# South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.
South Korea left London with a total of 30 medals (13 gold, 9 silver, and 8 bronze), finishing fifth in the medal standings and tying its record for the most gold medals won at an Olympics with the total it set at Beijing. Six of these medals were awarded to the team in fencing, five in shooting, four in archery, and three in judo. South Korean athletes dominated in archery, where they won gold medals in all but one sporting events and broke two world records. Despite the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, South Korea's proved successful in team sports at London, as the men's football team won the bronze medal following a match against neighbouring Japan. For the first time in its history, South Korea won Olympic medals in team fencing.
Among the nation's medalists were pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, and taekwondo jin Hwang Kyung-seon, who both successfully defended their Olympic titles from Beijing. Three South Korean athletes won Olympic gold medals for the first time in history: gymnast Yang Hak-seon in the men's vault exercises, archer Oh Jin-hyek in the men's individual event, and sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon in the women's individual event. Park Tae-hwan, who won two silver medals in London, emerged as the most successful South Korean swimmer in history, with a total of four Olympic medals.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 28 July |
| Gold | Lee Sung-jin Ki Bo-bae Choi Hyun-joo | Archery | Women's team | 29 July |
| Gold | Kim Jae-bum | Judo | Men's 81 kg | 31 July |
| Gold | Kim Jang-mi | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol | 1 August |
| Gold | Song Dae-nam | Judo | Men's 90 kg | 1 August |
| Gold | Kim Ji-yeon | Fencing | Women's sabre | 1 August |
| Gold | Ki Bo-bae | Archery | Women's individual | 2 August |
| Gold | Oh Jin-hyek | Archery | Men's individual | 3 August |
| Gold | Gu Bon-gil Won Woo-young Kim Jung-hwan Oh Eun-seok | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 3 August |
| Gold | Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | 5 August |
| Gold | Yang Hak-seon | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 6 August |
| Gold | Kim Hyeon-woo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | 7 August |
| Gold | Hwang Kyung-seon | Taekwondo | Women's 67kg | 10 August |
| Silver | Park Tae-hwan | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 28 July |
| Silver | Park Tae-hwan | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 30 July |
| Silver | Choi In-jeong Shin A-lam Jung Hyo-jung Choi Eun-sook | Fencing | Women's team épée | 4 August |
| Silver | Choi Young-rae | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | 5 August |
| Silver | Kim Jong-hyun | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 6 August |
| Silver | Joo Se-hyuk Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min | Table tennis | Men's team | 8 August |
| Silver | Lee Dae-hoon | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 8 August |
| Silver | Han Soon-chul | Boxing | Men's lightweight | 12 August |
| Silver | Kim Min-jae | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | 4 August |
| Bronze | Jang Mi-ran | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | 5 August |
| Bronze | Im Dong-hyun Kim Bub-min Oh Jin-hyek | Archery | Men's team | 28 July |
| Bronze | Cho Jun-ho | Judo | Men's 66 kg | 29 July |
| Bronze | Choi Byung-chul | Fencing | Men's foil | 31 July |
| Bronze | Jung Jin-sun | Fencing | Men's épée | 1 August |
| Bronze | Nam Hyun-hee Jung Gil-ok Jeon Hee-sook Oh Ha-na | Fencing | Women's team foil | 2 August |
| Bronze | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Badminton | Men's doubles | 5 August |
| Bronze | Jeon Sang-guen | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | 7 August |
| Bronze | South Korea national football team Jung Sung-ryongOh Jae-sukYun Suk-youngKim Young-gwonKim Kee-heeKi Sung-yuengKim Bo-kyungBaek Sung-dongJi Dong-wonPark Chu-youngNam Tae-heeHwang Seok-hoKoo Ja-cheolKim Chang-sooPark Jong-wooJung Woo-youngKim Hyun-sungLee Bum-young | Football | Men's tournament | 10 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Shooting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Fencing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |

## Delegation

The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 245 athletes, 133 men and 112 women, to compete in 24 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1992. South Korea did not qualify athletes in basketball, canoeing, equestrian, and tennis. There was only a single competitor in rhythmic gymnastics, and in triathlon.
The South Korean team featured nine defending champions from Beijing, including freestyle swimmer Park Tae-hwan, the men's archery team (led by Im Dong-hyun), pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, weightlifters Jang Mi-ran and Sa Jae-hyouk, and taekwondo jins Hwang Kyung-seon and Cha Dong-min. Among these champions, Jin Jong-oh only managed to defend his Olympic title for the second consecutive time. Handball player Yoon Kyung-shin, who competed at his fifth Olympics since 1992 (except the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where his team did not qualify), was the oldest athlete of the team, at age 39, and later became South Korea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Platform diver Kim Su-ji, on the other hand, was the youngest of the team, at age 14.
Other notable South Korean athletes featured judoka and top medal contenders Wang Ki-chun and Kim Jae-bum, foil fencer and Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, and butterfly swimmer and Youth Olympic gold medalist Chang Gyu-cheol.
The following table lists the number of South Korean competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Badminton | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Handball | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Judo | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sailing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Shooting | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Swimming | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Wrestling | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 135 | 113 | 248 |

## Archery

South Korea has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, three archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event and a team for the women's team event

