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South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
KOR

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Competitors
  
50 in 7 sports

South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Korean Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)

Medals Ranked 32nd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 2 2

Korea competed in the Summer Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.

Contents

Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.

Bronze

  • Han Soo-Ann — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
  • Kim Sung-Jip — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
  • Men

    Track & road events

    Group Stage

    Group B
  • Korea 29-27 Belgium
  • Philippines 35-33 Korea
  • China 49-48 Korea
  • Korea 120-20 Iraq
  • Korea 28-21 Chile
  • Quarterfinals

  • Mexico 43-32 Korea
  • Classification 7/8
  • Czechoslovakia 39-38 Korea
  • Squad

    An Byeong-Seok, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Ri-Jin, Jo Deuk-Jun, Gang Bong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-Sin, Lee Jun-Yeong, Lee Sang-Hun, O Su-Cheol

    Wrestling

    Men's Freestyle

    References

    South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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