South Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics

South Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Albertville
Competitors	23 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Lee Yeong-ha
Officials	25
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
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South Korea was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Korean Olympic Committee.

In total, 23 athletes including 19 men and four women represented South Korea in six different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating and speed skating.

South Korea won four medals at the games, all in short track speed skating, after Kim Ki-hoon won gold in the women's 500 m, the men's relay team won gold in the men's 5,000 m relay and Kim Yoon-man and Lee Joon-ho won silver and bronze respectively in the men's 1,000 m.

Competitors

In total, 23 athletes represented South Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across six different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	0	2
Biathlon	4	0	4
Cross-country skiing	4	0	4
Figure skating	1	1	2
Short track speed skating	4	2	6
Speed skating	4	1	5
Total	19	4	23

Medalists

Main article: 1992 Winter Olympics medal table

South Korea won a total of four medals at the games including two golds, one silver and one bronze. ^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kim Ki-hoon	Short track speed skating	Men's 1,000 metres	20 February
Gold	Kim Ki-hoon Lee Joon-ho Mo Ji-soo Song Jae-kun	Short track speed skating	Men's 5,000 metre relay	22 February
Silver	Kim Yoon-man	Speed skating	Men's 1,000 metres	18 February
Bronze	Lee Joon-ho	Short track speed skating	Men's 1,000 metres	20 February

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, two South Korean athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Choi Yong-hee and Huh Sung-wook. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Choi Yong-hee	Downhill	2:04.85	39
	Combined Downhill	1:55.68	47
	Combined Slalom	2:00.97	33
	Giant Slalom	did not finish	-
	Slalom	2:03.73	27
	Super G	1:22.75	63
Huh Sung-wook	Combined Downhill	1:55.27	46
	Combined Slalom	did not finish	-
	Giant Slalom	Disqualified	-
	Slalom	did not finish	-
	Super G	1:20.96	54

Source: ^[2]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, four South Korean athletes participated in the biathlon events – Hong Byung-sik, Jang Dong-lin, Kim Woon-ki and Han Myung-hee. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Hong Byung-sik	10 km	32:59.2	84
	20 km	1:15:06.7	87
Jang Dong-lin	10 km	34:44.2	88
	20 km	1:17:06.9	88
Kim Woon-ki	10 km	35:05.8	89
Han Myung-hee	10 km	35:48.9	90
	20 km	1:19:28.1	89
Kim Woon-ki Hong Byung-sik Jang Dong-lin Han Myung-hee	4 × 7.5 km Relay	1:47:24.4	21

Source: ^[2]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, four South Korean athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Park Byung-chul, An Jin-soo, Kim Kwang-rae and Wi Jae-wook. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Park Byung-chul	10 km	31:10.0	40
	15 km	45:20.4	51
	30 km	1:33:01.8	55
An Jin-soo	10 km	34:26.4	77
	15 km	53:14.2	79
	30 km	1:40:24.7	70
Kim Kwang-rae	10 km	35:26.8	85
	15 km	53:51.4	81
	30 km	1:41:34.4	71
Wi Jae-wook	10 km	36:53.7	95
	15 km	55:39.1	86
	30 km	did not finish	-
Park Byung-chul An Jin-soo Kim Kwang-rae Wi Jae-wook	4 × 10 km Relay	2:01:01.4	15

Source: ^[2]

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, two South Korean athletes participated in the figure skating events – Jung Sung-il and Lee Eun-hee. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Rank
Jung Sung-il	Single	21

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Rank
Lee Eun-hee	Single	27

Source: ^[2]

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, six South Korean athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – Kim Ki-hoon, Lee Joon-ho, Song Jae-kun, Mo Ji-soo, Chun Lee-kyung and Kim So-hee. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kim Ki-hoon	1000 metres	1:33.79	1st	1:32.67	1st	1:32.12	1st	1:30.76
Lee Joon-ho	1000 metres	1:39.30	2nd	1:33.51	1st	1:31.27	1st	1:31.16
Song Jae-kun	1000 metres	1:37.86	3rd	Ranking Round					20th
Kim Ki-hoon Lee Joon-ho Song Jae-kun Mo Ji-soo	5000 metres Relay			7:14.07	1st	7:20.57	1st	7:14.02

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chun Lee-kyung	500 metres	48.18	2nd	48.25	3rd	Ranking Round			12th
Kim So-hee	500 metres	50.99	1st	54.90	3rd	Ranking Round			9th

Source: ^[2]

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, five South Korean athletes participated in the speed skating events – Kim Yoon-man, Jegal Sung-ryeol, Lee In-hun, Oh Yeong-seok and Yoo Seon-hee. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Kim Yoon-man	500m	37.60	10
	1000m	1:14.86
Jegal Sung-ryeol	500m	37.71	12
	1000m	1:17.34	T26
Lee In-hun	500m	38.74	31
	1000m	1:19.08	39
Oh Yeong-seok	1500m	2:02.17	39

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Yoo Seon-hee	500m	41.28	9
	1000m	1:23.49	11

Source: ^[2]

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

References

1. "South Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
2. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2025– via LA84 Foundation.