# South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics

South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 300 competitors, 189 men and 111 women, took part in 160 events in 25 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Sim Kwon-ho | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 48 kg | 21 July |
| Gold | Jeon Ki-young | Judo | Men's 86 kg | 22 July |
| Gold | Cho Min-sun | Judo | Women's 66 kg | 22 July |
| Gold | Kim Kyung-wook | Archery | Women's Individual | 31 July |
| Gold | Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah | Badminton | Mixed doubles | 1 August |
| Gold | Bang Soo-hyun | Badminton | Women's Singles | 1 August |
| Gold | Kim Kyung-wook Kim Jo-sun Yoon Hye-young | Archery | Women's team | 2 August |
| Silver | Kim Min-soo | Judo | Men's 95 kg | 21 July |
| Silver | Kwak Dae-sung | Judo | Men's 71 kg | 24 July |
| Silver | Jung Sun-yong | Judo | Women's 56 kg | 24 July |
| Silver | Hyun Sook-hee | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 25 July |
| Silver | Yeo Hong-chul | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 29 July |
| Silver | Yang Hyun-mo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 82 kg | 30 July |
| Silver | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | Badminton | Women's Doubles | 31 July |
| Silver | Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min | Badminton | Mixed doubles | 1 August |
| Silver | You Jae-sookLim Jeong-sookOh Seung-shinWoo Hyun-jungLee Eun-youngLee Eun-kyungLee Ji-youngKwon Chang-sookKwon Soo-hyunKim Myung-okChoi Mi-soonJeon Young-sunJin Deok-sanChang Eun-jungCho Eun-jungChoi Eun-kyung | Field Hockey | Women's tournament | 1 August |
| Silver | Oh Kyo-moon Kim Bo-ram Jang Yong-ho | Archery | Men's team | 2 August |
| Silver | Jang Jae-sung | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 62 kg | 2 August |
| Silver | Park Jang-soon | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | 2 August |
| Silver | Cho Eun-heeHan Sun-heeHong Jeong-hoHuh Soon-youngKim Cheong-simKim Eun-miKim Jeong-miKim Mi-simKim RangKwag Hye-jeongLee Sang-eunLim O-kyeongMoon Hyang-jaOh Seong-okOh Yong-ranPark Jeong-lim | Handball | Women's tournament | 3 August |
| Silver | Lee Bong-ju | Athletics | Men's Marathon | 4 August |
| Silver | Lee Seung-bae | Boxing | Light heavyweight | 4 August |
| Bronze | Cho In-chul | Judo | Men's 78 kg | 23 July |
| Bronze | Jung Sung-sook | Judo | Women's 61 kg | 23 July |
| Bronze | Ryu Ji-hae Park Hae-jung | Table Tennis | Women's doubles | 29 July |
| Bronze | Yoo Nam-kyu Lee Chul-seung | Table Tennis | Men's doubles | 30 July |
| Bronze | Oh Kyo-moon | Archery | Men's individual | 1 August |

## Archery

Korea's fifth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals in the women's competitions as well as a silver medal and a bronze medal in the men's competitions. The only individual eliminated before the quarterfinals was Yoon Hye-Young, though she did set an Olympic record in the 36 arrow R32/R16 combined.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Oh Kyo-moon - Bronze medal match, Bronze medal (5-1)
* Kim Bo-ram - Quarterfinal, 5th place (3-1)
* Jang Yong-ho - Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
Women's Individual Competition:
* Kim Kyung-wook - Final, Gold medal (6-0)
* Kim So-jun - Quarterfinal, 6th place (3-1)
* Yoon Hye-young - Round of 16, 9th place (2-1)
Men's Team Competition:
* Oh, Kim, and Jang - Final, Silver medal (3-1)
Women's Team Competition:
* Kim, Kim, and Yoon - Final, Gold medal (4-0)

## Athletics

Men's High Jump
* Lee Jin-taek
   * Qualification — 2.28m
   * Final — 2.29m (→ 8th place)
Men's Long Jump
* Sung Hee-jun
   * Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Lee Bong-ju — 2:12.39 (→ Silver medal)
* Kim Yi-yong — 2:16.17 (→ 12th place)
* Kim Wan-ki — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Javelin Throw
* Lee Young-sun
   * Qualification — 58.66m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
* Lee Myung-sun
   * Qualification — 16.92m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
* Oh Mi-ja — 2:36.54 (→ 30th place)
* Kang Soon-duk — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Lee Mi-kyung — did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Baseball

Korea's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish for the team. The Koreans won only one game in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands. This put them in eighth place and ended their involvement in the competition.
Men's Team Competition:
* South Korea - 8th place (1-6)

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 478 | 364 | +114 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 492 | 438 | +54 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 402 | 416 | −14 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 498 | 494 | +4 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 447 | 465 | −18 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 562 | −140 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| Australia | 111–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 64–37, 47–51 |||
| Pts: Gaze 26 Rebs: Dorge 10 Asts: Heal 11 | | Pts: J. K. Jung 23 Rebs: J. K. Jung 8 Asts: D. H. Kang 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| South Korea | 86–98 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 52–51, 34–47 |||
| Pts: K. E. Moon 20 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 11 Asts: Hur Jae 12 | | Pts: Ortiz 37 Rebs: Ortiz 14 Asts: Alicea 10 |
* Atlanta Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 118–65 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 57–28, 61–37 |||
| Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Đorđević 10 | | Pts: J. Y. Hyun 20 Rebs: D. H. Kang 4 Asts: Hur Jae 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Virun Thongpila (THA)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| South Korea | 86–108 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 44–56, 42–52 |||
| Pts: J. Y. Hyun 24 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6 Asts: D. H. Kang 10 | | Pts: Sigalas 22 Rebs: Rentzias 8 Asts: Bakatsias, Sigalas 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Yi Cui (CHN)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| Brazil | 127–97 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 66–49, 61–48 |||
| Pts: Schmidt 25 Rebs: dos Santos 8 Asts: Minuci 9 | | Pts: D. H. Kang 24 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6 Asts: D. H. Kang 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jiazhong Zhu (CHN), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)

#### 9th−12th place classification

* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 15:00
* Report
| Argentina | 97–79 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 44–41, 53–38 |||
| Pts: Espil 26 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: Espil 8 | | Pts: J. K. Jung 17 Rebs: H. C. Chun 8 Asts: D. H. Kang 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Zhu Jiazhong (CHN)

#### 11th place match

* 2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 10:00
* Report
| South Korea | 61–99 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 33–48, 28–51 |||
| Pts: D. H. Kang 17 Rebs: H. C. Chun 5 Asts: S. M. Lee, D. H. Kang 6 | | Pts: Dias 27 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Moreira 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)

### Women's tournament
#### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | |
| 6 | Zaire | 5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
* 21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
* Boxscores
| South Korea | 61–76 | Australia |
| Pts: Yoo Y-j 16 Rebs: Yu Y-j 9 Asts: Chun J-w 5 | | Pts: Sporn 21 Rebs: Sporn, Sandie 10 Asts: Timms 5 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 70–55 | South Korea |
| Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: León, Henry 4 | | Pts: Jung S-m 16 Rebs: Chun J-w 9 Asts: Chun E-s 3 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 72–67 | Ukraine |
| Pts: Yoo Y-j, Chun E-s 14 Rebs: Jung S-m 7 Asts: Chun E-s, Chun J-w 5 | | Pts: Tkachenko 21 Rebs: Tkachenko 11 Asts: Zhyrko 8 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 71–95 | South Korea |
| Pts: Mabika 30 Rebs: Tshijuka, Ngalula 7 Asts: Ngalula 3 | | Pts: Chun E-s 29 Rebs: Chun J-w 6 Asts: Chun E-s 14 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 64–105 | United States |
| Pts: Jung S-m 17 Rebs: Jung S-m 6 Asts: Chun J-w 7 | | Pts: McCray 16 Rebs: McCray 9 Asts: Swoopes 4 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

#### 9th−12th place classification

* 31 July 1996 (1996-07-31) 12:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 79–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 41–37, 38–51 |||
| Pts: Norman 17 Rebs: Norman 8 Asts: Karch-Gailus 8 | | Pts: Chun J-w 31 Rebs: Jung S-m, Yoo Y-j 4 Asts: Chun J-w 9 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta

#### 9th place match

* 3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 12:00
* Boxscore
| China | 85–71 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 48–39, 37–32 |||
| Pts: Zheng H 29 Rebs: Zheng H 10 Asts: Zheng D 10 | | Pts: Chun J-w 20 Rebs: Yoo Y-j 6 Asts: Han H-s 5 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta

## Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Bae Gi-ung
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
* Shin Su-yeong
   * First round — Lost to Ramaz Paliani (Russia), 7-10
Men's Lightweight
* Shin Eun-chul
Men's Light-Welterweight
* Han Hyeong-min
Men's Welterweight
* Bae Ho-jo
Men's Light-Middleweight
* Lee Wan-gyun
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
* Mun Im-cheol
   * First round — Lost to Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 2-12
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
* Lee Seung-bae
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
* Go Yeong-sam

## Cycling
### Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race
* Kim Yong-Mi
   * Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

### Track Competition

Men's Points Race
* Cho Ho-sung
   * Final — 6 points (→ 7th place)

## Diving

Men's 3m Springboard
* Lee Jong-hee
   * Preliminary Heat — 293.52 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 10m Platform
* Im Youn-gi
   * Preliminary Heat — 180.15 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
* Kim Yeo-young
   * Preliminary Heat — 166.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

## Fencing

Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996.

### Men's foil

* Kim Yeong-ho
* Kim Yong-guk
* Jeong Su-gi

### Men's team foil

* Jeong Su-gi, Kim Yong-guk, Kim Yeong-ho

### Men's épée

* Yang Noe-seong
* Jang Tae-seok
* Lee Sang-gi

### Men's team épée

* Jang Tae-seok, Lee Sang-gi, Yang Noe-seong

### Men's sabre

* Yu Sang-ju
* Seo Seong-jun
* Lee Hyo-geun

### Men's team sabre

* Lee Hyo-geun, Seo Seong-jun, Yu Sang-ju

### Women's foil

* Jeon Mi-gyeong

### Women's épée

* Go Jeong-jeon
* Kim Hui-jeong
* Lee Geum-nam

### Women's team épée

* Kim Hui-jeong, Go Jeong-jeon, Lee Geum-nam

## Hockey
### Men's team competition

* Preliminary round (group B)
   * South Korea – Great Britain 2–2
   * South Korea – Australia 2–3
   * South Korea – South Africa 3–3
   * South Korea – Netherlands 1–3
   * South Korea – Malaysia 4–2
* Classification Matches
   * 5th/8th place: South Korea – India 4–4 (South Korea wins after penalty strokes, 5–3)
   * 5th/6th place: South Korea – Pakistan 3–1 → Fifth place
* Team roster
   * Koo Jin-soo
   * Shin Seok-kyo
   * Han Beung-kook
   * You Myung-keun
   * Cho Myung-jun
   * Jeon Jong-ha
   * You Seung-jin
   * Park Shin-heum
   * Kang Keon-wook
   * Kim Jong-yi
   * Jeong Yong-kyun
   * Song Seung-tae
   * Kim Yong-bae
   * Hong Kyung-suep
   * Kim Young-kyu
   * Kim Yoon

### Women's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round Robin
   * South Korea – Great Britain 5–0
   * South Korea – United States 2–3
   * South Korea – Netherlands 3–1
   * South Korea – Australia 3–3
   * South Korea – Spain 2–0

## Modern pentathlon

Men's:
* Kim Mi-sub – 5367pts (11th place)

## Shooting

Fourteen South Korean shooters (six men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Park Chul-sung | Double trap | 138 | 6 Q | 183 | 4 |
| Lee Eun-chul | 50 m rifle prone | 596 | 7 Q | 699.1 | 7 |
| Lee Eun-chul | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1163 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Eun-chul | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sung-joon | 50 m pistol | 548 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sung-joon | 10 m air pistol | 579 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sung-joon | 50 m pistol | 560 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sung-joon | 10 m air pistol | 573 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cha Young-chul | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cha Young-chul | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1154 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lim Young-sueb | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Weon Gyung-sook | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 568 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ho-sook | 10 m air pistol | 382 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kong Hyun-ah | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 583 | 6 Q | 675.8 | 6 |
| Park Jung-hee | 25 m pistol | 574 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Jung-mi | 10 m air rifle | 391 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Sang-hui | Double trap | 95 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Boo Soon-hee | 10 m air pistol | 379 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Boo Soon-hee | 25 m pistol | 583 | 5 Q | 683.9 | 4 |
| Jin Soon-young | 10 m air rifle | 393 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Men's 200m Freestyle
* Koh Yun-ho
** Heat – 1:52.80 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
* Woo Cheol
** Heat – 4:03.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
* Lee Gyu-chang
** Heat – 15:47.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
* Kim Min-seok
** Heat – 58.43 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
* Ji Sang-jun
** Heat – 2:01.39
** B-Final – 2:02.68 (→ 14th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Cho Kwang-jea
** Heat – 1:03.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
* Cho Kwang-jea
** Heat – 2:04.53 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
* Kim Bang-hyun
** Heat – 2:06.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
* Kim Bang-hyun
** Heat – 4:31.16 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Koh Yun-ho, Lee Gyu-chang, Woo Cheol, and Kim Min-seok
** Heat – 7:45.98 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Kim Min-Seok, Cho Kwang-jea, Yang Dae-chu, and Koh Yun-ho
** Heat – 3:50.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
* Lee Bo-eun
** Heat – 58.27 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
* Lee Jie-hyun
** Heat – 2:05.78 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
* Jeong Eun-na
** Heat – 4:23.35 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
* Suh Hyun-soo
** Heat – 9:03.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
* Lee Ji-hyun
** Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
* Lee Chang-ha
** Heat – 2:14.18
** B-Final – 2:14.55 (→ 13th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
* Byun Hye-young
** Heat – 1:12.85 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
* Roh Joo-hee
** Heat – 2:36.20 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
* Lee Jie-hyun
** Heat – 2:22.97 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
* Lee Ji-hyun
** Heat – 4:59.52 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Lee Bo-eun, Seo So-yung, Lee Jie-hyun, and Jeong Eun-na
** Heat – 3:57.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Jeong Eun-na, Lee Bo-eun, Lee Jie-hyun, and Seo So-yung
** Heat – 8:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Lee Ji-hyun, Byun Hye-young, Park Woo-hee, and Lee Bo-eun
** Heat – 4:18.98 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Choi Young-ja | Women's singles | Joannette Kruger (RSA) W 6-7$^{(5-7)}$, 6–2, 6-1 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) L 2–6, 4-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Men's Indoor Team Competition

* Preliminary round (group B)
   * Lost to Italy (0-3)
   * Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
   * Lost to Russia (0-3)
   * Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
   * Lost to Netherlands (2-3) → Did not advance, 10th place
* Team roster
   * Bang Sin-bong
   * Shin Young-chul
   * Choi Cheon-sik
   * Ha Jong-hwa
   * Im Do-hun
   * Kim Sang-woo
   * Kim Se-jin
   * Lee Seong-hui
   * Park Hee-sang
   * Park Sun-chool
   * Sin Jin-sik
   * Shin Jung-sub

### Women's Indoor Team Competition

* Preliminary round (group A)
   * Defeated Japan (3-0)
   * Lost to China (2-3)
   * Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
   * Lost to the Netherlands (1-3)
   * Lost to United States (1-3)
* Quarterfinals
   * Lost to Brazil (0-3)
* Classification Matches
   * Defeated United States (3-0)
   * Lost to the Netherlands (0-3) → Sixth place
* Team roster
   * Chang So-yun
   * Chang Yoon-hee
   * Choi Kwang-hee
   * Chung Sun-hye
   * Eoh Yeon-soon
   * Hong Ji-yeon
   * Kang Hye-mi
   * Kim Nam-soon
   * Lee In-sook
   * Lee Soo-jung
   * Park Soo-jeong
   * Yoo Yeon-gyeong
* Head coach: Kim Cheol-yong