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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
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, 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.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 32nd in the FIVB World Rankings and their current head coach is Im Do-heon.
Lee Hye-jin is a South Korean track cyclist.
Kyung-sook, also spelled Gyeong-suk, Kyung-suk or Kyong-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Kyung-sook was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to fifth place by 1960.
Gim Gyeong-ae is a South Korean javelin thrower. She won a silver medal for the same category at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships in Amman, Jordan, achieving her best throw at 53.01 metres.
Mun Suk is a South Korean former cyclist. She competed in the women's road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Kim Gyeong-suk is a South Korean former cyclist. She competed in the women's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Six women's teams competed in basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Twelve men's teams competed in basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The following volleyball players took part in the women's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics, in Mexico City.
The following teams and players took part in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul.
Kim Jin-kyoung is a South Korean former field hockey player. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Won Gyeong-suk is a South Korean sports shooter. She competed in the women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the men's handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mun Gyeong-suk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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