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Im Dong-hyun | Individual | 699 WR | 1 | Guidi (SMR) (64) W 6–0 | Wang C-P (TPE) (33) W 6–4 | van der Ven (NED) (16) L 1–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Bub-min | Individual | 698 | 2 | Elder (FIJ) (63) W 6–4 | Rai (IND) (31) W 6–2 | Olaru (MDA) (47) W 7–1 | Dai Xx (CHN) (7) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oh Jin-hyek | Individual | 690 | 3 | Müller (SUI) (62) W 7–3 | Álvarez (MEX) (30) W 6–4 | Dobrowolski (POL) (14) W 6–0 | Ruban (UKR) (43) W 7–1 | Dai Xx (CHN) (7) W 6–5 | Furukawa (JPN) (5) W 7–1 | |
| Im Dong-hyun Kim Bub-min Oh Jin-hyek | Team | 2087 WR | 1 | — | — | Bye | Ukraine (UKR) (9) W 227–220 | United States (USA) (4) L 219–224 | Mexico (MEX) (7) W 224–219 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Choi Hyun-joo | Individual | 651 | 21 | Tomasi (ITA) (44) W 6–5 | Grandal (ESP) (53) W 6–5 | Schuh (FRA) (37) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ki Bo-bae | Individual | 671 | 1 | Al-Mashhadani (IRQ) (64) W 6–0 | Timofeyeva (BLR) (33) W 6–2 | Hayakawa (JPN) (16) W 6–0 | Perova (RUS) (9) W 6–4 | Lorig (USA) (4) W 6–2 | Román (MEX) (11) W 6–5 | |
| Lee Sung-jin | Individual | 671 | 2 | Tuimalealiifano (SAM) (63) W 6–0 | Esebua (GEO) (34) W 6–2 | Bishindee (MGL) (18) W 6–0 | Avitia (MEX) (10) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Hyun-joo Ki Bo-bae Lee Sung-jin | Team | 1993 | 1 | — | — | Bye | Denmark (DEN) (8) W 206–195 | Japan (JPN) (5) W 221–206 | China (CHN) (7) W 210–209 | |

## Athletics

South Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Jang Sin-kweon | Marathon | 2:28:20 | 73 |
| Jeong Jin-hyeok | Marathon | 2:38:45 | 82 |
| Lee Doo-hang | Marathon | 2:17:19 | 32 |
| Byun Young-jun | 20 km walk | 1:23:26 | 31 |
| Kim Hyun-sub | 20 km walk | 1:21:36 | 17 |
| Park Chil-sung | 20 km walk | DNF | DNF |
| Kim Dong-young | 50 km walk | 3:57:33 | 38 |
| Park Chil-sung | 50 km walk | 3:45:55 NR | 13 |
| Yim Jung-hyun | 50 km walk | 3:56:34 | 34 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Kim Deok-hyeon | Triple jump | 16.22 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Yoo-suk | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jung Sang-jin | Javelin throw | 76.39 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jung Hye-lim | 100 m hurdles | 13.48 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chung Yun-hee | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:31:58 | 41 |
| Kim Sung-eun | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:46:38 | 96 |
| Lim Kyung-hee | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:39:03 | 76 |
| Jeon Yong-eun | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Choi Yun-hee | Pole vault | 4.10 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lee Hyun-il | Singles | Pacheco (PER) W (21–12, 21–7) | — | — | 1 Q | Jørgensen (DEN) W (21–17, 21–13) | Chen J (CHN) W (21–15, 21–16) | Lin D (CHN) L (12–21, 10–21) | Chen L (CHN) L (12–21, 21–15, 15–21) | 4 |
| Son Wan-ho | Singles | Ivanov (RUS) W (21–15, 21–19) | Hsu J-h (TPE) W (21–14, 21–10) | — | 1 Q | Gade (DEN) L (9–21, 16–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Doubles | Bach / Gunawan (USA) W (21–14, 21–19) | Kawamae / Sato (JPN) W (21–16, 21–15) | Koo K K / Tan B H (MAS) W (21–16, 21–11) | 1 Q | — | Ahsan / Septano (INA) W (21–12, 21–16) | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L (21–17, 18–21 20–22) | Koo K K / Tan B H (MAS) W (23–21, 21–10) | |
| Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong | Doubles | Cwalina / Łogosz (POL) W (17–21, 21–7, 21–13) | Isara / Jongjit (THA) L (15–21, 14–21) | Ahsan / Septano (INA) L (22–24, 12–21) | 3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bae Youn-joo | Singles | Tee J Y (MAS) W (16–21, 21–15, 21–12) | Allegrini (ITA) W (21–11, 21–15) | — | 1 Q | Wang Yh (CHN) L (21–15, 14–21, 14–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sung Ji-hyun | Singles | Kværnø (NOR) W (21–8, 21–5) | Yip P Y (HKG) L (18–21, 21–23) | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung | Doubles | Choo / Veeran (AUS) W (21–7, 21–19) | Edwards / Viljoen (RSA) W (21–8, 21–7) | Jauhari / Polii (INA) W (18–21, 21–14, 21–12) | 1 Q | — | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing |
| Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na | Doubles | Bruce / Li (CAN) W (21–5, 21–11) | Sorokina / Vislova (RUS) W (23–21, 21–18) | Wang Xl / Yu Y (CHN) W (21–14, 21–11) | 1 Q | — | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun | Doubles | Ahmad / Natsir (INA) L (19–21, 12–21) | Laybourn / Rytter Juhl (DEN) L (15–21 12–21) | Diju / Gutta (IND) W (21–15, 21–15) | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

