South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Korea.svg
IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors144 in 23 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Woo Sang-hyeok & Kim Seo-yeong [1]
Flag bearer (closing) Park Tae-joon & Im Ae-ji
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
13
Silver
9
Bronze
10
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except Moscow 1980, as part of US-led boycott.

Contents

Silver medalist pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji went viral alongside Yusuf Dikeç for possessing "main character energy" and Terminator-style outfit on social media. [2]

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 336
Artistic swimming 022
Athletics 303
Badminton 4812
Boxing 022
Breaking 101
Cycling 112
Diving 426
Equestrian 101
Fencing 5611
Golf 235
Gymnastics 358
Handball 01414
Judo 5611
Modern pentathlon 224
Sailing 101
Shooting 61117
Sport climbing 213
Swimming 12315
Table tennis 336
Taekwondo 224
Weightlifting 325
Wrestling 202
Total6576141

Archery

South Korea entered six archers to compete at the games. The nation fielded a full squad of men's team recurve by scoring a successful gold-medal victory and obtaining the first of three available team spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. [3] Meanwhile, the nation qualified one individual female archer to compete in the individual recurve event by virtue of the result at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China [4] before earning a team quota at the 2023 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. [5]

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kim Je-deok Individual 6822Flag of South Africa.svg  Roux  (RSA)
W 6–0		Flag of Italy.svg  Musolesi  (ITA)
W 6–4		Flag of Colombia.svg  Arcila  (COL)
W 6–4		Flag of the United States.svg  Ellison  (USA)
L 0–6		Did not advance
Kim Woo-jin 6861Flag of Chad.svg  Madaye  (CHA)
W 6–0		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin  (TPE)
W 6–0		Flag of Brazil.svg  D'Almeida  (BRA)
W 7–1		Flag of Turkey.svg  Gazoz  (TUR)
W 6–4		Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee  (KOR)
W 6–5		Flag of the United States.svg  Ellison  (USA)
W 6–5		Gold medal icon.svg
Lee Woo-seok 6815Flag of Australia.svg  Boukouvalas  (AUS)
W 6–0		Flag of Italy.svg  Paoli  (ITA)
W 6–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan  (CHN)
W 6–2		Flag of Italy.svg  Nespoli  (ITA)
W 6–4		Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim W-j  (KOR)
L 5–6		Flag of Germany.svg  Unruh  (GER)
W 6–0		Bronze medal icon.svg
Kim Je-deok
Kim Woo-jin
Lee Woo-seok 		Team 20491—ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 6–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 5–1		Flag of France.svg  France
W 5–1		Gold 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
Jeon Hun-young Individual 66413Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Healey  (GBR)
W 6–2		Flag of Germany.svg  Schwarz  (GER)
W 7–1		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lei  (TPE)
W 6–4		Flag of Turkey.svg  Gökkır  (TUR)
W 6–2		Flag of South Korea.svg  Lim  (KOR)
L 4–6		Flag of France.svg  Barbelin  (FRA)
L 4–6		4
Lim Si-hyeon 694 WR1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Rivera  (PUR)
W 6–0		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Octavia  (INA)
W 6–0		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Havers  (GBR)
W 7–1		Flag of Mexico.svg  Valencia  (MEX)
W 6–4		Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeon  (KOR)
W 6–4		Flag of South Korea.svg  Nam  (KOR)
W 7–3		Gold medal icon.svg
Nam Su-hyeon 6882Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali  (EGY)
W 7–1		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Horáčková  (CZE)
W 7–3		Flag of Romania.svg  Amăistroaie  (ROU)
W 6–2		Flag of India.svg  Kumari  (IND)
W 6–4		Flag of France.svg  Barbelin  (FRA)
W 6–0		Flag of South Korea.svg  Lim  (KOR)
L 3–7		Silver medal icon.svg
Jeon Hun-young
Lim Si-hyeon
Nam Su-hyeon 		Team 2046 OR 1—ByeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
W 6–2		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 5–4		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 5–4		Gold medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kim Woo-jin
Lim Si-hyeon 		Team 1380 OR 1 QFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
W 5–4		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
W 6–2		Flag of India.svg  India
W 6–2		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 6–0		Gold medal icon.svg

Artistic swimming

South Korea fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the top three highest-ranked nations, eligible for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routineOverall
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
Hur Yoon-seo
Lee Ri-young 		Duet 227.566713227.750013455.316713

