South Korea at the Olympics

South Korea at the Olympics is a history which includes 32 games in 18 countries and 2,000+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "South Korea"; retrieved 2012-7-29.  Since 1946, South Korea (KOR) has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-29.

History
The Korean National Olympic Committee was formed in 1946.  It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1947.Olympic.org,  "South Korea"; retrieved 2012-7-29.

Korea's team first competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Athletes from Korea did not take part in the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Medal tables
Team highlights include the bronze medal in the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.  The win against Japan resulted in Korea's first medal in this sport.Collet, Mike.  "Olympics-Soccer-South Korea take bronze after beating Japan,"  Reuters (UK), 10 August 2012; retrieved 2012-8-10.

Summer games
Notes 1948 London  0  0  2  2   1952 Helsinki  0  0  2  2   1956 Melbourne  0  1  1  2   1960 Rome  0  0  0  0   1964 Tokyo  0  2  1  3   1968 Mexico City  0  1  1  2   1972 Munich  0  1  0  1   1976 Montreal  1  1  4  6   1980 Moscow  did not participate 1984 Los Angeles  6  6  7  19   1988 Seoul (host nation)  12  10  11  33   1992 Barcelona  12  5  12  29   1996 Atlanta  7  15  5  27   2000 Sydney  8  10  10  28   2004 Athens  9  12  9  30   2008 Beijing  13  10  8  31   2012 London  13  7  7  27   2016 Rio de Janiero           Total  68  74  73  272  

Winter games
Notes 1948 St. Moritz  0  0  0  0   1952 Oslo  did not participate 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo  0  0  0  0   1960 Squaw Valley  0  0  0  0   1964 Innsbruck  0  0  0  0   1968 Grenoble  0  0  0  0   1972 Sapporo  0  0  0  0   1976 Innsbruck  0  0  0  0   1980 Lake Placid  0  0  0  0   1984 Sarajevo  0  0  0  0   1988 Calgary  0  0  0  0   1992 Albertville  2  1  1  4   1994 Lillehammer  4  1  1  6   1998 Nagano  3  1  2  6   2002 Salt Lake City  2  2  0  4   2006 Turin  6  3  2  11   2010 Vancouver  6  6  2  14   2014 Sochi           2018 Pyeongchang           Total  23  14  8  45  

Host country

Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics (XXIVth Olympiad) in Seoul.SR/Olympics, "South Korea at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games" ; retrieved 2012-7-29.

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 

  Korean Olympic Committee 
 South Korea profile at London2012.com 

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of South Korea