South Korea has so far qualified in the following events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Shin Jong-hun | Light flyweight | Bye | Aleksandrov (BUL) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Han Soon-chul | Lightweight | Eliwa (EGY) W 11–6 | Safaryants (BLR) W 13$^+$–13 | Gaibnazarov (UZB) W 16–13 | Petrauskas (LTU) W 18–13 | Lomachenko (UKR) L 9–19 | |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Park Sung-baek | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Na Ah-reum | Women's road race | 3:35:56 | 13 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Lee Hye-jin | Women's sprint | 11.405 63.130 | 14 | Panarina (BLR) L | Sullivan (CAN) Maeda (JPN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Team sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Lee Eun-ji Lee Hye-jin | Women's team sprint | 34.636 51.969 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Choi Seung-woo Jang Sun-jae Park Keon-woo Park Seon-ho | Men's team pursuit | 4:07.210 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Lee Hye-jin | Women's keirin | 5 | 6 | Did not advance | 17 |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Time trial | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Cho Ho-sung | Men's omnium | 13.614 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4:32.382 | 13 | 8 | 1:04.150 | 8 | 60 | 11 |
| Lee Min-hye | Women's omnium | 14.793 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3:46.871 | 15 | 9 | 36.547 | 11 | 74 | 15 |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Park Ji-ho | 10 m platform | 370.50 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kim Su-ji | 10 m platform | 215.75 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

South Korea has qualified 14 fencers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jung Jin-sun | Individual épée | — | Sukhov (RUS) W 15–11 | Alimzhanov (KAZ) W 15–8 | Fiedler (GER) W 15–11 | Piasecki (NOR) L 13–15 | Kelsey (USA) W 12–11 | |
| Park Kyoung-doo | Individual épée | — | Kudayev (UZB) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Byung-chul | Individual foil | Bye | Zhu J (CHN) W 15–13 | Le Péchoux (FRA) W 15–13 | Ma Jf (CHN) W 15–13 | Abouelkassem (EGY) L 12–15 | Baldini (ITA) W 15–14 | |
| Gu Bon-gil | Individual sabre | Bye | Zalomir (ROU) W 15–12 | Hartung (GER) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Jung-hwan | Individual sabre | Bye | Zhong M (CHN) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Won Woo-young | Individual sabre | Bye | Wang (CHN) W 15–6 | Kovalev (RUS) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gu Bon-gil Kim Jung-hwan Won Woo-young Oh Eun-seok | Team sabre | — | — | — | Germany (GER) W 45–38 | Italy (ITA) W 45–37 | Romania (ROU) W 45–26 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Choi In-jeong | Individual épée | Bye | Szász (HUN) W 15–12 | Besbes (TUN) L 11–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jung Hyo-jung | Individual épée | Bye | Sivkova (RUS) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shin A-lam | Individual épée | Bye | Schalm (CAN) W 15–12 | Sozanska (GER) W 14–9 | Măroiu (ROU) W 15–14 | Heidemann (GER) L 5–6 | Sun Yj (CHN) L 11–15 | 4 |
| Choi In-jeong Jung Hyo-jung Shin A-lam Choi Eun-sook | Team épée | — | — | — | Romania (ROU) W 45–38 | United States (USA) W 45–36 | China (CHN) L 25–39 | |
| Jeon Hee-sook | Individual foil | Bye | Sugawara (JPN) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jung Gil-ok | Individual foil | Bye | Shanayeva (RUS) W 15–14 | Kiefer (USA) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nam Hyun-hee | Individual foil | Bye | Leleyko (UKR) W 15–9 | Mohamed (HUN) W 8–7 | Ikehata (JPN) W 15–6 | Di Francisca (ITA) L 10–11 | Vezzali (ITA) L 12–13 | 4 |
| Jeon Hee-sook Jung Gil-ok Nam Hyun-hee Oh Ha-na | Team foil | — | — | — | United States (USA) W 45–31 | Russia (RUS) L 32–44 | France (FRA) W 45–32 | |
| Kim Ji-yeon | Individual sabre | — | González (MEX) W 15–3 | Marzocca (ITA) W 15–7 | Vougiouka (GRE) W 15–12 | Zagunis (USA) W 15–13 | Velikaya (RUS) W 15–9 | |
| Lee Ra-jin | Individual sabre | — | Benítez (VEN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Field hockey

The South Korean women's hockey team have qualified a team of 16 players for the games by virtue of being runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games hockey tournament.

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun
* Lee Myung-ho
* Jang Jong-hyun
* Oh Dae-keun
* Lee Nam-yong
* Seo Jong-ho
* Lee Seung-il
* Yoon Sung-hoon
* You Hyo-sik
* Yeo Woon-kon
* Kang Moon-kweon
* Hyun Hye-sung
* Cha Jong-bok
* Hong Eun-seong
* Kim Young-jin
* Kang Moon-kyu
* Nam Hyun-woo
Reserves:
* Cho Suk-hoon
* Kim Jae-hyeon
South Korea is in Pool B of the men's tournament.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
* 30 July 2012 08:30
| South Korea | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| You 20', 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 1 August 2012 21:15
| South Korea | 0–1 | Germany |
| | Report | Zeller 33' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 3 August 2012 21:15
| Belgium | 2–1 | South Korea |
| Boon 37' Charlier 61' | Report | Nam 46' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
* 5 August 2012 13:15
| India | 1–4 | South Korea |
| Chandi 10' | Report | Jang 6' Nam 59', 70' Seo 68' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 7 August 2012 08:30
| South Korea | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| Nam 53' Lee N. 62' | Report | Van der Weerden 17' Verga 21' Weusthof 47' Bakker 64' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ged Curran (GBR)

#### 7th/8th place game

* 9 August 2012 11:30
| Pakistan | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Waqas 31' Khan 44' Imran 61' | Report | Hyun 30', 33' |
* Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Simon Taylor (NZL)

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Lim Heung-sin
* Moon Young-hui (GK)
* Kim Young-ran
* Cha Se-na
* Park Seon-mi
* Lee Seon-ok (C)
* Park Mi-hyun
* Han Hye-lyoung
* Kim Jong-hee
* Kim Jong-eun
* Kim Da-rae
* Cheon Seul-ki
* Jeon Yu-mi
* Kim Ok-ju
* Park Ki-ju
* Jang Soo-ji (GK)
* Cheon Eun-bi
Reserves:
* Cho Eun-ji
* Hong Yoo-jin
South Korea is in Pool A of the women's competition.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | |
* 29 July 2012 13:45
| China | 4–0 | South Korea |
| Ma Yibo 26', 67' Zhao Yudiao 51' Li Hongxia 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 31 July 2012 16:00
| Great Britain | 5–3 | South Korea |
| White 6' Cullen 25' Danson 38' Twigg 61' Rogers 62' | Report | Kim Da-rae 18' Han Hye-lyoung 52' Park Mi-hyun 57' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 2 August 2012 08:30
| South Korea | 1–0 | Japan |
| Cheon Seul-ki 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Frances Block (GBR)
* 4 August 2012 10:45
| Netherlands | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Welten 10' Hoog 14' Dirkse van den Heuvel 36' | Report | Cheon Seul-ki 5', 65' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Claire Adenot (FRA)
* 6 August 2012 16:00
| South Korea | 3–1 | Belgium |
| Kim Jong-eun 8', 70' Lee Seon-ok 24' | Report | Coppey 37' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)

#### 7th/8th place

* 8 August 2012 11:30
| South Korea | 1–4 | Germany |
| Cheon Seul-ki 8' | Report | Hahn 6', 16' Rinne 55' Mavers 70' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Claire Adenot (FRA)

## Football
### Men's tournament

South Korea qualified a team of 18 players for the men's tournament. The squad won the bronze medal and the team were granted exemption to two years of mandatory military service but still required to do four weeks of basic training.

#### Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Coach: Hong Myung-bo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2012 club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jung Sung-ryong* | (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) | 17 | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 2 | 2DF | Oh Jae-suk | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) | 14 | 0 | Gangwon FC |
| 3 | 2DF | Yun Suk-young | (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22) | 16 | 0 | Jeonnam Dragons |
| 4 | 2DF | Kim Young-gwon | (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 22) | 13 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| 5 | 2DF | Kim Kee-hee | (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 23) | 2 | 2 | Daegu FC |
| 6 | 3MF | Ki Sung-yueng | (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 23) | 14 | 0 | Celtic |
| 7 | 3MF | Kim Bo-kyung | (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 22) | 19 | 4 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 8 | 3MF | Baek Sung-dong | (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 20) | 7 | 2 | Júbilo Iwata |
| 9 | 4FW | Ji Dong-won | (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21) | 10 | 2 | Sunderland |
| 10 | 4FW | Park Chu-young* | (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 27) | 22 | 9 | Arsenal |
| 11 | 3MF | Nam Tae-hee | (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 21) | 2 | 2 | Lekhwiya |
| 12 | 2DF | Hwang Seok-ho | (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 13 | 3MF | Koo Ja-cheol (c) | (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 23) | 8 | 3 | Augsburg |
| 14 | 2DF | Kim Chang-soo* | (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 26) | 18 | 1 | Busan IPark |
| 15 | 3MF | Park Jong-woo | (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 23) | 4 | 1 | Busan IPark |
| 16 | 3MF | Jung Woo-young | (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 17 | 4FW | Kim Hyun-sung | (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22) | 6 | 2 | FC Seoul |
| 18 | 1GK | Lee Bum-young | (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 23) | 9 | 0 | Busan IPark |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Gabon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Final rank

    Bronze

#### Controversy

Park Jong-Woo was not present at the medal ceremony after the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazil and did not receive the bronze medal with the rest of his team due to his political position on the Liancourt Rocks, which are disputed both by South Korea and Japan by having a claim on the islands, after FIFA was notified about Park holding a sign of South Korea having claim on Dokdo, the Korean name for the islets. On 11 February 2013, Park attended an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing at Lausanne, Switzerland. After the Disciplinary Commission reviewed Park's action at the Olympics, the IOC decided to award the player the bronze medal he had been barred from collecting for several months.

