- South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics South Korea
games=1984 Summer
competitors=175 (116 men and 59 women)
sports=19
flagbearer=Ha Hyeong-Ju
officials=
gold=6
silver=6
bronze=7
total=19
rank=South Korea , as "Korea", competed at the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,United States . The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in theAmerican-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics .Medalists
Gold
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Seo Hyang-Soon — Archery, Women's Individual Competition*
Shin Joon-Sup — Boxing, Men's Middleweight (– 71 kg)*
Ahn Byeong-Keun — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)*
Ha Hyoung-Zoo — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)*
Kim Weon-Kee — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight*
You In-Tak — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight (68 kg)Silver
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Park Chan-Sook ,Sung Jung-A ,Lee Hyung-Sook ,Lee Mi-Ja ,Moon Kyung-Ja ,Kim Eun-Sook ,Kim Hwa-Soon ,Kim Young-Hee ,Choi Aei-Young ,Choi Kyung-Hee , andJeong Myung-Hee — Basketball, Women's Team Competition*
An Young-Su — Boxing, Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)*
Yoon Soo-Kyung ,Shon Mi-Na ,Sung Kyung-Hwa ,Yoon Byung-Soon ,Kim Ok-Hwa ,Lee Soon-Ei ,Lee Young-Ja ,Kim Choon-Rye ,Kim Kyung-Soon ,Kim Mi-Sook ,Han Hwa-Soo ,Jeong Hyoi-Soon , andJeung Soon-Bok — Handball, Women's Team Competition*
Kim Jae-Yup — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)*
Hwang Jung-Oh — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)*
Kim Jong-Kyu — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)Bronze
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Kim Jin-Ho — Archery, Women's Individual Competition*
Chun Chil-Sung — Boxing, Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)*
Cho Yong-Chul — Judo, Men's Heavyweight (+ 95 kg)*
Bang Dae-Du — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight*
Son Gab-Do — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight (48 kg)*
Kim Eui-Kon — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (57 kg)*
Lee Jung-Keun — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)Results by event
=Archery=Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team.
Seo Hyang-Soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behindKim Jin-Ho (김진호).Women's Individual Competition
*Seo Hyang-Soon (서향순) — 2568 points (→ Gold Medal and Olympic Record)
*Kim Jin-Ho (김진호) — 2555 points (→ Bronze Medal)
*Park Young-Sook (박영숙) — 2445 points (→ 17th place)Men's Individual Competition
*Koo Ja-Chung (구자중) — 2500 points (→ 8th place)
*Choi Won-Tae (최원태) — 2490 points (→ 11th place)
*Jeon In-Su (전인수) — 2467 points (→ 22nd place)Men's 100 metres
*Sim Deok-Seop Men's 200 metres
*Jang Jae-Geun Men's 800 metres
*Kim Bok-Joo Men's 1,500 metres
*Kim Bok-Joo Men's Marathon
*Lee Hong-Yul — 2:20:56 (→ 37th place)
*Hong Nak-Chae — 2:23:33 (→ 48th place)
*Kim Won-Sick — 2:30:57 (→ 58th place)Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
*Kim Ju-Ryong Men's Triple Jump
*Park Yeong-Jun Men's Long Jump
* Kim Jong-Il:* Qualification — 7.86m:* Final — 7.81m (→ 8th place)Women's 100 metres
*Lee Young-Book :* First Heat — 12.06s (→ did not advance)Women's 200 metres
*Mo Myeong-Hui Women's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round:*Defeated Canada (67-62):*Defeated Yugoslavia (55-52):*Lost to United States (47-84):*Defeated Australia (54-48):*Defeated PR China (69-56)
*Final:*Lost to United States (55-85) → Silver Medal
*Team Roster:*Park Chan-Sook :*Sung Jung-A :*Lee Hyung-Sook :*Lee Mi-Ja :*Moon Kyung-Ja :*Kim Eun-Sook :*Kim Hwa-Soon :*Kim Young-Hee :*Choi Aei-Young :*Choi Kyung-Hee :*Jeong Myung-Hee
=Boxing=Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
*Kim Kwang-Sun
*# First Round — Lost toPaul Gonzales (United States), on points (0:5)Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
*Heo Yeong-Mo Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*Moon Sung-Kil
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — DefeatedJohn Hyland (Great Britain), retired in third round
*# Third Round — DefeatedRobert Shannon (United States), referee stopped contest in third round
*# Quarterfinals — Lost toPedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in first roundMen's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
*Park Hyeong-Ok Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
*Jeon Chil-Seong Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
*Kim Dong-Gil Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
*An Yeong-Su Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
*An Dal-Ho Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
*Shin Joon-Sup → Gold Medal:* First Round — DefeatedPatrick Lihanda (Uganda), on points (5:0) :* Second Round — DefeatedRick Duff (Canada), on points (4:1):* Quarterfinals — DefeatedJeremiah Okorodudu (Nigeria), on points (4:1) :* Semifinals — DefeatedAristides González (Puerto Rico), on points (4:1):* Final — DefeatedVirgil Hill (United States), on points (3:2)
=Cycling=Women's Individual Road Race
*Choi Eun-Suk → 42nd place
*Moon Sook → 43th place
*Son Yak-Sun → 44th place
=Diving=Men's 10m Platform
*Park Jong-Ryong
=Handball=Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group B):*Lost to West Germany (25:37):*Lost to Denmark (31:28):*Lost to Sweden (23:36):*Lost to Spain (25:31):*Drew with United States (22:22)
*Classification Match:*11th/12th place: Defeated Algeria (25:21) → 11th place
*Team Roster:*An Jin-Soo :*Choi Geun-Yeon :*Choi Tai-Sub :*Hwang Yo-Na :*Kang Duck-Soo :*Kang Jae-Won :*Kang Tae-Koo :*Koh Suk-Chang :*Lee Kwang-Nam :*Lee Sang-Hyo :*Lim Kyu-Ha :*Lim Young-Chul :*Park Byung-Hong :*Park Young-Dae :*Shim Jung-Man Women's Team Competition
*Team Roster:*
Kim Kyung-Soon :*Lee Soon-Ei :*Jeong Hyoi-Soon :*Kim Mi-Sook :*Han Hwa-Soo :*Kim Ok-Hwa :*Kim Choon-Yei :*Jeung Soon-Bok :*Yoon Byung-Soon :*Lee Young-Ja :*Sung Kyung-Hwa :*Youn Soo-Kyung
=Swimming=Men's 100m Butterfly
*Bang Jun-Young :* Heat — 58.91 (→ did not advance, 39th place)Men's 200m Butterfly
*Bang Jun-Young :* Heat — 2:07.80 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Women's 100m Freestyle
*Kim Jin-Sook :* Heat — 1:00.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Women's 200m Freestyle
*Kim Jin-Sook :* Heat — 2:13.76 (→ did not advance, 29th place)Women's 100m Backstroke
*Choi Yun-Hee :* Heat — 1:07.35 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Women's 200m Backstroke
*Choi Yun-Hee :* Heat — 2:23.80 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group A):* Defeated Tunisia (3-0):* Lost to United States (0-3):* Defeated Brazil (3-1):* Defeated Argentina (3-2)
*Classification Matches:* 5th/8th place: Defeated China (3-1):* 5th/6th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 5th place
*Team Roster:*Lee John-Kyung :*Kang Doo-Tae :*Chang Yoon-Chang :*Lee Yong-Bun :*Lee Bum-Joo :*Yang Jin-Wung :*Moon Yong-Kwan :*Yoo Joong-Tak :*Kim Ho-Chul :*No Jin-Su :*Kang Man-Soo :*Chung Euy-Tak Women's Team Competition
* Preliminary Round (Pool A):* South Korea — Japan 1-3 (15-8, 11-15, 2-15, 7-15) :* South Korea — Canada 3-0 (15-10, 15-1, 15-3) :* South Korea — Peru 2-3 (8-15, 6-15, 15-7, 15-6, 3-15)
* Classification Match:* 5th-8th place: South Korea — Brazil 3-1 (13-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-10) :* 5th-6th place: South Korea — West Germany 3-0 (15-10, 15-10, 15-2) → Fifth place
*Team Roster:* Lee Eun-Kyung (이은경):*Lee Un-Yim (이은임):*Jin Chun-Mae (진전매):* Lee Young-Sun (이영순):*Kim Jeong-Sun (김정순):*Jea Sook-Ja (재숙자):*Han Kyung-Ae (한경애):*Lee Myung-Hee (이명희):*Kim Ok-Soon (김옥순):*Park Mi-Hee (박미희):*Lim Hye-Sook (임혜숙):*Yoon Chung-Hae (윤정해)
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