Athletics

South Korean track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [6]

Key
Track and road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Choe Byeong-kwang Men's 20 km walk 1:26:1542
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Woo Sang-hyeok Men's high jump 2.27=3 q2.277
Kim Jang-woo Men's triple jump 16.3126Did not advance

Badminton

South Korea entered twelve badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Men
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Jeon Hyeok-jin Singles Flag of Brazil.svg  Coelho  (BRA)
W (21–12, 21–19)		Flag of Japan.svg  Naraoka  (JPN)
L (10–21, 16–21)		—2Did not advance
Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae 		Doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Král /
Mendrek  (CZE)
W (21–12, 21–17)		Flag of France.svg  C Popov /
T Popov  (FRA)
W (21–17, 21–15)		Flag of Thailand.svg  Jomkoh /
Kedren  (THA)
W (21–16, 21–15)		1 Q—Flag of Denmark.svg  Astrup /
Anders  (DEN)
L (19–21, 20–22)		Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kim Ga-eun Singles Flag of South Africa.svg  Scholtz  (RSA)
W (21–12, 21–6)		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Goh JW  (MAS)
W (21–17, 20–22, 23–21)		—1 QFlag of Indonesia.svg  Tunjung  (INA)
L (4–21, 21–8, 21–23)		Did not advance
An Se-young Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nalbantova  (BUL)
W (21–15, 21–11)		Flag of France.svg  Qi  (FRA)
W (21–5, 21–7)		—1 QByeFlag of Japan.svg  Yamaguchi  (JPN)
W (15–21, 21–17, 21–8)		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tunjung  (INA)
W (11–21, 21–13, 21–16)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  He  (CHN)
W (21–13, 21–16)		Gold medal icon.svg
Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee 		Doubles Flag of Denmark.svg  Fruergaard /
Thygesen  (DEN)
L (18–21, 21–9, 14–21)		Flag of France.svg  Lambert /
Tran  (FRA)
W (21–13, 21–8)		Flag of Thailand.svg  Kititharakul /
Prajongjai  (THA)
W (21–9, 21–12)		2 Q—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu /
Tan  (CHN)
L (9–21, 13–21)		Did not advance
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong 		Flag of India.svg  Crasto /
Ponnappa  (IND)
W (21–18, 21–10)		Flag of Japan.svg  Matsuyama /
Shida  (JPN)
W (24–22, 26–24)		Flag of Australia.svg  Mapasa /
Yu  (AUS)
W (21–12, 21–17)		1 Q—Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tan /
Thinaah  (MAS)
L (12–21, 13–21)		Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung 		Doubles Flag of Algeria.svg  K Mammeri /
T Mammeri  (ALG)
W (21–10, 21–7)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tabeling /
Piek  (NED)
W (21–16, 21–12)		Flag of Thailand.svg  Puavaranukroh /
Taerattanachai  (THA)
W (21–16, 10–21, 21–15)		1 QFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Tang /
Tse  (HKG)
W (21–15, 21–10)		Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim /
Jeong  (KOR)
L (16-21, 22-20, 21-23		Flag of Japan.svg  Watanabe /
Higashino  (JPN)
L (13-21, 20-22)		4
Kim Won-ho
Jeong Na-eun 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng SW /
Huang YQ  (CHN)
L (13-21, 14-21)		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Rivaldy /
Mentari  (INA)
L (20–22, 21–14, 19–21)		Flag of France.svg  Gicquel /
Delrue  (FRA)
W (22–20, 21–16)		2 QFlag of Malaysia.svg  Chen /
Toh  (MAS)
W (21–19, 21–14)		Flag of South Korea.svg  Seo /
Chae  (KOR)
W (21-16, 20-22, 23-21)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng /
Huang  (CHN)
L (8-21, 11-21)		Silver medal icon.svg

Boxing

South Korea entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Im Ae-ji (women's bantamweight) and Oh Yeon-ji (women's lightweight) secured their spots following their triumph in the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Im Ae-ji Women's bantamweight ByeFlag of Brazil.svg de Jesus Chagas (BRA)
W 4–1		Flag of Colombia.svg  Arias  (COL)
W 3–2		Flag of Turkey.svg  Akbaş  (TUR)
L 2–3		Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Oh Yeon-ji Women's lightweight Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wu  (TPE)
L 0–5		Did not advance

Breaking

South Korea entered one breakdancer to compete in the B-Boy dual battles for Paris 2024. Kim Hong-yul (Hong10) outlasted the male breakdancers from 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.

AthleteNicknameEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
PointsRankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Kim Hong-yul Hong10 B-Boys 273Did not advance11

Cycling

Road

South Korea entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympics through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking. [7]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Kim Eu-ro Men's road race 6:39:2765
Song Min-ji Women's road race DNF

Diving

South Korean divers secured two quota places. The nations secured one quota in the men's individual platform for Paris 2024 by virtue of top twelve individual results at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; secured one quota in the women's individual springboard, by virtue of top twelve individuals, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar; and secured three quotas from unused quota reallocation.

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Woo Ha-ram Men's 3 m springboard 389.1012 Q432.009 Q374.1511
Yi Jae-gyeong 381.4016 Q366.5017Did not advance
Kim Yeong-taek Men's 10 m platform 320.4024Did not advance
Shin Jung-whi 369.2017 Q290.6018Did not advance
Kim Su-ji Women's 3 m springboard 285.5011 Q272.7513Did not advance
Kim Na-hyun Women's 10 m platform 250.0026Did not advance

Equestrian

South Korea entered one rider in the dressage event through the establishment of the final Olympic ranking because Palestine was not able to fulfil the MER requirements.

Dressage
AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Hwang Young-shik Delmonte Individual 70.0005Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Fencing

South Korea entered fourteen fencers into the Olympic competition. Ha Tae-gyu and Kim Jae-won secured their quota places in their respective divisions after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individual fencers, eligible for the Asia & Oceania zone; and men's sabre team, women's épée team and women's sabre team qualified for the games by becoming one of four highest ranked worldwide team, through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024. [8]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kim Jae-won Épée ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Kano  (JPN)
L 12–14		Did not advance
Ha Tae-gyu Foil ByeFlag of Spain.svg  Llavador  (ESP)
L 13–15		Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil Sabre ByeFlag of Tunisia.svg  Ferjani  (TUN)
L 8–15		Did not advance
Oh Sang-uk ByeFlag of Niger.svg  Girault  (NIG)
W 15–8		Flag of Iran.svg  Pakdaman  (IRI)
W 15–10		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Arfa  (CAN)
W 15–13		Flag of Italy.svg  Samele  (ITA)
W 15–5		Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ferjani  (TUN)
W 15–11		Gold medal icon.svg
Park Sang-won ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Heathcock  (USA)
W 15–10		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shen CP  (CHN)
L 11–15		Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Oh Sang-uk
Park Sang-won
Do Gyeong-dong*		 Team sabre —Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 45–33		Flag of France.svg  France
W 45–39		Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
W 45–41		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
Song Se-ra Épée ByeFlag of Poland.svg  Swatowska-Wenglarczyk  (POL)
W 15–11		Flag of Hungary.svg  Muhari  (HUN)
L 6–15		Did not advance
Lee Hye-in ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu SH  (CHN)
L 13–15		Did not advance
Kang Young-mi ByeFlag of Estonia.svg  Differt  (EST)
L 13–14		Did not advance
Song Se-ra
Lee Hye-in
Kang Young-mi
Choi In-jeong*		 Team Épée —Flag of France.svg  France
L 31–37		Classifications Semifinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 45–39		Classifications Placement 5–6
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
W 45–38		5
Yoon Ji-su Sabre ByeFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Dayibekova  (UZB)
W 15–11		Flag of France.svg  Brunet  (FRA)
L 9–15		Did not advance
Choi Se-bin ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Nazlymov  (USA)
W 15–14		Flag of Japan.svg  Emura  (JPN)
W 15–7		Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeon  (KOR)
W 15–14		Flag of France.svg  Brunet  (FRA)
L 12–15		Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kharlan  (UKR)
L 14–15		4
Jeon Ha-young ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Komashchuk  (UKR)
W 15–8		Flag of Egypt.svg  Hafez  (EGY)
W 15–7		Flag of South Korea.svg  Choi  (KOR)
L 14–15		Did not advance5
Yoon Ji-su
Choi Se-bin
Jeon Ha-young
Jeon Eun-hye*		 Team sabre —Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 45–35		Flag of France.svg  France
W 45–36		Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
L 42–45		Silver medal icon.svg

Golf

South Korea entered two male and three female golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions based on their world ranking performance on the IGF World Rankings.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Tom Kim Men's 66686968271−138
An Byeong-hun 72687070278−6T24
Amy Yang Women's 72717069282−6T4
Kim Hyo-joo 76707369288ET25
Ko Jin-young 73737369288ET25

Gymnastics

Artistic

South Korea entered eight gymnasts into Paris. South Korea's men's team earned the right to send an individual gymnast to the Games by finishing as one of the three strongest non-qualified nations at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Lee Jun-ho also officially booked his Olympic ticket at the same championships as one of the highest-ranked eight All-Around gymnasts who did not have a pathway to Paris as part of a qualified team. One more Olympic quota was assured for Korea through the FIG World Cup Series 2024. [9] Meanwhile, five other female gymnasts qualified for the games after advancing to the final round of team all-around, and obtained one of nine available team spot's for nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

Men
Individual finals
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Lee Jun-ho All-around 13.70011.20013.60014.38313.60012.26678.89938Did not advance
Hur Woong Pommel horse —14.900—14.9007 Q—14.300—14.3007
Ryu Sung-hyun Floor 14.266—14.26610Did not advance
Women
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Yeo Seo-jeong Team 14.400 Q—12.70012.733—Did not advance—
Eom Do-hyun —12.23312.30012.366—
Lee Da-yeong 12.86611.766—
Lee Yun-seo 12.70012.33312.00010.06647.09956
Shin Sol-yi 12.13312.96612.36612.53349.99852
Total39.96637.53237.36637.632152.49612Did not advance
Individual finals
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Yeo Seo-jeong Vault 14.183—14.1835 Q13.416—13.4167

Handball

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
South Korea women's Women's tournament Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 23–22		Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
L 23–30		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
L 20–26		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
L 21–27		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
L 20–28		5Did not advance10

Women's tournament

South Korea women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament in Hiroshima, Japan. [10]

Team roster

A 22-player squad was announced on 14 May 2024. [11] It was reduced to 17 players on 2 July 2024. [12]

Head coach: Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Signell [13]

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
2RW Song Ji-young (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 29)1.64 m2955 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul City
7LW Shin Eun-joo (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 30)1.70 m56106 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon City
11RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 34)1.79 m171524 Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO KC
12GK Jeong Jin-hui (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 25)1.80 m330 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul City
16GK Park Sae-young (1994-08-11)11 August 1994 (aged 29)1.76 m670 Flag of South Korea.svg Wonderful Samcheok
18LB Han Mi-seul (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 30)1.78 m4879 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon City
19P Kang Eun-hye (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 28)1.86 m6590 Flag of South Korea.svg SK Sugar Gliders
23LBWoo Bit-na (2001-10-23)23 October 2001 (aged 22)1.72 m1036 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul City
24CB Kang Kyung-min (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 27)1.65 m1942 Flag of South Korea.svg SK Sugar Gliders
26RBKang Eun-seo (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 25)1.69 m61 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon City
27RWJeon Ji-yeon (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 21)1.68 m55 Flag of South Korea.svg Wonderful Samcheok
29LBKim Da-young (1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 27)1.70 m00 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan
31P Gim Bo-eun (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 26)1.77 m3268 Flag of South Korea.svg Wonderful Samcheok
33CBShin Jin-mi (1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (aged 26)1.67 m69 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan
Group play
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5401140110+308 [a] Quarterfinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5401140125+158 [a]
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5401126116+108 [a]
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5104136134+22 [b]
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5104107133−262 [b]
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5104116147−312 [b]
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings [14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, +2 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −7 GD.
  2. 1 2 3 Germany 2 Pts, +18 GD; South Korea 2 Pts, −6 GD; Slovenia 2 Pts, −12 GD.
25 July 2024
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Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Hansen, Jørgensen 6(12–8) Woo 5
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Judo

South Korea has qualified eleven judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Asia.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Kim Won-jin Men's −60 kg —Flag of Zambia.svg  Zulu  (ZAM)
W 10–00		Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Aghayev  (AZE)
W 10–00		Flag of France.svg  Mkheidze  (FRA)
L 00–01		Did not advanceFlag of Georgia.svg  Sardalashvili  (GEO)
L 00–10		Did not advance
An Ba-ul Men's −66 kg —Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Baynamunkh  (UAE)
W 10–00		Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kyrgyzbayev  (KAZ)
L 00–01		Did not advance
Lee Joon-hwan Men's −81 kg ByeFlag of Morocco.svg  Moutii  (MAR)
W 01–00		Flag of Israel.svg  Muki  (ISR)
W 10–00		Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Boltaboev  (UZB)
W 10–00		Flag of Georgia.svg  Grigalashvili  (GEO)
L 00–01		—Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Casse  (BEL)
W 01–00		Bronze medal icon.svg
Han Ju-yeop Men's −90 kg —Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Kone  (BUR)
W 10–00		Flag of the United States.svg  Jayne  (USA)
W 01–00		Flag of Georgia.svg  Bekauri  (GEO)
L 00–10		Did not advanceFlag of Brazil.svg  Macedo  (BRA)
L 00–11		Did not advance
Kim Min-jong Men's +100 kg —ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  Tataroglu  (TUR)
W 11–00		Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Kokauri  (AZE)
W 01–00		Flag of Japan.svg  Saito  (JPN)
W 10–00		—Flag of France.svg  Riner  (FRA)
L 00–10		Silver medal icon.svg
Lee Hye-kyeong Women's −48 kg —Flag of Sweden.svg  Babulfath  (SWE)
L 00–10		Did not advance
Jung Ye-rin Women's −52 kg —Flag of Israel.svg  Primo  (ISR)
L 00–10		Did not advance
Huh Mi-mi Women's −57 kg —ByeFlag of Israel.svg  Nelson Levy  (ISR)
W 10–00		Flag of Mongolia.svg  Lkhagvatogoo  (MGL)
W 01–00		Flag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
W 01–00		—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Deguchi  (CAN)
L 00–10		Silver medal icon.svg
Kim Ji-su Women's −63 kg —Flag of Portugal.svg  Timo  (POR)
W 10–00		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  van Lieshout  (NED)
W 01–00		Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Krišto  (CRO)
L 00–10		Did not advanceFlag of Austria.svg  Piovesana  (AUT)
L 00–10		Did not advance
Yoon Hyun-ji Women's −78 kg —Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Reid  (GBR)
W 10–00		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma  (CHN)
L 01–10		Did not advance
Kim Ha-yun Women's +78 kg —ByeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Morillo  (DOM)
W 10–00		Flag of Brazil.svg  Souza  (BRA)
L 00–01		Did not advanceFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Cerić  (BIH)
W 01–00		Flag of Turkey.svg  Özdemir  (TUR)
W 10–00		Bronze medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Huh Mi-mi
Jung Ye-rin
Lee Hye-kyeong
Kim Ji-su
Kim Ha-yun
Yoon Hyun-ji
An Ba-ul
Kim Won-jin
Han Ju-yeop
Lee Joon-hwan
Kim Min-jong 		Team ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
W 4–1		Flag of France.svg  France
L 1–4		Did not advanceFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan
W 4–2		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 4–3		Bronze medal icon.svg

Modern pentathlon

South Korean modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places for Paris 2024. Jun Woong-tae and Kim Sun-woo secured their spots in the men's and women's events by winning the gold and silver medal in their respective classes and obtained one of five available spots at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China; [15] meanwhile, Seong Seung-min and Seo Chang-wan, qualified for the games, respectively through the 2024 UIPM World Championships in Zhengzhou, China, and final Olympics ranking.

Semi-finals
AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)		Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		Riding
(show jumping)		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Jun Woong-tae Men's 235222371:59.904311141128610:19.14868115152 Q
Seo Chang-wan 225072252:00.7953090530010:31.531266915035 Q
Kim Sun-woo Women's 220062202:14.4442820230011:46.64959413965 Q
Seong Seung-min 225042252:12.4442867829311:44.13859614004 Q
Finals
AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)		Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		Riding
(show jumping)		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Jun Woong-tae Men's 235622411:59.417312131128710:14.331368615266
Seo Chang-wan 225462292:01.538307141228610:02.331069815207
Kim Sun-woo Women's 220282222:17.6711275141628611:13.92962714108
Seong Seung-min 225072252:11.4722880230011:12.8786281441Bronze medal icon.svg

Sailing

A South Korean sailor secured a quota place in the following events through the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France.