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Kim Hee-hoon | Team | 12.933 | 12.100 | 14.166 | — | 13.700 | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Ji-hoon | Team | 12.900 | 13.100 | — | — | — | 15.500 Q | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Seung-il | Team | — | 12.133 | 12.666 | 14.533 | 14.033 | 13.233 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Soo-myun | Team | 14.766 | 13.433 | 13.833 | 15.666 | 14.700 | 13.933 | 86.331 | 23 Q | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Hak-seon | Team | 14.066 | — | 13.933 | 16.233 Q | 11.966 | 11.233 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Total | Team | 41.765 | 38.666 | 41.932 | 47.865 | 42.433 | 42.666 | 265.327 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Kim Ji-hoon | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 15.133 | 15.133 | 8 |
| Kim Soo-myun | All-around | 12.266 | 13.700 | 14.200 | 16.000 | 14.641 | 14.966 | 85.773 | 20 |
| Yang Hak-seon | Vault | — | — | — | 16.533 | — | — | 16.533 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Heo Seon-mi | All-around | 13.233 | 13.800 | 12.166 | 11.400 | 50.599 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Son Yeon-jae | Individual | 28.075 | 27.825 | 26.350 | 28.050 | 110.300 | 6 Q | 28.050 | 28.325 | 26.750 | 28.350 | 111.475 | 5 |

## Handball

South Korea has qualified for the men's and women's event by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

### Men's tournament

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head coaches: Cho Young-shin
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Lee Chang-woo
* (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 29)
* 1.87 m
* Chungnam
* 2
* CB
* Jeong Yi-kyeong
* (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 27)
* 1.88 m
* Doosan
* 5
* P
* Park Kyung-suk
* (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 31)
* 1.85 m
* Chungnam
* 7
* RW
* Jung Su-young
* (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 26)
* 1.84 m
* HC Korosa
* 8
* P
* Park Jung-gyu
* (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 28)
* 1.90 m
* KHF
* 11
* LW
* Lim Duk-jun
* (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31)
* 1.86 m
* Doosan
* 12
* GK
* Park Chan-young
* (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 29)
* 1.90 m
* Doosan
* 13
* RB
* Lee Jae-woo
* (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 32)
* 1.81 m
* Doosan
* 17
* RW
* Yu Dong-geun
* (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 26)
* 1.85 m
* Incheon DTC
* 19
* LW
* Jeong Han
* (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24)
* 1.85 m
* Incheon DTC
* 20
* LB
* Paek Won-chul
* (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 35)
* 1.80 m
* HC Korosa
* 22
* LB
* Ko Kyung-soo
* (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27)
* 1.82 m
* Chungnam
* 33
* RB
* Eom Hyo-won
* (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 25)
* 1.82 m
* Sangmu
* 77
* RB
* Yoon Kyung-shin
* (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 39)
* 2.03 m
* KHF
* 88
* P
* Jung Jin-ho
* (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26)
* 1.93 m
* HC Korosa

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 109 | +41 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 129 | −5 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 126 | +14 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 128 | −14 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 131 | −11 | 2 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 140 | −25 | 0 | |
| 29 July 2012 11:15 | Croatia | 31 – 21 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,068 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 29 July 2012 11:15 | Čupić 8 | (14–8) | Jeong Yi-kyeong 5 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,068 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 29 July 2012 11:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,068 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 31 July 2012 11:15 | South Korea | 19 – 22 | Hungary | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,262 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 31 July 2012 11:15 | Jeong Yi-kyeong, Jeong Han 4 | (9–7) | Lékai 5 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,262 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 31 July 2012 11:15 | 4× 3× | Report | 4× 4× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,262 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 2 August 2012 09:30 | Spain | 33 – 29 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,209 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 2 August 2012 09:30 | Ugalde 6 | (16–14) | Lee Jae-woo 8 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,209 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 2 August 2012 09:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 8× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,209 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 4 August 2012 11:15 | South Korea | 22 – 28 | Serbia | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,525 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 4 August 2012 11:15 | Jeong Han 6 | (10–12) | Nikčević, Toskić 5 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,525 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 4 August 2012 11:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 6× 1× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,525 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 6 August 2012 14:30 | Denmark | 26 – 24 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,546 Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE) |
| 6 August 2012 14:30 | Eggert Jensen, Knudsen 6 | (13–14) | Lee Jae-woo, Eom Hyo-won 6 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,546 Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE) |
| 6 August 2012 14:30 | 4× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,546 Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE) |

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head coaches: Kang Jae-won
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Ju Hui
* (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 22)
* 1.80 m
* 0
* 0
* Colorful Daegu
* 2
* RW
* Woo Sun-hee
* (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34)
* 1.72 m
* 0
* 0
* Wonderful Samcheok
* 3
* CB
* Kim On-a
* (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23)
* 1.69 m
* 0
* 0
* Incheon Sports Council
* 5
* RW
* Jung Yu-ra
* (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20)
* 1.70 m
* 0
* 0
* Colorful Daegu
* 7
* LB
* Gwon Han-na
* (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22)
* 1.72 m
* 0
* 0
* Seoul City
* 9
* P
* Kim Cha-youn
* (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31)
* 1.73 m
* 0
* 0
* Omron handball
* 10
* LB
* Lee Mi-gyeong
* (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20)
* 1.65 m
* 0
* 0
* Seoul City
* 11
* RB
* Ryu Eun-hee
* (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22)
* 1.80 m
* 0
* 0
* Incheon Sports Council
* 12
* GK
* Moon Kyeong-ha
* (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32)
* 1.76 m
* 0
* 0
* GNDC
* 13
* P
* Kim Cheong-sim
* (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36)
* 1.78 m
* 0
* 0
* SK Lubricants
* 17
* LB
* Sim Hae-in
* (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24)
* 1.78 m
* 0
* 0
* Wonderful Samcheok
* 19
* RB
* Choi Im-jeong
* (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31)
* 1.82 m
* 0
* 0
* Colorful Daegu
* 20
* CB
* Jung Ji-hae
* (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27)
* 1.68 m
* 0
* 0
* Wonderful Samcheok
* 21
* LW
* Jo Hyo-bi
* (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21)
* 1.65 m
* 0
* 0
* Incheon Sports Council
* 33
* LW
* Lee Eun-bi
* (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21)
* 1.63 m
* 0
* 0
* BISCO

