South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Korea.svg
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors248 in 22 sports
Flag bearers Yoon Kyung-shin (opening)
Song Dae-nam Gold medal icon.svg (closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
13
Silver
9
Bronze
9
Total
31
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.

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South Korea left London with a total of 30 medals (13 gold, 9 silver, and 8 bronze), finishing fifth in the medal standings and tying its record for the most gold medals won at an Olympics with the total it set at Beijing. [1] Six of these medals were awarded to the team in fencing, five in shooting, four in archery, and three in judo. South Korean athletes dominated in archery, where they won gold medals in all but one sporting events and broke two world records. Despite the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, South Korea's proved successful in team sports at London, as the men's football team won the bronze medal following a match against neighbouring Japan. For the first time in its history, South Korea won Olympic medals in team fencing.

Among the nation's medalists were pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, and taekwondo jin Hwang Kyung-seon, who both successfully defended their Olympic titles from Beijing. Three South Korean athletes won Olympic gold medals for the first time in history: gymnast Yang Hak-seon in the men's vault exercises, archer Oh Jin-hyek in the men's individual event, and sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon in the women's individual event. Park Tae-hwan, who won two silver medals in London, emerged as the most successful South Korean swimmer in history, with a total of four Olympic medals.

Medalists

Delegation

The South Korean Olympic delegation participating in the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. KOCIS Korea London Olympics TeamKorea 05 (7683504284).jpg
The South Korean Olympic delegation participating in the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 245 athletes, 133 men and 112 women, to compete in 24 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1992. South Korea did not qualify athletes in basketball, canoeing, equestrian, and tennis. [2] There was only a single competitor in rhythmic gymnastics, and in triathlon.

The South Korean team featured nine defending champions from Beijing, including freestyle swimmer Park Tae-hwan, the men's archery team (led by Im Dong-hyun), pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, weightlifters Jang Mi-ran and Sa Jae-hyouk, and taekwondo jins Hwang Kyung-seon and Cha Dong-min. Among these champions, Jin Jong-oh only managed to defend his Olympic title for the second consecutive time. Handball player Yoon Kyung-shin, who competed at his fifth Olympics since 1992 (except the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where his team did not qualify), was the oldest athlete of the team, at age 39, and later became South Korea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [2] Platform diver Kim Su-ji, on the other hand, was the youngest of the team, at age 14.

Other notable South Korean athletes featured judoka and top medal contenders Wang Ki-chun and Kim Jae-bum, foil fencer and Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, and butterfly swimmer and Youth Olympic gold medalist Chang Gyu-cheol.

The following table lists the number of South Korean competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 336
Athletics 11617
Badminton 6612
Boxing 202
Cycling 6410
Diving 112
Fencing 71017
Field hockey 161632
Football 18018
Gymnastics 527
Handball 141428
Judo 7714
Modern pentathlon 213
Rowing 134
Sailing 404
Shooting 7613
Swimming 6915
Synchronized swimming 22
Table tennis 336
Taekwondo 224
Triathlon 101
Volleyball 01212
Weightlifting 6410
Wrestling 729
Total135113248

Archery

South Korea has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, three archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event and a team for the women's team event

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Im Dong-hyun Individual 699 WR1Flag of San Marino.svg  Guidi  (SMR) (64)
W 6–0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wang C-P  (TPE) (33)
W 6–4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  van der Ven  (NED) (16)
L 1–7
Did not advance
Kim Bub-min 6982Flag of Fiji.svg  Elder  (FIJ) (63)
W 6–4
Flag of India.svg  Rai  (IND) (31)
W 6–2
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Olaru  (MDA) (47)
W 7–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dai Xx  (CHN) (7)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Oh Jin-hyek 6903Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Müller  (SUI) (62)
W 7–3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Álvarez  (MEX) (30)
W 6–4
Flag of Poland.svg  Dobrowolski  (POL) (14)
W 6–0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruban  (UKR) (43)
W 7–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dai Xx  (CHN) (7)
W 6–5
Flag of Japan.svg  Furukawa  (JPN) (5)
W 7–1
Gold medal icon.svg
Im Dong-hyun
Kim Bub-min
Oh Jin-hyek
Team 2087 WR1ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR) (9)
W 227–220
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) (4)
L 219–224
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX) (7)
W 224–219
Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Choi Hyun-joo Individual 65121Flag of Italy.svg  Tomasi  (ITA) (44)
W 6–5
Flag of Spain.svg  Grandal  (ESP) (53)
W 6–5
Flag of France.svg  Schuh  (FRA) (37)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Ki Bo-bae 6711Flag of Iraq.svg  Al-Mashhadani  (IRQ) (64)
W 6–0
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Timofeyeva  (BLR) (33)
W 6–2
Flag of Japan.svg  Hayakawa  (JPN) (16)
W 6–0
Flag of Russia.svg  Perova  (RUS) (9)
W 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg  Lorig  (USA) (4)
W 6–2
Flag of Mexico.svg  Román  (MEX) (11)
W 6–5
Gold medal icon.svg
Lee Sung-jin 6712Flag of Samoa.svg  Tuimalealiifano  (SAM) (63)
W 6–0
Flag of Georgia.svg  Esebua  (GEO) (34)
W 6–2
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Bishindee  (MGL) (18)
W 6–0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Avitia  (MEX) (10)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Choi Hyun-joo
Ki Bo-bae
Lee Sung-jin
Team 19931ByeFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN) (8)
W 206–195
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN) (5)
W 221–206
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) (7)
W 210–209
Gold medal icon.svg

