1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (South Korea)
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South Korea took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Japanese Nagano with a delegation of 37 athletes in eight disciplines in part, of which 26 men and 11 women. With three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals, South Korea was the ninth most successful nation in the Games.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the ski racer Hur Seung-wook .
Participants by sport
biathlon
Men
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Jeon Jae-won
- 10 km sprint: 70th place (35: 09.5 min)
- 20 km individual: 71st place (1: 15: 17.8 h)
figure skating
Men
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Lee Kyu-hyun
- 24th place (35.5)
Speed skating
Men
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Choi Jae-bong
- 1500 m: 12th place (1: 51.47 min)
- 5000 m: 29th place (6: 54.62 min)
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Chun Joo-hyun
- 1000 m: 21st place (1: 12.55 min)
- 1500 m: 15th place (1: 51.65 min)
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Jegal Seong-ryeol
- 500 m: 16th place (1: 12.97 min)
- 1000 m: 30th place (1: 13.09 min)
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Jeong Jin-wook
- 1500 m: 39th place (1: 55.02 min)
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Kim Jin-soo
- 500 m: 34th place (1: 14.32 min)
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Kim Yoon-man
- 500 m: 7th place (1: 12.36 s)
- 1000 m: 20th place (1: 12.50 min)
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Lee Kyu-hyeok
- 500 m: 8th place (1: 12.55 min)
- 1000 m: 13th place (1: 12.05 min)
Women
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Baek Eun-bi
- 1500 m: 25th place (2: 05.23 min)
- 3000 m: 23rd place (4: 24.50 min)
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Choi Seung-yong
- 500 m: 24th place (1: 20.79 min)
- 1000 m: 24th place (1: 21.28 min)
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Chun Hee-joo
- 500 m: 29th place (1: 21.62 min)
- 1000 m: 30th place (1: 22.06 min)
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Kang Mi-young
- 500 m: 30th place (1: 22.25 min)
- 1000 m: 38th place (1: 24.18 min)
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Kim Ju-hyun
- 500 m: 33rd place (1: 22.79 min)
- 1000 m: 35th place (1: 23.18 min)
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Lee Kyeong-nam
- 1500 m: 26th place (2: 05.59 min)
- 3000 m: 20th place (4: 21.10 min)
Luge
Men
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Kang Kwang-bae
- 31st place (3: 35.958 min)
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Lee Gi-ro
- 29th place (3: 34.721 min)
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Lee Yong
- 32nd place (3: 40.407 min)
Short track
Men
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Chae Ji-hoon
- 500 m: 5th place (42.832 s)
- 1000 m: 10th place (disqualified in the quarterfinals)
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 06.776 min)
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Kim Dong-sung
- 500 m: 8th place (43.090 s)
- 1000 m: gold (1: 32.375 min)
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 06.776 min)
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Lee Ho-eung
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 06.776 min)
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Lee Jun-hwan
- 500 m: 12th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
- 1000 m: 7th place (1: 33.131 min)
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 06.776 min)
Women
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To Sang-mi
- 3000 m relay: Gold (4: 16.260 min)
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Choi Min-kyung
- 500 m: 4th place (46.504 s)
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Chun Lee-kyung
- 500 m: bronze (46.335 s)
- 1000 m: gold (1: 42.776 min)
- 3000 m relay: Gold (4: 16.260 min)
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Kim Yoon-mi
- 500 m: 10th place (eliminated in the semi-finals)
- 1000 m: 6th place (1: 37.777 min)
- 3000 m relay: Gold (4: 16.260 min)
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Won Hye-kyung
- 1000 m: bronze (1: 43.361 min)
- 3000 m relay: Gold (4: 16.260 min)
Alpine skiing
Men
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Byun Jong-moon
- Giant slalom: race not finished
- Slalom: race not finished
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Hur Seung-wook
- Giant Slalom: 33rd place (2: 52.27 min)
- Slalom: 23rd place (1: 58.01 min)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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To Jin-soo
- 10 km classic: 74th place (31: 55.5 min)
- 15 km pursuit: 66th place (1: 18: 51.4 h)
- 30 km freestyle: 63rd place (1: 54: 12.2 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 20th place (1: 55: 17.1 h)
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Park Byung-chul
- 10 km classic: 53rd place (30: 42.1 min)
- 15 km pursuit: race not finished
- 30 km freestyle: 55th place (1: 47: 41.5 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 20th place (1: 55: 17.1 h)
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Park Byung-joo
- 10 km classic: 79th place (32: 46.1 min)
- 15 km pursuit: 67th place (1: 19: 19.8 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 20th place (1: 55: 17.1 h)
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Shin Doo-sun
- 50 km classic: 61st place (2: 33: 27.3 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 20th place (1: 55: 17.1 h)
Ski jumping
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Choi Heung-chul
- Normal hill: 46th place (77.5)
- Large hill: 40th place (89.1)
- Team: 13th place (373.8)
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Choi Yong-jik
- Normal hill: 53rd place (69.0)
- Large hill: 53rd place (66.6)
- Team: 13th place (373.8)
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Kim Heung-soo
- Normal hill: 61st place (59.5)
- Large hill: 62nd place (9.9)
- Team: 13th place (373.8)
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Kim Hyun-ki
- Normal hill: 59th place (61.5)
- Large hill: 51st place (72.9)
- Team: 13th place (373.8)
Web links
- South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )