South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KOR |
NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Barcelona | |
Competitors | 226 (154 men, 72 women) in 24 sports |
Flag bearer | Kim Tae-hyun |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
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 | 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 |
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:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Men's Marathon
Men's Javelin Throw
Women's Marathon
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Four male cyclists represented South Korea in 1992.
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented South Korea in 1992.
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.
Three male pentathletes represented South Korea in 1992.
Twelve South Korean shooters (seven men and five women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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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 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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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 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kim Kun-il | Trap | 135 | 46 | Did not advance |
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