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
Boxing
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Han Soo-an
- Flyweight: bronze
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Seo Byeong-ran
- Featherweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Gang In-seok
- Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
Soccer
- Eliminated in the quarterfinals
Weightlifting
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Lee Gyu-hyeok
- Bantamweight: 4th place
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Pak Dong-uk
- Bantamweight: 10th place
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Nam Su-il
- Featherweight: 4th place
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Choi Hang-gi
- Featherweight: without a valid attempt
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Kim Chang-hui
- Lightweight: 6th place
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Na Si-yun
- Lightweight: 7th place
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Kim Seong-jip
- Middleweight: bronze
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Lee Yeong-hwan
- Light heavyweight: 16th place
athletics
- Men
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Lee Yun-seok
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Sim Bok-seok
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Hong Jong-o
- Marathon: 25th place
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Seo Yun-bok
- Marathon: 27th place
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Choi Yun-chil
- Marathon: race not finished
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Kim Won-gwon
- Long jump: 18th place
- Triple jump: 12th place
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To Yeong-han
- Discus throw: without a valid attempt
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Gin Gang-hwan
- Hammer throw: 13th place
- Women
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Pak Bong-sik
- Discus throw: 18th place
Cycling
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Gwon Ik-hyeon
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Hwang San-ung
- Road Race: Race not finished
Wrestling
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Han Sang-Ryong
- Bantamweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Kim Kuk fan
- Featherweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Kim Seog-yeong
- Lightweight, freestyle: 6th place
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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 )