South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics
South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KOR |
NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 54 (41 men, 13 women) in 11 sports |
Medals Ranked 36th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 54 competitors, 41 men and 13 women, took part in 43 events in 11 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Jee Yong-ju | Boxing | Men's Light flyweight | 26 October |
Bronze | Chang Kyou-chul | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | 26 October |
Athletics[]
Basketball[]
Boxing[]
Cycling[]
Two cyclists represented South Korea in 1968.
Diving[]
Gymnastics[]
Shooting[]
Two shooters, both men, represented South Korea in 1968.
- Open
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
An Jae-song | 50 m pistol | 541 | 34 |
Kim Yong-bae | 532 | 45 |
Swimming[]
Volleyball[]
Women's Team Competition[]
- Round Robin
- Lost to Poland (2-3)
- Lost to Peru (0-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Defeated United States (3-1)
- Defeated Mexico (3-0)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → Fifth place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
References[]
- ^ "South Korea at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- South Korea at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1968 in South Korean sport
- South Korean sport stubs
- 1968 Summer Olympics stubs