| Games: | Summer Youth Olympics |
| Games Link: | 2018 Summer Youth Olympics |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Noc: | KOR |
| Nocname: | Korean Sport & Olympic Committee |
| Website: | http://www.sports.or.kr/ |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Sports: | 14 |
| Flagbearer: | Song Gun Kim (opening) |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Start Date: | 6 |
| End Date: | 18 October 2018 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 4 |
| Bronze: | 7 |
| Rank: | 44 |
| Appearances: | auto |
South Korea participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cho Won-hee | 9 Oct | ||||
| Hyun Jun | 7 Oct | ||||
| Kang Mi-reu | 7 Oct | ||||
| Kim Kang-min | 8 Oct | ||||
| Sung Yun-ho | 10 Oct | ||||
| Im Seong-bin | 7 Oct | ||||
| Kim Ju-hee | 8 Oct | ||||
| Lee Ye-ji | 8 Oct | ||||
| Lee Ju-eun | 9 Oct | ||||
| Kim Ye-ri | B-Girls | 11 Oct | |||
| Wang Hee-song | 12 Oct | ||||
| Son Ye-ryeong | 16 Oct |
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Boys | width=55 | Girls | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dancesport | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fencing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Roller speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sport climbing | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 13 | 28 |
See main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified two archers based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | ||||
| Song In-jun | Boys' Individual | 691 | 1 | W 6–2 | W 7–1 | L 1–7 | did not advance | 7 | ||
| Son Ye-ryeong | Girls' Individual | 663 | 4 | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | L 4–6 | W 7–3 | ||
| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Mixed Team | 1271 | 31 | L 2–6 | did not advance | 17 | ||||
| 1293 | 25 | L 2–6 | did not advance | 17 | |||||
See main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Dancesport at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. South Korea qualified one dancer based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.[4]
See main article: Fencing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. South Korea qualified four athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship,[5] but only 3 participated.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[6]
South Korea qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.
See main article: Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Judo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified two pentathletes based on its performance at the Asian/Oceanian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[7] South Korea qualified a second male based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship.[8] The nation must choose between the two boys.
Eventually no South Korean modern pentathletes competed.
See main article: Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. South Korea qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.[9]
See main article: Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 Asian Championships.[10]
See main article: Sport climbing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified one sport climber based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.[11]
See main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the Asian Continental Qualifier.[12] South Korea also qualified a female table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Asia) series.[13]
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Im Seong-bin | 48 kg | W 30-11 | L 10-21 | did not advance | |||
| Kim Kang-min | 55 kg | W 33-11 | W 23-15 | W 31-16 | L 26-33 | ||
| Cho Won-hee | 63 kg | W 41-21 | W 15-13 | W 21-16 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kang Mi-reu | 44 kg | W 15-14 | W 16-13 | L 6-12 | ||
| Lee Ye-ji | 49 kg | W 21-14 | L 11-21 | did not advance | ||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Korea qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[14]