South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 300 competitors, 189 men and 111 women, took part in 160 events in 25 sports.
Kim Kyung-wook — Archery, Women's Individual Competition
Kim Kyung-wook, Kim Jo-sun, and Yoon Hye-young — Archery, Women's Team Competition
Kim Dong-moon, Gil Young-ah — Badminton, Mixed doubles
Bang Soo-hyun — Badminton, Women's Singles
Jeon Ki-young — Judo, Men's -90 kg
Cho Min-sun — Judo, Women's -66 kg
Sim Kwon-ho — Wrestling, Men's -48 kg
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Oh Kyo-moon, Kim Bo-ram, and Jang Yong-ho - Archery, Men's Team Competition
Lee Bong-ju — Athletics, Men's Marathon
Yeo Hong-chul — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Vault
Park Joo-bong, Ra Kyung-min — Badminton, Mixed Doubles
Gil Young-ah, Jang Hye-ock — Badminton, Women's Doubles
Lee Seung-bae — Boxing, Men's Light-heavyweight
You Jae-sook, Lim Jeong-sook, Oh Seung-shin, Woo Hyun-jung, Lee Eun-young, Lee Eun-kyung, Lee Ji-young, Lim Myung-ok, Kwon Chang-sook, Kwon Soo-hyun, Choi Mi-soon, Jeon Young-sun, Jin Deok-san, Chang Eun-jung, Cho Eun-jung, Choi Eun-kyung — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition
Cho Eun-hee, Han Sun-hee, Hong Jeong-ho, Huh Soon-young, Kim Cheong-sim, Kim Eun-mi, Kim Jeong-mi, Kim Mi-sim, Kim Rang, Kwag Hye-jeong, Lee Sang-eun, Lim O-kyeong, Moon Hyang-ja, Oh Sung-ok, Oh Yong-ran, Park Jeong-lim — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Kwak Dae-sung — Judo, Men's -73 kg
Kim Min-soo — Judo, Men's -100 kg
Hyun Sook-hee — Judo, Women's -52 kg
Jung Sun-yong — Judo, Women's -56 kg
Jang Jae-sung — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle -62 kg
Park Jang-soon — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle -74 kg
Yang Hyun-mo — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle -82 kg
Oh Kyo-moon — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
Cho In-chul — Judo, Men's -81 kg
Jung Sung-sook — Judo, Women's -61 kg
Yoo Nam-kyu, Lee Chul-seung — Table Tennis, Men's Doubles
Ryu Ji-hae, Park Hae-jung — Table Tennis, Women's Doubles
Korea's fifth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals in the women's competitions as well as a silver medal and a bronze medal in the men's competitions. The only individual eliminated before the quarterfinals was Yoon Hye-Young, though she did set an Olympic record in the 36 arrow R32/R16 combined.
Men's Individual Competition:
Oh Kyo-moon - Bronze medal match, Bronze Medal (5-1)
Kim Bo-ram - Quarterfinal, 5th place (3-1)
Jang Yong-ho - Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
Women's Individual Competition:
Kim Kyung-wook - Final, Gold Medal (6-0)
Kim So-jun - Quarterfinal, 6th place (3-1)
Yoon Hye-young - Round of 16, 9th place (2-1)
Men's Team Competition:
Oh, Kim, and Jang - Final, Silver Medal (3-1)
Women's Team Competition:
Kim, Kim, and Yoon - Final, Gold Medal (4-0)
Men's Long Jump
Sung Hee-jun
Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Lee Bong-ju — 2:12.39 (→ Silver Medal)
Kim Yi-yong — 2:16.17 (→ 12th place)
Kim Wan-ki — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Javelin Throw
Lee Young-sun
Qualification — 58.66m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Lee Myung-sun
Qualification — 16.92m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Oh Mi-ja — 2:36.54 (→ 30th place)
Kang Soon-duk — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Lee Mi-kyung — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Korea's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish for the team. The Koreans won only one game in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands. This put them in eighth place and ended their involvement in the competition.
Men's Team Competition:
South Korea - 8th place (1-6)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Bae Gi-ung
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Shin Su-yeong
First Round — Lost to Ramaz Paliani (Russia), 7-10
Men's Lightweight
Shin Eun-chul
Men's Light-Welterweight
Han Hyeong-min
Men's Welterweight
Bae Ho-jo
Men's Light-Middleweight
Lee Wan-gyun
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Mun Im-cheol
First Round — Lost to Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 2-12
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Lee Seung-bae
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Go Yeong-sam
Women's Individual Road Race
Kim Yong-Mi
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Points Race
Cho Ho-sung
Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)
Men's 3m Springboard
Lee Jong-hee
Preliminary Heat — 293.52 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 10m Platform
Im Youn-gi
Preliminary Heat — 180.15 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Kim Yeo-young
Preliminary Heat — 166.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996.
