2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (South Korea)
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In 2008, South Korea took part in the Summer Olympics forthe 16th timein Beijing .
Medals
 gold
| Surname | sport | category | 
|---|---|---|
| Choi Min-ho | Judo | Men up to 60 kg | 
| Tae-hwan Park | swim | Men 400 m free swimming | 
| 
Joo Hyun-jung  Park Sung-hyun Yun Ok-hee  | 
Archery | Women's team | 
| 
In Dong-hyun  Lee Chang-hwan Park Kyung-mo  | 
Archery | Men's team | 
| Jin Jong-oh | shoot | Free pistol 50 m | 
| Sa Jaeh-youk | Weightlifting | Men up to 77 kg | 
| Jang Mi-ran | Weightlifting | Women over 75 kg | 
| 
Lee Yong-dae  Lee Hyo-young  | 
badminton | mixed double | 
| Son Tae-jin | Taekwondo | Men up to 68 kg | 
| Lim Su-jeong | Taekwondo | Women up to 57 kg | 
| Hwang Kyung-sun | Taekwondo | Women up to 67 kg | 
| Cha Dong-min | Taekwondo | Men over 67 kg | 
| 
Bong Jung-keun  Chong Tae-hyon Han Ki-joo Jang Won-sam Jeong Keun-woo Jin Kab-yong Kang Min-ho Kim Dong-joo Kim Hyun-soo Kim Kwang-hyun Kim Min-jae Ko Young-min Kwon Hyuk Lee Dae-ho Lee Jin-young Lee Jong-wook Lee Seung-yeop Lee Taek-keun Lee Yong-kyu Oh Seung-hwan Park Jin-man Ryu Hyun-jin Song Seung-jun Yoon Suk-min  | 
baseball | Men team | 
 silver
| Surname | sport | category | 
|---|---|---|
| Yoo Won-chul | do gymnastics | Ingots | 
| Jin Jong-oh | shoot | Men 10 m air pistol | 
| Yoon Jin-hee | Weightlifting | Women up to 53 kg | 
| Nam Hyun-hee | fencing | Foil single | 
| Wang Ki-chun | Judo | Men up to 73 kg | 
| Kim Jae-bum | Judo | Men up to 81 kg | 
| Tae-hwan Park | swim | 200 m freestyle men | 
| Sung-hyun Park | Archery | Women singles | 
| Kyung-mo Park | Archery | Men singles | 
| 
Lee Hyo-jung  Lee Kyung-won  | 
badminton | Women doubles | 
 bronze
| Surname | sport | category | 
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-chul | Wrestling | Men Greco-Roman style class up to 55 kg | 
| Yun Ok-hee | Archery | Women singles | 
| Jeong Gyeong-mi | Judo | Women up to 78 kg | 
| 
Hwang Ji-man  Lee Jae-jin  | 
badminton | Men doubles | 
| 
Dang Ye-seo  Kim Kyung-ah Park Mi-young  | 
Table tennis | Women team | 
| 
Oh Sang-eun  Ryu Seung-min Yoon Jae-young  | 
Table tennis | Men team | 
| Kim Jung-joo | Boxing | Welterweight | 
| Kim Nam-sun , Kim O-na , Kim Cha-youn , Moon Pil-hee , Park Jung-hee , Bae Min-hee , Song Hai-rim , An Jung-hwa , Oh Seong-ok , Oh Yong-ran , Lee Min-hee , Choi Im-jeong , Huh Soon-young , Yoo Hyun-ji , Hong Jeong-ho | Handball | Women team | 
 badminton
| discipline | Men | Women | 
|---|---|---|
| singles | 
Lee Hyun-il  Park Sung-hwan  | 
Jun Jae-youn | 
| Double | 
Hwang Ji-man (bronze  Lee Jae-jin Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-Dae  | 
Lee Hyo-jung (silver  Lee Kyung-won Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung  | 
| Mixed | 
Han Sang-hoon  Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung   | 
 baseball
Bong Jung-keun , Chong Tae-hyon , Han Ki-joo , Hyuk Kwon , Jang Won-sam , Jeong Keun-woo , Jin Kab-yong , Kang Min-ho , Kim Dong-joo , Kim Hyung-soo , Kim Kwang -hyun , Kim Min-jae , Ko Young-min , Lee Dae-ho , Lee Jin-young , Lee Jong-wook , Lee Seung-yeop , Lee Taek-keun , Lee Yong-kyu , Oh Seung-hwan , Park Jin -man , Ryu Hyun-jin , Song Seung-jun , Yoon Suk-min
Manager: Kim Kyung-moon
Trainers: Cho Kye-hyun , Kim Gwang-soo , Kim Ki-tae
 Archery
Men:
Singles:
- In the dong-hyun
 - Lee Chang-hwan
 - 
Park Kyung-mo (silver 
) 
Team:
Women:
Singles:
- Joo Hyun-jung
 - 
Park Sung-hyun (silver 
) - 
Yun Ok-hee (bronze 
) 
Team:
- Joo Hyun-jung
 - Sung-hyun Park
 - Yun Ok-hee
 
 Boxing
- Flyweight (up to 51 kg)
 - Bantam weight (up to 54 kg)
 - Lightweight (up to 60 kg)
 - Welter weight (up to 69 kg)
- 
Kim Jung-joo (bronze 
) 
 - 
Kim Jung-joo (bronze 
 - Middle weight (up to 75 kg)
 
 fencing
Men:
- Epee, individual and team
 - Foil, single
 - Saber, single
 
Women:
- Rapier, single
 - Foil, single
- Jung Gil-ok
 - 
Nam Hyun-hee (silver 
) 
 - Saber, single
 
 Soccer
Men
- goal
 
- Defense
 
- midfield
 
- 7 Oh Jang-eun
 - 8 Kim Jung-woo
 - 11 Lee Chung-yong
 - 12 Ki Sung-yueng
 - 13 Kim Seung-yong
 - 14 Baek Ji-hoon
 - 16 Cho Young-cheol
 
- Storm
 
- 9 Shin Young-rok
 - 10 Park Chu-young
 - 17 Lee Keun-ho
 
- Trainer
 
- Results
 
 Weightlifting
Men:
- Up to 62 kg
 - Up to 69 kg
 - Up to 77 kg
- Kim Kwang-hoon
 - 
Sa Jae-hyouk (gold 
) 
 - About 105 kg
 
Women:
- Up to 48 kg
 - Up to 53 kg
- 
Yoon Jin-hee (silver 
) 
 - 
Yoon Jin-hee (silver 
 - Up to 63 kg
 - About 75 kg
- 
Jang Mi-ran (gold 
) 
 - 
Jang Mi-ran (gold 
 
 Handball
| Women (bronze) | Men | 
|---|---|
 hockey
Men:
- Ko Dong-sik
 - Kim Byung-hoon
 - Kim Chul
 - Kim Yong-bae
 - Lee Nam-yong
 - Seo Jong-ho
 - Kang Seong-jung
 - Yoon Sung-hoon
 - You Hyo-sik
 - Yeo Woon-kon
 - Cha Jong-bok
 - Lee Myung-ho
 - Hong Eun-seong
 - Kang Moon-kweon
 - Kim Sam-seok
 - Jang Jong-hyun
 
Women:
- Moon Young-hui
 - Cho Hye-sook
 - Kim Young-ran
 - Lee Seon-ok
 - Kim Jung-hee
 - Park Mi-hyun
 - Kim Jin-kyoung
 - Kim Mi-seon
 - Kim Jong-eun
 - Eum Mi-young
 - Kim Sung-hee
 - Seo Hye-jin
 - Park Jeong-sook
 - Kim Eun-sil
 - Kim Da-rae
 - Han Hye-lyoung
 
 Judo
Men:
- Up to 60 kg
- 
Choi Min-ho (gold 
) 
 - 
Choi Min-ho (gold 
 - Up to 66 kg
 - Up to 73 kg
- 
Wang Ki-chun (silver 
) 
 - 
Wang Ki-chun (silver 
 - Up to 81 kg
- 
Kim Jae-bum (silver 
) 
 - 
Kim Jae-bum (silver 
 - Up to 90 kg
 - Up to 100 kg
 - Over 100 kg
 
