South Korea at the 2022 Asian Games explained

Noc:	KOR
Nocname:	Korean Olympic Committee
Year:	2022
Games:	Asian Games
Games Link:	2022 Asian Games
Location:	Hangzhou, China
Competitors:	872 (430 men & 440 women) in 39 sports
Flagbearer:	Gu Bon-gil Kim Seo-yeong (opening)
Gold:	42
Silver:	59
Bronze:	89
Rank:	3
Appearances:	auto
See also:	South Korea at the 2022 Asian Para Games

South Korea competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.^{[1] [2]} Earlier the event was scheduled to held in September 2022^[3] but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event was postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023.^{[4] [5]}

Background

Broadcasters

Name	Type
KBS	Terrestrial
MBC		^[6]
SBS
TV Chosun	Cable	^[7]
SPOTV	Pay	^[8]
KBS America	Overseas (United States and Canada)	^[9]

Medalists

The following South Korea competitors won medals at the Games.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Jeong Byeong-hee
	Choi Gwang-ho
	IPark Seon-ju Kim Se-young Jeon Gyu-mi Bae Han-oul Lee Min-ju Bae Chae-eun Wi Ji-seon Choi Ji-na Kim Ji-eun Han Ye-ji Park Sung-gyung Jo Seo-hyeon
	Park Sang-cheol Kwon Soon-bin Kim Dong-hyeon Kim Sung-hyun Choi Young-jae
	Jung Cheol-won
	Choi In-ho, Choi Gwang-ho Jung Cheol-won
	Lee Seul Park Min-jeong Lee Ye-rim
	Kwak Jun-hyouk
	Im An-soo Seonwoo Young-su Jeong Ha-sung Lee Min-ju Kim Jung-man Kim Young-cheol Lee Woo-jin Lim Tae-gyun Lee Jae-seong Seo Seung-beom Lee Jun-uk Kim Hyun-soo
	Choi In-ho
	Yu Ga-ram
	Lee Ye-rim
	Byun Eun-jeong Cha Tae-hee Cho Soo-bin Han Sol-hee Jeong Ji-won Ju Hee Ju Yun-woo Kim Da-bin Kim Hyeon-hee Kim Yeo-jin Lee Hyeon-joo Lim Sung-hwa Tak Su-jin Yun Ye-bom
	Jeon Gyu-mi Bae Han-oul Wi Ji-seon Park Seon-ju Lee Jin-hee

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport	width=60 style="background:gold;"	Gold	width=60 style="background:silver;"	Silver	width=60 style="background:#c96;"	Bronze	width=80	Total
Archery	4	4	3	11
Athletics	0	1	2	3
Badminton	2	2	3	7
Baseball	1	0	0	1
Basketball	0	0	1	1
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Breakdancing	0	1	0	1
Canoeing	0	3	0	3
Cycling Track	0	3	2	5
Cycling Road	0	1	0	1
Diving	0	2	4	6
Dragon boat	0	0	1	1
Fencing	6	3	3	12
Field hockey	0	1	1	2
Football	1	0	0	1
Golf	1	2	1	4
Gymnastics	1	0	1	2
Handball	0	1	0	1
Judo	1	2	6	9
Ju-jitsu	1	2	3	6
Karate	0	0	1	1
Kurash	0	1	2	3
Mind sports Esports	2	1	1	4
Mind sports Go	1	1	1	3
Modern pentathlon	2	2	1	5
Roller sports Skateboarding	2	3	3	8
Rugby sevens	0	1	0	1
Rowing	0	0	1	1
Sailing	1	2	2	5
Sepak takraw	0	1	2	3
Shooting	2	4	8	14
Sport climbing	0	2	2	4
Squash	0	0	1	1
Swimming	6	6	10	22
Swimming Marathon	0	0	1	1
Table tennis	1	2	5	8
Tennis	0	0	3	3
Soft Tennis	1	0	4	5
Taekwondo	5	2	2	9
Weightlifting	1	2	3	6
Wrestling	0	0	2	2
Wushu	0	1	2	3
Total	42	59	89	190

Medals by gender

Medals by gender
Gender	width=60 style="background:gold;"	Gold	width=60 style="background:silver;"	Silver	width=60 style="background:#c96;"	Bronze	width=80	Total
Male	26	34	40	100
Female	13	22	40	75
Mixed/Open	3	3	9	14
Total	42	59	89	190

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2022 Asian Games.

