South Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KOR |
NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Seoul | |
Competitors | 401 (269 men and 132 women) in 27 sports |
Flag bearer | Cho Yong-chul |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Athletics | 27 | 20 | 47 |
Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Boxing | 12 | – | 12 |
Canoeing | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Cycling | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Equestrian | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Fencing | 15 | 5 | 20 |
Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Football | 16 | – | 16 |
Gymnastics | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Handball | 13 | 12 | 25 |
Judo | 7 | – | 7 |
Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
Rowing | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Sailing | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Shooting | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Swimming | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
Wrestling | 19 | – | 19 |
Total | 269 | 132 | 401 |
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:
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase
Men's Long Jump
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Shot Put
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Decathlon
Men's 20 km Walk
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Women's Marathon
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Heptathlon
The following is the South Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 468 | 384 | +84 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 393 | +67 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 408 | +21 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 387 | −5 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | Central African Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 436 | −90 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 384 | 461 | −77 | 5 |
26 September 1988 09:45 |
China | 90–93 | 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 |
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [4]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 196 | −18 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 188 | +20 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 241 | −24 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | Classification round |
4 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 222 | +22 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] |
19 September 1988 19:30 |
Australia | 55–91 | 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 | 66–69 | 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 | 98–87 | 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 |
27 September 1988 21:30 |
China | 97–95 (OT) | 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 |
28 September 1988 19:30 |
South Korea | 77–59 | 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 |
Fifteen cyclists, eleven men and four women, represented South Korea in 1988.
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented South Korea in 1988.
Three male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Twenty two South Korean shooters (fourteen men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
An Byung-kyun | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 8 Q | 690.7 | 7 |
Yang Chung-yul | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 591 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Lee Eun-chul | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1161 | 28 | Did not advance | |
10 m air rifle | 589 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Lim Jang-soo | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 575 | 32 | Did not advance | |
Park Jong-shin | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Kwak Jung-hoon | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Hong Seung-pyo | 50 m running target | 577 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Kwon Taek-yul | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1165 | 21 | Did not advance | |
Cha Young-chul | 50 m rifle prone | 598 | 2 Q | 702.8 | |
Min Young-sam | 50 m pistol | 552 | 29 | Did not advance | |
10 m air pistol | 575 | 23 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kang Hye-ja | 10 m air rifle | 391 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Lee Hye-kyung | 50 m rifle three positions | 575 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Bang Hyun-joo | 10 m air pistol | 376 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Park Jung-hee | 378 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Lee Mi-kyung | 10 m air rifle | 385 | 30 | Did not advance | |
Boo Sun-hee | 25 m pistol | 576 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Kim Young-mi | 50 m rifle three positions | 568 | 30 | Did not advance | |
Hong Young-ok | 25 m pistol | 575 | 28 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Park Chul-sung | Trap | 144 | 19 Q | 191 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Kim Ha-yeon | Skeet | 141 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
Kim Kon-il | Trap | 142 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
Byun Kyung-soo | 141 | 30 | Did not advance |
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
Three synchronized swimmers represented South Korea in 1988.
Men's Singles Competition
Women's Singles Competition
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