Athletics

South Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [3] [4]

Key
Jang Sin-Kweon in men's marathon Sinkweon Jang (Korea) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Jang Sin-Kweon in men's marathon
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Jang Sin-kweon Marathon 2:28:2073
Jeong Jin-hyeok 2:38:4582
Lee Doo-hang 2:17:1932
Byun Young-jun 20 km walk 1:23:2631
Kim Hyun-sub 1:21:3617
Park Chil-sung DNF
Kim Dong-young 50 km walk 3:57:3338
Park Chil-sung 3:45:55 NR 13
Yim Jung-hyun 3:56:3434
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Kim Deok-hyeon Triple jump 16.2222Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk Pole vault NMDid not advance
Jung Sang-jin Javelin throw 76.3931Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jung Hye-lim 100 m hurdles 13.487Did not advance
Chung Yun-hee Marathon 2:31:5841
Kim Sung-eun 2:46:3896
Lim Kyung-hee 2:39:0376
Jeon Yong-eun 20 km walk DSQ
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Choi Yun-hee Pole vault 4.1018Did not advance

Badminton

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lee Hyun-il Singles Flag of Peru.svg  Pacheco  (PER)
W (21–12, 21–7)
1 QFlag of Denmark.svg  Jørgensen  (DEN)
W (21–17, 21–13)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen J  (CHN)
W (21–15, 21–16)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin D  (CHN)
L (12–21, 10–21)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen L  (CHN)
L (12–21, 21–15, 15–21)
4
Son Wan-ho Flag of Russia.svg  Ivanov  (RUS)
W (21–15, 21–19)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu J-h  (TPE)
W (21–14, 21–10)
1 QFlag of Denmark.svg  Gade  (DEN)
L (9–21, 16–21)
Did not advance
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
Doubles Flag of the United States.svg  Bach /
Gunawan  (USA)
W (21–14, 21–19)
Flag of Japan.svg  Kawamae /
Sato  (JPN)
W (21–16, 21–15)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo K K /
Tan B H  (MAS)
W (21–16, 21–11)
1 QFlag of Indonesia.svg  Ahsan /
Septano  (INA)
W (21–12, 21–16)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Boe /
Mogensen  (DEN)
L (21–17, 18–21 20–22)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo K K /
Tan B H  (MAS)
W (23–21, 21–10)
Bronze medal icon.svg
Ko Sung-hyun
Yoo Yeon-seong
Flag of Poland.svg  Cwalina /
Łogosz  (POL)
W (17–21, 21–7, 21–13)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Isara /
Jongjit  (THA)
L (15–21, 14–21)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahsan /
Septano  (INA)
L (22–24, 12–21)
3Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Bae Youn-joo Singles Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tee J Y  (MAS)
W (16–21, 21–15, 21–12)
Flag of Italy.svg  Allegrini  (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–15)
1 QFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yh  (CHN)
L (21–15, 14–21, 14–21)
Did not advance
Sung Ji-hyun Flag of Norway.svg  Kværnø  (NOR)
W (21–8, 21–5)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Yip P Y  (HKG)
L (18–21, 21–23)
2Did not advance
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung
Doubles Flag of Australia.svg  Choo /
Veeran  (AUS)
W (21–7, 21–19)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Edwards /
Viljoen  (RSA)
W (21–8, 21–7)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Jauhari /
Polii  (INA)
W (18–21, 21–14, 21–12)
1 QDisqualified – match fixing
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce /
Li  (CAN)
W (21–5, 21–11)
Flag of Russia.svg  Sorokina /
Vislova  (RUS)
W (23–21, 21–18)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xl /
Yu Y  (CHN)
W (21–14, 21–11)
1 QDisqualified – match fixing
Mixed
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun
Doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahmad /
Natsir  (INA)
L (19–21, 12–21)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Laybourn /
Rytter Juhl  (DEN)
L (15–21 12–21)
Flag of India.svg  Diju /
Gutta  (IND)
W (21–15, 21–15)
3Did not advance

Boxing

South Korea has so far qualified in the following events.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shin Jong-hun Light flyweight ByeFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Aleksandrov  (BUL)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Han Soon-chul Lightweight Flag of Egypt.svg  Eliwa  (EGY)
W 11–6
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Safaryants  (BLR)
W 13+–13
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Gaibnazarov  (UZB)
W 16–13
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Petrauskas  (LTU)
W 18–13
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Lomachenko  (UKR)
L 9–19
Silver medal icon.svg

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Park Sung-baek Men's road race Did not finish
Na Ah-reum Women's road race 3:35:5613

