South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors, 269 men and 132 women, took part in 218 events in 27 sports.
Kim Soo-nyung — Archery, Women's Individual Competition
Kim Soo-nyung, Wang Hee-kyung, and Yun Young-sook — Archery, Women's Team Competition
Park Sung-soo, Chun In-soo, and Lee Han-sup — Archery, Men's Team Competition
Kim Kwang-Sun — Boxing, Men's Flyweight (– 51kg)
Park Si-hun — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight (– 71kg)
Song Ji-hyun, Han Hyun-sook, Kim Choon-rye, Kim Myung-soon, Lee Ki-Soon, Kim Hyun-mee, Ki Mi-sook, Suk Min-hee, Son Mi-na, Lim Mi-kyung, Kim Kyung-soon, Sung Kyung-hwa — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Kim Jae-yup — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (– 60kg)
Lee Kyung-keun — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (– 65kg)
Hyun Jung-hwa and Yang Young-Ja — Table Tennis, Women's Doubles
Yoo Nam-kyu — Table Tennis, Men's Singles
Han Myung-woo — Freestyle Wrestling, Men's Middleweight (– 82kg)
Kim Young-nam — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Men's Welterweight (– 74kg)
Park Sung-soo — Archery, Men's Individual FITA Round
Wang Hee-kyung — Archery, Women's Individual FITA Round
Suh Kwang-mi, Lim Kye-sook, Park Soon-ja, Suh Hyo-sun, Kim Mi-sun, Kim Soon-duk, Kim Young-sook, Han Ok-kyung, Hwang Keum-sook, Jin Won-sim, Chun Eun-kyung, Chung Sang-hyun, Han Keum-sil, Chang Eun-jung, Choi Choon-ok, and Cho Ki-hyang — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition
Baik Hyun-man — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (– 91kg)
Choi Suk-jae, Kang Jae-won, Kim Jae-hwan, Koh Suk-chang, Lee Sang-hyo, Lim Jin-suk, Noh Hyun-suk, Oh Young-ki, Park Do-hun, Park Young-dae, Shim Jae-hong, Shin Young-suk, and Yoon Tae-il — Handball, Men's Team Competition
Cha Young-chul — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Prone
Chun Byung-kwan — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (– 52kg)
Kim Ki-taik — Table Tennis, Men's singles
Park Jang-soon — Freestyle Wrestling, Men's Lightweight (– 68kg)
Kim Sung-moon — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Men's Lightweight (– 68kg)
Yun Young-sook — Archery, Women's Individual FITA Round
Lee Jae-hyuk — Boxing, Men's Featherweight (–57kg)
Park Jong-hoon — Gymnastics, Men's Vault
Cho Yong-chul — Judo, Men's Heavyweight (+95kg)
Ahn Jae-hyung and Yoo Nam-Kyu — Table Tennis, Men's Doubles
Lee Hyung-kun — Weightlifting, Men's Light-Heavyweight (–82.5kg)
Noh Kyung-sun — Freestyle Wrestling, Men's Bantamweight(–57kg)
Kim Tae-woo — Freestyle Wrestling, Men's Light-Heavyweight (–90kg)
Lee Jae-suk — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Men's Flyweight (–52kg)
An Dae-hyun — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Men's Featherweight (–62kg)
Kim Sang-kyu — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Men's Middleweight (–82kg)
Korea's third appearance in Olympic archery was even more successful than its previous one. The women's team was flawless, winning all three of the individual medals and the team gold. The men also won the team gold, with Park Sung-soo adding a fourth individual medal to bring the Koreans' total to six.
Women's Individual Competition:
Kim Soo-nyung — Final (→ Gold Medal)
Wang Hee-kyung — Final (→ Silver Medal)
Yun Young-sook — Final (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Individual Competition:
Park Sung-soo — Final (→ Silver Medal)
Chun In-soo — Final (→ 4th place)
Lee Han-sup — Semifinal (→ 10th place)
Women's Team Competition:
Kim, Wang, and Yun — Final → ( Gold Medal)
Men's Team Competition:
Park, Chun, and Lee — Final → ( Gold Medal)
Men's 10,000 metres
Lee Sang-keun
Heat — 29:37.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Kim Won-tak
Final — 2:15.44 (→ 18th place)
Yoo Jae-sung
Final — 2:20.11 (→ 31st place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Sung Nak-kun, Shim Duk-sup, Kim Bock-sup, and Jang Jae-keun
Heat — 39.61
Semi Final — 39.43 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Hwang Hong-chul, Yoon Nam-han, Ryu Tae-keong, and Cho Jin-saeng
Heat — 3:14.71 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase
Cha Han-sik
Heat — 8:59.82 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Kim Jong-il
Qualification – 7.70m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Lee Joo-hyong
Qualifying Heat — 55.98m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Han Min-soo
Qualifying Heat – 15.68m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Min Se-hoon
Qualifying Heat – 47.84m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Lee Wook-jong
Qualification — 78.10m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Lee Kwang-ik — 6917 points (→ 33rd place)
- 100 metres — 11.57s
- Long Jump — 7.19m
- Shot Put — 10.27m
- High Jump — 1.91m
- 400 metres — 50.71s
- 110m Hurdles — 16.20s
- Discus Throw — 34.36m
- Pole Vault — 4.10m
- Javelin Throw — 54.94m
- 1.500 metres — 4:29.98s
Men's 20 km Walk
Chung Pil-hwa
Final — 1:32:23 (→ 46th place)
Jung Myong-oh
Final — 1:40:09 (→ 49th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Yoon Mi-kyong, Woo Yang-ja, Park Mi-sun, and Lee Young-sook
Heat — 45.83 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Yang Kyoung-hee, Choi Se-beom, Lim Chun-ae, and Kim Soon-ja
Heat — 3:51.09 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Lee Mi-ok
Final — 2:32.51 (→ 15th place)
Lim Eun-joo
Final — 2:38.21 (→ 37th place)
Lim Mi-kyong
Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Women's Discus Throw
Kim Chun-hee
Qualification – 45.88m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Yoo Chun-ok
Qualification – 48.26m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Choi Mi-seon
Qualification — 13.97m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Ji Jeong-mi
Final Result — 5289 points (→ 24th place)
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Central African Republic (70-73)
Lost to Puerto Rico (74-79)
Lost to Yugoslavia (92-104)
Lost to Soviet Union (73-110)
Lost to Australia (75-95)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Defeated China (93-90)
9th/10th place: Defeated Central African Republic (89-81) → 9th place
Team Roster
Choi Chul-kwon
Han Ki-bum
Hur Jae
Kim Hyun-jun
Kim Yoon-ho
Kim You-taek
Lee Chong-hee
Lee Moon-kiu
Lee Won-woo
Oh Seh-woong
Park Jong-chun
Yoo Jae-hak
Fifteen cyclists, eleven men and four women, represented South Korea in 1988.
Men's road race
Park Hyeon-gon
Lee Jin-ok
Sin Dae-cheol
Men's team time trial
Jo Deok-haeng
Lee Jin-ok
Park Hyeon-gon
Yu Byeong-heon
Men's sprint
Eom Yeong-seop
Men's 1 km time trial
Eom Yeong-seop
Men's individual pursuit
Park Min-su
Men's team pursuit
An U-hyeok
Jeong Jeom-sik
Kim Yong-gyu
Park Min-su
Men's points race
Do Eun-cheol
Women's road race
Kim Gyeong-suk
No Yeom-ju
Hong Yeong-mi
Women's sprint
Kim Jin-yeong
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented South Korea in 1988.
Men's foil
Kim Seung-pyo
Go Nak-chun
Kim Yong-guk
Men's team foil
Hong Yeong-seung, Kim Seung-pyo, Kim Yong-guk, Go Nak-chun, Lee Yeong-rok
Men's épée
Lee Sang-gi
Yun Nam-jin
Lee Il-hui
Men's team épée
Jo Hui-je, Lee Il-hui, Lee Sang-gi, Yang Dal-sik, Yun Nam-jin
Men's sabre
Lee Byeong-nam
Kim Sang-uk
Lee Uk-jae
Men's team sabre
Kim Sang-uk, Lee Byeong-nam, Lee Hyo-geun, Lee Hyeon-su, Lee Uk-jae
Women's foil
Tak Jeong-im
Shin Seong-ja
Park Eun-hui
Women's team foil
Kim Jin-sun, Shin Seong-ja, Tak Jeong-im, Yun Jeong-suk, Park Eun-hui
Preliminary Round (Group B)
South Korea — Great Britain 2-2
South Korea — Soviet Union 1-3
South Korea — India 1-3
South Korea — West Germany 0-1
South Korea — Canada 1-1
Classification Matches
9th-12th place: South Korea — Kenya 5-2
9th-10th place: South Korea — Spain 0-2 (→ Tenth place)
Team Roster
(1.) Song Suk-chan
(2.) Kim Young-joon
(3.) Kim Jong-kap
(4.) Chung Boo-jin
(5.) Chung Kye-suk
(6.) Kim Jae-chun
(7.) Kwon Soon-pil
(8.) Mo Ji-young
(9.) Ji Jae-kwan
(10.) Kim Man-whe
(11.) Han Jin-soo
(12.) Lee Heung-pyo
(13.) Hur Sang-young
(14.) Park Jae-sik
(15.) Yoo Seung-jin
(16.) Shin Suk-kyun
Head Coach: Yoo Seung-in
Preliminary Round (Group B)
South Korea — West Germany 4-1
South Korea — Canada 3-1
South Korea — Australia 5-5
Semi Finals
South Korea — Great Britain 1-0
Final
South Korea — Australia 0-2 (→ Silver Medal)
Team Roster
(1.) Kim Mi-sun
(2.) Han Ok-kyung
(3.) Chang Eun-jung
(4.) Han Keum-sil
(5.) Choi Choon-ok
(6.) Kim Soon-duk
(7.) Chung Sang-hyun
(8.) Jin Won-sim
(9.) Hwang Keum-sook
(10.) Cho Ki-hyang
(11.) Seo Kwang-mi
(12.) Park Soon-ja
(13.) Kim Young-sook
(14.) Seo Hyo-sun
(15.) Lim Kye-sook
(16.) Chung Eun-kyung
Head Coach: Yoo Young-chae
Three male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Kim Myeong-geon — 5099 pts, 12th place
Gang Gyeong-hyo — 5074 pts, 13th place
Kim Seong-ho — 3854 pts, 61st place
Men's Team Competition:
Kim, Kang, and Kim — 14027 pts, 14th place
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Song Kwang-sun
- Heat – 25.40 (→ did not advance, 54th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Kwon Sang-won
- Heat – 54.34 (→ did not advance, 55th place)
Song Kwang-sun
- Heat – 54.63 (→ did not advance, 57th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Kwon Sang-won
- Heat – 1:56.88 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
Kwon Soon-kun
- Heat – 1:58.95 (→ did not advance, 54th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Yang Wook
- Heat – 4:05.81 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Kwon Soon-kun
- Heat – 4:08.02 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Yang Wook
- Heat – 16:21.10 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Park Dong-pil
- Heat – 1:01.25 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Park Dong-pil
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Yoon Joo-il
- Heat – 1:04.68 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Yoon Joo-il
- Heat – 2:19.94 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Park Yeong-cheol
- Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Park Yeong-cheol
- Heat – 2:08.57 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Lee Jae-soo
- Heat – 2:11.88 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Lee Jae-soo
- Heat – 4:40.46 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Kwon Sang-won, Yang Wook, Song Kwang-sun, and Kwon Soon-kun
- Heat – 3:38.05 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Kwon Sang-won, Yang Wook, Song Kwang-sun, and Kwon Soon-kun
- Heat – 7:52.93 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Park Dong-pil, Yoon Joo-Il, Park Young-chul, and Kwon Sang-won
- Heat – 3:56.94 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Han Young-hee
