South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics South Korea
games=1996 Summer
competitors=300 (189 men and 111 women)
sports=25
flagbearer=Choi Cheon-Sik
officials=
gold=7
silver=15
bronze=5
total=27
rank=

South Korea competed as "Korea" at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Medalists

Gold

* Kim Kyung-Wook - Archery, Women's Individual Competition
* Kim Kyung-Wook, Kim So-Jun, and Yoon Hye-Young - Archery, Comen's Team Competition

Silver

* Oh Kyo-Moon, Kim Bo-Ram, and Jang Yong-Ho - Archery, Men's Team Competition
* Lee Bong-Ju — Athletics, Men's Marathon

Bronze

* Oh Kyo-Moon - Archery, Men's Individual Competition

Results by event

=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:
* 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)"'

=Athletics =

Men's Long Jump
* Sung Hee-Jun:* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon
* 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)

=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)

=Boxing=

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
*Soo Young Shin
*# First Round — Lost to Ramaz Paliani (Russia), 7-10

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
*Lim-Chul Moon
*# First Round — Lost to Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 2-12

=Cycling=

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race
*Kim Yong-Mi :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race
* Cho Ho-Sung:* Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)

=Diving=

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)

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

*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

Women's Team Competition

*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:* [South

=Modern pentathlon=

Men's:
* Kim Mi-Sub – 5367pts (11th place)

=Swimming=

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-Suk
*# 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 4x200m Freestyle Relay
* Koh Yun-Ho, Lee Gyu-Chang, Woo Cheol, and Kim Min-Suk
*# Heat – 7:45.98 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
* Kim Min-Suk, 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 200m Individual Medley
* Lee Ji-Hyun
*# Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 4x100m 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 4x200m 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 4x100m Medley Relay
* Lee Ji-Hyun, Byun Hye-Young, Park Woo-Hee, and Lee Bo-Eun
*# Heat – 4:18.98 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

=Tennis=

Women's Singles Competition
* Young-Ja Choi
*# First round — Defeated Joanette Kruger (South Africa) 7-6 2-6 1-6
*# Second round — Lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherlands) 2-6 4-6

=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:*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

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:*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

References

* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KOR/summer/1996/ sports-reference]