1984 Summer Olympics / Participant (South Korea)

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South Korea took part in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a delegation of 175 athletes (116 men and 79 women) in 97 competitions in 19 sports. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the Judoka Hy Hyoung-zoo .

Participants by sport

basketball

Women

• silver

• Squad

  Choi Aei-young

  Kim Eun-sook

  Lee Hyung-sook

  Jeang Myung-hee

  Choi Kyung-hee

  Lee Mi-yes

  Kim Hwa-soon

  Kim Young-hee

  Moon Kyung-yes

  Sung Jung-a

  Park Chan-sook

Archery

Men Choi Weon-tae Singles: 11th place Jeon In-su Individual: 22nd place Koo Ja-chung Singles: 8th place

Women Kim Jin-ho Single: bronze Park Young-suk Individual: 17th place Seo Hyang-soon Single: gold

Boxing

Men

• Kim Gwang-seon

  Light flyweight: 1st round

• Heo Yeong-mo

  Flyweight: quarter-finals

• Moon Sung-kil

  Bantamweight: quarter finals

• Park Hyoung-ok

  Featherweight: quarterfinals

• Chun Chil-sung

  Lightweight: bronze

• Kim Dong-gil

  Light welterweight: quarterfinals

• To Young-Su

  Welterweight: silver

• To Dal-ho

  Light Middleweight: Round of 16

• Shin Joon-sup

  Middleweight: gold

fencing

Men Kim Bong-man Epee, team: 7th place Kim Sung-mun Epee, singles: 27th place Epee, team: 7th place Lee Il-hui Epee, singles: 34th place Epee, team: 7th place Min Gyeong-seung Epee, team: 7th place Yun Nam-jin Epee, singles: 33rd place Epee, team: 7th place

Women Choi Bok-ran Foil, singles: 37th place O Seung-soon Foil, singles: 21st place

Weightlifting

Men

• Bang Hyo-mun

  Flyweight. 6th place

• Kim chil-bong

  Bantamweight: 5th place

• Lee Myeong-su

  Featherweight: 6th place

• Ji Ju-hyeon

  Featherweight: DNF

• Chun-jong Park

  Middleweight: 8th place

• Park Young-jae

  Middleweight: 16th place

• Lee Gang-seok

  Lightweight: 6th place

• Hwang U-weon

  Middle heavyweight: 5th place

• Kim Chul-hyeon

  Middle heavyweight: DNF

Handball

Men 11th place Squad To Jin-soo Choi Geun-yeon Choi Tai-sub Hwang Yo-na Kang Duck-soo Kang Jae-won Kang Tae-koo Koh Suk-chang Lee Kwang-nam Lee Sang-hyo Lim Kyu-ha Lim Young-chul Park Byung-hong Park Young-dae Shim Jung-man

Women silver Squad Han Hwa-soo Jeong Hyoi-soon Jeung Soon-bok Kim Choon-rye Kim Kyung-soon Kim Mi-sook Kim Ok-hwa Lee Soon-egg Lee Young-yes Son Mi-na Sung Kyung-hwa Yoon Byung-soon Yoon Soo-kyung

Judo

Men

• Kim Jae-yup

  Ultra light weight: silver

• Hwang Jung-oh

  Half light weight: silver

• Ahn Byeong-keun

  Lightweight: gold

• Hwang Jin-su

  Light middleweight: 34th place

• Gyeong-ho Park

  Middleweight: 10th place

• Ha Hyoung zoo

  Light Heavyweight: Gold

• Cho Yong-chul

  Heavyweight: bronze

• Kim Gwan-hyeon

  Open class: 9th place

canoe

Men

• Jang Young-chul

  Canoe two-man, 500 meters: hope run

• Yun Hui-chun

  Canoe single, 500 meters: hope run

  Canoe two-man, 500 meters: hope run

athletics

Men Chae Hong-nak Marathon: 48th place Jang Jae-geun 200 meters: quarter-finals Kim Bok-joo 800 meters: heats (disqualified) 1500 meters: heats Kim Jong-il Long jump: 8th place Kim Ju-ryong 3000 meter obstacle: prelims Kim Weon-sick Marathon: 58th place Lee Hong-yul Marathon: 37th place Park Young-jun Triple jump: 24th place in qualification Sim Deok-seop 100 meters: heats

Women Lee Yeong-suk 100 meters: heats Mo Myung-hee 200 meters: quarter-finals

Modern pentathlon

Men

• Gang Gyeong-Hyo

  Singles: 45th place

  Team: 15th place

• Jeong Gyeong-Hun

  Individual: 38th place

  Team: 15th place

• Kim Il

  Singles: 42nd place

  Team: 15th place

Cycling

Men Jang Yun-ho 100 kilometers team time trial: 20th place Jo Geon-haeng 100 kilometers team time trial: 20th place Kim Chul-seok Road race: DNF 100 kilometers team time trial: 20th place Lee Jin-ok Road race: DNF 100 kilometers team time trial: 20th place Se-ryong Park Road race: 48th place Shin Dae-chul Road race: DNF

Women Choi Eun-suk Road race: 42nd place Mun Suk Road race: 43rd place Son Yak-seon Road race: 44th place

Wrestling

Men

• Chun Dae-je

  Light flyweight, Greco-Roman: 6th place

• Bang Dae-you

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Park Byeong-hyo

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 8th place

• Kim Weon-kee

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Lee Yeon-ik

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round

• Kim Young-nam

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: 4th place

• Kim Sang-kyu

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: 8th place

• Son Gab-do

  Light flyweight, freestyle: bronze

• Kim Jong-kyu

  Flyweight, freestyle: silver

• Kim Eui-kon

  Bantamweight, freestyle: bronze

• Lee Jung-keun

  Featherweight, freestyle: bronze

• You in-tak

  Lightweight, freestyle: gold

• Han Myeong-woo

  Welterweight, freestyle: 6th place

• Kim Tae-woo

  Middleweight, freestyle: 5th place

rowing

Women

• To Hae-eun , Kim Jung-nam , Kim Myeong-jae , Kim Young-hui & Park Hye-suk

  Foursome with helmsman: 9th place

shoot

Men Gwak Jung-hun Small caliber, lying: 44th place Lee Eun-chul Small caliber, three-position battle: 39th place Park Dae-un Air rifle: 28th place Jong-gil Park Rapid fire pistol: 7th place Park Seung-rin Free pistol: 31st place Seo In-taek Free pistol: 16th place Yang Chung-yul Rapid fire pistol: 5th place Yun Deok-ha Air rifle: 38th place Small caliber, three-position battle: 32nd place Small bore, lying: 13th place

Open class Choi Jung-ryong Trap: 41st place In the dong-kee Skeet: 33rd place Kim Young-jin Skeet: 36th place Park Chul-seung Trap: 11th place

Women Go Young-hui Small caliber, three-position fight: 24th place Kim Hye-young Sports pistol: 14th place Kim Young-mi Small caliber, three-position battle: 20th place Lee Jung-hwa Air rifle: 21st place Mun Yang-yes Sports pistol: 10th place Park Jung-ah Air rifle: 11th place

swim

Men Bang Joon-young 100 meter butterfly: 40th place 200 meter butterfly: 28th place

Women Choi Yun-hui 100 meters back: 24th place 200 meters back: 21st place Kim Jin-suk 100 meters freestyle: 30th place 200 meters freestyle: 29th place

sailing

• Jo Jin-sup

  Windsurfing: 34th place

do gymnastics

Men Chae Gwang-seok Individual all-around: 57th place in qualification Team all-around competition: 8th place Floor: 44th place in qualification Horse: 62nd place in qualification Bars: 45th place in qualification Horizontal bar: 22nd place in qualification Rings: 70th place in qualification Pommel horse: 61st place in qualification Han Chung-sick Individual all-around: 27th place Team all-around competition: 8th place Floor: 32nd place in qualification Horse: 40th place in qualification Bars: 35th place in qualification Horizontal bar: 30th place in qualification Rings: 60th place in qualification Pommel horse: 30th place in qualification Jang Tae-eun Individual all-around: 13th place Team all-around competition: 8th place Floor: 48th place in qualification Horse: 48th place in qualification Bars: 21st place in qualification Horizontal bar: 25th place in qualification Rings: 30th place in qualification Pommel horse: 43rd place in qualification Ju Young-sam Individual all-around: 52nd place in qualification Team all-around competition: 8th place Floor: 56th place in qualification Horse: 63rd place in qualification Bars: 46th place in qualification Horizontal bar: 37th place in qualification Rings: 46th place in qualification Pommel horse: 51st place in qualification Lee Jung-sick Individual all-around: 28th place Team all-around competition: 8th place Floor: 64th place in qualification Horse: 53rd place in qualification Bars: 25th place in qualification Horizontal bar: 12th place in qualification Rings: 46th place in qualification Pommel horse: 38th place in qualification Nam Seung-gu Individual all-around: 56th place in qualification Team all-around competition: 8th place Floor: 36th place in qualification Horse: 56th place in qualification Bars: 53rd place in qualification Horizontal bar: 34th place in qualification Rings: 68th place in qualification Pommel horse: 48th place in qualification

Women Lee Jung-hui Individual all-around: 30th place Floor: 54th place in qualification Horse: 40th place in qualification Uneven bars: 48th place in qualification Balance beam: 62nd place in qualification Sim Jae-young Individual all-around: 64th place in qualification Floor: 63rd place in qualification Horse: 50th place in qualification Uneven bars: 65th place in qualification Balance beam: 48th place in qualification

volleyball

Men 5th place Squad Gang Du-tae Gang Man-su Jang Yun-chang Young Eui-tak Kim Ho-chul Lee Beom Zoo Lee Jong-gyeong Lee Yong-seon Mun Yong-gwan No jin-su Yang Jin-ung You Jung-tak

Women 5th place Squad Han Gyeong-ae In the Hye-suk Kim Jung-soon Kim Ok-soon Lee Eun-gyeong Lee Myeong-hui Lee Un-im Lee Young-seon Park Mi-hui Yun Jung-hye

Diving

Men

• Jong-ryong Park

  High diving: 20th place in qualification

Web links

• South Korean Olympic team from 1984 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )