South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Barcelona
Competitors	226 (154 men, 72 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearer	Kim Tae-hyun
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 12 Silver 5 Bronze 12 Total 29
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South Korea competed as Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 226 competitors, 154 men and 72 women, took part in 134 events in 24 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1996 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1992 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Yeo Kab-soon	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air rifle	26 July
Gold	Chun Byung-kwan	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg	27 July
Gold	Kim Mi-jung	Judo	Women's 72 kg	28 July
Gold	Lee Eun-chul	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone	29 July
Gold	An Han-bong	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg	30 July
Gold	Cho Youn-jeong	Archery	Women's individual	2 August
Gold	Cho Youn-jeong Kim Soo-nyung Lee Eun-kyung	Archery	Women's team	4 August
Gold	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	Badminton	Men's doubles	4 August
Gold	Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young	Badminton	Women's doubles	4 August
Gold	Park Jang-soon	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg	6 August
Gold typo	Nam Eun-young Lee Ho-youn Kim Hwa-sook Moon Hyang-ja Min Hye-sook Cha Jae-kyung Hong Jeong-ho Park Jeong-lim Park Kap-sook Lee Mi-young Lim O-kyeong Jang Ri-ra Oh Sung-ok Han Hyun-sook Han Sun-hee	Handball	Women's tournament	8 August
Gold	Hwang Young-cho	Athletics	Men's marathon	9 August
Silver	Kim Soo-nyung	Archery	Women's individual	2 August
Silver	Yoon Hyun	Judo	Men's 60 kg	2 August
Silver	Chung Jae-hun	Archery	Men's individual	3 August
Silver	Bang Soo-hyun	Badminton	Women's singles	4 August
Silver	Kim Jong-shin	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 48 kg	6 August
Bronze	Min Kyung-gab	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg	28 July
Bronze	Kim Byung-joo	Judo	Men's 78 kg	30 July
Bronze	Chung Hoon	Judo	Men's 71 kg	31 July
Bronze	Yoo Ok-ryul	Gymnastics	Men's vault	2 August
Bronze	Hyun Jung-hwa Hong Cha-ok	Table tennis	Women's doubles	3 August
Bronze	Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung	Badminton	Women's doubles	4 August
Bronze	Kang Hee-chan Lee Chul-seung	Table tennis	Men's doubles	4 August
Bronze	Kim Taek-soo Yoo Nam-kyu	Table tennis	Men's doubles	4 August
Bronze	Hyun Jung-hwa	Table tennis	Women's singles	5 August
Bronze	Kim Taek-soo	Table tennis	Men's singles	6 August
Bronze	Hong Sung-sik	Boxing	Lightweight	8 August
Bronze	Lee Seung-bae	Boxing	Middleweight	8 August

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3	3	6
Athletics	9	2	11
Badminton	6	6	12
Boxing	11	–	11
Canoeing	6	0	6
Cycling	4	0	4
Equestrian	4	1	5
Fencing	10	5	15
Field hockey	0	16	16
Football	14	–	14
Gymnastics	6	4	10
Handball	15	13	28
Judo	7	7	14
Modern pentathlon	3	–	3
Rowing	0	2	2
Sailing	3	0	3
Shooting	7	5	12
Swimming	2	2	4
Table tennis	4	4	8
Tennis	2	2	4
Volleyball	12	0	12
Weightlifting	10	–	10
Wrestling	16	–	16
Total	154	72	226

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Korea's fourth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals and a pair of silver medals. The women continued to dominate the field, though not quite as thoroughly as they had on their home field four years earlier. The individuals went a combined 16-5, while the teams were 5-1.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Cho Youn-jeong — Final (→ Gold Medal), 5-0
• Kim Soo-nyung — Final (→ Silver Medal), 4-1
• Lee Eun-kyung — Round of 16 (→ 14th place), 1-1

Men's Individual Competition:

• Chung Jae-hun — Final (→ Silver Medal (4-1)
• Han Seung-hoon — Round of 16 (→ 15th place), 1-1
• Lim Hee-sik — Round of 32 (→ 20th place), 1-1

Women's Team Competition:

• Cho, Kim, and Lee — Final (→ Gold Medal), 4-0

Men's Team Competition:

• Chung, Han, and Lim — Quarterfinal (→ 5th place), 1-1

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• Hwang Young-cho 2:13.23 (→ Gold Medal)
• Kim Jae-ryong 2:15.01 (→ 10th place)
• Kim Wan-ki — 2:18.32 (→ 28th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Kim Ki-hoon

• Qualification — 72.68 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Lee Mi-ok — 2:54.21 (→ 25th place)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Cho Dong-bum

• First Round – Defeated Luigi Castiglione (ITA), 8:2
• Second Round – Lost to Pál Lakatos (HUN), 15:20

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Four male cyclists represented South Korea in 1992.