Recurve

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / /
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lee Woo-seok	align=left rowspan=4	Men's individual	690	1		W 6–2	W 7–1	W 6–2	L 5–6	W 7–1
Oh Jin-hyek	681	3		W 6–0	L 5–6	Did not advanced
Kim Woo-jin	675	8	Did not advance
Kim Je-deok	677	6	Did not advance

Compound

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Joo Jae-hun Yang jae-won Kim Jong-ho	Men's team	2117 GR	1 Q			W 228–222	W 232–230	L 230–235
So Chae-won Oh Yoo-hyun Cho Su-a	Women's team	2087 GR	2 Q			W 236–211	L 224–230	W 232–229
Joo Jae-hun	Men's individual	712	1 Q		W 147–146	W 148–135	L 145–147	L 146–147	4

Artistic Swimming

See main article: Artistic swimming at the 2022 Asian Games.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games.

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games.

Baseball

See main article: Baseball at the 2022 Asian Games.

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Asian Games.

Breaking

See main article: Breakdancing at the 2022 Asian Games.

Bridge

See main article: Bridge at the 2022 Asian Games.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2022 Asian Games.

Slalom

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Baik Seung-cheol	align=left rowspan=2	Men's C-1	274.47	12	Did not advance
Baek Jeong-hyeon	285.10	13	Did not advance

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kim Yi-yeol	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:42.382	3 QF	5:12.471	9
Hwang Seon-hong Kim Yi-yeol	Men's C-2 500 m	1:53.470	3 QF	1:53.412	5

Chess

See main article: Chess at the 2022 Asian Games.

Cricket

See main article: Chess at the 2022 Asian Games.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2022 Asian Games.

Track

Kurash

See main article: Kurash at the 2022 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kwon Jae-deog	–66 kg	W 10–0	W 8–0	L 0–10	Did not advance
Kim Min-gyu	–90 kg
Jeong Jun-yong	+90 kg	W 5−0	W 5−0	L 0−10	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
align=left	Oh Yeong-ji	align=left rowspan=2	–52 kg		W 3–3	L 0–3	Did not advance
Lee Ye-joo		L 3−5	Did not advance
An Ye-seul	–70 kg		L 0−10	Did not advance
Lee Sun-ah			L 0−10	Did not advance

Sport climbing

See main article: Sport climbing at the 2022 Asian Games.

Speed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final /
		Best	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Lee Seung-beom	Men's	5.351	5 Q	W 5.525–6.105	L 5.417–5.162	Did not advance
Lee Yong-su		5.650	12 Q	L 6.105–5.525	Did not advance
Noh Hee-ju	Women's	8.154	8 Q	W 8.017–8.508	L 8.017–6.703	Did not advance
Jeong Ji-min		8.712	11 Q	W 7.062–7.943	L 9.801–6.733	Did not advance

Speed relay

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final /
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Jung Yong-jun Lee Seung-beom Lee Yong-su	Men's	20.201	5 Q	W 18.025–18.691	L 16.650–16.289	W 17.827–23.169
Choi Na-woo Jeong Ji-min Noh Hee-ju	Women's	25.151	2 Q		L 26.954–21.869	W 26.901–27.998

Combined

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Semi-finals				Final
		Boulder Point	Lead Point	Total	Rank	Boulder Point	Lead Point	Total	Rank	Boulder Point	Lead Point	Total	Rank
Chon Jong-won	align=left rowspan=2	Men's	99.9	64.1	164.0	5 Q	84.4	42.1	126.5	4 Q	69.6	16	85.6	4
Lee Do-hyun	100	100	200	1 Q	69.3	72	141.3	2 Q	64.6	54.1	118.7
Sa Sol	align=left rowspan=2	Women's	79.6	39	118.6	4 Q	59.46	64	123.46	5	Cancelled
Seo Chae-hyun	79.9	96.1	176.0	2 Q	99.73	100	199.73

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2022 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Hong Seong-chan	align=left rowspan=2	Singles		W 6–1, 4–1^r	W 6–1, 6–4	W 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	L 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Kwon Soon-woo		L 3–6, 7–5, 4–6	Did not advance
Hong Seong-chan Kwon Soon-woo	align=left rowspan=2	Doubles		W 6–2, 6–2	W 6–3, 6–3	W 6–2, 6–4	L 1–6, 7–6^(8–6), [0–10]	Did not advance
Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu		W 6–4, 7–5	W 6–3, 5–7, [10–7]	L 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Han Na-lae	align=left rowspan=2	Singles		W 6–1, 6–3	W 1–6, 6–2, 7–5	L 6–7^(3–7), 3–6	Did not advance
Park So-hyun		W 6–0, 6–1	W 6–3, 6–3	L 6–7^(4–7), 0–6	Did not advance
Back Da-yeon Jeong Bo-young	align=left rowspan=2	Doubles		W 6–1, 6–0	W 3–5^r	W 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), [10–4]	L 2–6, 6–4, [9–11]	Did not advance
Ku Yeon-woo Park So-hyun		W 6–0, 6–0	W 6–4, 6–4	L 2–6, 4–6	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Han Na-lae Chung Yun-seong	align=left rowspan=2	Doubles		W 6–2, 6–1	W 6–1, 6–2	L 5–7, 7–5, [4–10]	Did not advance
Kim Da-bin Lee Jea-moon		L 6–7^(5–7), 5–7	Did not advance

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Asian Games.

Wushu

See main article: Wushu at the 2022 Asian Games.

Taolu

Athlete	Event	Event 1		Event 2		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Park Geun-woo	Men's changquan	9.413	11	9.413	11
Lee Yong-mun	align=left rowspan=2	Men's nanquan and nangun	9.736	2	9.736	3	19.472
Yun Dong-hae	9.703	8	9.706	8	19.409	7
An Hyeong-gi	align=left rowspan=2	Men's taijiquan and taijijian	9.736	5	9.630	10	19.366	9
Yu Won-hee	9.746	2	9.723	7	19.469	4
Lee Yong-hyun	Men's daoshu and gunshu	9.386	9	9.586	7	18.972	8
Seo Hee-ju	Women's jianshu and qiangshu	9.713	4	9.710	4	19.423	4

Sanda

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Hong Min-jun	Men's –56 kg	W 2–0	L 0–2	Did not advance
Kim Min-soo	Men's –60 kg	W 2–1	W 2–0	L 0–2	Did not advance
Jeon Seong-jin	Men's –65 kg	W 2–0	W	L 0–2	Did not advance
Song Gi-cheol	Men's –70 kg	L 0–2	Did not advance

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2023-09-16 . A brief history of the Asian Games: Motto, organisers, controversies and hosts . 2023-09-23 . Sportstar . en.
2. Web site: Biggest ever Asian Games set to kick off in China’s Hangzhou . 2023-09-23 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
3. News: Chakraborty. Amlan. 6 May 2022. Games Hangzhou Asian Games postponed until 2023 over COVID. en. Reuters. 25 July 2023.
4. Web site: Asian Games postponed. 9 May 2022. ocasia.org.
5. News: 19 July 2022. OCA Press Release: OCA announces new dates for the 19th Asian Games - Hangzhou. Olympic Council of Asia. live. 19 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220723002319/https://ocasia.org/news/3217-oca-press-release-oca-announces-new-dates-for-the-19th-asian-games-hangzhou.html. 23 July 2022.
6. 최고의 MBC 중계진을 소개합니다![MBC 항저우 아시안게임 예고 SPOT]]. MBC스포츠탐험대. YouTube. 18 August 2023. 24 September 2023. ko.
7. [제19회 항저우 아시안게임] '승리의 새 함성' 아시안게임은 TV CHOSUN]. TV Chosun. YouTube. 22 August 2023. 24 September 2023. ko.
8. News: SPOTV, 항저우 아시안게임 공식 중계사로 나서…"TV채널-온라인에서 생생하게 전달". Cho. Young-joon. SPOTV News. Naver. 15 September 2023. 24 September 2023. ko.
9. Web site: 제19회 항저우 아시안게임 생중계. YouTube . September 24, 2023. ko. KBS America Sports.