South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony. Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Kim Weon-kee Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg Ahn Byeong-keun Judo Men's 71 kg Ha Hyung-joo Judo Men's 95 kg Seo Hyang-soon Archery Women's individual Shin Joon-sup Boxing Men's Middleweight You In-tak Wrestling Men's freestyle 68 kg Kim Jae-yup Judo Men's 60 kg Hwang Jung-oh Judo Men's 65 kg HandballWomen's tournamentBasketballWomen's tournament Kim Jong-kyu Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg An Young-su Boxing Men's Welterweight Bang Dae-du Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg Son Gab-do Wrestling Men's freestyle 48 kg Lee Jung-keun Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg Cho Yong-chul Judo Men's +95 kg Kim Jin-Ho Archery Women's individual Chun Chil-sung Boxing Men's Lightweight Kim Eui-kon Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
Archery
Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호).
Women's Individual Competition Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) — 2568 points (→ Gold Medal and Olympic Record) Kim Jin-ho (김진호) — 2555 points (→ Bronze Medal) Park Young-sook (박영숙) — 2445 points (→ 17th place)
Men's Individual Competition Koo Ja-chung (구자중) — 2500 points (→ 8th place) Choi Won-tae (최원태) — 2490 points (→ 11th place) Jeon In-su (전인수) — 2467 points (→ 22nd place)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres Sim Deok-seop
Men's 200 metres Jang Jae-geun
Men's 800 metres Kim Bok-joo
Men's 1,500 metres Kim Bok-joo
Men's Marathon Lee Hong-yul — 2:20:56 (→ 37th place) Hong Nak-chae — 2:23:33 (→ 48th place) Kim Won-sick — 2:30:57 (→ 58th place)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Kim Ju-ryong
Men's Triple Jump Park Yeong-jun
Men's Long Jump Kim Jong-il Qualification — 7.86m Final — 7.81m (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 metres Lee Young-sook First Heat — 12.06s (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres Mo Myeong-hui
Basketball
Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round Defeated Canada (67-62) Defeated Yugoslavia (55-52) Lost to United States (47-84) Defeated Australia (54-48) Defeated PR China (69-56)
Final Lost to United States (55-85) → Silver Medal
Team Roster Park Chan-sook Park Yang-gae Sung Jung-a Lee Hyung-sook Lee Mi-ja Moon Kyung-ja Kim Eun-sook Kim Hwa-soon Kim Young-hee Choi Aei-young Choi Kyung-hee Jeong Myung-hee
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg) Kim Kwang-sun First Round — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (0:5)
Men's Flyweight (–51 kg) Heo Yeong-mo
Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg) Moon Sung-kil First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated John Hyland (Great Britain), retired in third round Third Round — Defeated Robert Shannon (United States), referee stopped contest in third round Quarterfinals — Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Featherweight (–57 kg) Park Hyeong-ok
Men's Lightweight (–60 kg) Jeon Chil-seong
Men's Light-Welterweight (–63.5 kg) Kim Dong-gil
Men's Welterweight (–67 kg) An Yeong-su
Men's Light-Middleweight (–71 kg) An Dal-ho
Men's Middleweight (–75 kg) Shin Joon-sup → Gold Medal First Round — Defeated Patrick Lihanda (Uganda), on points (5:0) Second Round — Defeated Rick Duff (Canada), on points (4:1) Quarterfinals — Defeated Jeremiah Okorodudu (Nigeria), on points (4:1) Semifinals — Defeated Arístides González (Puerto Rico), on points (4:1) Final — Defeated Virgil Hill (United States), on points (3:2)
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.
Men's individual road race Park Se-ryong Kim Cheol-seok Lee Jin-ok Sin Dae-cheol
Team time trial Jo Geon-haeng Jang Yun-ho Kim Cheol-seok Lee Jin-ok
Women's individual road race Choi Eun-suk → 42nd place Mun Suk → 43rd place Son Yak-seon → 44th place
Diving
Men's 10m Platform Park Jong-ryong
Fencing
Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.
Men's épée Kim Seong-mun Yun Nam-jin Lee Il-hui
Men's team épée Kim Bong-man, Kim Seong-mun, Lee Il-hui, Min Gyeong-seung, Yun Nam-jin
Women's foil O Seung-sun Choi Bok-ran
Gymnastics
Handball
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to West Germany (25:37) Lost to Denmark (31:28) Lost to Sweden (23:36) Lost to Spain (25:31) Drew with United States (22:22)
Classification Match 11th/12th place: Defeated Algeria (25:21) → 11th place
Team Roster An 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's Team Competition Team Roster Kim Kyung-soon Lee Soon-ei Jeong Hyoi-soon Kim Mi-sook Han Hwa-soo Kim Ok-hwa Kim Choon-rye Jeung Soon-bok Yoon Byung-soon Lee Young-ja Sung Kyung-hwa Yoon Soo-kyung
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.
Individual Jeong Gyeong-hun Kim Il Gang Gyeong-hyo
Team Jeong Gyeong-hun Kim Il Gang Gyeong-hyo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Twenty South Korean shooters (twelve men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events: Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankYang Chung-Yeol25 m rapid fire pistol5905Park Dae-Un10 m air rifle57328Yun Deok-Ha50 m rifle prone5921350 m rifle 3 positions112732 10 m air rifle56338Lee Eun-chul50 m rifle 3 positions111739Seo In-Taek50 m pistol55316 Gwak Jeong-Hun50 m rifle prone58444 Park Jong-Gil25 m rapid fire pistol5907Park Seung-Rin50 m pistol53931
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankKim Hye-Yeong25 m pistol57314Park Jeong-A10 m air rifle38111Lee Jeong-Hwa37721 Mun Yang-Ja25 m pistol57610 Go Yeong-Hui50 m rifle three positions55224Kim Yeong-Mi55820
Open AthleteEventFinalPointsRankPark Cheol-SeungTrap18611Im Dong-GiSkeet18733Choi Jeong-yongTrap17541Kim Yeong-JinSkeet18636
Swimming
Men's 100m Butterfly Bang Jun-young Heat — 58.91 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly Bang Jun-young Heat — 2:07.80 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle Kim Jin-sook Heat — 1:00.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle Kim Jin-sook Heat — 2:13.76 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke Choi Yun-hee Heat — 1:07.35 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke Choi Yun-hee Heat — 2:23.80 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Tennis Women's individual (demonstration event) Susanna Lee
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Defeated Tunisia (3-0) Lost to United States (0-3) Defeated Brazil (3-1) Defeated Argentina (3-2)
Classification Matches 5th/8th place: Defeated China (3-1) 5th/6th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 5th place
Team Roster Lee Jong-kyung Kang Doo-tae Chang Yoon-chang Lee Yong-bun Lee Bum-joo Yang Jin-wung Moon Yong-kwan Yoo Joong-tak Kim Ho-chul No Jin-su Kang Man-soo Chung Euy-tak
Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Pool A) South Korea — Japan 1-3 (15-8, 11-15, 2-15, 7-15) South Korea — Canada 3-0 (15-10, 15-1, 15-3) South Korea — Peru 2-3 (8-15, 6-15, 15-7, 15-6, 3-15) Classification Match 5th-8th place: South Korea — Brazil 3-1 (13-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-10) 5th-6th place: South Korea — West Germany 3-0 (15-10, 15-10, 15-2) → Fifth place
Team Roster Lee Eun-kyung (이은경) Lee Un-yim (이은임) Jin Chun-mae (진전매) Lee Young-sun (이영순) Kim Jeong-sun (김정순) Jae Sook-ja (제숙자) Han Kyung-ae (한경애) Lee Myung-hee (이명희) Kim Ok-sun (김옥순) Park Mi-hee (박미희) Lim Hye-sook (임혜숙) Yoon Chung-hae (윤정해)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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