South Korea at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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South Korea at the
1968 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Grenoble
Competitors8 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Officials7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea , as Republic of Korea, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Uoe Jae-Sik Giant Slalom2:45.53922:21:45835:06:9888
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
Uoe Jae-Sik DSQDSQDid not advance

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Choon-Kie Kim 1'00:04.866
Chong-Ihm Yoon 58:28.262
30 km Choon-Kie Kim 2'11:51.363
Chong-Ihm Yoon DNF
50 km Choon-Kie Kim DNS
Chong-Ihm Yoon 3'27:22.547

Figure skating

Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Lee Kwang-Young 28281360.325028
Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Hyun-Joo Lee 30301359.927130
Hae-Kyung Kim 32311336.227731

Speed skating

Men

AthleteEventRecordRank
Lee Ik-Hwan 1500m2:17.551
5000m8:28.238

Women

AthleteEventRecordRank
Kim Kui-Chin 1500m2.36.727
3000m5.29.5T22

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