South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  KOR
NOC Korean Olympic Committee
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors
Medals Gold
12
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
29
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South Korea competed as Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • Chung Jae-Hun — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
  • Chung Jae-Hun, Han Seung-Hoon, and Lim Hee-Sik — Archery, men's team

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Archery

Korea's fourth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals and a pair of silver medals. The women continued to dominate the field, though not quite as thoroughly as they had on their home field four years earlier. The individuals went a combined 16-5, while the teams were 5-1.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Chung Jae-Hun — Final (→ Image:Med_2.png Silver Medal (4-1)
  • Han Seung-Hoon — Round of 16 (→ 15th place), 1-1
  • Lim Hee-Sik — Round of 16 (→ 20th place), 1-1

Women's Team Competition:

  • Cho, Kim, and Lee — Final (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal), 4-0

Men's Team Competition:

  • Chung, Han, and Lim — Quarterfinal (→ 5th place), 1-1

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Kim Ki-Hoon
  • Qualification — 72.68 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Mi Lee — 2:54.21 (→ 25th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Dong-Bum Cho

[edit] Handball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • South Korea – Hungary 22-18
  • South Korea – Sweden 18-26
  • South Korea – Czechoslovakia 20-19
  • South Korea – Iceland 24-26
  • South Korea – Brazil 30-26
  • Classification Match
  • 5th/6th place: South Korea – Spain 21-36 (→ Sixth place)
  • Team Roster
  • Back Sang-Suh
  • Cho Burn-Yun
  • Cho Chi-Hyo
  • Cho Young-Shin
  • Choi Suk-Jai
  • Jung Kang-Wook
  • Kang Jae-Won
  • Lee Ki-Ho
  • Lee Kyu-Chang
  • Lee Min-Woo
  • Lee Sun-Soon
  • Lim Jin-Suk
  • Moon Byung-Wook
  • Park Do-Hun
  • Shim Jae-Hong
  • Youn Kyung-Shin
  • Head Coach: Lee Kvu-Jung


[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • South Korea – Norway 27-16
  • South Korea – Austria 27-27
  • South Korea – Spain 28-18
  • Semi Finals
  • South Korea – Germany 26-25
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • South Korea – Norway 28-21 (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Chung Hyung-Kyun


[edit] Football

Korea was represented by the following squad in Barcelona: ( 1) Kim Bong-Soo, ( 2) Na Seung-Howa, ( 3) Lee Moon-Seok, ( 4) Han Jung-Kook, ( 5) Kang Chul, ( 6) Sin Tae-Yong, ( 7) Kim Gwi-Hwa, ( 8) Noh Jung-Yoon, ( 9) Gwak Kyung-Keun, (10) Chung Jae-Kwon, (11) Seo Jung-Won, (12) Cho Jung-Hyun, (13) Kim Do-Keun, (14) Jung Kwang-Seok, (15) Lee Seung-Hyup, (16) Cho Jin-Ho, (17) Lee Lim-Saeng, (18) Lee Jin-Hang, (19) Sin Bum-Chul, and (20) Lee Woon-Jae. Coach: Kim Sam-Rak.