Men's foil
Kim Yeong-ho
Kim Yong-guk
Jeong Su-gi
Men's team foil
Jeong Su-gi, Kim Yong-guk, Kim Yeong-ho
Men's épée
Yang Noe-seong
Jang Tae-seok
Lee Sang-gi
Men's team épée
Jang Tae-seok, Lee Sang-gi, Yang Noe-seong
Men's sabre
Yu Sang-ju
Seo Seong-jun
Lee Hyo-geun
Men's team sabre
Lee Hyo-geun, Seo Seong-jun, Yu Sang-ju
Women's foil
Jeon Mi-gyeong
Women's épée
Go Jeong-jeon
Kim Hui-jeong
Lee Geum-nam
Women's team épée
Kim Hui-jeong, Go Jeong-jeon, Lee Geum-nam
Preliminary Round (Group B)
South Korea – Great Britain 2–2
South Korea – Australia 2–3
South Korea – South Africa 3–3
South Korea – Netherlands 1–3
South Korea – Malaysia 4–2
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: South Korea – India 4–4 (South Korea wins after penalty strokes, 5–3)
5th/6th place: South Korea – Pakistan 3–1 → Fifth place
Team Roster
Koo Jin-soo
Shin Seok-kyo
Han Beung-kook
You Myung-keun
Cho Myung-jun
Jeon Jong-ha
You Seung-jin
Park Shin-heum
Kang Keon-wook
Kim Jong-yi
Jeong Yong-kyun
Song Seung-tae
Kim Yong-bae
Hong Kyung-suep
Kim Young-kyu
Kim Yoon
Preliminary Round Robin
South Korea – Great Britain 5–0
South Korea – United States 2–3
South Korea – Netherlands 3–1
South Korea – Australia 3–3
South Korea – Spain 2–0
Men's:
Kim Mi-sub – 5367pts (11th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Koh Yun-ho
- Heat – 1:52.80 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Woo Cheol
- Heat – 4:03.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Lee Gyu-chang
- Heat – 15:47.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Kim Min-seok
- Heat – 58.43 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Ji Sang-jun
- Heat – 2:01.39
- B-Final – 2:02.68 (→ 14th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Cho Kwang-jea
- Heat – 1:03.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Cho Kwang-jea
- Heat – 2:04.53 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Kim Bang-hyun
- Heat – 2:06.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Kim Bang-hyun
- Heat – 4:31.16 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Koh Yun-ho, Lee Gyu-chang, Woo Cheol, and Kim Min-seok
- Heat – 7:45.98 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Kim Min-Seok, Cho Kwang-jea, Yang Dae-chu, and Koh Yun-ho
- Heat – 3:50.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Lee Bo-eun
- Heat – 58.27 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Lee Ji-hyun
- Heat – 2:05.78 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Jeong Eun-na
- Heat – 4:23.35 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Suh Hyun-soo
- Heat – 9:03.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Lee Ji-hyun
- Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Lee Chang-ha
- Heat – 2:14.18
- B-Final – 2:14.55 (→ 13th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Byun Hye-young
- Heat – 1:12.85 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Roh Joo-hee
- Heat – 2:36.20 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Lee Ji-hyun
- Heat – 2:22.97 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Lee Ji-hyun
- Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Lee Bo-eun, Seo So-yung, Lee Ji-hyun, and Jeong Eun-na
- Heat – 3:57.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Jeong Eun-na, Lee Bo-eun, Lee Ji-hyun, and Seo So-yung
- Heat – 8:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Lee Ji-hyun, Byun Hye-young, Park Woo-hee, and Lee Bo-eun
- Heat – 4:18.98 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Italy (0-3)
Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
Lost to Russia (0-3)
Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
Lost to Netherlands (2-3) → did not advance, 10th place
Team Roster
Bang Sin-bong
Shin Young-chul
Choi Cheon-sik
Ha Jong-hwa
Im Do-hun
Kim Sang-woo
Kim Se-jin
Lee Sung-hee
Park Hee-sang
Park Sun-chool
Shin Jin-sik
Shin Jung-sub
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Japan (3-0)
Lost to China (2-3)
Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
Lost to the Netherlands (1-3)
Lost to United States (1-3)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Brazil (0-3)
Classification Matches
Defeated United States (3-0)
Lost to the Netherlands (0-3) → Sixth place
Team Roster
Chang So-yun
Chang Yoon-hee
Choi Kwang-hee
Chung Sun-hye
Eoh Yeon-soon
Hong Ji-yeon
Kang Hye-mi
Kim Nam-soon
Lee In-sook
Lee Soo-jung
Park Soo-jeong
Yoo Yin-kyung
Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong
