South Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics



South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors, 269 men and 132 women, took part in 218 events in 27 sports.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery
Korea's third appearance in Olympic archery was even more successful than its previous one. The women's team was flawless, winning all three of the individual medals and the team gold. The men also won the team gold, with Park Sung-soo adding a fourth individual medal to bring the Koreans' total to six.

Women's Individual Competition:
 * Kim Soo-nyung — Final (→ [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal)
 * Wang Hee-kyung — Final (→ [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal)
 * Yun Young-sook — Final (→ [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

Men's Individual Competition:
 * Park Sung-soo — Final (→ [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal)
 * Chun In-soo — Final (→ 4th place)
 * Lee Han-sup — Semifinal (→ 10th place)

Women's Team Competition:
 * Kim, Wang, and Yun — Final → ([[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal)

Men's Team Competition:
 * Park, Chun, and Lee — Final → ([[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal)

Athletics
Men's 10,000 metres
 * Lee Sang-keun
 * Heat — 29:37.14 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon
 * Kim Won-tak
 * Final — 2:15.44 (→ 18th place)


 * Yoo Jae-sung
 * Final — 2:20.11 (→ 31st place)


 * Gwon Seong-nak
 * Final — DNF

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
 * Sung Nak-kun, Shim Duk-sup, Kim Bock-sup, and Jang Jae-keun
 * Heat — 39.61
 * Semi Final — 39.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
 * Hwang Hong-chul, Yoon Nam-han, Ryu Tae-keong, and Cho Jin-saeng
 * Heat — 3:14.71 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase
 * Cha Han-sik
 * Heat — 8:59.82 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump
 * Kim Jong-il
 * Qualification – 7.70m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw
 * Lee Joo-hyong
 * Qualifying Heat — 55.98m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put
 * Han Min-soo
 * Qualifying heat – 15.68m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw
 * Min Se-hoon
 * Qualifying heat – 47.84m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw
 * Lee Wook-jong
 * Qualification — 78.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon
 * Lee Kwang-ik — 6917 points (→ 33rd place)
 * 100 metres — 11.57s
 * Long Jump — 7.19m
 * Shot Put — 10.27m
 * High Jump — 1.91m
 * 400 metres — 50.71s
 * 110m Hurdles — 16.20s
 * Discus Throw — 34.36m
 * Pole Vault — 4.10m
 * Javelin Throw — 54.94m
 * 1.500 metres — 4:29.98s

Men's 20 km Walk
 * Chung Pil-hwa
 * Final — 1:32:23 (→ 46th place)


 * Jung Myong-oh
 * Final — 1:40:09 (→ 49th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
 * Yoon Mi-kyong, Woo Yang-ja, Park Mi-seon, and Lee Young-sook
 * Heat — 45.83 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
 * Yang Kyoung-hee, Choi Se-beom, Lim Chun-ae, and Kim Soon-ja
 * Heat — 3:51.09 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon
 * Lee Mi-ok
 * Final — 2:32.51 (→ 15th place)


 * Lim Eun-joo
 * Final — 2:38.21 (→ 37th place)


 * Kim Mi-gyeong
 * Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw
 * Kim Chun-hee
 * Qualification – 45.88m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw
 * Yoo Chun-ok
 * Qualification – 48.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put
 * Choi Mi-seon
 * Qualification — 13.97m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon
 * Ji Jeong-mi
 * Final Result — 5289 points (→ 24th place)

Men's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Group play


 * Classification round 9–12


 * Classification round 9/10

Women's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Group play


 * Classification 5–8


 * Classification 7/8

Cycling
Fifteen cyclists, eleven men and four women, represented South Korea in 1988.


 * Men's road race
 * Park Hyeon-gon
 * Lee Jin-ok
 * Sin Dae-cheol


 * Men's team time trial
 * Jo Deok-haeng
 * Lee Jin-ok
 * Park Hyeon-gon
 * Yu Byeong-heon


 * Men's sprint
 * Eom Yeong-seop


 * Men's 1 km time trial
 * Eom Yeong-seop


 * Men's individual pursuit
 * Park Min-su


 * Men's team pursuit
 * An U-hyeok
 * Jeong Jeom-sik
 * Kim Yong-gyu
 * Park Min-su


 * Men's points race
 * Do Eun-cheol


 * Women's road race
 * Kim Gyeong-suk
 * No Yeom-ju
 * Hong Yeong-mi


 * Women's sprint
 * Kim Jin-yeong

Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented South Korea in 1988.


 * Men's foil
 * Kim Seung-pyo
 * Go Nak-chun
 * Kim Yong-guk


 * Men's team foil
 * Hong Yeong-seung, Kim Seung-pyo, Kim Yong-guk, Go Nak-chun, Lee Yeong-rok


 * Men's épée
 * Lee Sang-gi
 * Yun Nam-jin
 * Lee Il-hui


 * Men's team épée
 * Jo Hui-je, Lee Il-hui, Lee Sang-gi, Yang Dal-sik, Yun Nam-jin


 * Men's sabre
 * Lee Byeong-nam
 * Kim Sang-uk
 * Lee Uk-jae


 * Men's team sabre
 * Kim Sang-uk, Lee Byeong-nam, Lee Hyo-geun, Lee Hyeon-su, Lee Uk-jae


 * Women's foil
 * Tak Jeong-im
 * Shin Seong-ja
 * Park Eun-hui


 * Women's team foil
 * Kim Jin-sun, Shin Seong-ja, Tak Jeong-im, Yun Jeong-suk, Park Eun-hui

Men's team competition

 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * South Korea — Great Britain 2–2
 * South Korea — Soviet Union 1–3
 * South Korea — India 1–3
 * South Korea — West Germany 0–1
 * South Korea — Canada 1–1


 * Classification Matches
 * 9th–12th place: South Korea — Kenya 5–2
 * 9th–10th place: South Korea — Spain 0–2 (→ Tenth place)


 * Team roster
 * (1.) Song Suk-chan
 * (2.) Kim Yeong-jun
 * (3.) Kim Jong-kap
 * (4.) Chung Boo-jin
 * (5.) Chung Kye-suk
 * (6.) Kim Jae-chun
 * (7.) Kwon Soon-pil
 * (8.) Mo Ji-young
 * (9.) Ji Jae-kwan
 * (10.) Kim Man-whe
 * (11.) Han Jin-soo
 * (12.) Lee Heung-pyo
 * (13.) Hur Sang-young
 * (14.) Park Jae-sik
 * (15.) Yoo Seung-jin
 * (16.) Shin Suk-kyun


 * Head coach: Yoo Seung-in

Women's Team Competition

 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * South Korea — West Germany 4–1
 * South Korea — Canada 3–1
 * South Korea — Australia 5–5


 * Semi Finals
 * South Korea — Great Britain 1–0


 * Final
 * South Korea — Australia 0–2 (→ Silver Medal)


 * Team roster
 * (1.) Kim Mi-sun
 * (2.) Han Ok-kyung
 * (3.) Chang Eun-jung
 * (4.) Han Keum-sil
 * (5.) Choi Choon-ok
 * (6.) Kim Soon-duk
 * (7.) Chung Sang-hyun
 * (8.) Jin Won-sim
 * (9.) Hwang Keum-sook
 * (10.) Cho Ki-hyang
 * (11.) Seo Kwang-mi
 * (12.) Park Soon-ja
 * (13.) Kim Young-sook
 * (14.) Seo Hyo-sun
 * (15.) Lim Kye-sook
 * (16.) Chung Eun-kyung


 * Head coach: Yoo Young-chae

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:
 * Kim Myeong-geon — 5099 pts, 12th place
 * Gang Gyeong-hyo — 5074 pts, 13th place
 * Kim Seong-ho — 3854 pts, 61st place

Men's Team Competition:
 * Kim, Kang, and Kim — 14027 pts, 14th place

Shooting
Twenty two South Korean shooters (fourteen men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:
 * Men


 * Women


 * Open

Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
 * Song Kwang-sun
 * Heat – 25.40 (→ did not advance, 54th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle
 * Kwon Sang-won
 * Heat – 54.34 (→ did not advance, 55th place)
 * Song Kwang-sun
 * Heat – 54.63 (→ did not advance, 57th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle
 * Kwon Sang-won
 * Heat – 1:56.88 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
 * Kwon Soon-kun
 * Heat – 1:58.95 (→ did not advance, 54th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle
 * Yang Wook
 * Heat – 4:05.81 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
 * Kwon Soon-kun
 * Heat – 4:08.02 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle
 * Yang Wook
 * Heat – 16:21.10 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke
 * Park Dong-pil
 * Heat – 1:01.25 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke
 * Park Dong-pil
 * Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Yoon Joo-il
 * Heat – 1:04.68 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Yoon Joo-il
 * Heat – 2:19.94 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * Park Yeong-cheol
 * Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly
 * Park Yeong-cheol
 * Heat – 2:08.57 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Lee Jae-soo
 * Heat – 2:11.88 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Lee Jae-soo
 * Heat – 4:40.46 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Kwon Sang-won, Yang Wook, Song Kwang-sun, and Kwon Soon-kun
 * Heat – 3:38.05 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
 * Kwon Sang-won, Yang Wook, Song Kwang-sun, and Kwon Soon-kun
 * Heat – 7:52.93 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Park Dong-pil, Yoon Joo-Il, Park Yeong-cheol, and Kwon Sang-won
 * Heat – 3:56.94 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle
 * Han Young-hee
 * Heat – 28.02 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
 * Park Joo-li
 * Heat – 28.20 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle
 * Kim Eun-jung
 * Heat – 1:00.39 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
 * Han Young-hee
 * Heat – 1:01.72 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle
 * Kim Eun-jung
 * Heat – 2:10.85 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
 * Park Joo-li
 * Heat – 2:11.53 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke
 * Hong Ji-hee
 * Heat – 1:08.33 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke
 * Hong Ji-hee
 * Heat – 2:24.58 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Park Sung-won
 * Heat – 1:12.32 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Park Sung-won
 * Heat – 2:39.40 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly
 * Lee Hong-mi
 * Heat – 1:04.36 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
 * Kim Soo-jin
 * Heat – 1:06.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly
 * Kim Soo-jin
 * Heat – 2:19.00 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Kim Eun-jung, Han Young-hee, Park Joo-li, and Lee Hong-mi
 * Heat – 4:03.18 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Hong Ji-hee, Park Sung-won, Lee Hong-mi, and Han Young-hee
 * Heat – 4:28.90 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented South Korea in 1988.


