South Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1976 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 Montreal
Competitors38 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yang Jung-mo Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg 31 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Chang Eun-kyung Judo Men's 63 kg 30 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Park Young-chul Judo Men's 80 kg 28 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze South Korea women's national volleyball team
Volleyball Women's tournament 30 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Cho Jea-ki Judo Men's open category 31 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jeon Hae-sup Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg 31 July

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)

Shooting

There were five South Korean shooters who qualified to compete in the following events:

Open
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Choi Chung-seok 50 m rifle prone 58357
Park Do-geun Skeet 17261
Lee Gyun 50 m rifle prone 58164
Park Jong-Gil 25 m rapid fire pistol 58715
Lee Seung-Gyun Skeet 19122

Volleyball

Men's team competition

  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Defeated Canada (3-0)
  • Lost to Cuba (0-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Brazil (3-2)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3) → Sixth place

Women's Team Competition

  • Lost to Soviet Union (1–3)
  • Defeated East Germany (3–2)
  • Defeated Cuba (3–2)
  • Lost to Japan (0–3)
  • Defeated Hungary (3–1) → Med 3.png Bronze Medal

Wrestling

References