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 130 | +6 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 114 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 120 | −2 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 121 | −8 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | 0 | |
| 28 July 2012 11:15 | Spain | 27 – 31 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,900 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 28 July 2012 11:15 | Martín 7 | (12–16) | Ryu Eun-hee 9 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,900 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 28 July 2012 11:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,900 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 30 July 2012 11:15 | South Korea | 25 – 24 | Denmark | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,393 Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU) |
| 30 July 2012 11:15 | Jo Hyo-bi 5 | (11–10) | Larsen 7 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,393 Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU) |
| 30 July 2012 11:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,393 Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU) |
| 1 August 2012 09:30 | Norway | 27 – 27 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 1 August 2012 09:30 | Sulland 11 | (13–15) | three players 6 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 1 August 2012 09:30 | 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 3 August 2012 11:15 | South Korea | 21 – 24 | France | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,568 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 3 August 2012 11:15 | Sim Hae-in 6 | (12–10) | Lacrabère 4 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,568 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 3 August 2012 11:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 4× 2× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,568 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 5 August 2012 09:30 | Sweden | 28 – 32 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,180 Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 5 August 2012 09:30 | Flognman 8 | (13–16) | Ryu Eun-hee 10 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,180 Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 5 August 2012 09:30 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,180 Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT) |

#### Quarter-final

| 7 August 2012 17:00 | Russia | 23 – 24 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,299 Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 7 August 2012 17:00 | Postnova, Levina 5 | (11–14) | Gwon Han-na 6 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,299 Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 7 August 2012 17:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,299 Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP) |

#### Semi-final

| 9 August 2012 17:00 | Norway | 31 – 25 | South Korea | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 August 2012 17:00 | Løke 8 | (18–15) | Gwon Han-na 7 | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 August 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 11 August 2012 17:00 | South Korea | 29 – 31 (ET) | Spain | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,622 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 11 August 2012 17:00 | Gwon Han-na 7 | (13–13) | Alberto, Fernández 5 | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,622 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 11 August 2012 17:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,622 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,622 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |||

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Choi Gwang-hyeon | −60 kg | Bye | Chammartin (SUI) W 0001–0000 | Jokinen (FIN) W 0010–0000 | Galtsyan (RUS) L 0001–0001 YUS | Did not advance | Kitadai (BRA) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Cho Jun-ho | −66 kg | Bye | Drebot (UKR) W 0011–0002 | Farmonov (UZB) W 0011–0001 | Ebinuma (JPN) L 0001–0001 YUS | Did not advance | Oates (GBR) W 0021–0002 | Uriarte (ESP) W 0000–0001 | |
| Wang Ki-chun | −73 kg | Tatalashvili (GEO) W 0001–0000 | Ibragimov (KAZ) W 1001–0000 | Ježek (CZE) W 0010–0001 | Delpopolo (USA) W 0000–0000 YUS | Isaev (RUS) L 0002–0011 | Bye | Legrand (FRA) L 0001–0101 | 5 |
| Kim Jae-bum | −81 kg | Bye | Imamov (UZB) W 0010–0001 | Csoknyai (HUN) W 0010–0002 | Lucenti (ARG) W 0100–0003 | Nifontov (RUS) W 0100–0001 | Bye | Bischof (GER) W 0020–0001 | |
| Song Dae-nam | −90 kg | — | Romero (URU) W 1001–0000 | Mammadov (AZE) W 0011–0000 | Nishiyama (JPN) W 0111–0101 | Camilo (BRA) W 0112–0012 | Bye | González (CUB) W 0101–0001 | |
| Hwang Hee-tae | −100 kg | — | Mekić (BIH) W 0021–0002 | Bloshenko (UKR) W 1001–0000 | Gasimov (AZE) W 0021–0002 | Naidangiin (MGL) L 0001–0010 | Bye | Grol (NED) L 0000–0100 | 5 |
| Kim Sung-min | +100 kg | — | Hoshina (PHI) W 0100–0000 | Ceraj (SLO) W 0020–0001 | Makarau (BLR) W 0011–0002 | Riner (FRA) L 0003–0100 | Bye | Silva (BRA) L 0000–0100 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Chung Jung-yeon | −48 kg | Bye | van Snick (BEL) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Kyung-ok | −52 kg | Bye | Miranda (BRA) W 1012–0001 | Forciniti (ITA) L 0001–0001 | Did not advance | Gneto (FRA) L 0002–0021 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Kim Jan-di | −57 kg | Dorjsüren (MGL) W 0001–0001 | Quintavalle (ITA) L 0002–1011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joung Da-woon | −63 kg | Bye | Yusubova (AZE) W 1000–0000 | Ueno (JPN) W 0020–0002 | Xu L (CHN) L 0002–0011 | Bye | Émane (FRA) L 0000–0000 YUS | 5 |
| Hwang Ye-sul | −70 kg | Barbieri (ITA) W 0102–0001 | Robra (SUI) W 0011–0002 | Sraka (SLO) W 1000–0001 | Décosse (FRA) L 0000–0001 | Bye | Bosch (NED) L 0011–0011 YUS | 5 |
| Jeong Gyeong-mi | −78 kg | Ogata (JPN) L 0002–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Na-young | +78 kg | Bye | Issanova (KAZ) L 0012–0012$^+$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships three South Korean pentathletes have qualified for London; Hwang Woo-Jin and Jung Jin-Hwa have earned places in the men's event; Yang Soo-jin has earned places in the women's event.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Hwang Woo-jin | Men's | 14–21 | =29 | 736 | 2:01.14 | 5 | 1348 | 364 | 34 | 736 | 12:08.88 | 35 | 2088 | 4908 | 34 |
| Jung Jin-hwa | Men's | 16–19 | =20 | 784 | 2:00.25 | 4 | 1360 | 40 | 9 | 1160 | 10:57.07 | 19 | 2372 | 5676 | 11 |
| Yang Soo-jin | Women's | 14–21 | =28 | 736 | 2:17.93 | 15 | 1148 | 80 | 21 | 1120 | 12:40.71 | 24 | 1960 | 4964 | 24 |

