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.[1]

South Korea at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Seoul
Competitors401 (269 men and 132 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearer Cho Yong-chul
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
12
Silver
10
Bronze
11
Total
33
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Korean national team uniforms at the opening ceremony of the games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldKim Jae-yupJudoMen's 60 kg25 September
 GoldLee Kyung-keunJudoMen's 65 kg26 September
 Gold South Korea women's national handball team
 Handball Women's tournament 29 September
 GoldKim Soo-nyungArcheryWomen's individual30 September
 GoldHyun Jung-hwa
Yang Young-ja		Table tennisWomen's doubles30 September
 GoldChun In-soo
Lee Han-sup
Park Sung-soo		ArcheryMen's team1 October
 GoldKim Soo-nyung
Wang Hee-kyung
Yun Young-sook		ArcheryWomen's team1 October
 GoldYoo Nam-kyuTable tennisMen's singles1 October
 GoldHan Myung-wooWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg1 October
 GoldKim Kwang-sunBoxingFlyweight2 October
 GoldPark Si-hunBoxingLight middleweight2 October
 SilverChun Byung-kwanWeightliftingMen's 52 kg18 September
 SilverCha Young-chulShootingMen's 50 metre rifle prone19 September
 SilverKim Sung-moonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 68 kg22 September
 SilverPark Sung-sooArcheryMen's individual30 September
 SilverWang Hee-kyungArcheryWomen's individual30 September
 Silver South Korea women's national field hockey team
 Field hockey Women's tournament 30 September
 SilverBaik Hyun-manBoxingHeavyweight1 October
 Silver South Korea men's national handball team
 Handball Men's tournament 1 October
 SilverKim Ki-taikTable tennisMen's singles1 October
 SilverPark Jang-soonWrestlingMen's freestyle 68 kg1 October
 BronzeAn Dae-hyunWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 62 kg20 September
 BronzeLee Jae-sukWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 52 kg21 September
 BronzeKim Sang-kyuWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 82 kg22 September
 BronzePark Jong-hoonGymnasticsMen's vault24 September
 BronzeLee Hyeong-geunWeightliftingMen's 82.5 kg24 September
 BronzeLee Jae-hyukBoxingFeatherweight29 September
 BronzeYun Young-sookArcheryWomen's individual30 September
 BronzeAhn Jae-hyung
Yoo Nam-kyu		Table tennisMen's doubles30 September
 BronzeKim Tae-wooWrestlingMen's freestyle 90 kg1 October
 BronzeCho Yong-chulJudoMen's +95 kg1 October
 BronzeNoh Kyung-sunWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 336
Athletics 272047
Basketball 121224
Boxing 12–12
Canoeing 11415
Cycling 11415
Diving 112
Equestrian 9110
Fencing 15520
Field hockey 161632
Football 16–16
Gymnastics 3811
Handball 131225
Judo 7–7
Modern pentathlon 3–3
Rowing 19928
Sailing 8210
Shooting 14822
Swimming 8715
Synchronized swimming –33
Table tennis 437
Tennis 325
Volleyball 121224
Water polo 13–13
Weightlifting 10–10
Wrestling 19–19
Total269132401


Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

  • Kim, Wang, and Yun — Final → ( Gold Medal)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Park, Chun, and Lee — Final → ( Gold Medal)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 29:37.14 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:15.44 (→ 18th place)
  • Final — 2:20.11 (→ 31st place)
  • Final — DNF

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — 39.61
  • Semi Final — 39.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:14.71 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:59.82 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification – 7.70m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualifying Heat — 55.98m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualifying heat – 15.68m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualifying heat – 47.84m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 78.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.57s
  2. Long Jump — 7.19m
  3. Shot Put — 10.27m
  4. High Jump — 1.91m
  5. 400 metres — 50.71s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 16.20s
  7. Discus Throw — 34.36m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.10m
  9. Javelin Throw — 54.94m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:29.98s

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:32:23 (→ 46th place)
  • Final — 1:40:09 (→ 49th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — 45.83 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:51.09 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:32.51 (→ 15th place)
  • Final — 2:38.21 (→ 37th place)
  • Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification – 45.88m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification – 48.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Qualification — 13.97m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 5289 points (→ 24th place)

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

South Korea men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Lee Won-woo 30 – (1958-08-19)19 August 1958 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
5 Choi Chul-kwon 25 – (1963-07-19)19 July 1963 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
SG 6 Lee Chung-hee 28 – (1959-11-07)7 November 1959 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
7 Oh Seh-wong 27 – (1961-06-20)20 June 1961 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
8 Yoo Jae-hak 25 – (1963-03-20)20 March 1963 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
9 Lee Moon-kyu 32 – (1956-08-04)4 August 1956 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
10 Kim Hyun-jun 28 – (1960-06-03)3 June 1960 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
11 Hur Jae 22 – (1965-09-28)28 September 1965
12 Kim Yoon-ho (basketball) 25 – (1963-03-21)21 March 1963 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
13 Park Jong-chun 28 – (1960-05-13)13 May 1960 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 14 Kim Yoo-taek 24 – (1963-10-10)10 October 1963 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
15 Han Ki-bum 24 – (1964-06-07)7 June 1964 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 5 4 1 468 384 +84 9[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2  Soviet Union 5 4 1 460 393 +67 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Australia 5 3 2 429 408 +21 8[lower-alpha 2]
4  Puerto Rico 5 3 2 382 387 −5 8[lower-alpha 2]
5  Central African Republic 5 1 4 346 436 −90 6 9th–12th classification round
6  South Korea (H) 5 0 5 384 461 −77 5
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.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Puerto Rico
18 September 1988
Central African Republic  73–70  South Korea
Scoring by half: 47–30, 26–40
20 September 1988
South Korea  74–79  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 30–38, 44–41
21 September 1988
South Korea  92–104  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 46–48, 46–56
23 September 1988
South Korea  73–110  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 38–59, 35–51
24 September 1988
Australia  95–75  South Korea
Scoring by half: 51–39, 44–36
Classification round 9–12
26 September 1988
09:45
China  90–93  South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–47, 42–46
Pts: Li 22
Rebs: Wang L. 7
Asts: Li 2		 Pts: Kim HJ 17
Rebs: Kim YT 12
Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2
Classification round 9/10
29 September 1988
16:30
Central African Republic  81–89  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–43, 40–46
Pts: Lavodrama 14
Rebs: Lavodrama 12
Asts: Kotta 3		 Pts: Lee CH 31
Rebs: Lee MK 8
Asts: Kim HJ 6

Women's tournament
Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[4]

South Korea women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Lee Kum-jin 23 – (1965-02-01)1 February 1965
5 Kim Mal-lyun 35 – (1953-06-28)28 June 1953
6 Choi Kyung-hee 22 – (1966-02-25)25 February 1966
7 Lee Hyung-sook 23 – (1964-12-24)24 December 1964
8 Park Chan-mi 24 – (1964-05-22)22 May 1964
9 Woo Eun-kyung 26 – (1962-08-19)19 August 1962
10 Jeong Mi-kyeong 22 – (1965-12-23)23 December 1965
11 Kim Hwa-soon 26 – (1962-04-12)12 April 1962
12 Kim Hye-youn 28 – (1960-06-03)3 June 1960
13 Park Chan-sook 29 – (1959-06-03)3 June 1959
14 Sung Jung-a 22 – (1965-12-25)25 December 1965
15 Cho Mun-chu 24 – (1964-07-29)29 July 1964
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 178 196 −18 5[lower-alpha 1] Semifinals
2  Soviet Union 3 2 1 208 188 +20 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bulgaria 3 1 2 217 241 −24 4[lower-alpha 2] Classification round
4  South Korea (H) 3 1 2 244 222 +22 4[lower-alpha 2]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. Head-to-head record: Bulgaria 1–0 South Korea
19 September 1988
19:30
Australia  55–91  South Korea
Scoring by half: 20–41, 35–50
Pts: Gorman 11
Rebs: Gorman 8
Asts: Maher, Timms 3		 Pts: Lee KJ 19
Rebs: Choi, Kim HS 4
Asts: Lee HS, Sung 2
22 September 1988
11:45
South Korea  66–69  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 35–33, 31–36
Pts: Choi 20
Rebs: Sung 14		 Pts: Savitskaya 18
Rebs: Savitskaya 6
Asts: Sumnikova 2
25 September 1988
19:30
Bulgaria  98–87  South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–51, 50–36
Pts: Slavcheva 39
Rebs: Slavcheva 8
Asts: Kostourkova 3		 Pts: Choi 26
Rebs: Choi, Sung 7
Asts: 5 players 1
Classification 5–8
27 September 1988
21:30
China  97–95 (OT)  South Korea
Scoring by half: 43–38, 42–47 Overtime: 12–10
Pts: Liu 24
Rebs: Liu 6
Asts: Xue 5		 Pts: Choi 21
Rebs: Sung 7
Asts: Jeong, Park CM, Sung 2
Classification 7/8
28 September 1988
19:30
South Korea  77–59  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 41–26, 36–33
Pts: Choi 18
Rebs: Sung 6
Asts: Kim HS 3		 Pts: Janoštinová 14
Rebs: Janoštinová 10
Asts: Janoštinová, Nováková 3

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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
  • 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
  • Head coach: Yoo Young-chae

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Kim, Kang, and Kim — 14027 pts, 14th place

Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
An Byung-kyun 10 m air rifle 590 8 Q 690.7 7
Yang Chung-yul 25 m rapid fire pistol 591 9 Did not advance
Lee Eun-chul 50 m rifle 3 positions 1161 28 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 589 12 Did not advance
Lim Jang-soo 25 m rapid fire pistol 575 32 Did not advance
Park Jong-shin 10 m air pistol 577 18 Did not advance
Kwak Jung-hoon 50 m rifle prone 594 24 Did not advance
Hong Seung-pyo 50 m running target 577 19 Did not advance
Kwon Taek-yul 50 m rifle 3 positions 1165 21 Did not advance
Cha Young-chul 50 m rifle prone 598 2 Q 702.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Min Young-sam 50 m pistol 552 29 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 575 23 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kang Hye-ja 10 m air rifle 391 12 Did not advance
Lee Hye-kyung 50 m rifle three positions 575 23 Did not advance
Bang Hyun-joo 10 m air pistol 376 19 Did not advance
Park Jung-hee 378 12 Did not advance
Lee Mi-kyung 10 m air rifle 385 30 Did not advance
Boo Sun-hee 25 m pistol 576 27 Did not advance
Kim Young-mi 50 m rifle three positions 568 30 Did not advance
Hong Young-ok 25 m pistol 575 28 Did not advance
Open
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Park Chul-sung Trap 144 19 Q 191 16 Did not advance
Kim Ha-yeon Skeet 141 40 Did not advance
Kim Kon-il Trap 142 25 Did not advance
Byun Kyung-soo 141 30 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Yang Wook
    1. Heat – 4:05.81 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
  • Kwon Soon-kun
    1. Heat – 4:08.02 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Yang Wook
    1. Heat – 16:21.10 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Yoon Joo-il
    1. Heat – 1:04.68 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Yoon Joo-il
    1. Heat – 2:19.94 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Lee Jae-soo
    1. Heat – 2:11.88 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Lee Jae-soo
    1. Heat – 4:40.46 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Han Young-hee
    1. Heat – 28.02 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
  • Park Joo-li
    1. Heat – 28.20 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Kim Eun-jung
    1. Heat – 1:00.39 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
  • Han Young-hee
    1. Heat – 1:01.72 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Kim Eun-jung
    1. Heat – 2:10.85 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
  • Park Joo-li
    1. Heat – 2:11.53 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Hong Ji-hee
    1. Heat – 1:08.33 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Hong Ji-hee
    1. Heat – 2:24.58 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Lee Hong-mi
    1. Heat – 1:04.36 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
  • Kim Soo-jin
    1. Heat – 1:06.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Kim Soo-jin
    1. Heat – 2:19.00 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three synchronized swimmers represented South Korea in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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
  • 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
  • Head coach: Hwang Sung-on

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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
  • Head coach: Kim Jong-ku

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "South Korea at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. Republic of Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Women". FIBA. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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