South Korea at the Asian Games

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South Korea at the
Asian Games
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IOC code KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
Website https://www.sports.or.kr/eng/index.do
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
787
Silver
722
Bronze
916
Total
2,425
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Republic of Korea has competed at every celebration of the Asian Games except the 1951 Asian Games, including hosting the Summer Games in 1986, 2002, and 2014 and the Winter Games in 1999.

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South Korean athletes have won a total of 2235 medals at the Asian Games and have won a total of 249 medals at the Asian Winter Games, with short-track speed skating and speed skating as the main medal-producing sports. However, South Korea never finished at the top of the medal table of an Asian Game (the closest was in 1986 edition).

Asian Games

Source: [1]

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by individual

AthleteSportYearsGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Park Tae-hwan Swimming 2006–2014M63817
Suh Jung-kyun Equestrian 1986–2006M6208
Yang Chung-hoon Archery 1986–1990M6107
Nam Hyun-hee Fencing 2002–2014F6017
Park Byung-taek Shooting 1990–2010M59519
Lee Eun-chul Shooting 1986–1998M56011
Kim Jin-ho Archery 1978–1986F5409
You Young-dong Soft tennis 1994–2006M53210
Hwang Sun-ok Bowling 2006–2002F5207
Cho Ho-sung Cycling 1994–2010M5106
Choi Jun-sang Equestrian 2002–2010M5005
Jang Sun-jae Cycling 2006–2010M5005

Asian Winter Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

East Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1993 Shanghai 323284091
1997 Busan 3453851134
2001 Osaka 3344632112
2005 Macau 3324865145
2009 Hong Kong [8] 3394559143
2013 Tianjin 3365174161
Total3209256321786

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok [9] 8571022
2007 Macau 410141337
2009 Hanoi 616141646
Asian Martial Arts Games
2009 Bangkok [10] 3106319
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon [11] 222262270
2017 Ashgabat 715111541
Total5787879235


Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games

GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2008 Bali [12] 4471021
2010 Muscat 82305
2012 Haiyang 3671023
2014 Phuket 49141437
2016 Danang 23141116
2020 Sanya Future event
Total5223545102

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games

GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2009 Singapore [13] 220171754
2013 Nanjing [14] 225131452
2017 Hambantota Cancelled
2021 Shantou Future event
Total2453031106

Asian Para Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2010 Guangzhou 3274333103
2014 Incheon 2726277211
2018 Jakarta 2534546144
2022 Hangzhou 4303340103
Total2182183197562


Medals per sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

Archery 4 10 8 22

Athletics 7 10 13 30

Badminton 9 8 9 26

Blind Football 0 0 1 1

Boccia 4 8 6 18

Cycling Road 18 11 12 41

Goalball 0 1 1 2

Judo 10 5 8 23

Lawn Bowls 14 8 4 26

Para Dance Sport 5 0 1 6

Para Football 7-a-side 0 0 1 1

Para Shooting 16 10 19 45

Para Tenpin Bowling 28 14 7 49

Powerlifting 2 2 5 9

Rowing 2 1 1 4

Swimming 14 22 19 55

Table Tennis 16 30 19 65

Wheelchair Basketball 1 0 2 3

Wheelchair Fencing 0 3 16 19

Wheelchair Rugby 0 1 0 1

Wheelchair Tennis 2 4 4 10

Total 152 148 156 456

Medals per year

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total

2018 54 44 46 144

2014 71 61 77 209

2010 27 43 33 103

Total 152 148 156 456

Asian Youth Para Games

Medals by Games

GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2009 Tokyo 7139729
2013 Kuala Lumpur 10117624
2017 Dubai 81491033
2021 Manama 414112247
Total523645133

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