South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1968 Summer 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 Mexico City
Competitors54 (41 men, 13 women) in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the nation's sixth appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1948. 54 competitors, 41 men and 13 women, took part in 43 events in 11 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jee Yong-ju Boxing Men's Light flyweight 26 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chang Kyou-chul Boxing Men's Bantamweight 26 October

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented South Korea in 1968.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Diving

Gymnastics

Shooting

Two shooters, both men, represented South Korea in 1968.

Open
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
An Jae-song 50 m pistol 54134
Kim Yong-bae 53245

Swimming

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Lost to Peru (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → Fifth place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "South Korea at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.