South Korea at the Olympics - wikipedia South Korea at the Olympics South Korea at the Olympics IOC code KOR NOC Korean Olympic Committee Website www.sports.or.kr ( in Korean ) ( in English ) Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total 121 112 104 337 Summer appearances 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Winter appearances 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Other related appearances Korea ( 2018 ) The Republic of Korea ( commonly known as South Korea ) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 which they boycotted. South Korea has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1948, except for the 1952 games. Contents 1 History 2 Hosted Games 3 Medal tables 3.1 Medals by Summer Games 3.2 Medals by Winter Games 3.3 Medals by summer sport 3.4 Medals by winter sport 4 Most successful Olympians 4.1 Notes 5 Participated event by competition 5.1 Summer Olympics 5.2 Winter Olympics 6 References 7 External links 8 See also History The first Korean athletes to win medals did so at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, when Sohn Kee - chung and Nam Sung - yong won gold and bronze respectively in the men 's marathon. However, as Korea was under Japanese rule at that time, and, since both athletes were members of the Japanese team, the IOC credits both medals to Japan. South Korea won its first medals as an independent nation at its first appearance in 1948, and won its first gold medal in 1976. South Korean athletes have won a total of 267 medals at the Summer Games, with the most gold medals won in archery, and 70 medals at the Winter Games, a majority in short track speed skating. The nation has won more medals in this winter sport than any other nation since it was introduced to the Olympic program in 1992. The National Olympic Committee for Korea is the Korean Olympic Committee, and was founded in 1946 and recognized in 1947. During the 1998 - 2007 Sunshine Policy era, South Korea and North Korea symbolically marched as one team at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 and 2004 Olympics ; but competed separately. Hosted Games The Republic of Korea has hosted the Games on two occasions : Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul 17 September -- 2 October 160 8,391 263 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang 9 -- 25 February 92 2,952 102 Medal tables See also : All - time Olympic Games medal count * Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1948 London 50 0 0 32 1952 Helsinki 19 0 0 37 1956 Melbourne 35 0 29 1960 Rome 36 0 0 0 0 -- 1964 Tokyo 154 0 27 1968 Mexico City 54 0 36 1972 Munich 42 0 0 33 1976 Montreal 50 6 19 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 175 6 6 7 19 10 1988 Seoul 401 12 10 11 33 1992 Barcelona 226 12 5 12 29 7 1996 Atlanta 300 7 15 5 27 10 2000 Sydney 281 8 10 10 28 12 2004 Athens 264 9 12 9 30 9 2008 Beijing 267 13 11 8 32 7 2012 London 248 13 9 8 30 5 2016 Rio de Janeiro 204 9 9 21 8 2020 Tokyo future event 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles Total 90 87 90 267 15 Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0 -- 1952 Oslo did not participate 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0 -- 1960 Squaw Valley 7 0 0 0 0 -- 1964 Innsbruck 7 0 0 0 0 -- 1968 Grenoble 8 0 0 0 0 -- 1972 Sapporo 5 0 0 0 0 -- 1976 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0 -- 1980 Lake Placid 10 0 0 0 0 -- 1984 Sarajevo 15 0 0 0 0 -- 1988 Calgary 28 0 0 0 0 -- 1992 Albertville 23 10 1994 Lillehammer 24 6 6 1998 Nagano 38 6 9 2002 Salt Lake City 48 0 14 2006 Turin 41 6 11 7 2010 Vancouver 46 6 6 14 5 2014 Sochi 71 8 13 2018 Pyeongchang 122 5 8 17 7 2022 Beijing Future event Total 31 25 14 70 15 Medals by summer sport Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Archery 23 9 7 39 Taekwondo 12 5 19 Judo 11 16 16 43 Wrestling 11 11 14 36 Shooting 7 8 16 Badminton 6 7 6 19 Fencing 5 11 Boxing 7 10 20 Weightlifting 6 6 15 Table tennis 12 18 Handball 7 Gymnastics 9 Swimming 0 Athletics 0 Baseball 0 Golf 0 0 Field hockey 0 0 Basketball 0 0 Football 0 0 Volleyball 0 0 Total 90 87 90 267 Medals by winter sport Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Short track speed skating 24 13 11 48 Speed skating 5 8 16 Figure skating 0 Skeleton 0 0 Bobsleigh 0 0 Curling 0 0 Snowboarding 0 0 Total 31 25 14 70 Most successful olympians A South Korean volunteer at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad. Athlete Sport Type Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total Jin Jong - oh Shooting Summer 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 0 6 Kim Soo - Nyung Archery Summer 1988, 1992, 2000 6 Chun Lee - Kyung Short track speed skating Winter 1992, 1994, 1998 0 5 Park Sung - Hyun Archery Summer 2004, 2008 0 Ahn Hyun - Soo Short track speed skating Winter 2002, 2006 0 Jin Sun - Yu Short track speed skating Winter 2006 0 0 Yun Mi - Jin Archery Summer 2000, 2004 0 0 Kim Ki - Hoon Short track speed skating Winter 1992, 1994 0 0 Notes On 11 February 2014, Lee Sang - hwa won the gold medal for the women 's 500m longtrack speedskating race at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, having previously won the one at the 2010 Games. She became the third woman and first Korean woman to win back - to - back golds at the 500m. Yuna Kim won a gold medal at Vancouver and a silver medal at Sochi for Women 's Figure Skating Participated event by competition Summer Olympics Nation 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Archery Athletics Badminton d Baseball d d d d d Basketball Bowling d Boxing Canoeing and kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo d d Tennis d d Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling d : demonstration sports e : exhibition sports Winter Olympics Event 48 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating d Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating d : Demonstration sports References Jump up ^ James O'Brien ( 2014 - 02 - 11 ). `` Heather Richardson falls short of medal, Lee Sang - hwa wins 500m gold ''. NBC News. Jump up ^ Yonhap News Agency ( 2014 - 02 - 11 ). `` ( Olympics ) Speed skater Lee Sang - hwa poised for gold in women 's 500 meters ''. GlobalPost. External links `` Republic of Korea ''. International Olympic Committee. `` Results and Medalists ''. Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. `` Olympic Medal Winners ''. International Olympic Committee. `` South Korea ''. Sports-Reference.com. 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Question: when was the last time the olympics were held in korea
Answer: 1988