South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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South Korea at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Turin
Competitors40 in 9 sports
Flag bearers Lee Bo-ra (opening)
Jeon Da-hye (closing) [1] [2]
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
11
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Unification flag of Korea (pre 2006).svg  Korea (2018)
Athletes from South Korea marched with athletes from North Korea in the opening ceremonies under the Korean Unification Flag. Unification flag of Korea.svg
Athletes from South Korea marched with athletes from North Korea in the opening ceremonies under the Korean Unification Flag.

South Korea competed as Republic of Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics , while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahn Hyun-soo Short track speed skating Men's 1000 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahn Hyun-soo Short track speed skating Men's 1500 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahn Hyun-soo
Lee Ho-suk
Oh Se-jong
Seo Ho-jin
Song Suk-woo
Short track speed skating Men's 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jin Sun-yu Short track speed skating Women's 1000 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jin Sun-yu Short track speed skating Women's 1500 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Byun Chun-sa
Choi Eun-kyung
Jeon Da-hye
Jin Sun-yu
Kang Yun-mi
Short track speed skating Women's 3000 m relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lee Ho-suk Short track speed skating Men's 1000 m
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lee Ho-suk Short track speed skating Men's 1500 m
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Choi Eun-kyung Short track speed skating Women's 1500 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ahn Hyun-soo Short track speed skating Men's 500 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lee Kang-seok Speed skating Men's 500 m

Alpine skiing

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Gang Min-hyeok Men's giant slalom did not finish
Men's slalom 58.53disqualified
Kim Hyeong-cheol Men's giant slalom 1:26.091:26.37n/a2:52.4628
Kim Woo-sung Men's giant slalom did not finish
O Jae-eun Women's giant slalom 1:08.221:16.25n/a2:24.4733
Women's slalom 48.0753.77n/a1:41.8441

Biathlon

AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Park Yun-bae Men's sprint 31:29.5380
Men's individual 1:07:03.4681

Cross-country skiing

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TotalRank
Choi Im-heon Men's 15 km classical 46:21.778
Men's 30 km pursuit did not finish
Jeong Ui-myeong Men's 15 km classical 46:40.880
Men's 30 km pursuit did not finish
Men's 50 km freestyle did not finish
Lee Chae-won Women's 10 km classical 32:57.862
Women's 15 km pursuit 49:01.257
Women's 30 km freestyle did not finish
Park Byeong-ju Men's 15 km classical 46:38.979
Men's 30 km pursuit did not finish
Sprint
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Jeong Ui-myeong Men's sprint 2:35.3976Did not advance76
Lee Chae-won Women's sprint 2:35.4764 QDid not advance64
Park Byeong-ju Men's sprint 2:28.8563Did not advance63
Choi Im-heon
Park Byeong-ju
Men's team sprint n/a19:40.010Did not advance19

Freestyle skiing

AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Yun Chae-rin Women's moguls 7.0730did not advance30

Luge

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Kim Min-kyu Men's singles 53.74854.96153.52853.3443:35.58129

Short track speed skating

Men
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ahn Hyun-soo 500 m 42.9601 Q42.2131 Q41.8261 Q42.089 Bronze medal icon.svg
1000 m 1:27.3721 Q1:29.6711 Q1:27.9091 Q1:26.739 OR Gold medal icon.svg
1500 m 2:29.8081 Qn/a2:17.7181 Q2:25.341 Gold medal icon.svg
Lee Ho-suk 500 m 42.6761 Q1:22.8964did not advance
1000 m 1:35.6341 Q1:27.2651 Q1:29.1501 Q1:26.764 Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m 2:31.5111n/a2:20.90122:25.600 Silver medal icon.svg
Seo Ho-jin 500 m disqualified
Ahn Hyun-soo
Lee Ho-suk
Seo Ho-jin
Oh Se-jong
Song Suk-woo
5000 m relay n/a7:01.78326:43.376 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jin Sun-yu 500 m 45.9541 Q46.4283did not advance
1000 m 1:31.5041 Q1:33.3511 Q1:32.5461 Q1:32.859 Gold medal icon.svg
1500 m 2:29.7311 Qn/a2:31.7471 Q2:23.494 Gold medal icon.svg
Kang Yun-mi 500 m 45.7552 QDisqualified
Choi Eun-kyung 1000 m 1:38.4141 Q1:32.8751 Q1:32.0991 QDisqualified
1500 m 2:37.8622 Qn/a2:22.7761 Q2:24.069 Silver medal icon.svg
Byun Chun-sa 1500 m 2:41.4112 Qn/a2:26.9151 QDisqualified
Jin Sun-yu
Choi Eun-kyung
Byun Chun-sa
Kang Yun-mi
Jeon Da-hye
3000 m relay n/a4:18.8541st4:17.040 Gold medal icon.svg

Skeleton

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Kang Kwang-bae Men's 1:00.4159.882:00.2923

Ski jumping

AthleteEventQualifyingFirst RoundFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRank
Choi Heung-chul Normal hill 104.036did not advance36
Large hill 85.423 Q65.347did not advance47
Choi Yong-jik Normal hill 104.036did not advance36
Large hill 22.853did not advance53
Kang Chil-ku Normal hill 96.544did not advance44
Large hill 58.845did not advance45
Kim Hyun-ki Normal hill 107.530 Q104.543did not advance43
Large hill 75.332 Q84.439did not advance39
Choi Heung-chul
Choi Yong-jik
Kang Chil-ku
Kim Hyun-ki
Team n/a321.1513did not advance13

Speed skating

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Final
TimeRankTimeRank
Choi Jae-bong 500 m 35.6135.431:11.048
1000 m n/a1:10.2317
Kwon Sun-chun 500 m 58.6636.131:34.7937
Lee Jin-woo 1500 m n/a1:49.8528
Lee Jong-woo 1500 m n/a1:48.1114
Lee Kang-seok 500 m 35.3435.091:10.43 Bronze medal icon.svg
1000 m n/a1:10.5222
Lee Kyou-hyuk 500 m 35.7635.621:11.3817
1000 m n/a1:09.374
Mun Jun 1000 m n/a1:10.6624
1500 m n/a1:48.3816
Yeo Sang-yeop 5000 m n/a6:58.1328
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Final
TimeRankTimeRank
Choi Seung-yong 500 m 39.6539.371:19.0218
Kim Yoo-rim 500 m 39.5739.681:19.2520
1000 m n/a1:18.7728
Lee Bo-ra 500 m 40.0139.721:19.7325
1000 m n/a1:21.1934
Lee Ju-yeon 1000 m n/a1:18.6626
1500 m n/a2:00.8516
Lee Sang-hwa 500 m 38.3538.691:17.045
1000 m n/a1:17.7819
Noh Seon-yeong 1500 m n/a2:03.3532
3000 m n/a4:15.6819

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References

  1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved Mar 30, 2009.
  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony" . Retrieved Mar 30, 2009.