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Nationality | South Korean |
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Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
Sim Bok-seok was a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
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.
Lee Kang-seok is a South Korean speed skater. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500 m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m. He is the second South Korean person to win a medal in an event outside of short track speedskating, and he has become a representative to show that South Korea is expanding towards cultivating their athletes to excel in sports other than short track speed skating.
Suh Yun-bok was a South Korean marathoner, who is best known as the winner of the 1947 Boston Marathon.
Lee Sang-bok is a retired badminton player from South Korea.
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 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
Yu Sun-bok is a former table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
South Korea participated in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on 1–15 December 2006. South Korea ranked 2nd with 58 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.
Take Off is a 2009 South Korean sport drama film written and directed by Kim Yong-hwa. The film was the 2nd most attended film of the year in South Korea with 8,392,953 admissions.
Lee Soon-bok is a Korean former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Kim Kyung-seok is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Cha Jong-bok is a South Korean field hockey player who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kim Hong-bok is a South Korean former footballer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Hwang Seok-ho is a South Korean professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Ulsan HD. He won a bronze medal with the Korean men's football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The North Korea women's national volleyball team and Amega represents North Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. They won bronze medal in the 1970 Women's World Championship and at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Cook Representative, also known as National Chef Team, is a 2016 South Korean cooking-variety program starring Kim Sung-joo, Ahn Jung-hwan, Kang Ho-dong, Choi Hyun-seok, Sam Kim, Lee Won-il and, Lee Yeon-bok, is the spin-off of Please Take Care of My Refrigerator. It aired on JTBC during Wednesdays at 22:50 (KST) beginning February 17, 2016. The series aired its last episode August 10, 2016 after concluding the finals match of the World Championship.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is a 2016–2017 South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-kyung in the title role, with Nam Joo-hyuk. It is a coming-of-age sports drama, inspired by the life of Olympic gold-medalist Jang Mi-ran. It aired on MBC every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) from November 16, 2016, to January 11, 2017.
An Byeong-seok was a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Pegasus Market is a 2019 South Korean television series based on Kim Gyu-sam's webtoon of the same name, starring Kim Byung-chul and Lee Dong-hwi. It aired on tvN every Friday at 23:00 (KST) from September 20 to December 6, 2019.
Miss Lee is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Kim Sang-kyung, Uhm Hyun-kyung and Cha Seo-won. Created by Studio Dragon and produced by Logos Film, it aired on tvN from September 25 to November 14, 2019.
Sin Seok-gyo is a South Korean field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.