South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Beijing
Competitors267 in 25 sports
Flag bearers Jang Sung-ho (opening)
Jang Mi-ran (closing)
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
13
Silver
11
Bronze
8
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed (as Korea) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games.[1]

North and South Korea had initially intended to send a joint delegation to the Games,[2][3] but were unable to agree on the details of its implementation.[4][5] (See North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics.)

The South Korean contingent aimed for ten gold medals and to be ranked in the top ten in the games. However, they exceeded expectations and the nation was ranked 7th in gold medals, and 8th in total medals. The 13 gold medals won was the highest number of gold medals earned in its Olympic history.

Medalists[]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Choi Min-ho Judo Men's 60 kg
 Gold Park Tae-hwan Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle
 Gold Joo Hyun-jung
Park Sung-hyun
Yun Ok-hee		 Archery Women's team
 Gold Im Dong-hyun
Lee Chang-hwan
Park Kyung-mo		 Archery Men's team
 Gold Jin Jong-oh Shooting Men's 50 m pistol
 Gold Sa Jae-hyouk Weightlifting Men's 77 kg
 Gold Jang Mi-ran Weightlifting Women's +75 kg
 Gold Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		 Badminton Mixed doubles
 Gold Lim Su-jeong Taekwondo Women's 57 kg
 Gold Son Tae-jin Taekwondo Men's 68 kg
 Gold Hwang Kyung-seon Taekwondo Women's 67 kg
 Gold Cha Dong-min Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
 Gold South Korea national baseball team
 Baseball Men's tournament
 Silver Jin Jong-oh Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol
 Silver Yoon Jin-hee Weightlifting Women's 53 kg
 Silver Wang Ki-chun Judo Men's 73 kg
 Silver Nam Hyun-hee Fencing Women's foil
 Silver Park Tae-hwan Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle
 Silver Kim Jae-bum Judo Men's 81 kg
 Silver Park Sung-hyun Archery Women's individual
 Silver Park Kyung-mo Archery Men's individual
 Silver Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		 Badminton Women's doubles
 Silver Yoo Won-chul Gymnastics Men's parallel bars
 Silver Im Jyoung-hwa Weightlifting Women's 48 kg
 Bronze Park Eun-chul Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
 Bronze Yun Ok-hee Archery Women's individual
 Bronze Jeong Gyeong-mi Judo Women's 78 kg
 Bronze Hwang Ji-man
Lee Jae-jin		 Badminton Men's doubles
 Bronze Dang Ye-seo
Kim Kyung-ah
Park Mi-young		 Table tennis Women's team
 Bronze Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min
Yoon Jae-young		 Table tennis Men's team
 Bronze Kim Jung-joo Boxing Welterweight
 Bronze South Korea women's national handball team
 Handball Women's tournament

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Korea's won the championship in both the men's and women's events. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Im Dong-hyun Individual 670 8  Salem (QAT) (37)
W 108–103 		 Johnson (USA) (40)
W 115–106 		 Wunderle (USA) (41)
L 111–113 		Did not advance
Lee Chang-hwan 669 10  Jiang L (CHN) (55)
W 112–108 		 Ergin (TUR) (23)
W 117–109 OR 		 Cheng C S (MAS) (26)
L 105 (18)–105 (19) 		Did not advance
Park Kyung-mo 676 4  Trainini (BRA) (61)
W 116–99 		 Kuo C-w (TPE) (29)
W 111–110 		 Dobrowolski (POL) (13)
W 113–105 		 Stevens (CUB) (28)
W 108 (19)–108 (17) 		 Serrano (MEX) (1)
W 115–112 		 Ruban (UKR) (3)
L 112–113 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Im Dong-hyun
Lee Chang-hwan
Park Kyung-mo 		Team 2015 1 N/A  Poland (POL) (8)
W 224–222 		 China (CHN) (12)
W 221–218 		 Italy (ITA) (6)
W 227��225 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Joo Hyun-jung Individual 664 3  Romero (COL) (30)
W 108–98 		 Valeeva (ITA) (62)
W 110–108 		 Schuh (FRA) (14)
W 109–104 		 Zhang Jj (CHN) (27)
L 101–106 		Did not advance
Park Sung-hyun 673 1  Abbouda (MAR) (64)
W 112–80 		 Hitzler (GER) (33)
W 112–107 		 Romantzi (GRE) (49)
W 115–103 OR 		 Hayakawa (JPN) (9)
W 112–103 		 Kwon U-S (PRK) (5)
W 109–106 		 Zhang Jj (CHN) (27)
L 109–110 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yun Ok-hee 667 2  Kamaltdinova (TJK) (63)
W 109–102 		 Beaudet (CAN) (34)
W 114–107 		 Chen L (CHN) (15)
W 113–103 		 Lorig (USA) (26)
W 111–105 		 Zhang Jj (CHN) (27)
L 109–111 		 Kwon U-S (PRK) (5)
W 109–106 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Joo Hyun-jung
Park Sung-hyun
Yun Ok-hee 		Team 2004 1 N/A  Italy (ITA) (9)
W 231–217 		 France (FRA) (5)
W 213–184 		 China (CHN) (3)
W 224–215 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Jung-joon 110 m hurdles 13.65 5 q 13.55 NR 6 Did not advance
Kim Yi-yong Marathon N/A 2:23:57 50
Lee Bong-ju N/A 2:17:56 28
Lee Myong-seung N/A 2:14:37 18
Kim Hyun-sub 20 km walk N/A 1:22:57 23
Park Chil-sung N/A 1:25:07 33
Kim Dong-young 50 km walk N/A 4:02:32 31
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Kim Deok-hyeon Triple jump 16.88 18 Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Park Jae-myong Javelin throw 76.63 17 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Chae Eun-hee Marathon 2:38:52 53
Lee Eun-jung 2:33:07 25
Lee Sun-young 2:43:23 56
Kim Mi-jung 20 km walk 1:33:55 29
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Jung Soon-ok Long jump 6.33 14 Did not advance
Lee Mi-young Shot put 15.10 33 Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ae Javelin throw 53.13 46 Did not advance

Badminton[]

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Lee Hyun-il Singles Bye  Jonassen (DEN)
W 15–21, 21–14, 21–19 		 Zwiebler (GER)
W 21–13, 21–11 		 Bao Cl (CHN)
W 23–21, 21–11 		 Lee C W (MAS)
L 18–21, 21–13, 13–21 		 Chen J (CHN)
L 16–21, 21–12, 14–21 		4
Park Sung-hwan  Dabeka (CAN)
W 21–11, 21–11 		 Ekiring (UGA)
W 21–5, 21–8 		 Lin D (CHN)
L 8–21, 11–21 		Did not advance
Hwang Ji-man
Lee Jae-jin 		Doubles N/A  Choong T F /
Lee W W (MAS)
W 20–22, 21–13, 21–16 		 Masuda /
Ohtsuka (JPN)
W 21–12, 18–21, 21–9 		 Cai Y /
Fu Hf (CHN)
L 20–22, 8–21 		 Paaske /
Rasmussen (DEN)
W 13–21, 21–18, 21–17 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae 		N/A  Paaske /
Rasmussen (DEN)
L 16–21, 19–21 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jun Jae-youn Singles  Augustyn (POL)
W 21–15, 21–5 		 Magee (IRL)
W 21–12, 21–14 		 Zhang N (CHN)
L 11–21, 12–21 		Did not advance
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung 		Doubles N/A  Du J /
Yu Y (CHN)
L 11–21, 21–16, 15–21 		Did not advance
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won 		N/A  Chin /
Wong (MAS)
W 21–14, 21–19 		 Jiang Ym /
Li Yj (SIN)
W 21–15, 21–12 		 Maeda /
Suetsuna (JPN)
W 22–20, 21–15 		 Du J /
Yu Y (CHN)}
L 15–21, 13–21 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Han Sang-hoon
Hwang Yu-mi 		Doubles  Widianto /
Natsir (INA)
L 21–23, 19–21 		Did not advance
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Yong-dae 		 Cooper /
Flavell (NZL)
W 21–12, 21–11 		 Robertson /
Emms (GBR)
W 21–19, 21–12 		 Limpele /
Marissa (INA)
W 21–9, 12–21, 21–17 		 Widianto /
Natsir (INA)
W 21–11, 21–17 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Baseball[]

Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Korea placed second in the Final Qualifying Tournament, earning the South Korea national baseball team a qualification spot in baseball. 2008 will be Korea's third appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament; the team took the bronze medal in 2000 and placed eighth in 1996. On Korea's third appearance, they won the gold.

Group Stage

Team G W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
 South Korea 7 7 0 41 22 100% - -
 Cuba 7 6 1 52 23 85.7% 1 -
 United States 7 5 2 40 22 71.4% 2 -
 Japan 7 4 3 30 14 57.1% 3 -
 Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 29 33 28.6% 5 1-0
 Canada 7 2 5 29 20 28.6% 5 0-1
 Netherlands 7 1 6 9 50 14.3% 6 1-0
 China 7 1 6 14 60 14.3% 6 0-1

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Basketball[]

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Korea's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007. It will be the women's team's sixth Olympic appearance.