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Ha Jee-min Men's ILCA 7 30324092422122Can—Did not advance14026

Shooting

South Korean shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. [16]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Choe Dae-han  [ kr ] 10 m air rifle 630.85 Q145.27
Park Ha-jun 629.213Did not advance
Park Ha-jun 50 m rifle three positions 57244Did not advance
Lee Won-ho 10 m air pistol 5804 Q197.94
Cho Yeong-jae 57514Did not advance
Cho Yeong-jae 25 m rapid fire pistol 5864 Q25Silver medal icon.svg
Song Jong-ho 58017Did not advance
Kim Min-su Skeet 11816Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Keum Ji-hyeon 10 m air rifle 630.99Did not advance
Ban Hyo-jin 634.51 Q251.8Gold medal icon.svg
Lee Eun-seo 50 m rifle three positions 58319Did not advance
Im Ha-na 57730Did not advance
Kim Ye-ji 10 m air pistol 5785 Q241.3Silver medal icon.svg
Oh Ye-jin 5822 Q243.2Gold medal icon.svg
Kim Ye-ji 25 m pistol 57527Did not advance
Yang Ji-in 5866 Q37Gold medal icon.svg
Jang Kook-hee Skeet 11521Did not advance
Kang Gee-eun Trap 11420Did not advance
Lee Bo-na 11324Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Keum Ji-hyeon
Park Ha-jun 		10 m air rifle team 631.42 QGFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang YT /
Sheng LH  (CHN)
L 12–16		Silver medal icon.svg
Ban Hyo-jin
Choe Dae-han 		623.722Did not advance
Oh Ye-jin
Lee Won-ho 		10 m air pistol team 5794 QBFlag of India.svg  Singh /
Bhaker  (IND)
L 10–16		4
Kim Ye-ji
Cho Yeong-jae 		5777Did not advance
Jang Kook-hee
Kim Min-su 		Skeet team 1447Did not advance

Sport climbing

South Korea qualified three sport climbers for Paris 2024. Shin Eun-cheol, Lee Do-hyun, and Seo Chae-hyun all qualified directly for games through the 2024 Olympic Qualifier series ranking.

Boulder & lead combined
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
BoulderLeadTotalRankBoulderLeadTotalRank
ResultPlaceResultPlaceResultPlaceResultPlace
Lee Do-hyun Men's 34.01012.01746.015Did not advance
Seo Chae-hyun Women's 44.21372.1=4116.38 Q28.9876.14105.06
Speed
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Rank
Shin Eun-cheol Men's 5.2510Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu  (CHN)
L 7.24-5.00		Did not advance12

Swimming

South Korean swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): [17]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ji Yu-chan 50 m freestyle 22.1628Did not advance
Hwang Sun-woo 100 m freestyle 48.4116 QWDDid not advance
200 m freestyle 1:46.134 Q1:45.929Did not advance
Kim Woo-min 200 m freestyle 1:46.6412 Q1:46.5812Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:45.527 Q—3:42.50Bronze medal icon.svg
Lee Ju-ho 100 m backstroke 54.6530Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:57.3910 Q1:56.7611Did not advance
Choi Dong-yeol 100 m breaststroke 1:00.1718Did not advance
Cho Sung-jae 200 m breaststroke 2:09.451 Q2:10.0312Did not advance
Kim Min-seop 200 m butterfly 1:56.0215 Q1:55.2213Did not advance
Lee Ho-joon
Lee Yoo-yeon
Kim Yeong-hyeon
Kim Woo-min
Hwang Sun-woo
Yang Jae-hoon 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:07.967 Q—7:07.266
Lee Ju-ho
Choi Dong-yeol
Kim Ji-hun
Hwang Sun-woo 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.6813Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lee Eun-ji 200 m backstroke 2:09.8810 Q2:11.8615Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong 200 m individual medley 2:12.4217Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lee Eun-ji
Choi Dong-yeol
Kim Ji-hun
Hur Yeon-kyung 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:48.7815—Did not advance

Table tennis

South Korea entered a full squad of male and female table tennis players into the Games by advancing to the quarter-finals round through the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan. [18] The nations also entered mixed doubles pair through the allocations of world ranking.

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Cho Dae-seong Singles ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Jha  (USA)
L 2–4		Did not advance
Jang Woo-jin ByeFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  González  (PUR)
W 4–1		Flag of Denmark.svg  Groth  (DEN)
W 4–1		Flag of Japan.svg  Togami  (JPN)
W 4–0		Flag of Brazil.svg  Calderano  (BRA)
L 0–4		Did not advance
Cho Dae-seong
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon 		Team —Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)
W 3–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze medal match
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Jeon Ji-hee Singles ByeFlag of Portugal.svg  Fu  (POR)
L 0–4		Did not advance
Shin Yu-bin ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Tapper  (AUS)
W 4–0		Flag of Hungary.svg  Póta  (HUN)
W 4–1		Flag of the United States.svg  Zhang  (USA)
W 4–0		Flag of Japan.svg  Hirano  (JPN)
W 4–3		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng  (CHN)
L 0–4		Flag of Japan.svg  Hayata  (JPN)
L 2–4		4
Shin Yu-bin
Jeon Ji-hee
Lee Eun-hye 		Team —Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
W 3–1		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
W 3–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L 0–3		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
W 3–0		Bronze medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalBronze medal match
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Lim Jong-hoon
Shin Yu-bin 		Doubles Flag of Germany.svg  Qiu  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Mittelham  (GER)
W 4–0		Flag of Romania.svg  Ionescu  (ROU)
Flag of Romania.svg  Szőcs  (ROU)
W 4–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun  (CHN)
L 2–4		Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Doo  (HKG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong  (HKG)
W 4–0		Bronze medal icon.svg

Taekwondo

South Korea qualified four athletes to compete at the games. Park Tae-joon, Seo Geon-woo and Lee Da-bin qualified for their games in their own respective division after being nominated one of the five highest-ranked eligible athletes through the WT final rankings. Later on, Kim Yu-jin joined the nations squad following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal rounds in her class at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China. [19]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Park Tae-joon Men's –58 kg ByeFlag of Venezuela (state).svg Granado (VEN)
W 2–0		Flag of France.svg  Ravet  (FRA)
W 2–1		Flag of Tunisia.svg  Jendoubi  (TUN)
W 2–0		—Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Magomedo  (AZE)
W 1–0 WWD		Gold medal icon.svg
Seo Geon-woo Men's –80 kg ByeFlag of Chile.svg  Churchill  (CHI)
W 2–1		Flag of Brazil.svg  Rodrigues  (BRA)
W 2–0		Flag of Iran.svg  Barkhordari  (IRI)
L 1–2		—Flag of Denmark.svg  Hrnic  (DEN)
L 0–2		5
Kim Yu-jin Women's –57 kg —Flag of Turkey.svg  İlgün  (TUR)
W 2–0		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Park  (CAN)
W 2–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo  (CHN)
W 2–1		—Flag of Iran.svg  Kiani  (IRN)
W 2–0		Gold medal icon.svg
Lee Da-bin Women's +67 kg —Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Štolbová  (CZE)
W 2–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou  (CHN)
W 2–1		Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Osipova  (UZB)
L 0–2		—Flag of Germany.svg  Brandl  (GER)
W 2–1		Bronze medal icon.svg

Weightlifting

South Korea entered five weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Bak Joo-hyo (men's 73 kg), Yu Dong-ju (men's 89 kg), Jang Yeon-hak (men's 102 kg), Kim Su-hyeon (women's 81 kg) and Park Hye-jeong (women's +81 kg), secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Bak Joo-hyo Men's −73 kg 1471018753347
Yu Dong-ju Men's −89 kg 168720363716
Jang Yeon-hak Men's −102 kg 173820093739
Kim Su-hyeon Women's −81 kg 110614062506
Park Hye-jeong Women's +81 kg 13121682299Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

South Korea qualified two wrestlers into the Olympic competition. Kim Seung-jun and Lee Seung-chan qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Key:

Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Kim Seung-jun Men's −97 kg Flag of Armenia.svg  Aleksanyan  (ARM)
L 0–9ST		Did not advanceFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Assakalov  (UZB)
L 2–8PP		Did not advance
Lee Seung-chan Men's −130 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  López  (CUB)
L 0–7PO		Did not advanceFlag of Iran.svg  Mirzazadeh  (IRI)
L 0–9ST		Did not advance
Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Lee Han-bit Women's −62 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Niemesch  (GER)
L 0–3PO		Did not advance

Incident

During the Parade of Nations, South Korea was incorrectly introduced as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (North Korea) instead of "Republic of Korea" from both French and English announcers by mistake. [20] [21]

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