## Rowing

South Korea has qualified the following boats.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kim Dong-yong | Single sculls | 7:05.24 | 4 R | 7:03.91 | 2 QF | 7:16.12 | 5 SC/D | 7:48.09 | 4 FD | 7:27.94 | 21 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kim Ye-ji | Single sculls | 8:04.68 | 6 R | 7:50.64 | 1 QF | 8:00.26 | 4 SC/D | 7:59.78 | 4 FD | 8:32.57 | 19 |
| Kim Myeong-sin KIm Sol-ji | Lightweight double sculls | 7:31.98 | 4 R | 7:27.95 | 4 FC | — | — | Bye | Bye | 7:44.03 | 14 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

South Korea has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Lee Tae-hoon | RS:X | 8 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 19 | EL | 139 | 15 |
| Ha Jee-min | Laser | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 50 DNF | 50 DSQ | 28 | 12 | 17 | EL | 188 | 24 |
| Cho Sung-min Park Gun-woo | 470 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 21 | EL | 169 | 22 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

## Shooting

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of shooting:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Cho Yong-seong | Skeet | 109 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Young-rae | 10 m air pistol | 569 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Young-rae | 50 m pistol | 569 | 1 Q | 661.5 | |
| Han Jin-seop | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Han Jin-seop | 50 m rifle prone | 595 | 5 Q | 698.2 | 6 |
| Han Jin-seop | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1168 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jin Jong-oh | 10 m air pistol | 588 | 1 Q | 688.2 | |
| Jin Jong-oh | 50 m pistol | 562 | 5 Q | 662.0 | |
| Kim Dae-yoong | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 579 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Hak-man | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Jong-hyun | 10 m air rifle | 593 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Jong-hyun | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1171 | 5 Q | 1272.5 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total |
| Jeong Mi-ra | 10 m air rifle | 387 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeong Mi-ra | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 581 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kang Gee-eun | Trap | 62 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Byung-hee | 10 m air pistol | 381 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Jang-mi | 10 m air pistol | 382 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Jang-mi | 25 m pistol | 591 | 1 Q | 792.4 | |
| Kim Kyeong-ae | 25 m pistol | 582 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Na Yoon-kyung | 10 m air rifle | 394 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Na Yoon-kyung | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 583 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Korean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chang Gyu-cheol | 100 m butterfly | 52.69 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Kyu-woong | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.57 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jung Won-yong | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.33 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jung Won-yong | 400 m individual medley | 4:23.12 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Hyung-joo | 200 m backstroke | 2:01.50 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Seon-kwan | 100 m backstroke | 55.51 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Tae-hwan | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.79 | 5 Q | 1:46.02 | 3 Q | 1:44.93 | |
| Park Tae-hwan | 400 m freestyle | 3:46.68 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:42.06 | |
| Park Tae-hwan | 1500 m freestyle | 14:56.89 | 6 Q | — | — | 14:50.61 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Back Su-yeon | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.76 | =7 Q | 2:24.67 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baek Il-joo | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.32 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Hye-ra | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.45 | 10 Q | 2.08.32 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Hye-ra | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.91 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ham Chan-mi | 200 m backstroke | 2:15.30 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Han Na-kyeong | 800 m freestyle | 8:57.26 | 32 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeong Da-rae | 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.83 | 14 Q | 2:28.74 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Ga-eul | 400 m freestyle | 4:43.46 | 34 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Hye-jin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.79 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Seo-yeong | 400 m individual medley | 4:43.99 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

South Korea has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Park Hyun-ha Park Hyun-sun | Duet | 86.700 | 13 | 87.460 | 174.160 | 12 Q | 87.250 | 173.950 | 12 |

## Table tennis

South Korea has qualified three men and three women.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Joo Se-hyuk | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Kim H-B (PRK) L (2–4) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oh Sang-eun | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Freitas (POR) W (4–0) | Kishikawa (JPN) L (1–4) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joo Se-hyuk Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min | Team | — | — | — | — | North Korea (PRK) W (3–1) | Portugal (POR) W (3–2) | Hong Kong (HKG) W (3–0) | China (CHN) L (0–3) | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kim Kyung-ah | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Liu J (AUT) W (4–1) | Shen Yf (ESP) W (4–1) | Feng Tw (SIN) L (2–4) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Mi-young | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Póta (HUN) W (4–1) | Li Xx (CHN) L (1–4) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dang Ye-seo Kim Kyung-ah Park Mi-young | Team | — | — | — | — | Brazil (BRA) W (3–0) | Hong Kong (HKG) W (3–0) | China (CHN) L (0–3) | Singapore (SIN) L (0–3) | 4 |

## Taekwondo

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lee Dae-hoon | Men's −58 kg | Karaket (THA) W 8–7 SDP | Bayoumi (EGY) W 11–10 SDP | Denisenko (RUS) W 7–6 | Bye | Bye | González (ESP) L 8–17 | |
| Cha Dong-min | Men's +80 kg | Trajkovic (SLO) W 9–4 | Tanrıkulu (TUR) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hwang Kyung-seon | Women's −67 kg | Gbagbi (CIV) W 4–1 | Fromm (GER) W 8–4 | Anić (SLO) W 7–0 | Bye | Bye | Tatar (TUR) W 12–5 | |
| Lee In-jong | Women's +67 kg | Falavigna (BRA) W 13–9 | Graffe (FRA) L 4–7 | Did not advance | Mamatova (UZB) W 8–1 | Baryshnikova (RUS) L 6–7 | Did not advance | 5 |

## Triathlon

South Korea has qualified the following athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Heo Min-ho | Men's | 18:02 | 0:38 | 59:46 | 0:28 | 35:36 | 1:54:30 | 54 |

## Volleyball

South Korea has qualified a women's team for the indoor tournament.

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 club |
| 3 | Ha Yu-jeong | 26 December 1989 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| 4 | Kim Sa-nee (C) | 21 June 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Heungkuk Life |
| 5 | Kim Hae-ran (L) | 16 March 1984 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| 7 | Lim Hyo-sook | 26 April 1982 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 278 cm (109 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| 10 | Kim Yeon-koung | 26 February 1988 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 11 | Han Yoo-mi | 5 February 1982 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Korea Ginseng Corporation |
| 12 | Han Song-yi | 5 September 1984 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | GS Caltex |
| 13 | Jung Dae-young | 12 August 1981 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | GS Caltex |
| 14 | Hwang Youn-joo | 13 August 1986 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Hyundai E&C |
| 17 | Yang Hyo-jin | 14 December 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Hyundai E&C |
| 19 | Kim Hee-jin | 29 April 1991 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | IBK Altos |
| 20 | Lee Sook-ja | 17 June 1980 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | 264 cm (104 in) | GS Caltex |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 426 | 345 | 1.235 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 475 | 461 | 1.030 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 449 | 452 | 0.993 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 447 | 420 | 1.064 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 434 | 443 | 0.980 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 297 | 407 | 0.730 | |

#### Bronze medal match
## Weightlifting

South Korea has qualified 6 men and 4 women.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ji Hun-min | −62 kg | 130 | 7 | 162 | DNF | 162 | DNF |
| Won Jeong-sik | −69 kg | 144 | 9 | 178 | 6 | 322 | 7 |
| Sa Jae-hyouk | −77 kg | 158 | 3 | — | — | 158 | DNF* |
| Kim Min-jae | −94 kg | 185 | 1 | 210 | 8 | 395 | |
| Kim Hwa-seung | −105 kg | 178 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Jeon Sang-guen | +105 kg | 190 | 10 | 246 | 2 | 436 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Yang Eun-hye | −58 kg | 87 | 17 | 113 | 14 | 200 | 14 |
| Mun Yu-ra | −69 kg | 102 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Lim Ji-hye | −75 kg | 97 | 9 | 126 | 10 | 223 | 10 |
| Jang Mi-ran | +75 kg | 125 | 5 | 164 | 4 | 289 | |
* Sa Jae-Hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.

## Wrestling

South Korea has so far qualified the following quota places.
Key:
* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kim Jin-cheol | −55 kg | Bye | Yumoto (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Lee Seung-chul | −60 kg | Bye | Scott (USA) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Choi Gyu-jin | −55 kg | Bye | Yun W-C (PRK) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Balart (CUB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bayramov (AZE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Semenov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 5 |
| Jung Ji-hyun | −60 kg | Bye | Meoque (CUB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Aliyev (AZE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Kim Hyeon-woo | −66 kg | Varderesyan (ARM) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Mulens (CUB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Venckaitis (LTU) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Guénot (FRA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Lőrincz (HUN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | |
| Kim Jin-hyeok | −74 kg | Datunashvili (GEO) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Lee Se-yeol | −84 kg | Hrustanović (AUT) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kim Hyung-joo | −48 kg | Bye | Merleni (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Um Ji-eun | −55 kg | Amri (TUN) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |