1964 Summer Olympics / Participant (South Korea)

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South Korea took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with a delegation of 154 athletes (128 men and 26 women) in 93 competitions in 17 sports.

The South Korean athletes won two silver medals and one bronze medal. In the medal table of the games, South Korea placed 27th.

Participants by sport

basketball

• 16th place

  Bang Yee-ul

  Chung Jin-bong

  Ha Ui-kon

  Kim Chung-sun

  Kim In-kun

  Kim Moon-hyun

  Kim Seung-kyu

  Kim Young-il

  Kim Young-ki

  Lee Byung-goo

  Moon Hyun-chang

  Shin Dong-pa

Boxing

• Cho Dong-kih

  Flyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Chung Shin-cho

  Bantam weight: silver

• Suk Jong-gu

  Featherweight: eliminated in the second round

• Su Bun-nam

  Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Park Koo-il

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Lee Hong-man

  Welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Lee Kum-taik

  Light middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Kim Duk-pal

  Middleweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

fencing

Men

• Shin Doo-ho

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

• Kim Man-shik

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

• Han Myung-seok

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

• Kim Chang-hwan

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

Women

• Sin Kwang-sook

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

Soccer

• eliminated in the group stage

  Cha Kyung-bok

  Cha Tae-sung

  Cho Sung-dal

  Cho Yoon-ok

  Ham Heung-chul

  Huh Yoon-young

  Kim Duk-yong

  Kim Hong-bok

  Kim Jung-nam

  Kim Jung-suk

  Kim Sam-rak

  Kim Young-bai

  Lee woo-bong

  Lee Yi-woo

  Park Seung-ok

  Woo Sang-kwon

Weightlifting

• Yang Mu-shin

  Bantamweight: 5th place

• Yu In-ho

  Bantamweight: 7th place

• Kim Hae-nam

  Featherweight: 6th place

• Lee Jong-sup

  Middleweight: 4th place

• Hur Chang-bum

  Middleweight: competition not finished

• Lee Hyung-woo

  Light heavyweight: 6th place

• Hwang Ho-dong

  Heavyweight: 8th place

Judo

• Park Chung-sam

  Lightweight: 5th place

• Su Sang-chul

  Lightweight: 19th place

• Kim Eui-tae

  Middleweight: bronze

• Kim Jong-dai

  Heavyweight: 5th place

athletics

Men

• Chung Ki-sun

  100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Chung Kyo-mo

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Lee Sang-hoon

  Marathon: 11th place

• Kim Yun-bum

  Marathon: 16th place

• Joo Hyung-kil

  Marathon: 50th place

• Hwang Chung-dae

  Triple jump: 30th place

• Rim He-kun

  Shot put: 22nd place

• Kim Byung-koo

  Discus throw: 28th place

• Lim Dong-shil

  Hammer throw: 24th place

• Park Soo-kwon

  Javelin throw: 23rd place

Women

• Song yang-yes

  100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Han Myung-hee

  400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Park hi-sook

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Lee Hak-yes

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

  Pentathlon: 19th place

• Han Jook-hee

  Long jump: 28th place

• Park Young-sook

  Discus throw: 20th place

• Lee Hee-yes

  Javelin throw: 16th place

Modern pentathlon

• Choi Kui-seung

  Singles: 37th place

Cycling

• Lee Sun-bai

  Road race: 107th place

  Team time trial: 24th place

• To Byung-hong

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 24th place

• Hwang Chang-shik

  Road Race: Race not finished

• We Kyung-yong

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Hong Sung-ik

  Team time trial: 24th place

• Cho Sung-hwang

  Team time trial: 24th place

horse riding

• Lee Il-kyu

  Show jumping: 31st place

  Show jumping team: 14th place

• Kim Chul-kyu

  Show jumping: eliminated

  Show jumping team: 14th place

• To Duk-kee

  Show jumping: eliminated

  Show jumping team: 14th place

• Cho Hyung-won

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Suh Myung-won

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Kim Young-ro

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Kim Moon-sik

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

Wrestling

• Shin Sang-shik

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Chang Yi-hyun

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Kim Bong-jo

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Kim Ik-jong

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Shin Dong-eui

  Welterweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Lee Ki-yul

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Kang Doo-man

  Light heavyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round

  Middleweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Chang Chang-sun

  Flyweight, freestyle: silver

• Choi Young-kil

  Bantamweight, freestyle: 5th place

• Yoon Dae-kih

  Featherweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Chung Dong-goo

  Lightweight, freestyle: 6th place

• Choi Byung-sup

  Welterweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round

rowing

• Lee Sang-woo

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Kim Heung-chong

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Kim Kyu-san

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Choi Shin-il

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• To Jong-duk

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Chun Sung-tae

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Yoo Hyuk-keun

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Ji Duk-han

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

• Park Shin-young

  Eighth with helmsman: 12th place

shoot

• Lee Jong-hyun

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 39th place

• Nam-kyu Park

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 46th place

• To Jae-song

  Free pistol 50 m: 9th place

• Su Kang-wook

  Free pistol 50 m: 32nd place

• Nam Sang-wan

  Free rifle three-position fight 300 m: 21st place

• Shin Hyun-joo

  Free rifle three-position fight 300 m: 22nd place

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 41st place

• Hu Wook-bong

  Small-bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 37th place

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 65th place

• Cho Hwa-il

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 40th place

• To young keun

  Trap: 23rd place

• Park Sam-kyu

  Trap: 35th place

swim

Men

• Kim Bong-jo

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Chin Jang-rim

  200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

Women

• Lim Kum-yes

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Chun ok-yes

  100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run

do gymnastics

Men

• Kim Chung-tae

  Individual all-around: 53rd place

  Floor: 69th place

  Horse jump: 90th place

  Bars: 22nd place

  Horizontal bar: 60th place

  Rings: 80th place

  Pommel horse: 11th place

  Team all-around competition: 13th place

• Kim Kwang-duk

  Individual all-around: 60th place

  Floor: 61st place

  Horse jump: 106th place

  Bars: 30th place

  Horizontal bar: 42nd place

  Rings: 57th place

  Pommel horse: 78th place

  Team all-around competition: 13th place

• Chung Yi-kwang

  Individual all-around: 70th place

  Floor: 65th place

  Horse jump: 106th place

  Bars: 41st place

  Horizontal bar: 26th place

  Rings: 74th place

  Pommel horse: 92nd place

  Team all-around competition: 13th place

• Lee Kwang-jae

  Individual all-around: 81st place

  Floor: 54th place

  Horse jump: 69th place

  Bars: 98th place

  Horizontal bar: 47th place

  Rings: 94th place

  Pommel horse: 82nd place

  Team all-around competition: 13th place

• Su Jae-kyu

  Individual all-around: 84th place

  Floor: 54th place

  Horse jump: 95th place

  Bars: 120th place

  Horizontal bar: 50th place

  Rings: 77th place

  Pommel horse: 44th place

  Team all-around competition: 13th place

• Kang Su-il

  Individual all-around: 95th place

  Floor: 54th place

  Horse jump: 77th place

  Bars: 116th place

  Horizontal bar: 89th place

  Rings: 49th place

  Pommel horse: 110th place

  Team all-around competition: 13th place

Women

• Choi Young-sook

  Individual all-around: 58th place

  Floor: 69th place

  Horse jump: 47th place

  Uneven bars: 54th place

  Balance beam: 65th place

• Lee Duk-boon

  Individual all-around: 65th place

  Floor: 72nd place

  Horse jump: 67th place

  Uneven bars: 71st place

  Balance beam: 59th place

• Chung Bong-soon

  Individual all-around: 73rd place

  Floor: 71st place

  Horse jump: 44th place

  Uneven bars: 50th place

  Balance beam: 82nd place

volleyball

Men

• 10th place

  Kim In-soo

  Oh Pyong-kil

  Son Young-wan

  Chung Sun-hung

  Park Suh-kwang

  Suh Ban-suk

  Lee Kyu-soh

  Kim Young-joon

  Kim Sung-kil

  Kim Kwang-soo

  Kim Jin-hee

  Lim Tae-hoh

Women

• 6th place

  Suh Choon-kang

  Moon Kyung-sook

  Ryoo Choon-yes

  Kim Kil-yes

  Oh soon-ok

  Chung Jong-eun

  Choi Don-hi

  Hong Nam-sun

  Oh Chung-yes

  Yoon Jung-sook

  Kwak Ryong-yes

  Lee Keun-soo

Diving

Men

• Song Jae-woong

  3 m jumping: 23rd place

  10 m high diving: 26th place

• Cho Chang-jae

  10 m high diving: 22nd place

Women

• Chung Sun-yes

  10 m high diving: 24th place

Web links

• South Korean Olympic team from 1964 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )