South Korea competed as Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 226 competitors, 154 men and 72 women, took part in 134 events in 24 sports.
Cho Youn-jeong — Archery, Women's Individual Competition
Cho Youn-jeong, Kim Soo-nyung, and Lee Eun-kyung — Archery, Women's Team Competition
Hwang Young-cho — Athletics, Men's Marathon
Kim Moon-soo, Park Joo-bong — Badminton, Men's Doubles
Hwang Hye-young, Chung So-young — Badminton, Women's Doubles
Nam Eun-young, Lee Ho-youn, Kim Hwa-sook, Moon Hyang-ja, Min Hye-sook, Cha Jae-kyung, Hong Jeong-ho, Park Jeong-lim, Park Kap-sook, Lee Mi-young, Lim O-kyeong, Jang Ri-ra, Oh Sung-ok, Han Hyun-sook, and Han Sun-hee — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Kim Mi-jung — Judo, Women's -72kg
Lee Eun-chul — Shooting, Men's 50m rifle prone
Yeo Kab-soon — Shooting, Women's 10m air rifle
Jeon Byung-kwan — Weightlifting, Men's -56kg
Park Jang-soon — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle -74kg
An Han-bong — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman -57kg
Chung Jae-hun — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
Kim Soo-nyung — Archery, Women's Individual Competition
Bang Soo-hyun — Badminton, Women's Singles Competition
Yoon Hyun — Judo, Men's -60kg
Kim Jong-shin — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle -48kg
Yoo Ok-ryul — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Vault
Gil Young-ah, Shim Eun-jung — Badminton, Women's Doubles Competition
Hong Sung-sik — Boxing, Men's -60kg
Lee Seung-bae — Boxing, Men's -75kg
Chung Hoon — Judo, Men's -71kg
Kim Byung-joo — Judo, Men's -78kg
Kim Taek-soo — Table Tennis, Men's Singles Competition
Hyun Jung-hwa — Table Tennis, Women's Singles Competition
Kang Hee-chan, Lee Chul-seung — Table Tennis, Men's Doubles Competition
Kim Taek-soo, Yoo Nam-kyu — Table Tennis, Men's Doubles Competition
Hyun Jung-hwa, Hong Cha-ok — Table Tennis, Women's Doubles Competition
Min Kyung-gab — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman -52kg
Korea's fourth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals and a pair of silver medals. The women continued to dominate the field, though not quite as thoroughly as they had on their home field four years earlier. The individuals went a combined 16-5, while the teams were 5-1.
Women's Individual Competition:
Cho Youn-jeong — Final (→ Gold Medal), 5-0
Kim Soo-nyung — Final (→ Silver Medal), 4-1
Lee Eun-kyung — Round of 16 (→ 14th place), 1-1
Men's Individual Competition:
Chung Jae-hun — Final (→ Silver Medal (4-1)
Han Seung-hoon — Round of 16 (→ 15th place), 1-1
Lim Hee-sik — Round of 16 (→ 20th place), 1-1
Women's Team Competition:
Cho, Kim, and Lee — Final (→ Gold Medal), 4-0
Men's Team Competition:
Chung, Han, and Lim — Quarterfinal (→ 5th place), 1-1
Men's Marathon
Hwang Young-cho 2:13.23 (→ Gold Medal)
Kim Jae-ryong 2:15.01 (→ 10th place)
Kim Wan-ki — 2:18.32 (→ 28th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
Kim Ki-hoon
Qualification — 72.68 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Lee Mi-ok — 2:54.21 (→ 25th place)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)
Cho Dong-bum
First Round – Defeated Luigi Castiglione (ITA), 8:2
Second Round – Lost to Pál Lakatos (HUN), 15:20
Four male cyclists represented South Korea in 1992.
Men's team pursuit
Ji Seung-hwan
Kim Yong-gyu
Park Min-su
Won Chang-yong
Men's points race
Park Min-su
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented South Korea in 1992.
Men's foil
Yu Bong-hyeong
Kim Yeong-ho
Kim Seung-pyo
Men's team foil
Kim Yeong-ho, Kim Seung-pyo, Lee Ho-seong, Lee Seung-yong, Yu Bong-hyeong
Men's épée
Lee Sang-gi
Jang Tae-seok
Kim Jeong-gwan
Men's team épée
Lee Sang-gi, Jang Tae-seok, Kim Jeong-gwan, Gu Gyo-dong, Lee Sang-yeop
Women's foil
Lee Jeong-sook
Shin Seong-ja
Kim Jin-sun
Women's team foil
Lee Jeong-sook, Shin Seong-ja, Kim Jin-sun, Jang Mi-gyeong, Jeon Mi-gyeong
Korea was represented by the following squad in Barcelona: (1) Kim Bong-soo, (2) Na Seung-hwa, (3) Lee Moon-seok, (4) Han Jung-kook, (5) Kang Chul, (6) Shin Tae-yong, (7) Kim Gwi-hwa, (8) Noh Jung-yoon, (9) Gwak Kyung-keun, (10) Chung Jae-kwon, (11) Seo Jung-won, (12) Cho Jung-hyun, (13) Kim Do-keun, (14) Jung Kwang-seok, (15) Lee Seung-hyup, (16) Cho Jin-ho, (17) Lee Lim-saeng, (18) Lee Jin-hang, (19) Shin Bum-chul, and (20) Lee Woon-jae. Coach: Kim Sam-rak.
Preliminary Round (Group A)
South Korea – Hungary 22-18
South Korea – Sweden 18-26
South Korea – Czechoslovakia 20-19
South Korea – Iceland 24-26
South Korea – Brazil 30-26
Classification Match
5th/6th place: South Korea – Spain 21-36 (→ Sixth place)
Team Roster
Back Sang-suh
Cho Burn-yun
Cho Chi-hyo
Cho Young-shin
Choi Suk-jae
Jung Kang-wook
Kang Jae-won
Lee Ki-ho
Lee Kyu-chang
Lee Min-woo
Lee Sun-soon
Lim Jin-suk
Moon Byung-wook
Park Do-hun
Shim Jae-hong
Yoon Kyung-shin
Head Coach: Lee Kvu-jung
Preliminary Round (Group B)
South Korea – Norway 27-16
South Korea – Austria 27-27
South Korea – Spain 28-18
Semi Finals
South Korea – Germany 26-25
Bronze Medal Match
South Korea – Norway 28-21 (→ Gold Medal)
Team Roster
Nam Eun-young
Lee Ho-youn
Kim Hwa-sook
Moon Hyang-ja
Min Hye-sook
Cha Jae-kyung
Hong Jeong-ho
Park Jeong-lim
Park Kap-sook
Lee Mi-young
Lim O-kyeong
Jang Ri-ra
Oh Sung-ok
Head Coach: Chung Hyung-kyun
Three male pentathletes represented South Korea in 1992.
Individual
Lee Yeong-chan
Kim Myeong-geon
Kim In-ho
Team
Lee Yeong-chan
Kim Myeong-geon
Kim In-ho
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Seo Yong-Geun
Final Ranking — 255.0 points (→ 27th place)
