South Korea at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KOR |
NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Helsinki | |
Competitors | 19 in 6 sports |
Medals Ranked 37th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea , as Korea, competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Kim Sung-Jip | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight | 26 July |
Bronze | Kang Jun-Ho | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | 2 August |
Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's 200 metres | Um Pal-Yong | 23.0 | 5 (H13) | did not advance | |||
Men's marathon | Choi Yun-Chil | 2:26:36 | 4 | ||||
Choi Chung-Sik | 2:41:23 | 33 | |||||
Hong Jong-O | Did not finish | - |
Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's triple jump | Choi Yeong-Gi | 14.44 | 18 | did not advance | |
Women's shot put | Choi Myeong-Suk | 10.76 | 20 | did not advance |
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 | Hofmann (SAA) W TKO (R1) | Mazumdar (IND) W 3-0 | Toweel (RSA) L 0-3 | did not advance | ||
Kang Joon-Ho | Bantamweight | Nikkhah (IRI) W 3-0 | Moore (USA) W 2-1 | McNally (IRL) L 0-3 | |||
Seo Byeong-Ran | Featherweight | Willommet (SUI) W 3-0 | Zachara (TCH) L 0-3 | did not advance | |||
Ju Sang-Jeom | Lightweight | Potesil (POL) L 0-3 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Kwon Ik-Hyun | Individual road race | Did Not Finish | - |
Im Sang-Jo | Individual road race | Did Not Finish | - |
Kim Ho-Soon | Individual road race | Did Not Finish | - |
Kwon Ik-Hyun Im Sang-Jo Kim Ho-Soon | Team road race | Did Not Finish | - |
Athlete | Event | Total points lost | Rank |
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Min Byeong-seon | Individual jumping | 59.75 | 44 |
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Kim Hae-Nam | Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) | 80 | 8 | 95 | 3 | 120 | 4 | 295 | 4 |
Nam Su-Il | Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) | 90 | 9 | 90 | 15 | 120 | 12 | 300 | 11 |
Kim Chang-Hui | Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | 100 | 8 | 105 | 6 | 140 | 2 | 345 | 4 |
Kim Seong-Jip | Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) | 122.5 | 1 | 112.5 | 5 | 147.5 | 5 | 382.5 | 3 |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 3 | 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 | ||
Oh Tae-Keun | Lightweight (−67 kg) | Nettesheim (GER) W fall (16-4) | Gál (HUN) L 0-3 |
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