russia overcome France in Sabre World Cup to book Rio 2016 spot". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "South Korean women regain hockey crown from China". Gulf News. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Japan, Korea Republic secure Rio spots". FIFA. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "S. Korean Male Gymnastics Team Wins Ticket to Rio Olympics". KBS World Radio. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Modern Pentathlon has its first 12 athletes for the Rio 2016 Games". Rio 2016. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Nine Laser Rio 2016 Spots Awarded At 2015 World Championship". ISAF. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "5 Korean female swimmers secure berths for Rio Olympics". The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  24. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "First Wave of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics". World Taekwondo Federation. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "Second Tranche of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Earn Berths to Rio Olympics On Day 2 of Grand Prix Final, Egypt, Iran, China and Korea Grab Golds". World Taekwondo Federation. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  28. ↑ May, William (22 April 2016). "Uzbekistan, Sweden Double Up in Bronze Medal Playoffs at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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