South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics Last updated March 28, 2025 Archery Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호).
Women's Individual Competition
Men's Individual Competition
Athletics Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Long Jump
Qualification — 7.86m Final — 7.81m (→ 8th place) Women's 100 metres
First Heat — 12.06s (→ did not advance) Women's 200 metres
Basketball Women's Team Competition Defeated Canada (67-62) Defeated Yugoslavia (55-52) Lost to United States (47-84) Defeated Australia (54-48) Defeated PR China (69-56) Lost to United States (55-85) → Silver Medal Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)
First Round — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (0:5) Men's Flyweight (–51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg)
First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated John Hyland (Great Britain), retired in third round Third Round — Defeated Robert Shannon (United States), referee stopped contest in third round Quarterfinals — Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in first round Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (–63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)
Men's Light-Middleweight (–71 kg)
Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)
Handball Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to West Germany (25:37) Lost to Denmark (31:28) Lost to Sweden (23:36) Lost to Spain (25:31) Drew with United States (22:22) 11th/12th place : Defeated Algeria (25:21) → 11th place Women's Team Competition Modern pentathlon Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.
Individual Team Shooting Twenty South Korean shooters (twelve men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Men Women Open Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly
Heat — 58.91 (→ did not advance, 39th place) Men's 200m Butterfly
Heat — 2:07.80 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 100m Freestyle
Heat — 1:00.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Women's 200m Freestyle
Heat — 2:13.76 (→ did not advance, 29th place) Women's 100m Backstroke
Heat — 1:07.35 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200m Backstroke
Heat — 2:23.80 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Tennis Women's individual (demonstration event) Volleyball Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Defeated Tunisia (3-0) Lost to United States (0-3) Defeated Brazil (3-1) Defeated Argentina (3-2) 5th/8th place : Defeated China (3-1)5th/6th place : Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 5th place Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Pool A) South Korea — Japan 1-3 (15-8, 11-15, 2-15, 7-15) South Korea — Canada 3-0 (15-10, 15-1, 15-3) South Korea — Peru 2-3 (8-15, 6-15, 15-7, 15-6, 3-15) 5th-8th place : South Korea — Brazil 3-1 (13-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-10)5th-6th place : South Korea — West Germany 3-0 (15-10, 15-10, 15-2) → Fifth place References
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