Women:
- Up to 48 kg
 - Up to 52 kg
 - Up to 57 kg
 - Up to 63 kg
 - Up to 70 kg
 - Up to 78 kg
- 
Jeong Gyeong-mi (bronze 
) 
 - 
Jeong Gyeong-mi (bronze 
 - About 78 kg
 
 canoe
- Women, K-1 500 m
- Lee Soon-Yes
 
 
 athletics
Men:
- 110 m hurdles
 - marathon
 - 20 km walking
 - 50 km of walking
 - Triple jump
 - Pole vault
 - Javelin
 - Long jump
 
Women:
- marathon
 - 20 km walking:
 - Javelin
 - Shot put
 
 Modern pentathlon
- Men, singles
 - Women, singles
 
 Cycling
- Men, road racing:
 
- Women, street races
 
 horse riding
- Dressage, singles
 
 Rhythmic sports gymnastics
- Women, singles
 
 Wrestling
Men:
- Freestyle
 
- Up to 55 kg
 - Up to 60 kg
 - Up to 66 kg
 - Up to 74 kg
 - Up to 120 kg
 
- Greco-Roman
 
- Up to 55 kg
- 
Park Eun-chul (bronze 
) 
 - 
Park Eun-chul (bronze 
 - Up to 60 kg
 - Up to 66 kg
 - Up to 84 kg
- Kim Jung-sub
 
 - Up to 96 kg
 
Women:
- Freestyle, up to 48 kg
 
 rowing
Men:
- Lightweight double scull
 
Women:
- One
 - Lightweight double scull
 
 shoot
Men:
- 10 m air rifle
 - 50 m rifle 3 positions
 - 50 m rifle lying
 - 10 m air pistol
- 
Jin Jong-oh (silver 
) - Lee Dae-myung
 
 - 
Jin Jong-oh (silver 
 - 50 m pistol
- 
Jin Jong-oh (gold 
) - Lee Dae-myung
 
 - 
Jin Jong-oh (gold 
 - Trap
 
Women:
- 10 m air rifle
 - 50 m rifle 3 positions
 - 25 m pistol
 - 10 m air pistol
 - Skeet
 - Trap
 
 swim
- 
Choi Hye-ra
- 100 meter butterfly, women
 - 200 meter butterfly, women
 - 200 meter medley, women
 
 
- 
In Nam-kyeon
- 100 meter freestyle, men
 
 
- 
Jang Hee-jin
- 50 meter freestyle, women
 - 100 meters freestyle, women
 
 
- 
Jeong Da-raeh
- 200 meters chest, women
 
 
- 
Jeong Seul-ki
- 100 meters back, women
 
 
- 
Kang Yeong-seoh
- 200 meters back, women
 
 
- 
Kim Yu-yeon
- 100 meters back, women
 
 
- 
Kim Ji-hyeon
- 200 meters back, men
 
 
- 
Lee Kyo-ra
- 200 meters freestyle, women
 
 
- 
Lee Ji-eun
- 400 meters freestyle, women
 
 
- 
Nam Yu-seon
- 400 meter medley, women
 
 
- 
Park Beum-ho
- 200 meter medley, men
 
 
- 
Tae-hwan Park
- 200 meter freestyle, men
 - 400 meter freestyle, men
 - 1500 meters freestyle, men
 
 
- 
Seong Min
- 100 yards back, men
 
 
- 
Shin Su-jong
- 200 meters chest, men
 
 
- 
Yu Jeong-nam
- 200 meter butterfly, men
 
 
 sailing
- Men, sailboard
 - Men, lasers
 - Men, 470
 
 Taekwondo
- Men, up to 68 kg
- 
Son Tae-jin (gold 
) 
 - 
Son Tae-jin (gold 
 - Men, over 80 kg
- 
Cha Dong-min (gold 
) 
 - 
Cha Dong-min (gold 
 - Women, up to 57 kg
- 
Lim Su-jeong (gold 
) 
 - 
Lim Su-jeong (gold 
 - Women, up to 67 kg
- 
Hwang Kyung-seon (gold 
) 
 - 
Hwang Kyung-seon (gold 
 
 Diving
- Men, 3 m
 
 do gymnastics
Men:
- All-around
 - ground
 - Pommel horse
 - Rings
 - Ingots
 - Horizontal bar
 - Paddle jump
 - All-around team
 
Women:
- All-around
 
 tennis
- Men, singles
 
 Table tennis
Men:
- singles
 - team
 
Women:
- singles
 - team