South Korea at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

South Korea at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Flag of South Korea
WA code	KOR
in Tokyo, Japan 13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) – 21 September 2025 (2025-09-21)
Competitors	8 (6 men and 2 women)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
World Athletics Championships appearances
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South Korea will compete at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 21 September 2025.

Medallists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Silver	Woo Sang-hyeok	Men's high jump	September 16

Results

South Korea entered 8 athletes to the championships: 2 women and 6 men ^{[1] [2] [3]} .

Key

• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Season best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Seunghwan Ko	200 metres
Park Min-ho	Marathon	—	DNF
Byeongkwang Choe	20 kilometres walk	—
Kim Min-gyu	35 kilometres walk	—	DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Woo Sang-hyeok	High jump	2.25	3 q	2.34 SB
Gyumin Yu	Triple jump

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Choi Kyung-sun	Marathon	—	2:35:42	29
Lim Ye-jin		—	2:38:31	37

References

1. "ATHLETES by FEDERATION and EVENT" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
2. "ATHLETES by EVENT and FEDERATION" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
3. "ATHLETES by EVENT and SEASON BEST" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

External links

• Tokyo 25｜World Athletics Championship