South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1984 Summer 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 Los Angeles
Competitors175 (116 men and 59 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Ha Hyung-joo
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
6
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea , as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. [1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kim Weon-kee Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg 1 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahn Byeong-keun Judo Men's 71 kg 6 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ha Hyung-joo Judo Men's 95 kg 9 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Seo Hyang-soon Archery Women's individual 11 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Shin Joon-sup Boxing Men's Middleweight 11 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold You In-tak Wrestling Men's freestyle 68 kg 11 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kim Jae-yup Judo Men's 60 kg 4 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hwang Jung-oh Judo Men's 65 kg 5 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver South Korea women's national handball team Handball Women's tournament 9 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver South Korea women's national basketball team Basketball Women's tournament10 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kim Jong-kyu Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg 10 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver An Young-su Boxing Men's Welterweight 11 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bang Dae-du Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg 2 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Son Gab-do Wrestling Men's freestyle 48 kg 9 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lee Jung-keun Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg 9 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Cho Yong-chul Judo Men's +95 kg 10 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kim Jin-Ho Archery Women's individual 11 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chun Chil-sung Boxing Men's Lightweight }
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kim Eui-kon Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg 11 August

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) → Med 2.png 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)

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.

Men's individual road race
Team time trial
Women's individual road race

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • 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

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twenty South Korean shooters (twelve men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Yang Chung-Yeol 25 m rapid fire pistol 5905
Park Dae-Un 10 m air rifle 57328
Yun Deok-Ha 50 m rifle prone 59213
50 m rifle 3 positions 112732
10 m air rifle 56338
Lee Eun-chul 50 m rifle 3 positions 111739
Seo In-Taek 50 m pistol 55316
Gwak Jeong-Hun 50 m rifle prone 58444
Park Jong-Gil 25 m rapid fire pistol 5907
Park Seung-Rin 50 m pistol 53931
Women
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Kim Hye-Yeong 25 m pistol 57314
Park Jeong-A 10 m air rifle 38111
Lee Jeong-Hwa 37721
Mun Yang-Ja 25 m pistol 57610
Go Yeong-Hui 50 m rifle three positions 55224
Kim Yeong-Mi 55820
Open
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Park Cheol-Seung Trap 18611
Im Dong-Gi Skeet 18733
Choi Jeong-Ryong Trap 17541
Kim Yeong-Jin Skeet 18636

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
  • 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
  • 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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "South Korea at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-10.