- Heat – 28.02 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Park Joo-li
- Heat – 28.20 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Kim Eun-jung
- Heat – 1:00.39 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
Han Young-hee
- Heat – 1:01.72 (→ did not advance, 46th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Kim Eun-jung
- Heat – 2:10.85 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Park Joo-li
- Heat – 2:11.53 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Hong Ji-hee
- Heat – 1:08.33 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Hong Ji-hee
- Heat – 2:24.58 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Park Sung-won
- Heat – 1:12.32 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Park Sung-won
- Heat – 2:39.40 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Lee Hong-mi
- Heat – 1:04.36 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Kim Soo-jin
- Heat – 1:06.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Kim Soo-jin
- Heat – 2:19.00 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Kim Eun-jung, Han Young-hee, Park Joo-li, and Lee Hong-mi
- Heat – 4:03.18 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Hong Ji-hee, Park Sung-won, Lee Hong-mi, and Han Young-hee
- Heat – 4:28.90 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Three synchronized swimmers represented South Korea in 1988.
Women's solo
Ha Su-gyeong
Choi Jeong-yun
Kim Mi-jinsu
Women's duet
Ha Su-gyeong
Kim Mi-jinsu
Men's Singles Competition
Kim Bong-soo
- First round — Defeated George Kalovelonis (Greece) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Henri Leconte (France) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
- Third round — Lost to Martín Jaite (Argentina) 4-6, 1-6, 3-6
Yoo Jin-sun
- First round — Lost to Amos Mansdorf (Israel) 2-6, 4-6, 5-7
Song Dong-wook
- First round — Lost to Tim Mayotte (USA) 3-6, 3-6, 4-6
Women's Singles Competition
Lee Jeong-myung
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Catherine Suire (France) 5-7, 6-4, 5-7
Kim Il-soon
- First Round – Defeated Etsuko Inoue (Japan) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
- Second Round – Defeated Helena Suková (Czechoslovakia) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
- Third Round – Lost to Larisa Neiland (Soviet Union) 3-6, 6-7
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Sweden (2-3)
Defeated Brazil (3-2)
Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
Lost to Italy (0-3)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Lost to Japan (2-3)
11th/12th place: Defeated Tunisia (3-0) → 11th place
Team Roster
Choi Chon-sik
Lee Sang-yul
Chang Yun-chang
Han Jang-sok
Lee Sung-hee
Kim Eun-sok
Park Sam-yong
Lee Myung-hak
Kim Ho-chul
Lee Chae-on
Lee Jong-kyung
Jung Eu-tak
Head Coach: Lee Kyu-so
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated East Germany (3-1)
Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
Lost to Japan (1-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (2-3)
7th/8th place: Lost to United States (2-3) → 8th place
Team Roster
Park Mi-hee
Kim Kyung-hee
Kim Kui-soon
Lim Hye-sook
Yoo Young-mi
Nam Soon-ok
Yoon Chung-hye
Park Bok-rye
Kim Yoon-hye
Sun Mi-sook
Moon Sun-hee
Ji Kyung-hee
Head Coach: Hwang Sung-on
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to France (5-16)
Lost to Italy (1-11)
Lost to West Germany (2-18)
Lost to Soviet Union (4-17)
Lost to Australia (2-13)
Classification Round (Group E)
Lost to Greece (7-17)
Lost to China (7-14) → Twelfth place
Team Roster
Lee Jung-suk
Chang Si-young
Kim Sung-eun
Yoo Seung-hoon
Kim Ki-choon
Kim Jae-yun
Choi Sun-young
Kim Kil-hwan
Kim Jin-tae
Song Seung-ho
Hong Soon-bo
Lee Taek-won
Park Sang-won
Head Coach: Kim Jong-ku
