South Korea at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors300 (189 men and 111 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer Choi Cheon-sik
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
7
Silver
15
Bronze
5
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldSim Kwon-hoWrestlingGreco-Roman 48 kg21 July
 GoldJeon Ki-youngJudoMen's 86 kg22 July
 GoldCho Min-sunJudoWomen's 66 kg22 July
 GoldKim Kyung-wookArcheryWomen's Individual31 July
 GoldKim Dong-moon
Gil Young-ah		BadmintonMixed doubles1 August
 GoldBang Soo-hyunBadmintonWomen's Singles1 August
 GoldKim Kyung-wook
Kim Jo-sun
Yoon Hye-young		ArcheryWomen's team2 August
 SilverKim Min-sooJudoMen's 95 kg

21 July

 SilverKwak Dae-sungJudoMen's 71 kg24 July
 SilverJung Sun-yongJudoWomen's 56 kg

24 July

 SilverHyun Sook-heeJudoWomen's 52 kg

25 July

 SilverYeo Hong-chulGymnasticsMen's vault29 July
 SilverYang Hyun-moWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg30 July
 SilverGil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock		BadmintonWomen's Doubles31 July
 SilverPark Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min		BadmintonMixed doubles1 August
 Silver
 Field HockeyWomen's tournament1 August
 SilverOh Kyo-moon
Kim Bo-ram
Jang Yong-ho		ArcheryMen's team2 August
 SilverJang Jae-sungWrestlingMen's freestyle 62 kg2 August
 SilverPark Jang-soonWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg2 August
 Silver
 HandballWomen's tournament3 August
 SilverLee Bong-juAthleticsMen's Marathon4 August
 SilverLee Seung-baeBoxingLight heavyweight4 August
 BronzeCho In-chulJudoMen's 78 kg23 July
 BronzeJung Sung-sookJudoWomen's 61 kg23 July
 BronzeRyu Ji-hae
Park Hae-jung		Table TennisWomen's doubles29 July
 BronzeYoo Nam-kyu
Lee Chul-seung		Table TennisMen's doubles30 July
 BronzeOh Kyo-moonArcheryMen's individual1 August

Archery

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:

Women's Individual Competition:

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)

Athletics

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 58.66m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Qualification — 16.92m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

Badminton

Baseball

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)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia 5 5 0 478 364 +114 10 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 5 4 1 492 438 +54 9
3  Greece 5 3 2 402 416 −14 8
4  Brazil 5 2 3 498 494 +4 7
5  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 447 465 −18 6 9th place playoff
6  South Korea 5 0 5 422 562 −140 5 11th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
Australia  111–88  South Korea
Scoring by half: 64–37, 47–51
Pts: Gaze 26
Rebs: Dorge 10
Asts: Heal 11		 Pts: J. K. Jung 23
Rebs: J. K. Jung 8
Asts: D. H. Kang 8
Atlanta
Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
South Korea  86–98  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 52–51, 34–47
Pts: K. E. Moon 20
Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 11
Asts: Hur Jae 12		 Pts: Ortiz 37
Rebs: Ortiz 14
Asts: Alicea 10
Atlanta
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
FR Yugoslavia  118–65  South Korea
Scoring by half: 57–28, 61–37
Pts: Danilović 19
Rebs: Divac 8
Asts: Đorđević 10		 Pts: J. Y. Hyun 20
Rebs: D. H. Kang 4
Asts: Hur Jae 5
Atlanta
Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Virun Thongpila (THA)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
South Korea  86–108  Greece
Scoring by half: 44–56, 42–52
Pts: J. Y. Hyun 24
Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6
Asts: D. H. Kang 10		 Pts: Sigalas 22
Rebs: Rentzias 8
Asts: Bakatsias, Sigalas 6
Atlanta
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Yi Cui (CHN)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Brazil  127–97  South Korea
Scoring by half: 66–49, 61–48
Pts: Schmidt 25
Rebs: dos Santos 8
Asts: Minuci 9		 Pts: D. H. Kang 24
Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6
Asts: D. H. Kang 7
Atlanta
Referees: Jiazhong Zhu (CHN), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
9th−12th place classification
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
15:00
Argentina  97–79  South Korea
Scoring by half: 44–41, 53–38
Pts: Espil 26
Rebs: Pérez 9
Asts: Espil 8		 Pts: J. K. Jung 17
Rebs: H. C. Chun 8
Asts: D. H. Kang 8
Atlanta
Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Zhu Jiazhong (CHN)
11th place match
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
10:00
South Korea  61–99  Angola
Scoring by half: 33–48, 28–51
Pts: D. H. Kang 17
Rebs: H. C. Chun 5
Asts: S. M. Lee, D. H. Kang 6		 Pts: Dias 27
Rebs: Dias 11
Asts: Moreira 5
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)

Women's tournament

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 507 339 +168 10 Quarterfinals
2  Ukraine 5 3 2 354 358 −4 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Australia 5 3 2 369 319 +50 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Cuba 5 2 3 365 377 −12 7[lower-alpha 2]
5  South Korea 5 2 3 347 389 −42 7[lower-alpha 2]
6  Zaire 5 0 5 287 447 −160 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
South Korea  61–76  Australia
Pts: Yoo Y-j 16
Rebs: Yu Y-j 9
Asts: Chun J-w 5		 Pts: Sporn 21
Rebs: Sporn, Sandie 10
Asts: Timms 5
23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
Cuba  70–55  South Korea
Pts: León 20
Rebs: Martínez 14
Asts: León, Henry 4		 Pts: Jung S-m 16
Rebs: Chun J-w 9
Asts: Chun E-s 3
25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
South Korea  72–67  Ukraine
Pts: Yoo Y-j, Chun E-s 14
Rebs: Jung S-m 7
Asts: Chun E-s, Chun J-w 5		 Pts: Tkachenko 21
Rebs: Tkachenko 11
Asts: Zhyrko 8
27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
Zaire  71–95  South Korea
Pts: Mabika 30
Rebs: Tshijuka, Ngalula 7
Asts: Ngalula 3		 Pts: Chun E-s 29
Rebs: Chun J-w 6
Asts: Chun E-s 14
29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
South Korea  64–105  United States
Pts: Jung S-m 17
Rebs: Jung S-m 6
Asts: Chun J-w 7		 Pts: McCray 16
Rebs: McCray 9
Asts: Swoopes 4
9th−12th place classification
31 July 1996 (1996-07-31)
12:00
Canada  79–88  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–37, 38–51
Pts: Norman 17
Rebs: Norman 8
Asts: Karch-Gailus 8		 Pts: Chun J-w 31
Rebs: Jung S-m, Yoo Y-j 4
Asts: Chun J-w 9
9th place match
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)
12:00
China  85–71  South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–39, 37–32
Pts: Zheng H 29
Rebs: Zheng H 10
Asts: Zheng D 10		 Pts: Chun J-w 20
Rebs: Yoo Y-j 6
Asts: Han H-s 5

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight

Men's Light-Welterweight

Men's Welterweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

  • Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 293.52 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat — 180.15 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 166.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Fencing

Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Hockey

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (group B)
  • 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

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round Robin

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Men's:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Fourteen South Korean shooters (six men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Park Chul-sung Double trap 138 6 Q 183 4
Lee Eun-chul 50 m rifle prone 596 7 Q 699.1 7
50 m rifle 3 positions 1163 18 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 590 11 Did not advance
Kim Sung-joon 50 m pistol 548 37 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 579 12 Did not advance
Kim Sung-joon 50 m pistol 560 11 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 573 36 Did not advance
Cha Young-chul 50 m rifle prone 591 36 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1154 40 Did not advance
Lim Young-sueb 10 m air rifle 590 11 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Weon Gyung-sook 50 m rifle 3 positions 568 32 Did not advance
Lee Ho-sook 10 m air pistol 382 9 Did not advance
Kong Hyun-ah 50 m rifle 3 positions 583 6 Q 675.8 6
Park Jung-hee 25 m pistol 574 21 Did not advance
Kim Jung-mi 10 m air rifle 391 19 Did not advance
Lee Sang-hui Double trap 95 17 Did not advance
Boo Soon-hee 10 m air pistol 379 15 Did not advance
25 m pistol 583 5 Q 683.9 4
Jin Soon-young 10 m air rifle 393 9 Did not advance

Swimming

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Koh Yun-ho
    1. Heat – 1:52.80 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Woo Cheol
    1. Heat – 4:03.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Lee Gyu-chang
    1. Heat – 15:47.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Kim Min-seok
    1. Heat – 58.43 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Ji Sang-jun
    1. Heat – 2:01.39
    2. B-Final – 2:02.68 (→ 14th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 200m Individual Medley

Men's 400m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Lee Bo-eun
    1. Heat – 58.27 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Lee Jie-hyun
    1. Heat – 2:05.78 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Jeong Eun-na
    1. Heat – 4:23.35 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Suh Hyun-soo
    1. Heat – 9:03.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Lee Ji-hyun
    1. Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Lee Chang-ha
    1. Heat – 2:14.18
    2. B-Final – 2:14.55 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Roh Joo-hee
    1. Heat – 2:36.20 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Lee Jie-hyun
    1. Heat – 2:22.97 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Lee Ji-hyun
    1. Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Table tennis

Tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Choi Young-ja Women's singles  Joannette Kruger (RSA)
W 6-7(5-7), 6–2, 6-1		  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED)
L 2–6, 4-6		 Did not advance

Volleyball

Men's Indoor Team Competition

  • 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

Women's Indoor Team Competition

  • 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
  • Head coach: Kim Cheol-yong

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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