| Noc: | KOR |
| Nocname: | Korean Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Melbourne/Stockholm |
| Competitors: | 35 |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Rank: | 29 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.[1]
See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Men's 800 metres | Sim Sang-Ok | 1:55.5 | 6 (H4) | align=center bgcolor="f4c2c2" colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 1500 metres | 4:09.0 | 13 (H2) | align=center bgcolor="f4c2c2" colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's marathon | Lee Chang-Hoon | 2:28:45 | 4 | |||||
| Choi Chung-Sik | 2:36:53 | 12 | ||||||
| Im Hwa-Dong | Did not finish | align=center | - | |||||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Men's long jump | Seo Yeong-Ju | 7.09 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Men's triple jump | Choi Yeong-Gi | 14.86 | 20 Q | 14.65 | 21 |
| Men's hammer throw | Song Gyo-Sik | 53.74 | 16 | Did not advance | |
See main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 187 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 199 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 249 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 255 |
| TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 123 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 140 | ||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 157 |
Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.
Korea's final ranking was 14th.
An Yeong-sik, An Byeong-seok, Jo Byeong-hyeon, Choi Tae-gon, Kim Chun-bae, Kim Hyeong-il, Kim Yeong-gi, Kim Yeong-su, Go Se-tae, Baek Jeong-nam
See main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Flyweight | L by points | Did not advance | ||||||
| Song Sun-Cheon | Bantamweight | W by points | W by points | W by points | W by points | L by points | ||
| Jeong Do-Hun | Featherweight | L by points | Did not advance | |||||
| Baek Do-Seon | Lightweight | L by retired | align=center colspan="3" bgcolor="f4c2c2" | Did not advance | ||||
| Hwang Eui-Kyung | Light-Welterweight | W by disqualified | L by points | align=center colspan="2" bgcolor="f4c2c2" | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Ho-Soon | Individual road race | 5:34:37 | ||
| Im Sang-Jo | Individual road race | Did not finish |
See main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | |||
| Chu Hwa-il | 300 m rifle three positions | 903 | 19 | |
| 50 m pistol | 463 | 30 | ||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Yu In-Ho | Bantamweight (-56 kg) | 90 | 5 | 95 | 5T | 135 | 1 | 320 | 4 | |
| Kim Hae-Nam | 85 | 10 | 95 | 5T | 127.5 | 4 | 307.5 | 5 | ||
| Lee Kyung-Seop | Featherweight (-60 kg) | 90 | 16 | 95 | 8 | 127.5 | 4T | 312.5 | 8 | |
| Kim Chang-Hui | Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | 107.5 | 11 | 112.5 | 7 | 150 | 1T | 370 | 3 | |
| Kim Seong-Jip | Middleweight (-75 kg) | 125 | 2 | 110 | 11 | 145 | 6 | 380 | 5 | |
| Park Dong-Cheol | Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg) | 120 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 120 | 15 | |
See main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Lee Jeong-Gyu | Flyweight (−52 kg) | W by fall | L 0-3 | |||||
| Lee Sang-Gyun | Bantamweight (−57 kg) | W by fall | W 2-1 | Bye | L 0-3 | |||
| Oh Tae-Keun | Lightweight (−67 kg) | L by fall |