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South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.

IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
Competitors248 in 22 sports
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South Korea at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors248 in 22 sports
Flag bearers Yoon Kyung-shin (opening)
Song Dae-nam (closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
13
Silver
9
Bronze
9
Total
31
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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South Korea left London with a total of 30 medals (13 gold, 9 silver, and 8 bronze), finishing fifth in the medal standings and tying its record for the most gold medals won at an Olympics with the total it set at Beijing.[1] Six of these medals were awarded to the team in fencing, five in shooting, four in archery, and three in judo. South Korean athletes dominated in archery, where they won gold medals in all but one sporting events and broke two world records. Despite the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, South Korea's proved successful in team sports at London, as the men's football team won the bronze medal following a match against neighbouring Japan. For the first time in its history, South Korea won Olympic medals in team fencing.

Among the nation's medalists were pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, and taekwondo jin Hwang Kyung-seon, who both successfully defended their Olympic titles from Beijing. Three South Korean athletes won Olympic gold medals for the first time in history: gymnast Yang Hak-seon in the men's vault exercises, archer Oh Jin-hyek in the men's individual event, and sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon in the women's individual event. Park Tae-hwan, who won two silver medals in London, emerged as the most successful South Korean swimmer in history, with a total of four Olympic medals.

Medalists

Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table
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Delegation

The South Korean Olympic delegation participating in the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 245 athletes, 133 men and 112 women, to compete in 24 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1992. South Korea athletes did not qualify in basketball, canoeing, equestrian, and tennis.[2] There was only a single competitor in rhythmic gymnastics, and in triathlon.

The South Korean team featured nine defending champions from Beijing, including freestyle swimmer Park Tae-hwan, the men's archery team (led by Im Dong-hyun), pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, weightlifters Jang Mi-ran and Sa Jae-hyouk, and taekwondo jins Hwang Kyung-seon and Cha Dong-min. Among these champions, Jin Jong-oh only managed to defend his Olympic title for the second consecutive time. Handball player Yoon Kyung-shin, who competed at his fifth Olympics since 1992 (except the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where his team did not qualify), was the oldest athlete of the team, at age 39, and later became South Korea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2] Platform diver Kim Su-ji, on the other hand, was the youngest of the team, at age 14.

Other notable South Korean athletes featured judoka and top medal contenders Wang Ki-chun and Kim Jae-bum, foil fencer and Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, and butterfly swimmer and Youth Olympic gold medalist Chang Gyu-cheol.

The following table lists the number of South Korean competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.

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Sport Men Women Total
Archery 336
Athletics 11617
Badminton 6612
Boxing 202
Cycling 6410
Diving 112
Fencing 71017
Field hockey 161632
Football 18018
Gymnastics 527
Handball 141428
Judo 7714
Modern pentathlon 213
Rowing 134
Sailing 404
Shooting 7613
Swimming 6915
Synchronized swimming –22
Table tennis 336
Taekwondo 224
Triathlon 101
Volleyball 01212
Weightlifting 6410
Wrestling 729
Total135113248
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Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, three archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event and a team for the women's team event

Men
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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 699 WR 1  Guidi (SMR) (64)
W 6–0		  Wang C-P (TPE) (33)
W 6–4		  van der Ven (NED) (16)
L 1–7		 Did not advance
Kim Bub-min 698 2  Elder (FIJ) (63)
W 6–4		  Rai (IND) (31)
W 6–2		  Olaru (MDA) (47)
W 7–1		  Dai Xx (CHN) (7)
L 5–6		 Did not advance
Oh Jin-hyek 690 3  Müller (SUI) (62)
W 7–3		  Álvarez (MEX) (30)
W 6–4		  Dobrowolski (POL) (14)
W 6–0		  Ruban (UKR) (43)
W 7–1		  Dai Xx (CHN) (7)
W 6–5		  Furukawa (JPN) (5)
W 7–1		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Im Dong-hyun
Kim Bub-min
Oh Jin-hyek		 Team 2087 WR 1 N/a Bye  Ukraine (9)
W 227–220		  United States (4)
L 219–224		  Mexico (7)
W 224–219		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Women
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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
Choi Hyun-joo Individual 651 21  Tomasi (ITA) (44)
W 6–5		  Grandal (ESP) (53)
W 6–5		  Schuh (FRA) (37)
L 5–6		 Did not advance
Ki Bo-bae 671 1  Al-Mashhadani (IRQ) (64)
W 6–0		  Timofeyeva (BLR) (33)
W 6–2		  Hayakawa (JPN) (16)
W 6–0		  Perova (RUS) (9)
W 6–4		  Lorig (USA) (4)
W 6–2		  Román (MEX) (11)
W 6–5		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee Sung-jin 671 2  Tuimalealiifano (SAM) (63)
W 6–0		  Esebua (GEO) (34)
W 6–2		  Bishindee (MGL) (18)
W 6–0		  Avitia (MEX) (10)
L 2–6		 Did not advance
Choi Hyun-joo
Ki Bo-bae
Lee Sung-jin		 Team 1993 1 N/a Bye  Denmark (8)
W 206–195		  Japan (5)
W 221–206		  China (7)
W 210–209		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[3][4]

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
Jang Sin-Kweon in men's marathon
Men
Track & road events
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Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jang Sin-kweon Marathon 2:28:20 73
Jeong Jin-hyeok 2:38:45 82
Lee Doo-hang 2:17:19 32
Byun Young-jun 20 km walk 1:23:26 31
Kim Hyun-sub 1:21:36 17
Park Chil-sung DNF
Kim Dong-young 50 km walk 3:57:33 38
Park Chil-sung 3:45:55 NR 13
Yim Jung-hyun 3:56:34 34
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Field events
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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Kim Deok-hyeon Triple jump 16.22 22 Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Jung Sang-jin Javelin throw 76.39 31 Did not advance
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Women
Track & road events
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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jung Hye-lim 100 m hurdles 13.48 7 Did not advance
Chung Yun-hee Marathon N/a 2:31:58 41
Kim Sung-eun 2:46:38 96
Lim Kyung-hee 2:39:03 76
Jeon Yong-eun 20 km walk N/a DSQ
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Field events
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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Choi Yun-hee Pole vault 4.10 18 Did not advance
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Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
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Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Lee Hyun-il Singles  Pacheco (PER)
W (21–12, 21–7)		 N/a 1 Q  Jørgensen (DEN)
W (21–17, 21–13)		  Chen J (CHN)
W (21–15, 21–16)		  Lin D (CHN)
L (12–21, 10–21)		  Chen L (CHN)
L (12–21, 21–15, 15–21)		 4
Son Wan-ho  Ivanov (RUS)
W (21–15, 21–19)		  Hsu J-h (TPE)
W (21–14, 21–10)		 N/a 1 Q  Gade (DEN)
L (9–21, 16–21)		 Did not advance
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae		 Doubles  Bach /
Gunawan (USA)
W (21–14, 21–19)		  Kawamae /
Sato (JPN)
W (21–16, 21–15)		  Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
W (21–16, 21–11)		 1 Q N/a  Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
W (21–12, 21–16)		  Boe /
Mogensen (DEN)
L (21–17, 18–21 20–22)		  Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
W (23–21, 21–10)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ko Sung-hyun
Yoo Yeon-seong		  Cwalina /
Łogosz (POL)
W (17–21, 21–7, 21–13)		  Isara /
Jongjit (THA)
L (15–21, 14–21)		  Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
L (22–24, 12–21)		 3 N/a Did not advance
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Women
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Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bae Youn-joo Singles  Tee J Y (MAS)
W (16–21, 21–15, 21–12)		  Allegrini (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–15)		 N/a 1 Q  Wang Yh (CHN)
L (21–15, 14–21, 14–21)		 Did not advance
Sung Ji-hyun  Kværnø (NOR)
W (21–8, 21–5)		  Yip P Y (HKG)
L (18–21, 21–23)		 N/a 2 Did not advance
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung		 Doubles  Choo /
Veeran (AUS)
W (21–7, 21–19)		  Edwards /
Viljoen (RSA)
W (21–8, 21–7)		  Jauhari /
Polii (INA)
W (18–21, 21–14, 21–12)		 1 Q N/a Disqualified – match fixing
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na		  Bruce /
Li (CAN)
W (21–5, 21–11)		  Sorokina /
Vislova (RUS)
W (23–21, 21–18)		  Wang Xl /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–14, 21–11)		 1 Q N/a Disqualified – match fixing
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Mixed
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Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun		 Doubles  Ahmad /
Natsir (INA)
L (19–21, 12–21)		  Laybourn /
Rytter Juhl (DEN)
L (15–21 12–21)		  Diju /
Gutta (IND)
W (21–15, 21–15)		 3 Did not advance
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Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has so far qualified in the following events.

Men
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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Shin Jong-hun Light flyweight Bye  Aleksandrov (BUL)
L 14–15		 Did not advance
Han Soon-chul Lightweight  Eliwa (EGY)
W 11–6		  Safaryants (BLR)
W 13+–13		  Gaibnazarov (UZB)
W 16–13		  Petrauskas (LTU)
W 18–13		  Lomachenko (UKR)
L 9–19		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Park Sung-baek Men's road race Did not finish
Na Ah-reum Women's road race 3:35:56 13
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Track

Sprint
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Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's sprint 11.405
63.130		 14  Panarina (BLR)
L		  Sullivan (CAN)
 Maeda (JPN)
L		 Did not advance
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Team sprint
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Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Lee Eun-ji
Lee Hye-jin		 Women's team sprint 34.636
51.969		 9 Did not advance
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Pursuit
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Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
Choi Seung-woo
Jang Sun-jae
Park Keon-woo
Park Seon-ho		 Men's team pursuit 4:07.210 10 Did not advance
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Keirin
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Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's keirin 5 6 Did not advance 17
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Omnium
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Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
Cho Ho-sung Men's omnium 13.614 12 20 10 9 4:32.382 13 8 1:04.150 8 60 11
Lee Min-hye Women's omnium 14.793 14 3 14 11 3:46.871 15 9 36.547 11 74 15
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Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Park Ji-ho 10 m platform 370.50 26 Did not advance
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Women
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Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kim Su-ji 10 m platform 215.75 26 Did not advance
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Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 14 fencers.

Men
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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 N/a  Sukhov (RUS)
W 15–11		  Alimzhanov (KAZ)
W 15–8		  Fiedler (GER)
W 15–11		  Piasecki (NOR)
L 13–15		  Kelsey (USA)
W 12–11		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Park Kyoung-doo N/a  Kudayev (UZB)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
Choi Byung-chul Individual foil Bye  Zhu J (CHN)
W 15–13		  Le Péchoux (FRA)
W 15–13		  Ma Jf (CHN)
W 15–13		  Abouelkassem (EGY)
L 12–15		  Baldini (ITA)
W 15–14		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gu Bon-gil Individual sabre Bye  Zalomir (ROU)
W 15–12		  Hartung (GER)
L 14–15		 Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan Bye  Zhong M (CHN)
L 14–15		 Did not advance
Won Woo-young Bye  Wang (CHN)
W 15–6		  Kovalev (RUS)
L 11–15		 Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Kim Jung-hwan
Won Woo-young
Oh Eun-seok		 Team sabre N/a  Germany
W 45–38		  Italy
W 45–37		  Romania
W 45–26		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Women
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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
Choi In-jeong Individual épée Bye  Szász (HUN)
W 15–12		  Besbes (TUN)
L 11–12		 Did not advance
Jung Hyo-jung Bye  Sivkova (RUS)
L 12–15		 Did not advance
Shin A-lam Bye  Schalm (CAN)
W 15–12		  Sozanska (GER)
W 14–9		  Măroiu (ROU)
W 15–14		  Heidemann (GER)
L 5–6		  Sun Yj (CHN)
L 11–15		 4
Choi In-jeong
Jung Hyo-jung
Shin A-lam
Choi Eun-sook		 Team épée N/a  Romania
W 45–38		  United States
W 45–36		  China
L 25–39		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jeon Hee-sook Individual foil Bye  Sugawara (JPN)
L 13–15		 Did not advance
Jung Gil-ok Bye  Shanayeva (RUS)
W 15–14		  Kiefer (USA)
L 13–15		 Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee Bye  Leleyko (UKR)
W 15–9		  Mohamed (HUN)
W 8–7		  Ikehata (JPN)
W 15–6		  Di Francisca (ITA)
L 10–11		  Vezzali (ITA)
L 12–13		 4
Jeon Hee-sook
Jung Gil-ok
Nam Hyun-hee
Oh Ha-na		 Team foil N/a  United States
W 45–31		  Russia
L 32–44		  France
W 45–32		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim Ji-yeon Individual sabre N/a  González (MEX)
W 15–3		  Marzocca (ITA)
W 15–7		  Vougiouka (GRE)
W 15–12		  Zagunis (USA)
W 15–13		  Velikaya (RUS)
W 15–9		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee Ra-jin N/a  Benítez (VEN)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
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Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The South Korean women's hockey team have qualified a team of 16 players for the games by virtue of being runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games hockey tournament.[5]

Men's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

  1. Lee Myung-ho
  2. Jang Jong-hyun
  3. Oh Dae-keun
  4. Lee Nam-yong
  5. Seo Jong-ho
  6. Lee Seung-il
  7. Yoon Sung-hoon
  8. You Hyo-sik
  9. Yeo Woon-kon
  10. Kang Moon-kweon
  11. Hyun Hye-sung
  12. Cha Jong-bok
  13. Hong Eun-seong
  14. Kim Young-jin
  15. Kang Moon-kyu
  16. Nam Hyun-woo

Reserves:

  • Cho Suk-hoon
  • Kim Jae-hyeon

South Korea is in Pool B of the men's tournament.

Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 18 7 +11 15 Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 1 1 14 11 +3 10
3  Belgium 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7 Fifth place game
4  South Korea 5 2 0 3 9 8 +1 6 Seventh place game
5  New Zealand 5 1 2 2 10 14 −4 5 Ninth place game
6  India 5 0 0 5 6 18 −12 0 Eleventh place game
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Source: FIH
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7th/8th place game
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Women's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Lim Heung-sin

South Korea women's team after the match against Great Britain
  1. Moon Young-hui (GK)
  2. Kim Young-ran
  3. Cha Se-na
  4. Park Seon-mi
  5. Lee Seon-ok (C)
  6. Park Mi-hyun
  7. Han Hye-lyoung
  8. Kim Jong-hee
  9. Kim Jong-eun
  10. Kim Da-rae
  11. Cheon Seul-ki
  12. Jeon Yu-mi
  13. Kim Ok-ju
  14. Park Ki-ju
  15. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
  16. Cheon Eun-bi

Reserves:

South Korea is in Pool A of the women's competition.

Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 12 5 +7 15 Semi-finals
2  Great Britain (H) 5 3 0 2 14 7 +7 9
3  China 5 2 1 2 6 3 +3 7
4  South Korea 5 2 0 3 9 13 −4 6
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 4
6  Belgium 5 0 2 3 2 10 −8 2
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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7th/8th place
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Football

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea qualified a team of 18 players for the men's tournament. The squad won the bronze medal and the team were granted exemption to two years of mandatory military service but still required to do four weeks of basic training.[7][8]

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Coach: Hong Myung-bo

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 1GK Jung Sung-ryong* (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) 17 1 Korea Football Association Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Oh Jae-suk (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) 14 0 Korea Football Association Gangwon FC
3 2DF Yun Suk-young (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22) 16 0 Korea Football Association Jeonnam Dragons
4 2DF Kim Young-gwon (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 22) 13 0 Chinese Football Association Guangzhou Evergrande
5 2DF Kim Kee-hee (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 23) 2 2 Korea Football Association Daegu FC
6 3MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 23) 14 0 Scottish Football Association Celtic
7 3MF Kim Bo-kyung (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 22) 19 4 Japan Football Association Cerezo Osaka
8 3MF Baek Sung-dong (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 20) 7 2 Japan Football Association Júbilo Iwata
9 4FW Ji Dong-won (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21) 10 2 The Football Association Sunderland
10 4FW Park Chu-young* (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 27) 22 9 The Football Association Arsenal
11 3MF Nam Tae-hee (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 21) 2 2 Qatar Football Association Lekhwiya
12 2DF Hwang Seok-ho (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 23) 2 0 Japan Football Association Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13 3MF Koo Ja-cheol (c) (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 23) 8 3 German Football Association FC Augsburg
14 2DF Kim Chang-soo* (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 26) 18 1 Korea Football Association Busan IPark
15 3MF Park Jong-woo (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 23) 4 1 Korea Football Association Busan IPark
16 3MF Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 22) 6 0 Japan Football Association Kyoto Sanga
17 4FW Kim Hyun-sung (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22) 6 2 Korea Football Association FC Seoul
18 1GK Lee Bum-young (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 23) 9 0 Korea Football Association Busan IPark
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* Over-aged player.

Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Gabon 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
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Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Mexico, 0–0 ...
Mexico 0–0 South Korea
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Attendance: 15,748[10]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
More information 2–1, Switzerland ...
South Korea 2–1  Switzerland
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Attendance: 30,114[11]
More information 0–0, Gabon ...
South Korea 0–0 Gabon
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Attendance: 76,927[12]
Quarter-final
More information Great Britain, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Great Britain 1–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Ramsey 36' (pen.) Report Ji Dong-won 29'
Penalties
Ramsey football with check mark
Cleverley football with check mark
Dawson football with check mark
Giggs football with check mark
Sturridge football with red X		 4–5 football with check mark Koo Ja-cheol
football with check mark Baek Sung-dong
football with check mark Hwang Seok-ho
football with check mark Park Jong-woo
football with check mark Ki Sung-yueng
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Attendance: 70,171[13]
Semi-final
More information 0–3, Brazil ...
South Korea 0–3 Brazil
Report Rômulo 38'
Damião 57', 64'
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Attendance: 69,389[14]
Bronze medal game
More information 2–0, Japan ...
South Korea 2–0 Japan
Park Chu-young 38'
Koo Ja-cheol 57'		 Report
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Attendance: 56,393[15]
Final rank
 Bronze
Controversy

Park Jong-Woo was not present at the medal ceremony after the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazil and did not receive the bronze medal with the rest of his team due to his political position on the Liancourt Rocks, which are disputed both by South Korea and Japan by having a claim on the islands, after FIFA was notified about Park holding a sign of South Korea having claim on Dokdo, the Korean name for the islets.[16] On 11 February 2013, Park attended an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing at Lausanne, Switzerland. After the Disciplinary Commission reviewed Park's action at the Olympics, the IOC decided to award the player the bronze medal he had been barred from collecting for several months.

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men
Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kim Hee-hoon Team 12.933 12.100 14.166 N/a 13.700 N/a Did not advance
Kim Ji-hoon 12.900 13.100 N/a 15.500 Q N/a
Kim Seung-il N/a 12.133 12.666 14.533 14.033 13.233 N/a
Kim Soo-myun 14.766 13.433 13.833 15.666 14.700 13.933 86.331 23 Q
Yang Hak-seon 14.066 N/a 13.933 16.233 Q 11.966 11.233 N/a
Total 41.765 38.666 41.932 47.865 42.433 42.666 265.327 12
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Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics.
Individual finals
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Kim Ji-hoon Horizontal bar N/a 15.133 15.133 8
Kim Soo-myun All-around 12.266 13.700 14.200 16.000 14.641 14.966 85.773 20
Yang Hak-seon Vault N/a 16.533 N/a 16.533 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Heo Seon-mi All-around 13.233 13.800 12.166 11.400 50.599 48 Did not advance
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Rhythmic

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Son Yeon-jae Individual 28.075 27.825 26.350 28.050 110.300 6 Q 28.050 28.325 26.750 28.350 111.475 5
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Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified for the men's and women's event by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]

Head coaches: Cho Young-shin

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lee Chang-woo (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 29) 1.87 m South Korea Chungnam
2 CB Jeong Yi-kyeong (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.88 m South Korea Doosan
5 P Park Kyung-suk (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 31) 1.85 m South Korea Chungnam
7 RW Jung Su-young (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 26) 1.84 m South Korea HC Korosa
8 P Park Jung-gyu (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 28) 1.90 m South Korea KHF
11 LW Lim Duk-jun (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31) 1.86 m South Korea Doosan
12 GK Park Chan-young (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 29) 1.90 m South Korea Doosan
13 RB Lee Jae-woo (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 32) 1.81 m South Korea Doosan
17 RW Yu Dong-geun (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 26) 1.85 m South Korea Incheon DTC
19 LW Jeong Han (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.85 m South Korea Incheon DTC
20 LB Paek Won-chul (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 35) 1.80 m South Korea HC Korosa
22 LB Ko Kyung-soo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.82 m South Korea Chungnam
33 RB Eom Hyo-won (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.82 m South Korea Sangmu
77 RB Yoon Kyung-shin (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 39) 2.03 m South Korea KHF
88 P Jung Jin-ho (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26) 1.93 m South Korea HC Korosa
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Group play
More information Pld, W ...
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Croatia 5 5 0 0 150 109 +41 10 Quarter-finals
 Denmark 5 4 0 1 124 129 −5 8
 Spain 5 3 0 2 140 126 +14 6
 Hungary 5 2 0 3 114 128 −14 4
 Serbia 5 1 0 4 120 131 −11 2
 South Korea 5 0 0 5 115 140 −25 0
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Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2012
11:15		 Croatia  31 – 21  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,068[18]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Čupić 8 (14–8) Jeong Yi-kyeong 5
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31 July 2012
11:15		 South Korea  19 – 22  Hungary Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,262[19]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Jeong Yi-kyeong, Jeong Han 4 (9–7) Lékai 5
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2 August 2012
09:30		 Spain  33 – 29  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,209[20]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Ugalde 6 (16–14) Lee Jae-woo 8
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4 August 2012
11:15		 South Korea  22 – 28  Serbia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,525[21]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jeong Han 6 (10–12) Nikčević, Toskić 5
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6 August 2012
14:30		 Denmark  26 – 24  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,546[22]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Eggert Jensen, Knudsen 6 (13–14) Lee Jae-woo, Eom Hyo-won 6
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Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[23]

Head coaches: Kang Jae-won

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ju Hui (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 South Korea Colorful Daegu
2 RW Woo Sun-hee (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34) 1.72 m 0 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
3 CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23) 1.69 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
5 RW Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20) 1.70 m 0 0 South Korea Colorful Daegu
7 LB Gwon Han-na (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.72 m 0 0 South Korea Seoul City
9 P Kim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.73 m 0 0 Japan Omron handball
10 LB Lee Mi-gyeong (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20) 1.65 m 0 0 South Korea Seoul City
11 RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
12 GK Moon Kyeong-ha (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 South Korea GNDC
13 P Kim Cheong-sim (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36) 1.78 m 0 0 South Korea SK Lubricants
17 LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.78 m 0 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
19 RB Choi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.82 m 0 0 South Korea Colorful Daegu
20 CB Jung Ji-hae (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.68 m 0 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
21 LW Jo Hyo-bi (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.65 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
33 LW Lee Eun-bi (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21) 1.63 m 0 0 South Korea BISCO
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Group play
More information Pld, W ...
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 France 5 4 1 0 125 103 +22 9 Quarter-finals
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 136 130 +6 7
 Spain 5 3 1 1 119 114 +5 7
 Norway 5 2 1 2 118 120 −2 5
 Denmark 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8 2
 Sweden 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23 0
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Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
11:15		 Spain  27 – 31  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,900[24]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Martín 7 (12–16) Ryu Eun-hee 9
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30 July 2012
11:15		 South Korea  25 – 24  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,393[25]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Jo Hyo-bi 5 (11–10) Larsen 7
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1 August 2012
09:30		 Norway  27 – 27  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,178[26]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sulland 11 (13–15) three players 6
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3 August 2012
11:15		 South Korea  21 – 24  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,568[27]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Sim Hae-in 6 (12–10) Lacrabère 4
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5 August 2012
09:30		 Sweden  28 – 32  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,180[28]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Flognman 8 (13–16) Ryu Eun-hee 10
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Quarter-final
7 August 2012
17:00		 Russia  23 – 24  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,299[29]
Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP)
Postnova, Levina 5 (11–14) Gwon Han-na 6
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Semi-final
9 August 2012
17:00		 Norway  31 – 25  South Korea Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,274[30]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Løke 8 (18–15) Gwon Han-na 7
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Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
17:00		 South Korea  29 – 31 (ET)  Spain Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,622[31]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Gwon Han-na 7 (13–13) Alberto, Fernández 5
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FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 1–3

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Choi Gwang-hyeon −60 kg Bye  Chammartin (SUI)
W 0001–0000		  Jokinen (FIN)
W 0010–0000		  Galtsyan (RUS)
L 0001–0001 YUS		 Did not advance  Kitadai (BRA)
L 0001–0011		 Did not advance 7
Cho Jun-ho −66 kg Bye  Drebot (UKR)
W 0011–0002		  Farmonov (UZB)
W 0011–0001		  Ebinuma (JPN)
L 0001–0001 YUS		 Did not advance  Oates (GBR)
W 0021–0002		  Uriarte (ESP)
W 0000–0001		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Wang Ki-chun −73 kg  Tatalashvili (GEO)
W 0001–0000		  Ibragimov (KAZ)
W 1001–0000		  Ježek (CZE)
W 0010–0001		  Delpopolo (USA)
W 0000–0000 YUS		  Isaev (RUS)
L 0002–0011		 Bye  Legrand (FRA)
L 0001–0101		 5
Kim Jae-bum −81 kg Bye  Imamov (UZB)
W 0010–0001		  Csoknyai (HUN)
W 0010–0002		  Lucenti (ARG)
W 0100–0003		  Nifontov (RUS)
W 0100–0001		 Bye  Bischof (GER)
W 0020–0001		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Song Dae-nam −90 kg N/a  Romero (URU)
W 1001–0000		  Mammadov (AZE)
W 0011–0000		  Nishiyama (JPN)
W 0111–0101		  Camilo (BRA)
W 0112–0012		 Bye  González (CUB)
W 0101–0001		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hwang Hee-tae −100 kg N/a  Mekić (BIH)
W 0021–0002		  Bloshenko (UKR)
W 1001–0000		  Gasimov (AZE)
W 0021–0002		  Naidangiin (MGL)
L 0001–0010		 Bye  Grol (NED)
L 0000–0100		 5
Kim Sung-min +100 kg N/a  Hoshina (PHI)
W 0100–0000		  Ceraj (SLO)
W 0020–0001		  Makarau (BLR)
W 0011–0002		  Riner (FRA)
L 0003–0100		 Bye  Silva (BRA)
L 0000–0100		 5
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Chung Jung-yeon −48 kg Bye  van Snick (BEL)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ok −52 kg Bye  Miranda (BRA)
W 1012–0001		  Forciniti (ITA)
L 0001–0001		 Did not advance  Gneto (FRA)
L 0002–0021		 Did not advance 7
Kim Jan-di −57 kg  Dorjsüren (MGL)
W 0001–0001		  Quintavalle (ITA)
L 0002–1011		 Did not advance
Joung Da-woon −63 kg Bye  Yusubova (AZE)
W 1000–0000		  Ueno (JPN)
W 0020–0002		  Xu L (CHN)
L 0002–0011		 Bye  Émane (FRA)
L 0000–0000 YUS		 5
Hwang Ye-sul −70 kg  Barbieri (ITA)
W 0102–0001		  Robra (SUI)
W 0011–0002		  Sraka (SLO)
W 1000–0001		  Décosse (FRA)
L 0000–0001		 Bye  Bosch (NED)
L 0011–0011 YUS		 5
Jeong Gyeong-mi −78 kg  Ogata (JPN)
L 0002–0010		 Did not advance
Kim Na-young +78 kg Bye  Issanova (KAZ)
L 0012–0012+		 Did not advance
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Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships three South Korean pentathletes have qualified for London; Hwang Woo-Jin and Jung Jin-Hwa have earned places in the men's event; Yang Soo-jin has earned places in the women's event.[32]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Hwang Woo-jin Men's 14–21 =29 736 2:01.14 5 1348 364 34 736 12:08.88 35 2088 4908 34
Jung Jin-hwa 16–19 =20 784 2:00.25 4 1360 40 9 1160 10:57.07 19 2372 5676 11
Yang Soo-jin Women's 14–21 =28 736 2:17.93 15 1148 80 21 1120 12:40.71 24 1960 4964 24
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Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified the following boats.

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Dong-yong Single sculls 7:05.24 4 R 7:03.91 2 QF 7:16.12 5 SC/D 7:48.09 4 FD 7:27.94 21
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Women
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Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Ye-ji Single sculls 8:04.68 6 R 7:50.64 1 QF 8:00.26 4 SC/D 7:59.78 4 FD 8:32.57 19
Kim Myeong-sin
KIm Sol-ji		 Lightweight double sculls 7:31.98 4 R 7:27.95 4 FC N/a Bye 7:44.03 14
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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 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Lee Tae-hoon RS:X 8 6 21 17 25 9 21 13 31 19 EL 139 15
Ha Jee-min Laser 8 9 15 14 36 50
DNF		 50
DSQ		 28 12 17 EL 188 24
Cho Sung-min
Park Gun-woo		 470 23 14 15 24 20 25 20 8 24 21 EL 169 22
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of shooting:[33]

Jin Jong-oh defends his Olympic title in pistol shooting.
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Cho Yong-seong Skeet 109 35 Did not advance
Choi Young-rae 10 m air pistol 569 35 Did not advance
50 m pistol 569 1 Q 661.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Han Jin-seop 10 m air rifle 590 32 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 595 5 Q 698.2 6
50 m rifle 3 positions 1168 9 Did not advance
Jin Jong-oh 10 m air pistol 588 1 Q 688.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
50 m pistol 562 5 Q 662.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kim Dae-yoong 25 m rapid fire pistol 579 10 Did not advance
Kim Hak-man 50 m rifle prone 594 15 Did not advance
Kim Jong-hyun 10 m air rifle 593 17 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1171 5 Q 1272.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total
Jeong Mi-ra 10 m air rifle 387 51 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 581 17 Did not advance
Kang Gee-eun Trap 62 19 Did not advance
Kim Byung-hee 10 m air pistol 381 17 Did not advance
Kim Jang-mi 10 m air pistol 382 13 Did not advance
25 m pistol 591 1 Q 792.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kim Kyeong-ae 25 m pistol 582 11 Did not advance
Na Yoon-kyung 10 m air rifle 394 21 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 583 10 Did not advance
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Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Korean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[34][35]

Swimmer Park Tae-Hwan has won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chang Gyu-cheol 100 m butterfly 52.69 25 Did not advance
Choi Kyu-woong 200 m breaststroke 2:13.57 25 Did not advance
Jung Won-yong 200 m individual medley 2:03.33 32 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:23.12 28 N/a Did not advance
Park Hyung-joo 200 m backstroke 2:01.50 31 Did not advance
Park Seon-kwan 100 m backstroke 55.51 36 Did not advance
Park Tae-hwan 200 m freestyle 1:46.79 5 Q 1:46.02 3 Q 1:44.93 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400 m freestyle 3:46.68 4 Q N/a 3:42.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 14:56.89 6 Q N/a 14:50.61 4
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Back Su-yeon 200 m breaststroke 2:25.76 =7 Q 2:24.67 9 Did not advance
Baek Il-joo 200 m freestyle 2:04.32 33 Did not advance
Choi Hye-ra 200 m butterfly 2:08.45 10 Q 2.08.32 14 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:14.91 23 Did not advance
Ham Chan-mi 200 m backstroke 2:15.30 31 Did not advance
Han Na-kyeong 800 m freestyle 8:57.26 32 N/a Did not advance
Jeong Da-rae 200 m breaststroke 2:26.83 14 Q 2:28.74 16 Did not advance
Kim Ga-eul 400 m freestyle 4:43.46 34 N/a Did not advance
Kim Hye-jin 100 m breaststroke 1:09.79 33 Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong 400 m individual medley 4:43.99 17 N/a Did not advance
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Synchronized swimming

Park Hyun-Ha and Park Hyun-Sun in women's duet
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Park Hyun-ha
Park Hyun-sun		 Duet 86.700 13 87.460 174.160 12 Q 87.250 173.950 12
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Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified three men and three women.

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
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
Joo Se-hyuk Singles Bye  Kim H-B (PRK)
L (2–4)		 Did not advance
Oh Sang-eun Bye  Freitas (POR)
W (4–0)		  Kishikawa (JPN)
L (1–4)		 Did not advance
Joo Se-hyuk
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min		 Team N/a  North Korea
W (3–1)		  Portugal
W (3–2)		  Hong Kong
W (3–0)		  China
L (0–3)		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
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
Kim Kyung-ah Singles Bye  Liu J (AUT)
W (4–1)		  Shen Yf (ESP)
W (4–1)		  Feng Tw (SIN)
L (2–4)		 Did not advance
Park Mi-young Bye  Póta (HUN)
W (4–1)		  Li Xx (CHN)
L (1–4)		 Did not advance
Dang Ye-seo
Kim Kyung-ah
Park Mi-young		 Team N/a  Brazil
W (3–0)		  Hong Kong
W (3–0)		  China
L (0–3)		  Singapore
L (0–3)		 4
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Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament:[36][37][38]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Lee Dae-hoon Men's −58 kg  Karaket (THA)
W 8–7 SDP		  Bayoumi (EGY)
W 11–10 SDP		  Denisenko (RUS)
W 7–6		 Bye  González (ESP)
L 8–17		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cha Dong-min Men's +80 kg  Trajkovic (SLO)
W 9–4		  Tanrıkulu (TUR)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Hwang Kyung-seon Women's −67 kg  Gbagbi (CIV)
W 4–1		  Fromm (GER)
W 8–4		  Anić (SLO)
W 7–0		 Bye  Tatar (TUR)
W 12–5		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee In-jong Women's +67 kg  Falavigna (BRA)
W 13–9		  Graffe (FRA)
L 4–7		 Did not advance  Mamatova (UZB)
W 8–1		  Baryshnikova (RUS)
L 6–7		 Did not advance 5
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Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified the following athletes.

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Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Heo Min-ho Men's 18:02 0:38 59:46 0:28 35:36 1:54:30 54
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Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified a women's team for the indoor tournament.

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[39]

Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil

More information №, Name ...
№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2012 club
3Ha Yu-jeong26 December 19891.89 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)287 cm (113 in)281 cm (111 in)South Korea Korea Expressway Corporation
4Kim Sa-nee (c)21 June 19811.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)302 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in)South Korea Heungkuk Life
5Kim Hae-ran (L)16 March 19841.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in)South Korea Korea Expressway Corporation
7Lim Hyo-sook26 April 19821.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)278 cm (109 in)270 cm (110 in)South Korea Korea Expressway Corporation
10Kim Yeon-koung26 February 19881.92 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)307 cm (121 in)299 cm (118 in)Turkey Fenerbahçe
11Han Yoo-mi5 February 19821.80 m (5 ft 11 in)65 kg (143 lb)307 cm (121 in)297 cm (117 in)South Korea Korea Ginseng Corporation
12Han Song-yi5 September 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)65 kg (143 lb)305 cm (120 in)298 cm (117 in)South Korea GS Caltex
13Jung Dae-young12 August 19811.83 m (6 ft 0 in)71 kg (157 lb)303 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in)South Korea GS Caltex
14Hwang Youn-joo13 August 19861.77 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)303 cm (119 in)294 cm (116 in)South Korea Hyundai E&C
17Yang Hyo-jin14 December 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in)72 kg (159 lb)287 cm (113 in)280 cm (110 in)South Korea Hyundai E&C
19Kim Hee-jin29 April 19911.85 m (6 ft 1 in)77 kg (170 lb)300 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in)South Korea IBK Altos
20Lee Sook-ja17 June 19801.75 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)286 cm (113 in)264 cm (104 in)South Korea GS Caltex
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Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 426 345 1.235 Quarter-finals
2  China 5 3 2 9 11 10 1.100 475 461 1.030
3  South Korea 5 2 3 8 11 10 1.100 449 452 0.993
4  Brazil 5 3 2 7 10 10 1.000 447 420 1.064
5  Turkey 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 434 443 0.980
6  Serbia 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 297 407 0.730
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Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
20:00		 United States  3–1  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (THA), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)
(25–19, 25–17, 20–25, 25–21)
result statistics
30 July 2012
11:30		 Serbia  1–3  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Brian McDougall (GBR), Simone Santi (ITA)
(12–25, 16–25, 25–16, 21–25)
result statistics
1 August 2012
22:00		 Brazil  0–3  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Mitchell Davidson (CAN), Mitchell Salvatore (USA)
(23–25, 21–25, 21–25)
result statistics
3 August 2012
14:45		 Turkey  3–2  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Simone Santi (ITA), Brian McDougall (GBR)
(25–16, 21–25, 25–18, 19–25, 15–12)
result statistics
5 August 2012
11:30		 China  3–2  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakul (THA), Frans Loderus (NED)
(28–26, 22–25, 25–19, 22–25, 15–10)
result statistics
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
21:00		 Italy  1–3  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Jose Mercado (PUR)
(25–18, 21–25, 20–25, 18–25)
result statistics
Semi-final
9 August 2012
15:00		 South Korea  0–3  United States Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Brian McDougall (GBR)
(20–25, 22–25, 22–25)
result statistics
Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
11:30		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan  3–0  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Suzana Rodriguez (ESP), Jose Mercado (PUR)
(25–22, 26–24, 25–21)
result statistics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 6 men and 4 women.

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ji Hun-min −62 kg 130 7 162 DNF 162 DNF
Won Jeong-sik −69 kg 144 9 178 6 322 7
Sa Jae-hyouk −77 kg 158 3 — — 158 DNF*
Kim Min-jae −94 kg 185 1 210 8 395 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Hwa-seung −105 kg 178 DNF — — — DNF
Jeon Sang-guen +105 kg 190 10 246 2 436 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-Ran in women's +75 kg.
Women
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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Yang Eun-hye −58 kg 87 17 113 14 200 14
Mun Yu-ra −69 kg 102 DNF — — — DNF
Lim Ji-hye −75 kg 97 9 126 10 223 10
Jang Mi-ran +75 kg 125 5 164 4 289 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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* Sa Jae-Hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has so far qualified the following quota places.

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
More information Athlete, Event ...
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 Jin-cheol −55 kg Bye  Yumoto (JPN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 11
Lee Seung-chul −60 kg Bye  Scott (USA)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 18
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Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
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
Choi Gyu-jin −55 kg Bye  Yun W-C (PRK)
W 3–0 PO		  Balart (CUB)
W 3–1 PP		  Bayramov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Semenov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		 5
Jung Ji-hyun −60 kg Bye  Meoque (CUB)
W 3–0 PO		  Aliyev (AZE)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 8
Kim Hyeon-woo −66 kg  Varderesyan (ARM)
W 3–0 PO		  Mulens (CUB)
W 3–0 PO		  Venckaitis (LTU)
W 3–0 PO		  Guénot (FRA)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Lőrincz (HUN)
W 3–0 PO		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kim Jin-hyeok −74 kg  Datunashvili (GEO)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 19
Lee Se-yeol −84 kg  Hrustanović (AUT)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 18
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Women's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
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  Merleni (UKR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Um Ji-eun −55 kg  Amri (TUN)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 14
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