List of flag bearers for South Korea at the Olympics

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South Korea at the
Olympics
Flag of South Korea.svg
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
Medals
Gold
129
Silver
121
Bronze
116
Total
366
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
Unification flag of Korea (pre 2006).svg  Korea (2018)

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented South Korea at the Olympics. [1] [2]

Contents

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
21 2022 Winter Kwak Yoon-gy
Short track speed skating
Kim A-lang
20 2020 Summer Kim Yeon-koung Volleyball
Hwang Sun-woo Swimming
19 2018 Winter Won Yun-jong [note 1] Bobsleigh
18 2016 Summer Gu Bon-gil Fencing
17 2014 Winter Lee Kyou-hyuk Speed skating
16 2012 Summer Yoon Kyung-shin Handball
15 2010 Winter Kang Kwang-bae Bobsleigh
14 2008 Summer Jang Sung-ho Judo
13 2006 Winter Lee Bo-ra Speed skating
12 2004 Summer Ku Min-jung Volleyball
11 2002 Winter Hur Seung-Wook Alpine skiing
10 2000 Summer Jeong Eun-Sun Basketball
9 1998 Winter Hur Seung-Wook Alpine skiing
8 1996 Summer Choi Cheon-Sik Volleyball
7 1994 Winter Lee Joon-ho Short track speed skating
6 1992 Winter Lee Yeong-Ha Speed skating
5 1988 Summer Cho Yong-Chul Judo
4 1988 Winter Hong Kun-Pyo Cross-country skiing
3 1984 Summer Ha Hyung-Joo Judo
2 1972 SummerKim Ji-HakCoach
1 1948 Summer An Byeong-seok [4] Basketball

Notes

  1. ↑ South Korea didn't march at the Parade of Nations. Its delegates along with North Korea's marched in the opening ceremony as "Korea". South Korean bobsleigher Won Yun-jong along with North Korean ice hockey player Hwang Chung-gum were the flagbearers of the unified Korea team. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ South Korea. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Flagbearers for Republic of Korea". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Olympics' most powerful moment". NewsComAu. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. ↑ "1948년 런던올림픽 한국대표단 기수는 故 안병석씨(Korean)". 국민일보. July 9, 2012.
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