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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 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.
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.
Kong Ja-young is a female South Korean Judoka. She is a graduate of Yong In University.
Park Seung-hi is a former South Korean short track and long track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. Her sister is Park Seung-ju, a long track speed skater, and her brother Park Se-yeong, a short track speed skater. She switched to long-track speed skating after the 2014 Sochi Olympics. After the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Park announced her retirement from speedskating.
The following are complete squad rosters of all participating teams who competed at the men's water polo tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Lee Jae-yeong is a South Korean volleyball player. She played as the Outside Hitter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She is the twin sister of Lee Da-yeong, who was also a member of the South Korea national volleyball team.
Park Yeong-cheol is a South Korean butterfly swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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.
Six women's teams competed in basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Park Sin-yeong is a South Korean rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Park Yeong-ja is a South Korean rower. She competed in the women's double sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles.
Sim Jae-yeong is a South Korean gymnast. She competed in five events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Kim Yeong-gwi is a South Korean field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Park Mi-yeong is a retired South Korean breaststroke swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the men's handball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Yeong-jae Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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