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South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
KOR

0
  
1


NOC
  
Korean Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
54 (41 men, 13 women) in 11 sports

Medals Ranked 36th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 1 2

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 54 competitors, 41 men and 13 women, took part in 43 events in 11 sports.

Contents

Silver

  • Jee Yong-ju — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight

    • Bronze

  • Chang Kyou-chul — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight

    • Cycling

    Two cyclists represented South Korea in 1968.

    Individual road race
  • Gwon Jung-hyeon
    • Sprint
  • Kim Gwang-seon
  • Gwon Jung-hyeon
    • 1000m time trial
  • Kim Gwang-seon
    • Individual pursuit
  • Gwon Jung-hyeon

    • Shooting

    Two shooters, both men, represented South Korea in 1968.

    50 m pistol
  • An Jae-song
  • Kim Yong-bae

    • Women's Team Competition

  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Lost to Peru (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → Fifth place
  • Team Roster

    • References

    South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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