South Korea at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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South Korea at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
IOC code KOR
(COR used at these Games)
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Officials1
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Unification flag of Korea (pre 2006).svg  Korea (2018)

South Korea , as Republic of Korea, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The nation returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1952 Winter Olympics due to Korean War.

Speed skating

AthleteEventRecordRank
Chang Yeong 500m43.528
1500m2:16.729
5000m8:17.623
Cho Youn-Sik 500m44.034
1500m2:20.0T42
Kim Chong-Soon 1500m2:20.544
5000m8:34.336
10000m17:52.630
Pyung Chang-Nam 1500m2:23.5T51
5000m8:36.737

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