South Korea at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors35 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Song Soon-chun Boxing Men's Bantamweight 1 December
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kim Chang-Hee Weightlifting Men's Lightweight 24 November

Athletics

Track and road

EventAthletesHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Men's 800 metres Sim Sang-Ok 1:55.56 (H4)Did not advance
Men's 1500 metres4:09.013 (H2)Did not advance
Men's marathon Lee Chang-Hoon 2:28:454
Choi Chung-Sik 2:36:5312
Im Hwa-Dong Did not finish-

Field

EventAthletesQualificationFinal
Result (m)RankResultRank
Men's long jump Seo Yeong-Ju 7.0918Did not advance
Men's triple jump Choi Yeong-Gi 14.8620 Q14.6521
Men's hammer throw Song Gyo-Sik 53.7416Did not advance

Basketball

Group round

TEAMPTSPWLPFPA
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6330238187
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 5321242199
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 4312216249
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 3303194255

Classification 9-15

Group 2 (9-15)

TEAMPTSPWLPFPA
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 4220147123
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3211143140
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0202130157
  • Canada 74-63 Korea
  • Japan 83-67 Korea

Classification 13-15

Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.

  • Korea 61-47 Thailand
  • Singapore, BYE

Classification 13/14

  • Singapore 92-79 Korea

Korea's final ranking was 14th.

Squad

An Yeong-sik, An Byeong-seok, Jo Byeong-hyeon, Choi Tae-gon, Kim Chun-bae, Kim Hyeong-il, Kim Yeong-gi, Kim Yeong-su, Go Se-tae, Baek Jeong-nam

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Pyo Hyeon-Gi FlyweightFlag of France.svg  Libeer  (FRA)
L by points		Did not advance
Song Sun-Cheon BantamweightFlag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Adela  (PHI)
W by points		Flag of Australia.svg  Bath  (AUS)
W by points		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Tomaselli  (ARG)
W by points		Flag of Chile.svg  Barrientos  (CHI)
W by points		Flag of Germany.svg  Behrendt  (EUA)
L by points		 Silver medal icon.svg
Jeong Do-Hun FeatherweightFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Zachara  (TCH)
L by points		Did not advance
Baek Do-Seon LightweightFlag of France.svg  Vairolatto  (FRA)
L by retired		Did not advance
Hwang Eui-Kyung Light-WelterweightFlag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  de los Santos  (PHI)
W by disqualified		Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Dumitrescu  (ROU)
L by points		Did not advance

Cycling

Road competition

AthleteEventTimeRank
Kim Ho-Soon Individual road race 5:34:37
37
Im Sang-Jo Individual road race Did not finish
-

Shooting

Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956.

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Chu Hwa-il 300 m rifle three positions 90319
Kim Yun-gi 50 m pistol 46330

Weightlifting

Men

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yu In-Ho Bantamweight (-56 kg)905955T13513204
Kim Hae-Nam 8510955T127.54307.55
Lee Kyung-Seop Featherweight (-60 kg)9016958127.54T312.58
Kim Chang-Hui Lightweight (-67.5 kg)107.511112.571501T3703
Kim Seong-Jip Middleweight (-75 kg)12521101114563805
Park Dong-Cheol Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)120120---12015

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Lee Jeong-Gyu Flyweight (−52 kg)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abdul  (PAK)
W by fall		Flag of India.svg  Daware  (IND)
L 0-3
Lee Sang-Gyun Bantamweight (−57 kg)Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Ramel  (PHI)
W by fall		Flag of Pakistan.svg  Zahur  (PAK)
W 2-1		ByeFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Iizuka  (JPN)
L 0-3
Oh Tae-Keun Lightweight (−67 kg)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ashraf  (PAK)
L by fall

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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