1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (South Korea)

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South Korea took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a delegation of 46 athletes (45 men and one woman) in 24 competitions in seven sports. It was South Korea's first participation in the Summer Olympics.

The South Korean athletes won two bronze medals. The boxer Han Soo-an took third place in the flyweight division, as did the weightlifter Kim Seong-jip in the middleweight division.

Participants by sport

basketball

• 8th place

  To Byeong-seok

  Bang Won-sun

  Chang Ri-jin

  Jo Deuk-jun

  Gang Bong-hyeon

  Kim Jeong-sin

  Lee Jun-yeong

  Lee Sang-hun

  O Su-cheol

Boxing

• Han Soo-an

  Flyweight: bronze

• Seo Byeong-ran

  Featherweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Gang In-seok

  Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

Soccer

• Eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Choi Seong-gon

  Jeong Guk-jin

  Jeong Nam-sik

  Hong Deog-yeong

  Kim Gyu-hwan

  Kim Yong-sik

  Min Byeong-dae

  Park Dae-jong

  Gyu-jeong Park

  U Jeong-hwan

  Bae Jeong-ho

Weightlifting

• Lee Gyu-hyeok

  Bantamweight: 4th place

• Pak Dong-uk

  Bantamweight: 10th place

• Nam Su-il

  Featherweight: 4th place

• Choi Hang-gi

  Featherweight: without a valid attempt

• Kim Chang-hui

  Lightweight: 6th place

• Na Si-yun

  Lightweight: 7th place

• Kim Seong-jip

  Middleweight: bronze

• Lee Yeong-hwan

  Light heavyweight: 16th place

athletics

Men

• Lee Yun-seok

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Sim Bok-seok

  5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Hong Jong-o

  Marathon: 25th place

• Seo Yun-bok

  Marathon: 27th place

• Choi Yun-chil

  Marathon: race not finished

• Kim Won-gwon

  Long jump: 18th place

  Triple jump: 12th place

• To Yeong-han

  Discus throw: without a valid attempt

• Gin Gang-hwan

  Hammer throw: 13th place

Women

• Pak Bong-sik

  Discus throw: 18th place

Cycling

• Gwon Ik-hyeon

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Hwang San-ung

  Road Race: Race not finished

Wrestling

• Han Sang-Ryong

  Bantamweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Kim Kuk fan

  Featherweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Kim Seog-yeong

  Lightweight, freestyle: 6th place

• Hwang Byeong-gwan

  Welterweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round

Web links

• South Korean Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )