South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 264 athletes, 145 men and 119 women, competed in 25 sports.
The 2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge was the inaugural edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from February 9–17, 2002.
The 2006 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The event was held from 25 April–6 May, in Rome, Italy.
The 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 13th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 26 November to 4 December 2005 in Canberra, Australia.
The 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 November to 8 December 2002 in Perth, Western Australia.
The 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 20 to 31 May 1998 in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the men's tournament. Australia won its second world title after defeating Netherlands 3–2 in the final. The tournament was staged on two artificial pitches at the complex of Dutch football club FC Utrecht.
The 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 11th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 29 November to 7 December 2003 in Sydney, Australia.
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 29 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia.
Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.
The women's field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou from 13 November to 24 November 2010 at the Aoti Hockey Field.
The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 8th and last edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 27 April to 4 May 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.
The 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup was the eighth tournament of the Women's Hockey Asia Cup. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 21 to 27 September 2013.
Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games for women was held in Incheon, South Korea from 22 September to 1 October 2014.
The 2005 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 5th edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 14 to 25 September 2005 in Santiago, Chile.
South Korea participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It was the 18th appearance of the country at the Asian Games, except the first edition in Delhi. As one of the best competitors at the Games, South Korea's best achievement was in the 2002 Busan, with the acquisition of 96 gold, 80 silver and 84 bronze medals. At the latest edition in 2014 Incheon, the country had collected 79 gold, 71 silver, and 84 bronze medals.
Women's tournament for field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Hockey Field, Jakarta, Indonesia from 19 to 31 August 2018.
The 2002 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Perth and Sydney, from 13 to 23 June 2002.
The 2009 Women's Hockey Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Bangkok from 29 October to 8 November 2009.
The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the first edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Women's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the Estadio Betero in Valencia, Spain from 11 to 17 December 2022.
The 2022 Women's Hockey Asia Cup was the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from 21 to 28 January 2022 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman.