South Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Seoul
Competitors401 (269 men and 132 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearer Cho Yong-chul
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
12
Silver
10
Bronze
11
Total
33
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Korean national team uniforms at the opening ceremony of the games Seoul Olympic Exhibition Hall 09.jpg
Korean national team uniforms at the opening ceremony of the games

South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors, 269 men and 132 women, took part in 218 events in 27 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kim Young-nam Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg 21 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kim Jae-yup Judo Men's 60 kg 25 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lee Kyung-keun Judo Men's 65 kg 26 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold South Korea women's national handball team
Handball Women's tournament 29 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kim Soo-nyung Archery Women's individual 30 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hyun Jung-hwa
Yang Young-ja 		Table tennis Women's doubles 30 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chun In-soo
Lee Han-sup
Park Sung-soo 		Archery Men's team 1 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kim Soo-nyung
Wang Hee-kyung
Yun Young-sook 		Archery Women's team 1 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yoo Nam-kyu Table tennis Men's singles 1 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Han Myung-woo Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg 1 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kim Kwang-sun Boxing Flyweight 2 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Park Si-hun Boxing Light middleweight 2 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Chun Byung-kwan Weightlifting Men's 52 kg 18 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cha Young-chul Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone 19 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kim Sung-moon Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg 22 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Park Sung-soo Archery Men's individual 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Wang Hee-kyung Archery Women's individual 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver South Korea women's national field hockey team
Field hockey Women's tournament 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Baik Hyun-man Boxing Heavyweight 1 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver South Korea men's national handball team
Handball Men's tournament 1 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kim Ki-taik Table tennis Men's singles 1 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Park Jang-soon Wrestling Men's freestyle 68 kg 1 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze An Dae-hyun Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg 20 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lee Jae-suk Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg 21 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kim Sang-kyu Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg 22 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Park Jong-hoon Gymnastics Men's vault 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lee Hyeong-geun Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lee Jae-hyuk Boxing Featherweight 29 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yun Young-sook Archery Women's individual 30 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ahn Jae-hyung
Yoo Nam-kyu 		Table tennis Men's doubles 30 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kim Tae-woo Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg 1 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Cho Yong-chul Judo Men's +95 kg 1 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Noh Kyung-sun Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg 1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 336
Athletics 272047
Basketball 121224
Boxing 12–12
Canoeing 11415
Cycling 11415
Diving 112
Equestrian 9110
Fencing 15520
Field hockey 161632
Football 16–16
Gymnastics 3811
Handball 131225
Judo 7–7
Modern pentathlon 3–3
Rowing 19928
Sailing 8210
Shooting 14822
Swimming 8715
Synchronized swimming –33
Table tennis 437
Tennis 325
Volleyball 121224
Water polo 13–13
Weightlifting 10–10
Wrestling 19–19
Total269132401


Archery

Korea's third appearance in Olympic archery was even more successful than its previous one. The women's team was flawless, winning all three of the individual medals and the team gold. The men also won the team gold, with Park Sung-soo adding a fourth individual medal to bring the Koreans' total to six.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 29:37.14 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:15.44 (→ 18th place)
  • Final — 2:20.11 (→ 31st place)
  • Final — DNF

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — 39.61
  • Semi Final — 39.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:14.71 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:59.82 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification – 7.70m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualifying Heat — 55.98m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualifying heat – 15.68m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualifying heat – 47.84m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 78.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.57s
  2. Long Jump — 7.19m
  3. Shot Put — 10.27m
  4. High Jump — 1.91m
  5. 400 metres — 50.71s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 16.20s
  7. Discus Throw — 34.36m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.10m
  9. Javelin Throw — 54.94m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:29.98s

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:32:23 (→ 46th place)
  • Final — 1:40:09 (→ 49th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — 45.83 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:51.09 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:32.51 (→ 15th place)
  • Final — 2:38.21 (→ 37th place)
  • Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification – 45.88m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification – 48.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Qualification — 13.97m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 5289 points (→ 24th place)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

South Korea men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Lee Won-woo 30 – (1958-08-19)19 August 19581.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
5 Choi Chul-kwon 25 – (1963-07-19)19 July 19631.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
SG 6 Lee Chung-hee 28 – (1959-11-07)7 November 19591.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
7 Oh Seh-wong 27 – (1961-06-20)20 June 19611.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
8 Yoo Jae-hak 25 – (1963-03-20)20 March 19631.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
9 Lee Moon-kyu 32 – (1956-08-04)4 August 19561.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
10 Kim Hyun-jun 28 – (1960-06-03)3 June 19601.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
11 Hur Jae 22 – (1965-09-28)28 September 19651.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
12 Kim Yoon-ho 25 – (1963-03-21)21 March 19631.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
13 Park Jong-chun 28 – (1960-05-13)13 May 19601.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 14 Kim Yoo-taek 24 – (1963-10-10)10 October 19631.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
15 Han Ki-bum 24 – (1964-06-07)7 June 19642.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 541468384+849 [a] Quarterfinals
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 541460393+679 [a]
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532429408+218 [b]
4Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 532382387−58 [b]
5Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 514346436−906 9th–12th classification round
6Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (H)505384461−775
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Puerto Rico
18 September 1988
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg73–70Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:47–30, 26–40
20 September 1988
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg74–79Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 30–38, 44–41
21 September 1988
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg92–104Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 46–48, 46–56
23 September 1988
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg73–110Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 38–59, 35–51
24 September 1988
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg95–75Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:51–39, 44–36
Classification round 9–12
26 September 1988
09:45
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg90–93Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:48–47, 42–46
Pts: Li 22
Rebs: Wang L. 7
Asts: Li 2		Pts: Kim HJ 17
Rebs: Kim YT 12
Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2
Classification round 9/10
29 September 1988
16:30
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg81–89Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–43, 40–46
Pts: Lavodrama 14
Rebs: Lavodrama 12
Asts: Kotta 3		Pts: Lee CH 31
Rebs: Lee MK 8
Asts: Kim HJ 6

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [4]

South Korea women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Lee Kum-jin 23 – (1965-02-01)1 February 1965
5 Kim Mal-lyun 35 – (1953-06-28)28 June 1953
6 Choi Kyung-hee 22 – (1966-02-25)25 February 1966
7 Lee Hyung-sook 23 – (1964-12-24)24 December 1964
8 Park Chan-mi 24 – (1964-05-22)22 May 1964
9 Woo Eun-kyung 26 – (1962-08-19)19 August 1962
10 Jeong Mi-kyeong 22 – (1965-12-23)23 December 1965
11 Kim Hwa-soon 26 – (1962-04-12)12 April 1962
12 Kim Hye-youn 28 – (1960-06-03)3 June 1960
13 Park Chan-sook 29 – (1959-06-03)3 June 1959
14 Sung Jung-a 22 – (1965-12-25)25 December 1965
15 Cho Mun-chu 24 – (1964-07-29)29 July 1964
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321178196−185 [a] Semifinals
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 321208188+205 [a]
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 312217241−244 [b] Classification round
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (H)312244222+224 [b]
Source: FIBA [ dead link ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bulgaria 1–0 South Korea
19 September 1988
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg55–91Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 20–41, 35–50
Pts: Gorman 11
Rebs: Gorman 8
Asts: Maher, Timms 3		Pts: Lee KJ 19
Rebs: Choi, Kim HS 4
Asts: Lee HS, Sung 2
22 September 1988
11:45
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg66–69Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half:35–33, 31–36
Pts: Choi 20
Rebs: Sung 14		Pts: Savitskaya 18
Rebs: Savitskaya 6
Asts: Sumnikova 2
25 September 1988
19:30
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg98–87Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–51, 50–36
Pts: Slavcheva 39
Rebs: Slavcheva 8
Asts: Kostourkova 3		Pts: Choi 26
Rebs: Choi, Sung 7
Asts:5 players 1
Classification 5–8
27 September 1988
21:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg97–95 (OT)Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:43–38, 42–47  Overtime:12–10
Pts: Liu 24
Rebs: Liu 6
Asts: Xue 5		Pts: Choi 21
Rebs: Sung 7
Asts: Jeong, Park CM, Sung 2
Classification 7/8
28 September 1988
19:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg77–59Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:41–26, 36–33
Pts: Choi 18
Rebs: Sung 6
Asts: Kim HS 3		Pts: Janoštinová 14
Rebs: Janoštinová 10
Asts: Janoštinová, Nováková 3

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists, eleven men and four women, represented South Korea in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Lee Seon-gi 3 m springboard 362.5832Did not advance
10 m platform 420.4526Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Kim Eun-hui 3 m springboard 357.9624Did not advance
10 m platform 284.2520Did not advance

Equestrianism

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented South Korea in 1988.

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

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Hockey

Men's team competition

  • South Korea — Great Britain 2–2
  • South Korea — Soviet Union 1–3
  • South Korea — India 1–3
  • South Korea — West Germany 0–1
  • South Korea — Canada 1–1
  • 9th–12th place: South Korea — Kenya 5–2
  • 9th–10th place: South Korea — Spain 0–2 (→ Tenth place)

Women's Team Competition

  • South Korea — West Germany 4–1
  • South Korea — Canada 3–1
  • South Korea — Australia 5–5
  • South Korea — Great Britain 1–0
  • South Korea — Australia 0–2 (→ Silver Medal)

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twenty two South Korean shooters (fourteen men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
An Byung-kyun 10 m air rifle 5908 Q690.77
Yang Chung-yul 25 m rapid fire pistol 5919Did not advance
Lee Eun-chul 50 m rifle 3 positions 116128Did not advance
10 m air rifle 58912Did not advance
Lim Jang-soo 25 m rapid fire pistol 57532Did not advance
Park Jong-shin 10 m air pistol 57718Did not advance
Kwak Jung-hoon 50 m rifle prone 59424Did not advance
Hong Seung-pyo 50 m running target 57719Did not advance
Kwon Taek-yul 50 m rifle 3 positions 116521Did not advance
Cha Young-chul 50 m rifle prone 5982 Q702.8Silver medal icon.svg
Min Young-sam 50 m pistol 55229Did not advance
10 m air pistol 57523Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Kang Hye-ja 10 m air rifle 39112Did not advance
Lee Hye-kyung 50 m rifle three positions 57523Did not advance
Bang Hyun-joo 10 m air pistol 37619Did not advance
Park Jung-hee 37812Did not advance
Lee Mi-kyung 10 m air rifle 38530Did not advance
Boo Sun-hee 25 m pistol 57627Did not advance
Kim Young-mi 50 m rifle three positions 56830Did not advance
Hong Young-ok 25 m pistol 57528Did not advance
Open
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Park Chul-sung Trap 14419 Q19116Did not advance
Kim Ha-yeon Skeet 14140Did not advance
Kim Kon-il Trap 14225Did not advance
Byun Kyung-soo 14130Did not advance

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented South Korea in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball

Men's team competition

  • Lost to Sweden (2–3)
  • Defeated Brazil (3–2)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0–3)
  • Lost to Italy (0–3)
  • 9th/12th place: Lost to Japan (2–3)
  • 11th/12th place: Defeated Tunisia (3–0) → 11th place

Women's Team Competition

  • Defeated East Germany (3–1)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
  • Lost to Japan (1–3)
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (2–3)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to United States (2–3) → 8th place

Water polo

Men's team competition

  • Lost to France (5–16)
  • Lost to Italy (1–11)
  • Lost to West Germany (2–18)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4–17)
  • Lost to Australia (2–13)
  • Lost to Greece (7–17)
  • Lost to China (7–14) → Twelfth place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. ↑ Republic of Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. ↑ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Women". FIBA. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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