South Korea at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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South Korea at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean)
www.sports.or.kr/eng/index.do  (in English)
in Sapporo
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Officials8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea , as Republic of Korea, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Contents

Figure skating

Women

AthleteEventPointsPlacesRank
Chang Myung-Soo Single2117.017119

Speed skating

Men

AthleteEventRecordRank
Jeong Chung-Ku 500m41.4222
1500m2:17.3635

Women

AthleteEventRecordRank
Choi Jung-Hee 500m46.7422
1000m1:37.5731
1500m2:29.7922
3000mDid Not Start-
Jeon Seon-Ok 500mDid Not Start-
1000m1:36.2425
1500m2:32.0628
3000m5:22.2719
Lee Kyeong-Hee 500m47.4526
1000m1:36.5026

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