Track

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's sprint 11.405
63.130
14Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Panarina  (BLR)
L
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sullivan  (CAN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Maeda  (JPN)
L
Did not advance
Team sprint
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Lee Eun-ji
Lee Hye-jin
Women's team sprint 34.636
51.969
9Did not advance
Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
RankOpponent
Results
Rank
Choi Seung-woo
Jang Sun-jae
Park Keon-woo
Park Seon-ho
Men's team pursuit 4:07.21010Did not advance
Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Lee Hye-jin Women's keirin 56Did not advance17
Omnium
AthleteEventFlying lapPoints raceElimination raceIndividual pursuitScratch raceTime trialTotal pointsRank
TimeRankPointsRankRankTimeRankRankTimeRank
Cho Ho-sung Men's omnium 13.61412201094:32.3821381:04.15086011
Lee Min-hye Women's omnium 14.79314314113:46.87115936.547117415

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Park Ji-ho 10 m platform 370.5026Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Kim Su-ji 10 m platform 215.7526Did not advance

Fencing

South Korea has qualified 14 fencers.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jung Jin-sun Individual épée Flag of Russia.svg  Sukhov  (RUS)
W 15–11
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Alimzhanov  (KAZ)
W 15–8
Flag of Germany.svg  Fiedler  (GER)
W 15–11
Flag of Norway.svg  Piasecki  (NOR)
L 13–15
Flag of the United States.svg  Kelsey  (USA)
W 12–11
Bronze medal icon.svg
Park Kyoung-doo Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Kudayev  (UZB)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Choi Byung-chul Individual foil ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu J  (CHN)
W 15–13
Flag of France.svg  Le Péchoux  (FRA)
W 15–13
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Jf  (CHN)
W 15–13
Flag of Egypt.svg  Abouelkassem  (EGY)
L 12–15
Flag of Italy.svg  Baldini  (ITA)
W 15–14
Bronze medal icon.svg
Gu Bon-gil Individual sabre ByeFlag of Romania.svg  Zalomir  (ROU)
W 15–12
Flag of Germany.svg  Hartung  (GER)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong M  (CHN)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Won Woo-young ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang  (CHN)
W 15–6
Flag of Russia.svg  Kovalev  (RUS)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Kim Jung-hwan
Won Woo-young
Oh Eun-seok
Team sabre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
W 45–38
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
W 45–37
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)
W 45–26
Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Choi In-jeong Individual épée ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Szász  (HUN)
W 15–12
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Besbes  (TUN)
L 11–12
Did not advance
Jung Hyo-jung ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Sivkova  (RUS)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Shin A-lam ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Schalm  (CAN)
W 15–12
Flag of Germany.svg  Sozanska  (GER)
W 14–9
Flag of Romania.svg  Măroiu  (ROU)
W 15–14
Flag of Germany.svg  Heidemann  (GER)
L 5–6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Yj  (CHN)
L 11–15
4
Choi In-jeong
Jung Hyo-jung
Shin A-lam
Choi Eun-sook
Team épée Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)
W 45–38
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
W 45–36
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L 25–39
Silver medal icon.svg
Jeon Hee-sook Individual foil ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Sugawara  (JPN)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Jung Gil-ok ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Shanayeva  (RUS)
W 15–14
Flag of the United States.svg  Kiefer  (USA)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Leleyko  (UKR)
W 15–9
Flag of Hungary.svg  Mohamed  (HUN)
W 8–7
Flag of Japan.svg  Ikehata  (JPN)
W 15–6
Flag of Italy.svg  Di Francisca  (ITA)
L 10–11
Flag of Italy.svg  Vezzali  (ITA)
L 12–13
4
Jeon Hee-sook
Jung Gil-ok
Nam Hyun-hee
Oh Ha-na
Team foil Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
W 45–31
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
L 32–44
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
W 45–32
Bronze medal icon.svg
Kim Ji-yeon Individual sabre Flag of Mexico.svg  González  (MEX)
W 15–3
Flag of Italy.svg  Marzocca  (ITA)
W 15–7
Flag of Greece.svg  Vougiouka  (GRE)
W 15–12
Flag of the United States.svg  Zagunis  (USA)
W 15–13
Flag of Russia.svg  Velikaya  (RUS)
W 15–9
Gold medal icon.svg
Lee Ra-jin Flag of Venezuela.svg  Benítez  (VEN)
L 9–15
Did not advance

Field hockey

The South Korean women's hockey team have qualified a team of 16 players for the games by virtue of being runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games hockey tournament. [5]

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [6]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

Reserves:

South Korea is in Pool B of the men's tournament.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5500187+1115 Semi-finals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 53111411+310
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 521287+17 Fifth place game
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 520398+16 Seventh place game
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5122101445 Ninth place game
6Flag of India.svg  India 5005618120 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
30 July 2012
08:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
You Field hockey ball.svg 20', 34' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

1 August 2012
21:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Zeller Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

3 August 2012
21:15
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Boon Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Charlier Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Report Nam Field hockey ball.svg 46'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)

5 August 2012
13:15
India  Flag of India.svg1–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Chandi Field hockey ball.svg 10' Report Jang Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Nam Field hockey ball.svg 59', 70'
Seo Field hockey ball.svg 68'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

7 August 2012
08:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Nam Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Lee N. Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Report Van der Weerden Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Verga Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Weusthof Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Bakker Field hockey ball.svg 64'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ged Curran (GBR)
7th/8th place game
9 August 2012
11:30
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Waqas Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Khan Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Imran Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Report Hyun Field hockey ball.svg 30', 33'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Lim Heung-sin

South Korea women's team after the match against Great Britain Korea women hockey team-London 2012.JPG
South Korea women's team after the match against Great Britain

Reserves:

South Korea is in Pool A of the women's competition.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5500125+715 Semi-finals
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (H)5302147+79
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 521263+37
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 520391346
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 51134954
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 502321082
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
29 July 2012
13:45
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Ma Yibo Field hockey ball.svg 26', 67'
Zhao Yudiao Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Li Hongxia Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

31 July 2012
16:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
White Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Cullen Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Danson Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Twigg Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Rogers Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Report Kim Da-rae Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Han Hye-lyoung Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Park Mi-hyun Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

2 August 2012
08:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Cheon Seul-ki Field hockey ball.svg 42' Report
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Frances Block (GBR)

4 August 2012
10:45
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Welten Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Hoog Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Dirkse van den Heuvel Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Report Cheon Seul-ki Field hockey ball.svg 5', 65'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

6 August 2012
16:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Kim Jong-eun Field hockey ball.svg 8', 70'
Lee Seon-ok Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Report Coppey Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)
7th/8th place
8 August 2012
11:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Cheon Seul-ki Field hockey ball.svg 8' Report Hahn Field hockey ball.svg 6', 16'
Rinne Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Mavers Field hockey ball.svg 70'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Football

Men's tournament

South Korea qualified a team of 18 players for the men's tournament. The squad won the bronze medal and the team were granted exemption to two years of mandatory military service but still required to do four weeks of basic training. [7] [8]

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [9]

Coach: Hong Myung-bo

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2012 club
11 GK Jung Sung-ryong * (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27)171 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
22 DF Oh Jae-suk (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22)140 Flag of South Korea.svg Gangwon FC
32 DF Yun Suk-young (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22)160 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonnam Dragons
42 DF Kim Young-gwon (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 22)130 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande
52 DF Kim Kee-hee (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 23)22 Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu FC
63 MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 23)140 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
73 MF Kim Bo-kyung (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 22)194 Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka
83 MF Baek Sung-dong (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 20)72 Flag of Japan.svg Júbilo Iwata
94 FW Ji Dong-won (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21)102 Flag of England.svg Sunderland
104 FW Park Chu-young * (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 27)229 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
113 MF Nam Tae-hee (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 21)22 Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya
122 DF Hwang Seok-ho (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 23)20 Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
133 MF Koo Ja-cheol (c) (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 23)83 Flag of Germany.svg Augsburg
142 DF Kim Chang-soo * (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 26)181 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark
153 MF Park Jong-woo (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 23)41 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark
163 MF Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 22)60 Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto Sanga
174 FW Kim Hyun-sung (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22)62 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
181 GK Lee Bum-young (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 23)90 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 321030+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 312021+15
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 30211322
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 30122421
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 0–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 15,748 [10]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 30,114 [11]
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 0–0 Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,927 [12]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Quarter-final
Semi-final
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Rômulo Soccerball shade.svg38'
Damião Soccerball shade.svg57', 64'
Bronze medal game
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Park Chu-young Soccerball shade.svg38'
Koo Ja-cheol Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 56,393 [15]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Final rank
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Controversy

Park Jong-Woo was not present at the medal ceremony after the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazil and did not receive the bronze medal with the rest of his team due to his political position on the Liancourt Rocks, which are disputed both by South Korea and Japan by having a claim on the islands, after FIFA was notified about Park holding a sign of South Korea having claim on Dokdo, the Korean name for the islets. [16] On 11 February 2013, Park attended an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing at Lausanne, Switzerland. After the Disciplinary Commission reviewed Park's action at the Olympics, the IOC decided to award the player the bronze medal he had been barred from collecting for several months.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kim Hee-hoon Team 12.93312.10014.16613.700Did not advance
Kim Ji-hoon 12.90013.10015.500 Q
Kim Seung-il 12.13312.66614.53314.03313.233
Kim Soo-myun 14.76613.43313.83315.66614.70013.93386.33123 Q
Yang Hak-seon 14.06613.93316.233 Q11.96611.233
Total41.76538.66641.93247.86542.43342.666265.32712
Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics. Korea London Yang Hakseon 02 (7771945238).jpg
Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics.
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB
Kim Ji-hoon Horizontal bar 15.13315.1338
Kim Soo-myun All-around 12.26613.70014.20016.00014.64114.96685.77320
Yang Hak-seon Vault 16.53316.533Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Heo Seon-mi All-around 13.23313.80012.16611.40050.59948Did not advance

Rhythmic

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Son Yeon-jae Individual 28.07527.82526.35028.050110.3006 Q28.05028.32526.75028.350111.4755

Handball

South Korea has qualified for the men's and women's event by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

Men's tournament

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [17]

Head coaches: Cho Young-shin

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Lee Chang-woo (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 29)1.87 m Flag of South Korea.svg Chungnam
2CB Jeong Yi-kyeong (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 27)1.88 m Flag of South Korea.svg Doosan
5P Park Kyung-suk (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 31)1.85 m Flag of South Korea.svg Chungnam
7RW Jung Su-young (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 26)1.84 m Flag of South Korea.svg HC Korosa
8P Park Jung-gyu (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 28)1.90 m Flag of South Korea.svg KHF
11LW Lim Duk-jun (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31)1.86 m Flag of South Korea.svg Doosan
12GK Park Chan-young (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 29)1.90 m Flag of South Korea.svg Doosan
13RB Lee Jae-woo (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 32)1.81 m Flag of South Korea.svg Doosan
17RW Yu Dong-geun (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 26)1.85 m Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon DTC
19LW Jeong Han (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24)1.85 m Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon DTC
20LB Paek Won-chul (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 35)1.80 m Flag of South Korea.svg HC Korosa
22LB Ko Kyung-soo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27)1.82 m Flag of South Korea.svg Chungnam
33RB Eom Hyo-won (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 25)1.82 m Flag of South Korea.svg Sangmu
77RB Yoon Kyung-shin (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 39)2.03 m Flag of South Korea.svg KHF
88P Jung Jin-ho (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26)1.93 m Flag of South Korea.svg HC Korosa
Group play
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5500150109+4110 Quarter-finals
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 540112412958
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5302140126+146
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5203114128144
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5104120131112
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5005115140250
Source: [ citation needed ]
29 July 2012
11:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg31 – 21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,068 [18]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Čupić 8(14–8) Jeong Yi-kyeong 5
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31 July 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg19 – 22Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,262 [19]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Jeong Yi-kyeong, Jeong Han 4(9–7) Lékai 5
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2 August 2012
09:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg33 – 29Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,209 [20]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Ugalde 6(16–14) Lee Jae-woo 8
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4 August 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg22 – 28Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,525 [21]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jeong Han 6(10–12) Nikčević, Toskić 5
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6 August 2012
14:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg26 – 24Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,546 [22]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Eggert Jensen, Knudsen 6(13–14) Lee Jae-woo, Eom Hyo-won 6
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Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [23]

Head coaches: Kang Jae-won

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Ju Hui (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 22)1.80 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Colorful Daegu
2RW Woo Sun-hee (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34)1.72 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Wonderful Samcheok
3CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23)1.69 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon Sports Council
5RW Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20)1.70 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Colorful Daegu
7LB Gwon Han-na (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22)1.72 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul City
9P Kim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31)1.73 m00 Flag of Japan.svg Omron handball
10LB Lee Mi-gyeong (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20)1.65 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul City
11RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22)1.80 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon Sports Council
12GK Moon Kyeong-ha (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32)1.76 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg GNDC
13P Kim Cheong-sim (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36)1.78 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg SK Lubricants
17LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24)1.78 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Wonderful Samcheok
19RB Choi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31)1.82 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Colorful Daegu
20CB Jung Ji-hae (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27)1.68 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Wonderful Samcheok
21LW Jo Hyo-bi (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21)1.65 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon Sports Council
33LW Lee Eun-bi (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21)1.63 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg BISCO
Group play
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of France.svg  France 5410125103+229 Quarter-finals
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5311136130+67
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5311119114+57
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 521211812025
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 510411312182
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5005108131230
Source: [ citation needed ]
28 July 2012
11:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg27 – 31Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,900 [24]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Martín 7(12–16) Ryu Eun-hee 9
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30 July 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg25 – 24Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,393 [25]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Jo Hyo-bi 5(11–10) Larsen 7
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1 August 2012
09:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg27 – 27Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,178 [26]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sulland 11(13–15)three players 6
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3 August 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg21 – 24Flag of France.svg  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,568 [27]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Sim Hae-in 6(12–10) Lacrabère 4
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5 August 2012
09:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg28 – 32Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,180 [28]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Flognman 8(13–16) Ryu Eun-hee 10
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Quarter-final
7 August 2012
17:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg23 – 24Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,299 [29]
Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP)
Postnova, Levina 5(11–14) Gwon Han-na 6
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Semi-final
9 August 2012
17:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg31 – 25Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,274 [30]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Løke 8(18–15) Gwon Han-na 7
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Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
17:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg29 – 31 (ET)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,622 [31]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Gwon Han-na 7(13–13) Alberto, Fernández 5
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FT: 24–24  ET: 4–4, 1–3

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Choi Gwang-hyeon −60 kg ByeCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Chammartin  (SUI)
W 0001–0000
Flag of Finland.svg  Jokinen  (FIN)
W 0010–0000
Flag of Russia.svg  Galtsyan  (RUS)
L 0001–0001 YUS
Did not advanceFlag of Brazil.svg  Kitadai  (BRA)
L 0001–0011
Did not advance7
Cho Jun-ho −66 kg ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Drebot  (UKR)
W 0011–0002
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Farmonov  (UZB)
W 0011–0001
Flag of Japan.svg  Ebinuma  (JPN)
L 0001–0001 YUS
Did not advanceFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Oates  (GBR)
W 0021–0002
Flag of Spain.svg  Uriarte  (ESP)
W 0000–0001
Bronze medal icon.svg
Wang Ki-chun −73 kg Flag of Georgia.svg  Tatalashvili  (GEO)
W 0001–0000
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Ibragimov  (KAZ)
W 1001–0000
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ježek  (CZE)
W 0010–0001
Flag of the United States.svg  Delpopolo  (USA)
W 0000–0000 YUS
Flag of Russia.svg  Isaev  (RUS)
L 0002–0011
ByeFlag of France.svg  Legrand  (FRA)
L 0001–0101
5
Kim Jae-bum −81 kg ByeFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Imamov  (UZB)
W 0010–0001
Flag of Hungary.svg  Csoknyai  (HUN)
W 0010–0002
Flag of Argentina.svg  Lucenti  (ARG)
W 0100–0003
Flag of Russia.svg  Nifontov  (RUS)
W 0100–0001
ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Bischof  (GER)
W 0020–0001
Gold medal icon.svg
Song Dae-nam −90 kg Flag of Uruguay.svg  Romero  (URU)
W 1001–0000
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Mammadov  (AZE)
W 0011–0000
Flag of Japan.svg  Nishiyama  (JPN)
W 0111–0101
Flag of Brazil.svg  Camilo  (BRA)
W 0112–0012
ByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  González  (CUB)
W 0101–0001
Gold medal icon.svg
Hwang Hee-tae −100 kg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Mekić  (BIH)
W 0021–0002
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Bloshenko  (UKR)
W 1001–0000
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Gasimov  (AZE)
W 0021–0002
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Naidangiin  (MGL)
L 0001–0010
ByeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Grol  (NED)
L 0000–0100
5
Kim Sung-min +100 kg Flag of the Philippines.svg  Hoshina  (PHI)
W 0100–0000
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Ceraj  (SLO)
W 0020–0001
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Makarau  (BLR)
W 0011–0002
Flag of France.svg  Riner  (FRA)
L 0003–0100
ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
L 0000–0100
5
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chung Jung-yeon −48 kg ByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  van Snick  (BEL)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ok −52 kg ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Miranda  (BRA)
W 1012–0001
Flag of Italy.svg  Forciniti  (ITA)
L 0001–0001
Did not advanceFlag of France.svg  Gneto  (FRA)
L 0002–0021
Did not advance7
Kim Jan-di −57 kg Flag of Mongolia.svg  Dorjsüren  (MGL)
W 0001–0001
Flag of Italy.svg  Quintavalle  (ITA)
L 0002–1011
Did not advance
Joung Da-woon −63 kg ByeFlag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Yusubova  (AZE)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Japan.svg  Ueno  (JPN)
W 0020–0002
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu L  (CHN)
L 0002–0011
ByeFlag of France.svg  Émane  (FRA)
L 0000–0000 YUS
5
Hwang Ye-sul −70 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Barbieri  (ITA)
W 0102–0001
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Robra  (SUI)
W 0011–0002
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Sraka  (SLO)
W 1000–0001
Flag of France.svg  Décosse  (FRA)
L 0000–0001
ByeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Bosch  (NED)
L 0011–0011 YUS
5
Jeong Gyeong-mi −78 kg Flag of Japan.svg  Ogata  (JPN)
L 0002–0010
Did not advance
Kim Na-young +78 kg ByeFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Issanova  (KAZ)
L 0012–0012+
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships three South Korean pentathletes have qualified for London; Hwang Woo-Jin and Jung Jin-Hwa have earned places in the men's event; Yang Soo-jin has earned places in the women's event. [32]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
ResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Hwang Woo-jin Men's 14–21=297362:01.14513483643473612:08.88352088490834
Jung Jin-hwa 16–19=207842:00.2541360409116010:57.07192372567611
Yang Soo-jin Women's 14–21=287362:17.931511488021112012:40.71241960496424

Rowing

South Korea has qualified the following boats.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kim Dong-yong Single sculls 7:05.244 R7:03.912 QF7:16.125 SC/D7:48.094 FD7:27.9421
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kim Ye-ji Single sculls 8:04.686 R7:50.641 QF8:00.264 SC/D7:59.784 FD8:32.5719
Kim Myeong-sin
KIm Sol-ji
Lightweight double sculls 7:31.984 R7:27.954 FCBye7:44.0314

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

South Korea has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Lee Tae-hoon RS:X 86211725921133119EL13915
Ha Jee-min Laser 8915143650
DNF
50
DSQ
281217EL18824
Cho Sung-min
Park Gun-woo
470 2314152420252082421EL16922

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of shooting: [33]

Jin Jong-oh defends his Olympic title in pistol shooting. KOCIS London Korea Jinjongoh Shooting 06 (7683325808).jpg
Jin Jong-oh defends his Olympic title in pistol shooting.
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Cho Yong-seong Skeet 10935Did not advance
Choi Young-rae 10 m air pistol 56935Did not advance
50 m pistol 5691 Q661.5Silver medal icon.svg
Han Jin-seop 10 m air rifle 59032Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 5955 Q698.26
50 m rifle 3 positions 11689Did not advance
Jin Jong-oh 10 m air pistol 5881 Q688.2Gold medal icon.svg
50 m pistol 5625 Q662.0Gold medal icon.svg
Kim Dae-yoong 25 m rapid fire pistol 57910Did not advance
Kim Hak-man 50 m rifle prone 59415Did not advance
Kim Jong-hyun 10 m air rifle 59317Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 11715 Q1272.5Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreTotal
Jeong Mi-ra 10 m air rifle 38751Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 58117Did not advance
Kang Gee-eun Trap 6219Did not advance
Kim Byung-hee 10 m air pistol 38117Did not advance
Kim Jang-mi 10 m air pistol 38213Did not advance
25 m pistol 5911 Q792.4Gold medal icon.svg
Kim Kyeong-ae 25 m pistol 58211Did not advance
Na Yoon-kyung 10 m air rifle 39421Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 58310Did not advance

Swimming

Korean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [34] [35]

Swimmer Park Tae-Hwan has won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. KOCIS Korea LondonOlympics ParkTaehwan 03 (7682600918).jpg
Swimmer Park Tae-Hwan has won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chang Gyu-cheol 100 m butterfly 52.6925Did not advance
Choi Kyu-woong 200 m breaststroke 2:13.5725Did not advance
Jung Won-yong 200 m individual medley 2:03.3332Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:23.1228Did not advance
Park Hyung-joo 200 m backstroke 2:01.5031Did not advance
Park Seon-kwan 100 m backstroke 55.5136Did not advance
Park Tae-hwan 200 m freestyle 1:46.795 Q1:46.023 Q1:44.93Silver medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle 3:46.684 Q3:42.06Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m freestyle 14:56.896 Q14:50.614
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Back Su-yeon 200 m breaststroke 2:25.76=7 Q2:24.679Did not advance
Baek Il-joo 200 m freestyle 2:04.3233Did not advance
Choi Hye-ra 200 m butterfly 2:08.4510 Q2.08.3214Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:14.9123Did not advance
Ham Chan-mi 200 m backstroke 2:15.3031Did not advance
Han Na-kyeong 800 m freestyle 8:57.2632Did not advance
Jeong Da-rae 200 m breaststroke 2:26.8314 Q2:28.7416Did not advance
Kim Ga-eul 400 m freestyle 4:43.4634Did not advance
Kim Hye-jin 100 m breaststroke 1:09.7933Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong 400 m individual medley 4:43.9917Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Park Hyun-Ha and Park Hyun-Sun in women's duet Korea London Synchronised 03 (7771949832).jpg
Park Hyun-Ha and Park Hyun-Sun in women's duet

South Korea has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Park Hyun-ha
Park Hyun-sun
Duet 86.7001387.460174.16012 Q87.250173.95012

Table tennis

South Korea has qualified three men and three women.

Men
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Joo Se-hyuk Singles ByeFlag of North Korea.svg  Kim H-B  (PRK)
L (2–4)
Did not advance
Oh Sang-eun ByeFlag of Portugal.svg  Freitas  (POR)
W (4–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Kishikawa  (JPN)
L (1–4)
Did not advance
Joo Se-hyuk
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min
Team Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)
W (3–1)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
W (3–2)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)
W (3–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L (0–3)
Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kim Kyung-ah Singles ByeFlag of Austria.svg  Liu J  (AUT)
W (4–1)
Flag of Spain.svg  Shen Yf  (ESP)
W (4–1)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Feng Tw  (SIN)
L (2–4)
Did not advance
Park Mi-young ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Póta  (HUN)
W (4–1)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Xx  (CHN)
L (1–4)
Did not advance
Dang Ye-seo
Kim Kyung-ah
Park Mi-young
Team Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
W (3–0)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)
W (3–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L (0–3)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)
L (0–3)
4

Taekwondo

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament: [36] [37] [38]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lee Dae-hoon Men's −58 kg Flag of Thailand.svg  Karaket  (THA)
W 8–7 SDP
Flag of Egypt.svg  Bayoumi  (EGY)
W 11–10 SDP
Flag of Russia.svg  Denisenko  (RUS)
W 7–6
ByeFlag of Spain.svg  González  (ESP)
L 8–17
Silver medal icon.svg
Cha Dong-min Men's +80 kg Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Trajkovic  (SLO)
W 9–4
Flag of Turkey.svg  Tanrıkulu  (TUR)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Hwang Kyung-seon Women's −67 kg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Gbagbi  (CIV)
W 4–1
Flag of Germany.svg  Fromm  (GER)
W 8–4
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Anić  (SLO)
W 7–0
ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  Tatar  (TUR)
W 12–5
Gold medal icon.svg
Lee In-jong Women's +67 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Falavigna  (BRA)
W 13–9
Flag of France.svg  Graffe  (FRA)
L 4–7
Did not advanceFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Mamatova  (UZB)
W 8–1
Flag of Russia.svg  Baryshnikova  (RUS)
L 6–7
Did not advance5

Triathlon

South Korea has qualified the following athletes.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Heo Min-ho Men's 18:020:3859:460:2835:361:54:3054

Volleyball

South Korea has qualified a women's team for the indoor tournament.

