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South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors, 269 men and 132 women, took part in 218 events in 27 sports.
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.
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.
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Kim Young-ho is a South Korean foil fencer.
Yang Young-Ja is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea.
Kim Seo-yeong is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. Kim broke a South Korean record of 2:13.65 to take the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong.
Chang Ye-na is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won gold medals at the 2013 Kazan Universiade in the mixed team and women's doubles event partnered with Kim So-yeong. She also won silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships with Eom Hye-won. In 2017, she helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the Sudirman Cup.
Park Yeong-jun is a South Korean athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Park Ji-yeong is a South Korean judoka. She competed in the women's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Lee Jun-yeong was a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
An Yeong-sik was a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Kim Yeong-su is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Kim Yeong-il is a South Korean former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Go Yeong-ho is a South Korean wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 68 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Mo Ji-yeong is a South Korean field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Go Yeong-chang Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
