South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:KOR
Nocname:Korean Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1984
Website: 
Location:Los Angeles
Competitors:175 (116 men and 59 women)
Sports:19
Flagbearer:Ha Hyung-joo
Rank:10
Gold:6
Silver:6
Bronze:7
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1948

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
HandballWomen's tournament
BasketballWomen's tournament

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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 behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호).

Women's Individual Competition

Men's Individual Competition

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's Marathon

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Men's Triple Jump

Men's Long Jump

Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Basketball

See main article: article and Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Women's Team Competition

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (–51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight (–63.5 kg)

Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)

Men's Light-Middleweight (–71 kg)

Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.

Men's individual road race
Team time trial
Women's individual road race

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's 10m Platform

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.

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

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: article and Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.

Individual
Team

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Twenty South Korean shooters (twelve men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Yang Chung-Yeol25 m rapid fire pistol5905
Park Dae-Un10 m air rifle57328
align=left rowspan=3Yun Deok-Ha50 m rifle prone59213
50 m rifle 3 positions112732
10 m air rifle56338
align=left Lee Eun-chul50 m rifle 3 positions111739
Seo In-Taek50 m pistol55316
Gwak Jeong-Hun50 m rifle prone58444
Park Jong-Gil25 m rapid fire pistol5907
Park Seung-Rin50 m pistol53931
Women
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Kim Hye-Yeong25 m pistol57314
align=left Park Jeong-Aalign=left rowspan=210 m air rifle38111
align=left Lee Jeong-Hwa37721
Mun Yang-Ja25 m pistol57610
align=left Go Yeong-Huialign=left rowspan=250 m rifle three positions55224
align=left Kim Yeong-Mi55820
Open
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Park Cheol-SeungTrap18611
Im Dong-GiSkeet18733
Choi Jeong-RyongTrap17541
Kim Yeong-JinSkeet18636

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

Tennis

Women's individual (demonstration event)

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Korea at the 1984 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041611/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KOR/summer/1984/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-05-10 . sports-reference.com.