Men's team pursuit

• Ji Seung-hwan
• Kim Yong-gyu
• Park Min-su
• Won Chang-yong

Men's points race

• Park Min-su

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented South Korea in 1992.

Men's foil

• Yu Bong-hyeong
• Kim Yeong-ho
• Kim Seung-pyo

Men's team foil

• Kim Yeong-ho, Kim Seung-pyo, Lee Ho-seong, Lee Seung-yong, Yu Bong-hyeong

Men's épée

• Lee Sang-gi
• Jang Tae-seok
• Kim Jeong-gwan

Men's team épée

• Lee Sang-gi, Jang Tae-seok, Kim Jeong-gwan, Gu Gyo-dong, Lee Sang-yeop

Women's foil

• Lee Jeong-sook
• Shin Seong-ja
• Kim Jin-sun

Women's team foil

• Lee Jeong-sook, Shin Seong-ja, Kim Jin-sun, Jang Mi-gyeong, Jeon Mi-gyeong

Football

Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Korea was represented by the following squad in Barcelona: (1) Kim Bong-soo, (2) Na Seung-hwa, (3) Lee Moon-seok, (4) Han Jung-kook, (5) Kang Chul, (6) Shin Tae-yong, (7) Kim Gwi-hwa, (8) Noh Jung-yoon, (9) Gwak Kyung-keun, (10) Chung Jae-kwon, (11) Seo Jung-won, (12) Cho Jung-hyun, (13) Kim Do-keun, (14) Jung Kwang-seok, (15) Lee Seung-hyup, (16) Cho Jin-ho, (17) Lee Lim-saeng, (18) Lee Jin-hang, (19) Shin Bum-chul, and (20) Lee Woon-jae. Coach: Kim Sam-rak.

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round (group A)

• South Korea – Hungary 22-18
• South Korea – Sweden 18-26
• South Korea – Czechoslovakia 20-19
• South Korea – Iceland 24-26
• South Korea – Brazil 30-26

• Classification Match

• 5th/6th place: South Korea – Spain 21-36 (→ Sixth place)

• Team roster

• Back Sang-suh
• Cho Burn-yun
• Cho Chi-hyo
• Cho Young-shin
• Choi Suk-jae
• Jung Kang-wook
• Kang Jae-won
• Lee Ki-ho
• Lee Kyu-chang
• Lee Min-woo
• Lee Sun-soon
• Lim Jin-suk
• Moon Byung-wook
• Park Do-hun
• Shim Jae-hong
• Yoon Kyung-shin

• Head coach: Lee Kvu-jung

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary round (group B)

• South Korea – Norway 27-16
• South Korea – Austria 27-27
• South Korea – Spain 28-18

• Semi Finals

• South Korea – Germany 26-25

• Gold Medal Match

• South Korea – Norway 28-21 (→ Gold Medal)

• Team roster

• Nam Eun-young
• Lee Ho-youn
• Kim Hwa-sook
• Moon Hyang-ja
• Min Hye-sook
• Cha Jae-kyung
• Hong Jeong-ho
• Park Jeong-lim
• Park Kap-sook
• Lee Mi-young
• Lim O-kyeong
• Jang Ri-ra
• Oh Sung-ok

• Head coach: Chung Hyung-kyun

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented South Korea in 1992.

Individual

• Lee Yeong-chan
• Kim Myeong-geon
• Kim In-ho

Team

• Lee Yeong-chan
• Kim Myeong-geon
• Kim In-ho

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Twelve South Korean shooters (seven men and five women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lee Eun-chul	50 m rifle prone	597	8 Q	702.5 OR
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1162	11	Did not advance
Ji Jong-koo	10 m air rifle	586	21	Did not advance
Park Jong-shin	50 m pistol	547	33	Did not advance
	10 m air pistol	571	33	Did not advance
Chae Keun-bae	10 m air rifle	590	4 Q	687.8	8
Kim Seon-il	50 m pistol	558	11	Did not advance
	10 m air pistol	581	9	Did not advance
Cha Young-chul	50 m rifle prone	594	18	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1158	17	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lee Eun-ju	10 m air rifle	392	8 Q	492.6	6
Bang Hyun-joo	10 m air pistol	377	15	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	570	29	Did not advance
Yeo Kab-soon	10 m air rifle	396 OR	2 Q	498.2 OR
Kang Myung-a.	50 m rifle 3 positions	571	24	Did not advance
Lee Sun-bock	10 m air pistol	377	15	Did not advance

Open

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Kun-il	Trap	135	46	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References

1. "South Korea at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
2. Republic of Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics