South Korea has traditional sports of its own, as well as sports from different cultures and countries.
The South Korea men's national basketball team represents South Korea in international basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association.
South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games.
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell is a former American women's basketball coach, who last coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and was the fifth with the most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, and UConn coach Geno Auriemma. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei. Hatchell was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.
Chris Weller is a former University of Maryland, College Park women's basketball coach who led the Lady Terps for 27 seasons from 1975 until 2002. Weller was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
The South Korea women's national basketball team represents South Korea in international women's basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association.
The R. Williams Jones Cup Team is one of the teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization. The R. William Jones Cup competition is an international basketball tournament for men's and women's teams held in Taipei, Taiwan almost annually since the inaugural event in 1977. The event is named after Renato William Jones, the founding secretary-general of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation. USA Basketball organized the USA Women's team entry from the time of the inaugural event through the year 2000. In most years, the team was selected from university and high school all stars. In some years, the team was predominantly selected from one university or conference. For example, the 1990 entry was predominantly the North Carolina State team, plus four other players. The 1991 team was composed of all-star players from the Pac-10 Conference.
The Korea women's national basketball team is a combined representative team composed of players from both South Korea and North Korea. The team competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
The India national under-16 basketball team, is controlled by the Basketball Federation of India and represents India at the international under-17 and under-16 basketball competitions.
The SouthKorea national under-19 basketball team represents South Korea in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Korea Basketball Association (KBA). It represents the country in international under-19 and under-18 basketball competitions.
The South Korea national under-17 basketball team represents South Korea in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Korea Basketball Association (KBA). It represents the country in international under-17 and under-16 basketball competitions.
The Brazil women's national under-17, under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Brazil, administered by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation, abbreviated as CBB. It represents the country in international women's under-17, under-18 and under-19 women's basketball competitions.
The Argentina women's national under-17, under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Argentina, administered by the Argentine Basketball Confederation. It represents the country in international under-17, under-18 and under-19 women's basketball competitions.
The South Korean women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of South Korea and is governed by the Korea Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
The Russia women's national under-18 and under-19 is a national basketball team of Russia and is administered by the Russian Basketball Federation. It represents Russia in international under-19 and under-18 women's basketball competitions.
The North Korea women's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of North Korea, administered by the Amateur Basketball Association of DPR of Korea. It represents the country in international under-18 women's basketball competitions.
South Korea and North Korea competed in some events at the 2018 Asian Games as a unified team, under the title "Korea". Both nations also marched together under a unified flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.
South Korea participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It was the 18th appearance of the country at the Asian Games, except the first edition in Delhi. As one of the best competitors at the Games, South Korea's best achievement was in the 2002 Busan, with the acquisition of 96 gold, 80 silver and 84 bronze medals. At the latest edition in 2014 Incheon, the country had collected 79 gold, 71 silver, and 84 bronze medals.
Park Ji-su is a South Korean professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Turkish Super League.
Park Ji-hyun is a South Korean basketball player for the South Korean national team and Asan Woori Bank Wibee of the Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL).
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