 * Women's solo
 * Ha Su-gyeong
 * Choi Jeong-yun
 * Kim Mi-jinsu


 * Women's duet
 * Ha Su-gyeong
 * Kim Mi-jinsu

Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
 * Kim Bong-soo
 * First round — Defeated George Kalovelonis (Greece) 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–7, 6–3
 * Second round — Defeated Henri Leconte (France) 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
 * Third round — Lost to Martín Jaite (Argentina) 4–6, 1–6, 3–6
 * Yoo Jin-sun
 * First round — Lost to Amos Mansdorf (Israel) 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
 * Song Dong-wook
 * First round — Lost to Tim Mayotte (USA) 3–6, 3–6, 4–6

Women's Singles Competition
 * Lee Jeong-myung
 * First Round – Bye
 * Second Round – Lost to Catherine Suire (France) 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
 * Kim Il-soon
 * First Round – Defeated Etsuko Inoue (Japan) 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
 * Second Round – Defeated Helena Suková (Czechoslovakia) 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
 * Third Round – Lost to Larisa Neiland (Soviet Union) 3–6, 6–7

Men's team competition

 * Preliminary round (group A)
 * Lost to Sweden (2–3)
 * Defeated Brazil (3–2)
 * Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
 * Lost to Bulgaria (0–3)
 * Lost to Italy (0–3)


 * Classification Matches
 * 9th/12th place: Lost to Japan (2–3)
 * 11th/12th place: Defeated Tunisia (3–0) → 11th place


 * Team roster
 * Choi Chon-sik
 * Lee Sang-yul
 * Chang Yun-chang
 * Han Jang-sok
 * Lee Seong-hui
 * Kim Eun-sok
 * Park Sam-yong
 * Lee Myung-hak
 * Kim Ho-chul
 * Lee Chae-on
 * Lee Jong-kyung
 * Jung Eu-tak


 * Head coach: Lee Kyu-so

Women's Team Competition

 * Preliminary round (group A)
 * Defeated East Germany (3–1)
 * Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
 * Lost to Japan (1–3)


 * Classification Matches
 * 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (2–3)
 * 7th/8th place: Lost to United States (2–3) → 8th place


 * Team roster
 * Park Mi-hee
 * Kim Kyung-hee
 * Kim Kui-soon
 * Lim Hye-sook
 * Yoo Young-mi
 * Nam Soon-ok
 * Yoon Chung-hye
 * Park Bok-rye
 * Kim Yoon-hye
 * Sun Mi-sook
 * Moon Sun-hee
 * Ji Kyung-hee


 * Head coach: Hwang Sung-on

Men's team competition

 * Preliminary round (group A)
 * Lost to France (5–16)
 * Lost to Italy (1–11)
 * Lost to West Germany (2–18)
 * Lost to Soviet Union (4–17)
 * Lost to Australia (2–13)


 * Classification Round (Group E)
 * Lost to Greece (7–17)
 * Lost to China (7–14) → Twelfth place


 * Team roster
 * Lee Jung-suk
 * Chang Si-young
 * Kim Sung-eun
 * Yoo Seung-hoon
 * Kim Ki-choon
 * Kim Jae-yun
 * Choi Sun-young
 * Kim Kil-hwan
 * Kim Jin-tae
 * Song Seung-ho
 * Hong Soon-bo
 * Lee Taek-won
 * Park Sang-won


 * Head coach: Kim Jong-ku