South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)
in Barcelona
Competitors	226 (154 men, 72 women) in 24 sports
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 12 5 12 29
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• 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

Silver

• 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

Bronze

• 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

Archery

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

Athletics

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)

Badminton

Boxing

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

Canoeing

Cycling

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

Equestrianism

Fencing

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

Football

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.

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• 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

Women's Team Competition

• 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

Hockey

Judo

Modern pentathlon

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

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Seo Yong-Geun

• Final Ranking — 255.0 points (→ 27th place)

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References