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South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
KOR

0
  
2


NOC
  
Korean Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports

Medals Ranked 27th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 1 3

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 154 competitors, 128 men and 26 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.

Contents

Cycling

Six cyclists represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual road race
  • Lee Seon-bae
  • An Byeong-hun
  • Hwang Chang-sik
  • Wi Gyeong-yong
  • Team time trial
  • An Byeong-hun
  • Jo Seong-hwan
  • Hong Seong-ik
  • Lee Seon-bae
  • Fencing

    Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented South Korea in 1964.

    Men's foil
  • Sin Du-ho
  • Kim Man-sig
  • Han Myeong-seok
  • Men's team foil
  • Sin Du-ho, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig, Kim Chang-hwan
  • Men's épée
  • Sin Du-ho
  • Han Myeong-seok
  • Kim Man-sig
  • Men's team épée
  • Sin Du-ho, Kim Chang-hwan, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig
  • Women's foil
  • Sin Gwang-suk
  • Modern pentathlon

    One male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1964.

    Individual competition

  • Choi Gwi-seung — 2809 points (37th place)
  • Shooting

    Ten shooters represented South Korea in 1964.

    25 m pistol
  • Lee Jong-hyeon
  • Park Nam-gyu
  • 50 m pistol
  • An Jae-song
  • Seo Gang-uk
  • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Nam Sang-wan
  • Sin Hyeon-ju
  • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Heo Uk-bong
  • Sin Hyeon-ju
  • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Chu Hwa-il
  • Heo Uk-bong
  • Trap
  • An Jeong-geun
  • Park Sam-gyu
  • Volleyball

    Men's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (2-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (1-3)
  • Lost to Romania (2-3)
  • Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
  • Lost to Hungary (2-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) → Tenth place
  • Team Roster
  • Kim In-soo
  • Oh Pyong-kil
  • Sohn Young-wan
  • Chung Sun-hung
  • Park Suh-kwang
  • Suh Ban-suk
  • Lee Kyu-soh
  • Kim Young-joon
  • Kim Sung-kil
  • Kim Kwang-soo
  • Kim Jin-hee
  • Lim Tae-hoh
  • Women's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to Romania (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3) → Sixth and last place
  • Team Roster
  • Suh Choon-kang
  • Moon Kyung-sook
  • Ryoo Choon-ja
  • Kim Kil-ja
  • Oh Soon-ok
  • Chung Jong-uen
  • Choi Don-hi
  • Hong Nam-sun
  • Oh Chung-ja
  • Yoon Jung-sook
  • Kwak Ryong-ja
  • Lee Keun-soo
  • References

    South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wikipedia