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [39]

Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil

NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2012 club
3 Ha Yu-jeong 26 December 19891.89 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)287 cm (113 in)281 cm (111 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Expressway Corporation
4 Kim Sa-nee (C)21 June 19811.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)302 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Heungkuk Life
5 Kim Hae-ran (L)16 March 19841.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Expressway Corporation
7 Lim Hyo-sook 26 April 19821.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)278 cm (109 in)270 cm (110 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Expressway Corporation
10 Kim Yeon-koung 26 February 19881.92 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)307 cm (121 in)299 cm (118 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe
11 Han Yoo-mi 5 February 19821.80 m (5 ft 11 in)65 kg (143 lb)307 cm (121 in)297 cm (117 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Ginseng Corporation
12 Han Song-yi 5 September 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)65 kg (143 lb)305 cm (120 in)298 cm (117 in) Flag of South Korea.svg GS Caltex
13 Jung Dae-young 12 August 19811.83 m (6 ft 0 in)71 kg (157 lb)303 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in) Flag of South Korea.svg GS Caltex
14 Hwang Youn-joo 13 August 19861.77 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)303 cm (119 in)294 cm (116 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai E&C
17 Yang Hyo-jin 14 December 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in)72 kg (159 lb)287 cm (113 in)280 cm (110 in) Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai E&C
19 Kim Hee-jin 29 April 19911.85 m (6 ft 1 in)77 kg (170 lb)300 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in) Flag of South Korea.svg IBK Altos
20 Lee Sook-ja 17 June 19801.75 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)286 cm (113 in)264 cm (104 in) Flag of South Korea.svg GS Caltex
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550151527.5004263451.235 Quarter-finals
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 532911101.1004754611.030
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 523811101.1004494520.993
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 532710101.0004474201.064
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 52369110.8184344430.980
6Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 50502150.1332974070.730
Source: [ citation needed ]
28 July 2012
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (THA), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)
(25–19, 25–17, 20–25, 25–21)
result statistics

30 July 2012
11:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Brian McDougall (GBR), Simone Santi (ITA)
(12–25, 16–25, 25–16, 21–25)
result statistics

1 August 2012
22:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Mitchell Davidson (CAN), Mitchell Salvatore (USA)
(23–25, 21–25, 21–25)
result statistics

3 August 2012
14:45
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Simone Santi (ITA), Brian McDougall (GBR)
(25–16, 21–25, 25–18, 19–25, 15–12)
result statistics

5 August 2012
11:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakul (THA), Frans Loderus (NED)
(28–26, 22–25, 25–19, 22–25, 15–10)
result statistics
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
21:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Jose Mercado (PUR)
(25–18, 21–25, 20–25, 18–25)
result statistics
Semi-final
9 August 2012
15:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Brian McDougall (GBR)
(20–25, 22–25, 22–25)
result statistics
Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
11:30
Bronze medal icon.svg Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Suzana Rodriguez (ESP), Jose Mercado (PUR)
(25–22, 26–24, 25–21)
result statistics

Weightlifting

South Korea has qualified 6 men and 4 women.

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ji Hun-min −62 kg 1307162DNF162DNF
Won Jeong-sik −69 kg 144917863227
Sa Jae-hyouk −77 kg 1583158DNF*
Kim Min-jae −94 kg 18512108395Silver medal icon.svg
Kim Hwa-seung −105 kg 178DNFDNF
Jeon Sang-guen +105 kg 190102462436Bronze medal icon.svg
Defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-Ran in women's +75 kg. Korea London Jang Miran 01 (7771959842).jpg
Defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-Ran in women's +75 kg.
Women
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Yang Eun-hye −58 kg 87171131420014
Mun Yu-ra −69 kg 102DNFDNF
Lim Ji-hye −75 kg 9791261022310
Jang Mi-ran +75 kg 12551644289Bronze medal icon.svg

* Sa Jae-Hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.

Wrestling

South Korea has so far qualified the following quota places.

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kim Jin-cheol −55 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Yumoto  (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11
Lee Seung-chul −60 kg ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Scott  (USA)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance18
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Choi Gyu-jin −55 kg ByeFlag of North Korea.svg  Yun W-C  (PRK)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Balart  (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Bayramov  (AZE)
L 1–3 PP
ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Semenov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
5
Jung Ji-hyun −60 kg ByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Meoque  (CUB)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Aliyev  (AZE)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance8
Kim Hyeon-woo −66 kg Flag of Armenia.svg  Varderesyan  (ARM)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Mulens  (CUB)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Venckaitis  (LTU)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of France.svg  Guénot  (FRA)
W 3–1 PP
ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Lőrincz  (HUN)
W 3–0 PO
Gold medal icon.svg
Kim Jin-hyeok −74 kg Flag of Georgia.svg  Datunashvili  (GEO)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance19
Lee Se-yeol −84 kg Flag of Austria.svg  Hrustanović  (AUT)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance18
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kim Hyung-joo −48 kg ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Merleni  (UKR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance13
Um Ji-eun −55 kg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amri  (TUN)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance14

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