South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KOR |
NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 50 in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Sohn Kee-chung [1] |
Officials | 17 |
Medals Ranked 32nd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.
South Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Kim Sung-Jip | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight | 10 August |
Bronze | Han Soo-Ann | Boxing | Men's Flyweight | 12 August |
Athletes | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lee Yun-Seok | 800 metres | 2:01.4 | 6 (H1) | Did not advance | |||
1500 metres | - | 9 (H4) | Did not advance | ||||
Sim Bok-Seok | 5000 metres | - | 10 (H2) | Did not advance | |||
Hong Jong-O | Marathon | 2:56:52 | 25 | ||||
Suh Yun-Bok | 2:59:36 | 27 | |||||
Choi Yun-Chil | DNF | - |
Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kim Won-Kwon | Long Jump | 6.710 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Triple Jump | 14.600 | 7T Q | 14.250 | 12 | |
An Yeong-Han | Discus Throw | No mark | - | Did not advance | |
Gin Gang-Hwan | Hammer Throw | 49.49 | 7 Q | 43.93 | 13 |
Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Pak Bong-Sik | Discus Throw | 33.80 | 18 | Did not advance |
Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 258 | 152 | 8 |
Chile | 5 | 3 | 2 | 269 | 162 | 8 |
Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 234 | 156 | 8 |
Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 262 | 200 | 8 |
Republic of China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 202 | 8 |
Iraq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 545 | 5 |
An Byeong-Seok, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Ri-Jin, Jo Deuk-Jun, Gang Bong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-Sin, Lee Jun-Yeong, Lee Sang-Hun, O Su-Cheol
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Han Soo-Ann | Flyweight | Gausterer (AUT) W by points | Cochin (FRA) W by points | Corman (NED) W by KO (R2) | Bandinelli (ITA) L by points | Majdloch (TCH) W by points | |
Seo Byeong-Ran | Featherweight | Hamouda (EGY) W by points | Birks (AUS) W by KO (R2) | Antkiewicz (POL) L by points | Did not advance | 5T | |
Gang In-Seok | Lightweight | Breiby (NOR) L by points | Did not advance | 9T |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Gwon Ik-hyeon | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
Hwang San-ung | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
South Korea | 5–3 | Mexico |
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Choi Song-Gon 13' Bae Jong-Ho 30' Chung Kook-Chin 63'66' Chung Nam-Sik 87' | Report | Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85' Ruiz 89' |
Sweden | 12–0 | South Korea |
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Liedholm 11'62' G. Nordahl 25'40'78'80' Gren 27' Carlsson 61'64'82' Rosen 72'85' | Report |
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Lee Gyu-Hyeok | Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) | 77.5 | 14 | 92.5 | 2 | 120 | 2 | 290 | 4 |
Park Dong-Wook | 80 | 7 | 85 | 7 | 107.5 | 12 | 272.5 | 10 | |
Nam Su-Il | Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) | 92.5 | 6 | 92.5 | 8 | 122.5 | 2 | 307.5 | 4 |
Choi Hang-Gi | 0 | - | 85 | 17 | - | - | 85 | 23 | |
Kim Chang-Hui | Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | 95 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 135 | 5 | 330 | 6 |
Na Si-Yun | 90 | 14 | 100 | 8 | 140 | 3 | 330 | 7 | |
Kim Seong-Jip | Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) | 122.5 OR | 1 | 112.5 | 4 | 145 | 3 | 380 | 3 |
Lee Yeong-Hwan | Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) | 100 | 12 | 105 | 14 | 0 | - | 205 | 16 |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Han Sang-Ryong | Bantamweight (−57 kg) | Persson (SWE) L by points | Did not advance | N/A | |||||
Kim Kuk-Fan | Featherweight (−62 kg) | López (CUB) L by points | Did not advance | N/A | |||||
Kim Seok-Yeong | Lightweight (−67 kg) | Bechara (LIB) W by retired | Ghaffari (IRI) L by fall | Did not advance | 9T | ||||
Hwang Byeong-gwan | Welterweight (−73 kg) | Culot (BEL) W by points | Moustafa (EGY) L by points | Did not advance | N/A |
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