# South Korea at the 1960 Summer Olympics

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 35 competitors, 33 men and 2 women, took part in 38 events in 9 sports.

## Athletics
### Track and road

| Event | Athletes | First round / Heat | First round / Heat | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Men's 100 m | Kim Jong-Cheol | 11.5 | 6 (H5) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's marathon | Lee Chang-Hoon | | | | | | | 2:25:02 | 20 |
| Men's marathon | Lee Sang-Cheol | | | | | | | 2:35:14 | 47 |
| Men's marathon | Kim Yeon-Beom | | | | | | | Did not finish | - |
| Women's 800 m | Lee Hak-ja | 2:28.4 | 7 (H1) | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Men's long jump | Seo Yeong-Ju | 6.98 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jeong Sin-Jo | Flyweight | | Sivko (URS) L by 0-5 | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Kang Chun-Won | Bantamweight | | Armstrong (USA) L by 1-4 | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Song Sun-Cheon | Featherweight | Okezie (NGR) W by 3-2 | Musso (ITA) L by 0-5 | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Lee Gwang-Ju | Lightweight | | Stoilov (BUL) W by 3-1-1 | Campbell (USA) L by KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Kim Deuk-Bong | Light-Welterweight | Mongkolrit (THA) W by KO | Sarrazin (CAN) W by DQ | Amarista (VEN) W by referee's stop | Quartey (GHA) L by 1-1-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Kim Ki-Soo | Welterweight | | Perry (IRL) W by 3-2 | Benvenuti (ITA) L by 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |

## Cycling
### Road Competition

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jo Jae-hyeon | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
| Lee Seung-hun | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
| No Do-cheon | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
| Pak Jong-hyeon | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |

### Track Competition

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jo Jae-hyeon Lee Seung-hun No Do-cheon Pak Jong-hyeon | Team time trial | 2:53:59 | 30 |

## Diving

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lee Pil-Jung | Men's 10 metre platform | 28.34 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Kim Dong-Gyu | Did not finish | - | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Min Gwan-Gi | Did not finish | - | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Floor | Pommel horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kim Sang-Guk | All-around | 17.80 | 15.20 | 18.40 | 17.65 | 17.95 | 17.55 | 104.55 | 88 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sang-Guk | Floor | 17.80 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.80 | =77 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sang-Guk | Pommel horse | N/A | 15.20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.20 | 109 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sang-Guk | Rings | N/A | N/A | 18.40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.40 | =46 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sang-Guk | Vault | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.65 | N/A | N/A | 17.65 | =81 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sang-Guk | Parallel bars | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.95 | N/A | 17.95 | =70 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Sang-Guk | Horizontal bar | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.55 | 17.55 | =87 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Floor | Vault | Uneven bars | Balance beam | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Yu Myeong-Ja | All-around | 18.033 | 16.666 | 17.266 | 15.166 | 67.131 | 88 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Myeong-Ja | Floor | 18.033 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.033 | 70 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Myeong-Ja | Vault | N/A | 16.666 | N/A | N/A | 16.666 | 81 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Myeong-Ja | Uneven bars | N/A | N/A | 17.266 | N/A | 17.266 | 81 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Myeong-Ja | Balance beam | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.166 | 15.166 | =102 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

Three shooters represented South Korea in 1960.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| An Jae-song | 50 m pistol | 520 | 42 |
| Sim Myeong-hui | Trap | NQ | 46 |
| Sim Mun-seop | 25 m pistol | 552 | 44 |