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

South Korea women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Kim Yeong-ok 34 – (1974-03-04)March 4, 1974 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi South Korea
G 5 Lee Mi-sun 29 – (1979-02-19)February 19, 1979 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi South Korea
G 6 Choi Youn-ah 22 – (1985-10-24)October 24, 1985 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi South Korea
F 7 Jin Mi-jung 30 – (1978-01-28)January 28, 1978 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) South Korea
C 8 Lee Jong-ae 33 – (1975-03-18)March 18, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi South Korea
C 9 Jung Sun-min (C) 33 – (1974-10-12)October 12, 1974 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) South Korea
F 10 Beon Yeon-ha 28 – (1980-03-07)March 7, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi South Korea
F 11 Park Jung-eun 31 – (1977-01-14)January 14, 1977 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi South Korea
C 12 24 – (1983-09-25)September 25, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) South Korea
F 13 Kim Jung-eun 20 – (1987-09-07)September 7, 1987 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) South Korea
C 14 Kim Kwe-ryong 28 – (1979-12-17)December 17, 1979 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae South Korea
C 15 Sin Jung-ja 27 – (1980-12-11)December 11, 1980 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) South Korea
Head coach
  • South Korea
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 424 319 +105 10 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 339 333 +6 9
3  Belarus 5 2 3 324 332 −8 7[a]
4  South Korea 5 2 3 327 360 −33 7[a]
5  Latvia 5 1 4 334 387 −53 6[b]
6  Brazil 5 1 4 337 354 −17 6[b]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
9 August 2008
16:45
South Korea  68–62 (OT)  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 13–14, 15–15, 14–12, Overtime: 13–7
Pts: Beon 19, Choi 19
Rebs: Jung 8
Asts: Jung 5		 Pts: Santos 13
Rebs: Nascimento 12
Asts: Jacintho 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)
11 August 2008
14:30
South Korea  72–77  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 20–13, 24–21, 13–19
Pts: Choi 13
Rebs: Sin 3
Asts: Jung 6		 Pts: Korstin, Shchegoleva 13
Rebs: Osipova 9
Asts: Rakhmatulina 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK)
13 August 2008
20:00
Australia  90–62  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 24–19, 26–17, 17–12
Pts: Taylor, Batkovic 18
Rebs: Batkovic 10
Asts: Harrower 5		 Pts: Beon 20
Rebs: seven players 2
Asts: Lee 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
15 August 2008
22:15
South Korea  53–63  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 13–21, 9–17, 16–13
Pts: Lee, Jung 10
Rebs: Lee, Beon 6
Asts: Beon 3		 Pts: Snytsina 15
Rebs: Leuchanka 14
Asts: Maarchanka 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
17 August 2008
14:30
South Korea  72–68  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 18–9, 12–24
Pts: Park 17
Rebs: Lee 10
Asts: Lee 4		 Pts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 22
Rebs: Tamane 11
Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Jose Carreon (PUR)
Quarterfinals
19 August 2008
20:00
United States  104–60  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–9, 26–9, 27–21
Pts: Fowles 26
Rebs: Fowles 14
Asts: Augustus 3		 Pts: Kim 14
Rebs: Kim 5
Asts: Park 7
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Stephen Seibel (USA)

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Korea qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Lee, Baik, and Kim each earned their spots at the first Asian qualifying tournament.[8] Han and Cho joined them as Olympic qualifiers at the second qualifying tournament.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lee Ok-sung Flyweight  Warren (USA)
W 9–8 		 Cherif (TUN)
L 5–11 		Did not advance
Han Soon-chul Bantamweight Bye  Manzanilla (VEN)
L 6–17 		Did not advance
Baik Jong-sub Lightweight Bye  Sayota (THA)
W 10–4 		 Javakhyan (ARM)
L WO 		Did not advance
Kim Jung-joo Welterweight  Culcay-Keth (GER)
W 11+–11 		 Jackson (ISV)
W 10–0 		 Andrade (USA)
W 11–9 		 Sarsekbayev (KAZ)
L 6–10 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cho Deok-jin Middleweight  Chomphuphuang (THA)
L 3–9 		Did not advance

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint[]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lee Sun-ja Women's K-1 500 m 1:58.140 8 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify directly to final; q = Qualify to semi-final

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road[]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Park Sung-baek Men's road race 7:03:04 88
Gu Sun-geun Women's road race 3:45:59 58
Son Hee-jung Did not finish

Track[]

Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Lee Min-hye Women's points race −40 −2 19

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Son Seong-cheol 3 m springboard 353.35 29 Did not advance

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Dressage[]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Choi Jun-sang Cinque Cento Individual 57.333 46 Did not advance

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jung Jin-sun Individual épée Bye  Li Gj (CHN)
W 15–6 		 Chumak (UKR)
W 15–6 		 Jeannet (FRA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Kim Seung-gu  Maduma (RSA)
W 15–12 		 Imre (HUN)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Kim Won-jin Bye  Abajo (ESP)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Jung Jin-sun
Kim Seung-gu
Kim Won-Jin 		Team épée N/A  Italy (ITA)
L 37–45 		Classification semi-final
 Venezuela (VEN)
L 38–45 		7th place final
 Ukraine (UKR)
L 39–41 		8
Choi Byung-chul Individual foil N/A  Al-Hamadi (QAT)
W 15–3 		 Ota (JPN)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Oh Eun-seok Individual sabre Bye  Lapkes (BLR)
W 15–8 		 Lopez (FRA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jung Hyo-jung Individual épée N/A  Hurley (USA)
W 15–6 		 Heidemann (GER)
L 5–12 		Did not advance
Jung Gil-ok Individual foil Bye  Sugawara (JPN)
L 9–11 		Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee Bye  Shaban (EGY)
W 15–6 		 Varga (HUN)
W 15–4 		 Sugawara (JPN)
W 15–10 		 Trillini (ITA)
W 15-10 		 Vezzali (ITA)
L 5–6 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Keum-hwa Individual sabre Bye  Vergne (FRA)
W 15–14 		 Tan (CHN)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Lee Shin-mi Bye  Ovtchinnikova (CAN)
L 13–15 		Did not advance

