page_title: South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
section_title: Weightlifting
hierarchical_section_title: South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting
caption_attribution_description: 2012 London Olympic Games Mi-Ran Jang of South Korea competes during the women's +75kg event at the London 2012 Olympic Games Weightlifting competition, London, Britain. 2012.08.06. Photo by Korean Olympic Committee Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Korean Culture and Information Service 2012 런던 올림픽 여자 +75kg급에 출전한 장미란 선수 사진제공 - 대한체육회 문화체육관광부 해외문화홍보원
context_page_description: South 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, 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 team-based athletes proved successful in London, as the men's football team won the bronze medal against neighbouring Japan. For the first time in its history, South Korea won Olympic medals in team fencing.
context_section_description: South Korea has qualified 6 men and 4 women.
  Men
  Women
  * Sa Jae-Hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.
caption: Defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-Ran in women's +75 kg.
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