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

  1. Ko Dong-sik (GK)
  2. Kim Byung-hoon
  3. Kim Chul
  5. Kim Yong-bae
  6. Lee Nam-yong
  7. Seo Jong-ho (c)
  8. Kang Seong-jung
  9. Yoon Sung-hoon
  11. You Hyo-sik
  12. Yeo Woon-kon
  14. Cha Jong-bok
  15. Lee Myung-ho (GK)
  16. Hong Eun-seong
  18. Kang Moon-kweon
  20. Kim Sam-seok
  22. Jang Jong-hyun

Reserve:

  4. Hyun Hye-sung
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
3  South Korea 5 2 1 2 13 11 +2 7 Fifth place game
4  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7 Seventh place game
5  Belgium 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4 Ninth place game
6  China (H) 5 0 1 4 7 16 −9 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Host


11 August 2008
18:00
South Korea  1–3  New Zealand
Lee Nam-yong Goal 12' Report H. Shaw Goal 43', 57', 64'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
13 August 2008
10:30
China  2–5  South Korea
Na Yubo Goal 6'
Song Yi Goal 8' 		Report Seo Jong-ho Goal 13'
Jang Jong-hyun Goal 35+', 55', 57'
Kang Seong-jung Goal 67'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
15 August 2008
20:30
South Korea  3–3  Germany
Yeo Woon-kon Goal 5'
Jang Jong-hyun Goal 46'
Seo Jong-ho Goal 52' 		Report Witte Goal 17'
Witthaus Goal 40'
C. Zeller Goal 47'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
17 August 2008
10:30
South Korea  3–1  Belgium
You Hyo-sik Goal 46', 51'
Jang Jong-hyun Goal 50' 		Report Dekeyser Goal 20'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
19 August 2008
18:30
South Korea  1–2  Spain
Yoon Sung-hoon Goal 69' Report Freixa Goal 12', 53'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (USA)
Classification match for 5th/6th place
23 August 2008
11:00
South Korea  2–5  Great Britain
Jang Jong-hyun Goal 48'
Hyun Hye-sung Goal 67' 		Report Middleton Goal 44'
Jackson Goal 49'
Clarke Goal 54', 63'
Kirkham Goal 70'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head Coach: Han Jin-soo

  1. Moon Young-hui (GK)
  3. Cho Hye-sook
  5. Kim Young-ran
  7. Lee Seon-ok (c)
  8. Kim Jung-hee
  9. Park Mi-hyun
  10. Kim Jin-kyoung
  11. Kim Mi-seon
  13. Kim Jong-eun
  15. Eum Mi-young
  16. Gim Sung-hee
  18. Seo Hye-jin
  19. Park Jeong-sook
  20. Kim Eun-sil
  22. Kim Da-rae
  23. Han Hye-lyoung

Reserve:

  4. Lee Soo-jin (GK)
Group play
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 5 5 0 0 14 3 +11 15
 China 5 3 1 1 14 4 +10 10
 Australia 5 3 1 1 17 9 +8 10
 Spain 5 2 0 3 4 12 −8 6
 South Korea 5 1 0 4 13 18 −5 3
 South Africa 5 0 0 5 2 18 −16 0

  Advanced to semifinals

10 August 2008
18:00
Australia  5–4  South Korea
Liddelow Goal 25', 50'
Hudson Goal 47'
Young Goal 56'
Eastham Goal 65' 		Report Kim Mi-sun Goal 18'
Kim Da-rae Goal 27'
Gim Sung-hee Goal 32'
Park Mi-hyun Goal 34'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
12 August 2008
20:30
Netherlands  3–2  South Korea
Paumen Goal 3', 55'
Schopman Goal 7' 		Report Lee Seon-ok Goal 4', 39'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Ute Conen (GER)
14 August 2008
18:00
Spain  2–1  South Korea
Camón Goal 8'
Sanchez Goal 22' 		Report Kim Jong-eun Goal 37'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (GBR)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
16 August 2008
18:30
South Korea  1–6  China
Lee Seon-ok Goal 53' Report Tang Chunling Goal 30', 33', 41'
Fu Baorong Goal 39', 40', 64'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
18 August 2008
10:30
South Korea  5–2  South Africa
Gim Sung-hee Goal 6'
Lee Seon-ok Goal 23', 29'
Park Mi-hyun Goal 32'
Kim Eun-sil Goal 58' 		Report Hector Goal 51'
Vida Ryan Goal 66'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Classification match for 9th/10th place
20 August 2008
08:30
South Korea  2–1  Japan
Park Jeong-sook Goal 12', 49' Report Komazawa Goal 43'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Football (soccer)[]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Park Sung-hwa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jung Sung-ryong (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2 3MF Shin Kwang-hoon (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
3 2DF Kim Dong-jin* (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 26) 36 2 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
4 2DF Kang Min-soo (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5 2DF Kim Chang-soo (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 22) 0 0 South Korea Busan IPark
6 2DF Kim Jin-kyu (c) (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 23) 25 3 South Korea FC Seoul
7 3MF Oh Jang-eun (1985-07-24)24 July 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
8 4FW Kim Jung-woo* (1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 26) 0 0 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
9 4FW Shin Young-rok (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
10 4FW Park Chu-young (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 23) 19 5 South Korea FC Seoul
11 3MF Lee Chung-yong (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 South Korea FC Seoul
12 3MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 19) 0 0 South Korea FC Seoul
13 3MF Kim Seung-yong (1985-03-14)14 March 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu
14 3MF Baek Ji-hoon (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 23) 12 0 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15 2DF Kim Kun-hoan (1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 South Korea Kyung Hee University
16 3MF Cho Young-cheol (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 19) 0 0 Japan Yokohama FC
17 4FW Lee Keun-ho (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 South Korea Daegu FC
18 1GK Song Yoo-geol (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 South Korea Incheon United

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 1–1 Cameroon
Park Chu-young Goal 68' Report Mandjeck Goal 81'
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 21,943
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Italy 3–0 South Korea
Rossi Goal 15'
Rocchi Goal 32'
Montolivo Goal 90'		 Report
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 29,455
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
South Korea 1–0 Honduras
Kim Dong-jin Goal 23' Report
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 34,160
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic[]

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kim Dae-eun Team 15.500 14.725 15.450 16.050 16.050 14.625 92.400 3 Q 15.625 N/A 15.275 15.950 15.925 14.400 N/A
Kim Ji-hoon 14.975 15.175 Q N/A 15.650 N/A 14.525 N/A N/A 14.850 N/A 15.450 N/A
Kim Seung-il 14.975 14.550 14.325 15.650 15.325 12.175 87.000 34 Did not compete
Kim Soo-myun 15.575 13.800 14.175 16.025 15.350 14.975 89.900 18* 15.825 14.675 N/A 15.925 N/A 15.175 N/A
Yang Tae-young 13.850 15.000 14.875 16.000 16.100 Q 13.475 89.300 22 Q 14.900 13.525 14.750 15.350 15.450 N/A
Yoo Won-chul N/A 15.575 N/A 16.150 Q N/A N/A 15.475 N/A 15.850 N/A
Total 61.025 59.450 60.225 63.725 63.650 57.600 365.675 4 Q 46.350 43.050 45.500 47.225 47.225 45.025 274.375 5

* Kim Soo-Myun withdrew from the individual all-around due to injury in the team event, and was replaced by Yang Tae-Young.

Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Kim Dae-eun All-around 15.225 13.650 15.400 15.625 16.000 14.875 90.775 11
Kim Ji-hoon Pommel horse N/A 15.175 N/A 15.175 6
Yang Tae-young All-around 15.225 14.300 14.900 16.075 16.350 14.750 91.600 8
Parallel bars N/A 15.650 N/A 15.650 7
Yoo Won-chul Parallel bars N/A 16.250 N/A 16.250 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Jo Hyun-joo All-around 13.375 14.125 11.875 13.400 52.775 58 Did not advance

Rhythmic[]

South Korea qualified one woman in rhythmic gymnastics.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Shin Soo-ji Individual 16.325 16.375 16.600 16.850 66.150 12 Did not advance

Handball[]

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12][13]

Head coach:

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Han Kyung-tai (1975-04-11)11 April 1975 (aged 33) 1.91 m Switzerland
2 CB Jeong Yi-kyeong (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 23) 1.88 m South Korea Doosan
6 LW Kim Tea-wan (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 28) 1.83 m South Korea
7 RW Jung Su-young (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 22) 1.84 m South Korea HC Korosa
8 P Park Jung-gyu (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 24) 1.90 m South Korea Doosan
10 P Park Chan-yong (1980-01-01)1 January 1980 (aged 28) 1.89 m South Korea Incheon DTC
13 RB Yoon Kyung-shin (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 35) 2.03 m South Korea Doosan
14 RW Cho Chi-hyo (1970-12-06)6 December 1970 (aged 37) 1.92 m Germany HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
15 LW Lee Tea-young (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 30) 1.74 m South Korea Incheon DTC
16 GK Kang Il-koo (1976-04-26)26 April 1976 (aged 32) 1.84 m South Korea Incheon DTC
17 RB Lee Jae-woo (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 28) 1.82 m Japan
18 LB Paek Won-chul (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 31) 1.80 m Japan
20 CB Ko Kyung-soo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 23) 1.82 m South Korea
23 LB Yoon Kyung-min (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 28) 1.93 m South Korea
Group play
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 South Korea 5 3 0 2 122 129 –7 6
 Denmark 5 2 2 1 137 131 +6 6
 Iceland 5 2 2 1 151 146 +5 6
 Russia 5 2 1 2 136 131 +5 5
 Germany 5 2 1 2 126 130 –4 5
 Egypt 5 0 2 3 127 132 –5 2
10 August 2008
15:45
Germany  27 – 23  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Kraus 7 (10–13) Cho Chi-hyo 7
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12 August 2008
19:00
South Korea  31 – 30  Denmark Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Jung Su-young 9 (13–14) Nøddesbo 11
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14 August 2008
14:00
South Korea  22 – 21  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Yoon Kyung-shin 6 (10–9) Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5
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16 August 2008
10:45
Egypt  22 – 24  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Abd Elsalam 8 (11–8) Paek Won-chul 7
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18 August 2008
14:00
Russia  29 – 22  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Rastvortsev 6 (17–12) Yoon Kyung-shin 7
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Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
20:15
South Korea  24 – 29  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Jeong Yi-kyeong 7 (13–14) Rocas 8
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Classification semifinal
22 August 2008
14:15
Poland  29 – 26  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Jurasik 7 (15–14) Yoon Kyung-shin 6
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7th–8th place
24 August 2008
08:00
Denmark  37 – 26  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA)
Hansen 8 (15–13) Ko Kyung-soo 10
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Women's tournament[]

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coach: Lim Young-chul

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Oh Yong-ran (1972-09-06)6 September 1972 (aged 35) 1.71 m South Korea
3 CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 19) 1.67 m South Korea
4 P Huh Soon-young (1975-09-28)28 September 1975 (aged 32) 1.80 m Denmark SK Aarhus
6 LB Song Hai-rim (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 23) 1.67 m South Korea Daegu Metropolitan City
7 LW Kim Nam-sun (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 27) 1.70 m South Korea
9 P Kim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 27) 1.73 m Austria Hypo Niederösterreich
10 CB Oh Seong-ok (1972-10-10)10 October 1972 (aged 35) 1.71 m Austria Hypo Niederösterreich
11 RB Hong Jeong-ho (1974-05-06)6 May 1974 (aged 34) 1.78 m Japan Omron
13 RW Park Chung-hee (1975-04-10)10 April 1975 (aged 33) 1.78 m South Korea
16 GK Lee Min-hee (1980-02-04)4 February 1980 (aged 28) 1.74 m South Korea
17 LW An Jung-hwa (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 (aged 27) 1.62 m South Korea Daegu Metropolitan City
18 RW Bae Min-hee (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 20) 1.69 m South Korea Korea National Sport University
19 RB Choi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 27) 1.80 m Denmark SK Aarhus
20 P Moon Pil-hee (1982-12-02)2 December 1982 (aged 25) 1.68 m South Korea
Group play
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 Russia 5 4 1 0 148 125 +23 9
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 155 127 +28 7
 Hungary 5 2 1 2 129 142 -13 5
 Sweden 5 2 0 3 123 137 -14 4
 Brazil 5 1 1 3 124 137 -13 3
 Germany 5 1 0 4 123 134 -11 2
9 August 2008
15:45
Russia  29 – 29  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Marennikova 6 (16–13) Kim On-a 7
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11 August 2008
15:45
South Korea  30 – 20  Germany Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Hong Jeong-ho 6 (12–9) Jurack, Loerper 4
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13 August 2008
14:00
South Korea  31 – 23  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
An, Park 7 (18–13) Ahlm, Boson 6
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15 August 2008
10:45
Brazil  33 – 32  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Nascimento 9 (17–12) Hong Jeong-ho 10
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17 August 2008
20:45
Hungary  22 – 33  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Görbicz 7 (11–19) Oh Seong-ok 6
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Quarterfinal
19 August 2008
18:00
South Korea  31 – 23  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA)
Park Chung-hee 8 (16–12) Huang Dongjie 5
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Semifinal
21 August 2008
18:00
Norway  29 – 28  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Hammerseng, Johansen 6 (14–15) Moon Pil-hee 9
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Bronze medal game
23 August 2008
13:30
South Korea  33 – 28  Hungary Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Moon Pil-hee 10 (13–15) Ferling 7
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Final rank

 Bronze

Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Choi Min-ho −60 kg Bye  Albarracín (ARG)
W 1000–0000 		 Akhondzadeh (IRI)
W 1000–0000 		 Sobirov (UZB)
W 1001–0000 		 Houkes (NED)
W 1000–0000 		Bye  Paischer (AUT)
W 1000–0000 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kim Joo-jin −66 kg Bye  Derly (BRA)
L 0001–0002 		Did not advance
Wang Ki-chun −73 kg N/A  Ibragimov (KAZ)
W 1011–0000 		 Muminov (UZB)
W 1100–0000 		 Guilheiro (BRA)
W 0100–0000 		 Boqiev (TJK)
W 0010–0001 		Bye  Mammadli (AZE)
L 0000–1000 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Jae-bum −81 kg Bye  Shundzikau (BLR)
W 0011–0000 		 Krawczyk (POL)
W 1100–0001 		 Neto (POR)
W 0001–0000 		 Elmont (NED)
W 0001–0000 		Bye  Bischof (GER)
L 0000–0010 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Choi Sun-ho −90 kg N/A  Mesbah (EGY)
L 0000–0000 YUS 		Did not advance
Jang Sung-ho −100 kg N/A  Rosales (VEN)
W 1010–0001 		 Despaigne (CUB)
W 0001–0000 		 Naidangiin (MGL)
L 0010–0011 		Did not advance Bye  Behrla (GER)
W 1000–0000 		 Zhorzholiani (GEO)
L 0020–0021 		Did not advance
Kim Sung-bum +100 kg  Brutus (HAI)
W 1001–0000 		 Padar (EST)
L 0000–1100 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kim Young-ran −48 kg Bye  Lusnikova (UKR)
W 0100–0000 		 Dumitru (ROU)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance Bye  Csernoviczki (HUN)
L 0000–0001 		Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ok −52 kg Bye  García (DOM)
W 1003–0000 		 Haddad (ALG)
L 0001–0210 		Did not advance Bye  Müller (LUX)
W 0010–0001 		 Carrascosa (ESP)
W 1010–0001 		 Nakamura (JPN)
L 0000–0200 		5
Kang Sin-young −57 kg  Quadros (BRA)
L 0002–0011 		Did not advance
Kong Ja-young −63 kg  Yuri (BRA)
W 1000–0100 		 Xu Yh (CHN)
W 0100–0012 		 Tanimoto (JPN)
L 0001–1000 		Did not advance Bye  Barreto (VEN)
L 0100–1001 		Did not advance
Park Ka-yeon −70 kg  Ueno (JPN)
L 0000–1010 		Did not advance  Wang J (CHN)
L 0000–1010 		Did not advance
Jeong Gyeong-mi −78 kg Bye  Rogers (GBR)
W 0001–0000 		 Wollert (GER)
W 1002–0000 		 Castillo (CUB)
L 0000–0001 		Bye  Silva (BRA)
W 1010–0000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim Na-young +78 kg Bye  Chikhrouhou (TUN)
W 0011–0001 		 Tong W (CHN)
L 0000–1001 		Did not advance Bye  Donguzashvili (RUS)
W 1000–0000 		 Ramadan (EGY)
W 0200–0000 		 Polavder (SLO)
L 0000–0001 		5

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Running
(3000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Lee Choon-huan Men's 176 26 1048 19–16 10 856 2:09.18 27 1252 1116* 34 84 9:41.05 20 1076 4316 33
Nam Dong-hong 181 18 1108 15–20 24 760 2:05.28 16 1300 380 30 540 8:55.57 OR 1 1260 4968 28
Yun Cho-rong Women's 166 34 928 16–19 22 784 2:22.88 24 1208 140 24 1060 11:47.30 35 892 4872 33

* Did not finish

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jang Kang-eun
Kim Hong-kyun 		Lightweight double sculls 6:42.97 5 R 7:12.17 6 SC/D 6:47.13 4 FD 6:47.44 20
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shin Yeong-eun Single sculls 8:17.40 3 QF N/A 7:58.71 6 SC/D 8:23.62 5 FD 7:48.31 20
Ji Yoo-jin
Ko Young-eun 		Lightweight double sculls 7:39.70 5 R 8:03.51 6 FC N/A Bye 7:39.46 17

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Lee Tae-hoon RS:X 22 14 20 15 20 25 13 11 9 9 EL 133 18
Ha Jee-min Laser 23 33 37 31 13 17 17 34 22 CAN EL 190 28
Kim Hyeong-tae
Yoon Cheul 		470 17 24 21 27 20 3 23 25 22 25 EL 180 25

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Han Jin-seop 10 m air rifle 590 26 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1165 15 Did not advance
Jin Jong-oh 10 m air pistol 584 2 Q 684.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 m pistol 563 6 Q 660.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kim Hak-man 50 m rifle prone 591 28 Did not advance
Lee Dae-myung 10 m air pistol 580 16 Did not advance
50 m pistol 551 26 Did not advance
Lee Young-sik Trap 115 15 Did not advance
Park Bong-duk 10 m air rifle 593 16 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 587 43 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1159 31 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ahn Soo-kyeong 25 m pistol 288 23 Did not advance
Kim Chan-mi 10 m air rifle 396 10 Did not advance
Kim Min-ji Skeet 55 18 Did not advance
Kim Yeo-oul 10 m air rifle 395 13 Did not advance
Kim Yoo-yeon 50 m rifle 3 positions 569 34 Did not advance
Kim Yun-mi 10 m air pistol 382 16 Did not advance
Lee Bo-na Trap 55 19 Did not advance
Lee Ho-lim 10 m air pistol 380 21 Did not advance
25 m pistol 289 20 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Ji-heun 200 m backstroke 2:00.72 26 Did not advance
Lim Nam-gyun 100 m freestyle 51.80 54 Did not advance
Park Beom-ho 200 m individual medley 2:06.17 44 Did not advance
Park Tae-hwan 200 m freestyle 1:46.73 6 Q 1:45.99 2 Q 1:44.85 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400 m freestyle 3:43.10 1 Q N/A 3:41.86 AS 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 15:05.55 16 N/A Did not advance
Shin Su-jong 200 m breaststroke 2:16.21 43 Did not advance
Sung Min 100 m backstroke 54.99 NR 23 Did not advance
Yoo Jung-nam 200 m butterfly 2:01.00 34 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chang Hee-jin 50 m freestyle 25.59 31 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 55.96 32 Did not advance
Choi Hye-ra 100 m butterfly 1:00.65 40 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:11.42 24 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:15.26 24 Did not advance
Jeong Da-rae 200 m breaststroke 2:27.28 16 Q 2:28.28 14 Did not advance
Jung Seul-ki 100 m breaststroke 1:09.26 23 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:25.95 11 Q 2:26.83 11 Did not advance
Kang Yeong-seo 200 m backstroke 2:14.52 26 Did not advance
Kim Yu-yeon 100 m backstroke 1:04.63 44 Did not advance
Lee Ji-eun 400 m freestyle 4:21.53 37 N/A Did not advance
Lee Keo-ra 200 m freestyle 2:05.71 46 Did not advance
Nam Yoo-sun 400 m individual medley 4:46.74 27 N/A Did not advance

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

South Korea had qualified places in both singles and team events.

Men's singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Oh Sang-eun Singles Bye  Toriola (NGR)
W 4–3 		 Boll (GER)
W 4–1 		 Ma L (CHN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Ryu Seung-min Bye  Ko L C (HKG)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Yoon Jae-young Bye  Henzell (AUS)
W 4–3 		 Schlager (AUT)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Women's singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dang Ye-seo Singles Bye  Miao (AUS)
W 4–1 		 Feng Tw (SIN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ah Bye  Fukuoka (JPN)
W 4–2 		 Wang (USA)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Park Mi-young Bye  Kim J (PRK)
W 4–0 		 Wang N (CHN)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min
Yoon Jae-young 		Men's team Group C
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
W 3 – 1
 Sweden (SWE)
W 3 – 0
 Brazil (BRA)
W 3 – 1 		1 Q  China (CHN)
L 0 – 3 		Bye  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 3 – 1 		 Austria (AUT)
W 3 – 1 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dang Ye-seo
Kim Kyung-ah
Park Mi-young 		Women's team Group D
 Japan (JPN)
W 3 – 0
 Spain (ESP)
W 3 – 0
 Australia (AUS)
W 3 – 0 		1 Q  Singapore (SIN)
L 2 – 3 		Bye  United States (USA)
W 3 – 0 		 Japan (JPN)
W 3 – 0 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Taekwondo[]

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Son Tae-jin Men's −68 kg  Bekkers (NED)
W 4–3 		 Tazegül (TUR)
W 1–0 		 Sung Y-c (TPE)
W 7–6 		Bye  M López (USA)
W 3–2 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cha Dong-min Men's +80 kg  Moitland (CRC)
W 1–(−2) 		 Irgashev (UZB)
W 2–0 		 Matos (CUB)
W 1–0 		Bye  Nikolaidis (GRE)
W 5–4 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lim Su-jeong Women's −57 kg  Su L-W (TPE)
W 1–0 		 Cheong (NZL)
W 4–1 		 Calabrese (ITA)
W 5–1 		Bye  Tanrıkulu (TUR)
W 1–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hwang Kyung-seon Women's −67 kg  Al-Maktoum (UAE)
W 5–1 		 Šarić (CRO)
W 3–1 		 Épangue (FRA)
W 2–1 		Bye  Sergerie (CAN)
W 2–1 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Tennis[]

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Lee Hyung-taik Men's singles  Arévalo (ESA)
L 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 		Did not advance

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ji Hun-min −62 kg 142 2 161 DNF 142 DNF
Lee Bae-young −69 kg 155 2 186 DNF 155 DNF
Kim Kwang-hoon −77 kg 155 11 200 2 355 4
Sa Jae-hyouk 163 3 203 1 366 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jeon Sang-guen +105 kg 195 DNF — — — DNF
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Im Jyoung-hwa −48 kg 86 3 110 4 196 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yoon Jin-hee −53 kg 94 3 119 2 213 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Soo-kyung −63 kg 98 8 127 4 225 6
Jang Mi-ran +75 kg 140 1 186 1 326 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kim Hyo-sub −55 kg Bye  Sanchez (ESP)
W 3–1 PP 		 Sevdimov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 9
Kim Jong-dae −60 kg Bye  Ramazanov (MKD)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 14
Jung Young-ho −66 kg Bye  Barzakov (BUL)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 17
Cho Byung-kwan −74 kg  Saitiev (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance  Gülhan (TUR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Fundora (CUB)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 11
Kim Jae-gang −120 kg Bye  Mutalimov (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 15
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Park Eun-chul −55 kg Bye  Nyblom (DEN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Mango (USA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Mankiev (RUS)
L 0–3 PO 		Bye  Sourian (IRI)
W 3–1 PP 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jung Ji-hyun −60 kg Bye  Dubinin (BLR)
W 3–0 PO 		 Tengizbayev (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 9
Kim Min-chul −66 kg  Mohammadi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 15
Kim Jung-sub −84 kg  Abrahamian (SWE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 13
Han Tae-young −96 kg Bye  Englich (GER)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Guri (ALB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Wheeler (USA)
L 1–3 PP 		5
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kim Hyung-joo −48 kg Bye  Bremner (AUS)
W 3–0 PO 		 Huynh (CAN)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance Bye  Stadnik (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 8

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