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South Korea at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors205 in 24 sports
Flag bearers Gu Bon-gil (opening)[1]
Kim Hyeon-woo (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
9
Silver
3
Bronze
9
Total
21
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 205 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, competed in 24 sports.

Medalists

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Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

The following South Korean competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

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The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 204 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, to compete in 22 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1984, just six athletes relatively short of its size.[3] South Korea did not qualify athletes in basketball, rugby sevens, tennis, and triathlon.

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean archers qualified each for the men's and women's events after having secured a top eight finish in their respective team recurves at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[4][5]

With a top eight placement at the Worlds, the spots for the three men and three women from South Korea will be determined in two national selection meets by April 2016.[6] The South Korean archery team, led by London 2012 Olympic champion Ki Bo-bae, was announced on April 19, 2016.[7] On August 5, 2016, Kim Woo-jin set a world record by scoring 700 out of a possible 720 in the seeding round of the men's individual recurve.[8]

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
Kim Woo-jin Individual 700 WR 1  Sutherland (ZIM)
W 6–0 		 Agatha (INA)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Ku Bon-chan 681 6  Baláž (SVK)
W 6–0 		 Huston (GBR)
W 6–0 		 Floto (GER)
W 6–4 		 Worth (AUS)
W 6–5 		 Ellison (USA)
W 6–5 		 Valladont (FRA)
W 7–3 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee Seung-yun 676 12  Xavier (BRA)
W 6–2 		 Alvariño (ESP)
W 7–1 		 Das (IND)
W 6–4 		 van den Berg (NED)
L 4–6 		Did not advance
Kim Woo-jin
Ku Bon-chan
Lee Seung-yun 		Team 2057 1 — Bye  Netherlands (NED)
W 6–0 		 Australia (AUS)
W 6–0 		 United States (USA)
W 6–0 		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
Chang Hye-jin Individual 666 2  Tatafu (TGA)
W 6–0 		 Sichenikova (UKR)
W 6–2 		 Kang U-j (PRK)
W 6–2 		 Folkard (GBR)
W 7–1 		 Ki B-b (KOR)
W 7–3 		 Unruh (GER)
W 6–2 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Choi Mi-sun 669 1  Camilo (DOM)
W 6–0 		 Le C-y (TPE)
W 6–2 		 Stepanova (RUS)
W 7–3 		 Valencia (MEX)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Ki Bo-bae 663 3  Anwar (KEN)
W 7–1 		 Marchenko (UKR)
W 6–2 		 Htwe (MYA)
W 6–0 		 Wu Jx (CHN)
W 6–2 		 Chang H-j (KOR)
L 3–7 		 Valencia (MEX)
W 6–4 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chang Hye-jin
Choi Mi-sun
Ki Bo-bae 		Team 1998 1 — Bye  Japan (JPN)
W 5–1 		 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
W 5–1 		 Russia (RUS)
W 5–1 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following event (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[9][10]

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
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Byun Young-jun 20 km walk — 1:30:38 61
Choe Byeong-kwang — 1:29:08 57
Kim Hyun-sub 20 km walk — 1:21:44 17
50 km walk — DNF
Kim Kuk-young 100 m Bye 10.37 7 Did not advance
Park Chil-sung 50 km walk — DSQ
Shim Jung-sub Marathon — 2:42:42 138
Son Myeong-jun — 2:36:21 131
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Ahn Seul-ki Marathon 2:36:50 42
Jeon Yeong-eun 20 km walk 1:36:31 39
Lee Da-seul DSQ
Lee Jeong-eun DSQ
Lim Kyung-hee Marathon 2:43:31 70
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Kim Deok-hyeon Men's long jump 7.82 14 Did not advance
Men's triple jump 16.36 27 Did not advance
Woo Sang-hyeok Men's high jump 2.26 22 Did not advance
Yun Seung-hyun 2.17 43 Did not advance

Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of fourteen badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries each in the men's and women's singles, as well as the men's, women's doubles, and one in the mixed doubles.[11]

Men
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 Dong-keun Singles  Axelsen (DEN)
L (11–21. 13–21) 		 Ponsana (THA)
L (19–21, 21–17, 16–21) 		— 2 Did not advance
Son Wan-ho  Pochtarev (UKR)
W (21–9, 21–15) 		 Maliekal (RSA)
W (21–10, 21–10) 		— 1 Q  Ng K L (HKG)
W (23–21, 21–17) 		 Chen L (CHN)
L (11–21, 21–18, 11–21) 		Did not advance
Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang 		Doubles  Boe /
Mogensen (DEN)
W (21–15, 21–18) 		 Cwalina /
Wacha (POL)
W (21–14, 21–15) 		 Ellis /
Langridge (GBR)
L (21–17, 23–25, 18–21) 		1 Q —  Fu HF /
Zhang N (CHN)
L (21–11, 18–21, 22–24) 		Did not advance
Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong 		 Lee S-m /
Tsai C-h (TPE)
W (18–21, 21–13, 21–18) 		 Ivanov /
Sozonov (RUS)
L (17–21, 21–19, 16–21) 		 Chau /
Serasinghe (AUS)
W (21–14, 21–16) 		2 Q —  Goh V S /
Tan W K (MAS)
L (21–17, 18–21, 19–21) 		Did not advance
Women
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 Yeon-ju Singles  Cicognini (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–8) 		 Bayrak (TUR)
W (21–11, 21–7) 		— 1 Q  Okuhara (JPN)
L (6–21, 7–21) 		Did not advance
Sung Ji-hyun  Lansac (FRA)
W (21–13, 21–14) 		 Liang (SIN)
W (21–17, 21–11) 		— 1 Q  Zetchiri (BUL)
W (21–15, 21–12) 		 Marín (ESP)
L (12–21, 16–21) 		Did not advance
Chang Ye-na
Lee So-hee 		Doubles  Tang Yt /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–18, 14–21, 21–11) 		 G Stoeva /
S Stoeva (BUL)
W (24–22, 21–15) 		 Goliszewski /
Nelte (GER)
W (21–18, 18–21, 21–17) 		1 Q —  Juhl /
Pedersen (DEN)
L (26–28, 21–18, 15–21) 		Did not advance
Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan 		 Luo Y /
Luo Y (CHN)
W (21–10, 21–14) 		 Juhl /
Pedersen (DEN)
L (16–21, 18–21) 		 Lee /
Obañana (USA)
W (21–14, 21–12) 		1 Q —  Muskens /
Piek (NED)
W (21–13, 20–22, 21–14) 		 Matsutomo /
Takahashi (JPN)
L (16–21, 15–21) 		 Tang Yt /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–8, 21–17) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na 		Doubles  Chew /
Subandhi (USA)
W (21–10, 21–12) 		 Arends /
Piek (NED)
W (21–10, 21–10) 		 Kazuno /
Kurihara (JPN)
W (25–23, 21–17) 		1 Q  Xu C /
Ma J (CHN)
L (17–21, 18–21) 		Did not advance

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered one boxer to compete in the men's bantamweight division into the Olympic competition. Ham Sang-myeong received a spare Olympic berth, as the next highest-ranked boxer, not yet qualified, in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) rankings, as France's top boxer Khedafi Djelkhir decided to withdraw from the Games and thereby announce his retirement from the sport.[12]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ham Sang-myeong Men's bantamweight  Rodríguez (VEN)
W 2–1 		 Zhang Jw (CHN)
L 0–3 		Did not advance

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sprint

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South Korea qualified a single boat in men's K-2 200 m for the Games at the 2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in Palembang, Indonesia, as the quota spot had been passed to the highest finisher not yet qualified.[13]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cho Kwang-hee Men's K-1 200 m 35.402 5 Q 35.869 8 FB 37.265 12
Cho Kwang-hee
Choi Min-kyu 		Men's K-2 200 m 33.825 6 Q 33.767 4 FB 33.812 9

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

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South Korean riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Asia Tour. One female rider was added to the South Korean squad to compete in the women's Olympic road race by finishing first at the 2016 Asian Championships.[14][15]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Kim Ok-cheol Men's road race Did not finish
Seo Joon-yong Did not finish
Na Ah-reum Women's road race 3:58:03 30

Track

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Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, South Korean riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint and men's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, South Korea assured its right to enter two riders in both men's sprint and men's keirin. Although South Korea failed to win a quota place in the women's team sprint, they managed to claim a single place in the women's keirin, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in that event.

Sprint
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
Kang Dong-jin Men's sprint 10.092
71.343 		20 Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Im Chae-bin
Kang Dong-jin
Son Je-yong 		Men's team sprint REL 9 Did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Im Chae-bin Men's keirin 6 R 2 Did not advance
Kang Dong-jin 3 R 3 Did not advance
Lee Hye-jin Women's keirin 2 Q Bye 4 8
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points Points Rank
Park Sang-hoon Men's omnium 9 24 4:29.079 12 18 14 14 1:04.231 12 18 13.489 14 14 DNF 16 88 DNF

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean divers qualified for the following individual and synchronized team spots at the 2016 Olympic Games through the World Championships and the FINA World Cup series.[16]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Woo Ha-ram Men's 3 m springboard 364.10 24 Did not advance
Men's 10 m platform 438.45 11 Q 453.85 12 Q 414.55 11

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top national finish from Asia and Oceania at the FEI qualification event in Perl, Germany.[17]

Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Kim Dong-seon Bukowski Individual 68.657 43 Did not advance

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team épée and women's team sabre by virtue of being the highest ranking team from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[18][19]

London 2012 Olympians Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jung-hwan, and Jeon Hee-sook, along with 2008 Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, had secured their individual spots in the men's sabre and women's foil, respectively, by finishing among the top 14 fencers in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. They were joined by four-time Asian men's foil champion Heo Jun as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Asia outside the world's top eight qualified teams.[20] Other fencers also featured London 2012 sabre champion Kim Ji-yeon and bronze medalist Jung Jin-sun in men's épée.

The fencing team was officially named to the South Korean roster for the Games on June 22, 2016.[21]

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 Épée  Fernández (VEN)
W 15–8 		 Garozzo (ITA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Park Kyoung-doo Bye  Novosjolov (EST)
L 10–12 		Did not advance
Park Sang-young Bye  Sukhov (RUS)
W 15–11 		 Garozzo (ITA)
W 15–12 		 Heinzer (SUI)
W 15–4 		 Steffen (SUI)
W 15–9 		 Imre (HUN)
W 15–14 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jung Jin-sun
Jung Seung-hwa
Park Kyoung-doo
Park Sang-young 		Team épée —  Hungary (HUN)
L 42–45 		Classification semifinal
 Venezuela (VEN)
W 45–40 		5th place final
 Switzerland (SUI)
W 45–36 		5
Heo Jun Foil Bye  Cheung K L (HKG)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil Sabre —  Amar (EGY)
W 15–9 		 Abedini (IRI)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan —  Iriarte (CUB)
W 15–7 		 Bazadze (GEO)
W 15–14 		 Kovalev (RUS)
W 15–10 		 Szilágyi (HUN)
L 12–15 		 Abedini (IRI)
W 15–12 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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
Choi In-jeong Épée Bye  Kolobova (RUS)
W 15–12 		 Brânză (ROU)
W 15–8 		 Fiamingo (ITA)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Kang Young-mi Bye  Sun Yj (CHN)
W 15–10 		 Szász (HUN)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Shin A-lam Bye  Kryvytska (UKR)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Choi Eun-sook
Choi In-jeong
Kang Young-mi
Shin A-lam 		Team épée —  Estonia (EST)
L 26–27 		Classification semifinal
 Ukraine (UKR)
W 45–34 		5th place final
 United States (USA)
L 15–22 		6
Jeon Hee-sook Foil Bye  Giménez (VEN)
W 10–8 		 Shanaeva (RUS)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee Bye  Nishioka (JPN)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Hwang Seon-a Sabre Bye  Brunet (FRA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Kim Ji-yeon Bye  Nguyễn T L D (VIE)
W 15–3 		 Gulotta (ITA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Seo Ji-yeon Bye  Dyachenko (RUS)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Hwang Seon-a
Kim Ji-yeon
Seo Ji-yeon
Yoon Ji-su 		Team sabre —  Ukraine (UKR)
L 40–45 		Classification semifinal
 France (FRA)
W 45–40 		5th place final
 Poland (POL)
W 45–41 		5

Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
South Korea women's Women's tournament  New Zealand
L 1–4 		 Netherlands
L 0–4 		 Germany
L 0–2 		 China
D 0–0 		 Spain
L 2–3 		6 Did not advance 11

Women's tournament

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

South Korea women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by receiving a berth and earning the gold medal from the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[22]

Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[23]

Head coach: Han Jin-soo

  2. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
  4. Seo Jung-eun
  6. Park Seung-a
  8. An Hyo-ju
  10. Han Hye-lyoung (C)
  12. Park Mi-hyun
  14. Kim Jong-eun
  16. Cheon Eun-bi
  18. Cho Hye-jin
  20. Kim Bo-mi
  22. Kim Hyun-ji
  24. Hong Yoo-jin
  26. Jang Hee-sun
  28. Lee Young-sil
  30. Park Ki-ju
  32. Baek Ee-seul

Reserves:

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 13 1 +12 13 Quarter-finals
2  New Zealand 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
3  Germany 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
4  Spain 5 2 0 3 6 12 −6 6
5  China 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
6  South Korea 5 0 1 4 3 13 −10 1
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[24]
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
10:00
New Zealand  4–1  South Korea
Pearce field hockey ball 10'
Harrison field hockey ball 19'
Flynn field hockey ball 21'
Webster field hockey ball 34' 		Report Kim H. field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
17:00
Netherlands  4–0  South Korea
Jonker field hockey ball 9', 30', 42'
Dirkse van den Heuvel field hockey ball 46' 		Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
12:30
Germany  2–0  South Korea
Krüger field hockey ball 55'
Hahn field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
10:00
South Korea  0–0  China
Report
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:00
South Korea  2–3  Spain
Cheon field hockey ball 18'
Kim field hockey ball 55'
 Report Garcia field hockey ball 39'
Riera field hockey ball 41'
Comerma field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Football

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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at and by progressing to the gold medal match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.[25]

Team roster

The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June.[26] On 17 July, Song Ju-hun left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Kim Min-tae.[27]

Head coach: Shin Tae-yong

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kim Dong-jun (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 21) 19 0 South Korea Seongnam FC
2 2DF Sim Sang-min (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 23) 27 0 South Korea FC Seoul
3 2DF Lee Seul-chan (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 22) 18 0 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
4 3MF Kim Min-tae (1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 22) 11 0 Japan Vegalta Sendai
5 2DF Choi Kyu-baek (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 22) 5 1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai
6 2DF Jang Hyun-soo* (c) (1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 24) 16 3 China Guangzhou R&F
7 4FW Son Heung-min* (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 3MF Moon Chang-jin (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23) 28 16 South Korea Pohang Steelers
9 4FW Suk Hyun-jun* (1991-06-29)29 June 1991 (aged 25) 2 0 Portugal FC Porto
10 3MF Ryu Seung-woo (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22) 22 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
11 4FW Hwang Hee-chan (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20) 12 1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
12 3MF Lee Chan-dong (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23) 11 1 South Korea Gwangju FC
13 2DF Park Dong-jin (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 21) 16 0 South Korea Gwangju FC
14 3MF Park Yong-woo (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22) 15 2 South Korea FC Seoul
15 2DF Jung Seung-hyun (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 (aged 22) 17 2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
16 3MF Kwon Chang-hoon (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 22) 15 7 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
17 3MF Lee Chang-min (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 22) 22 4 South Korea Jeju United
18 1GK Gu Sung-yun (1994-06-27)27 June 1994 (aged 22) 12 0 Japan Consadole Sapporo

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 3 1 2 0 15 5 +10 5
3  Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4  Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Fiji 0–8 South Korea
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 16,000[28]
Germany 3–3 South Korea
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 17,121[29]
South Korea 1–0 Mexico
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 19,332[30]
Quarterfinal
South Korea 0–1 Honduras
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 36,704[31]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Golf

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Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered six golfers (two men and four women) into the Olympic tournament. An Byeong-hun (world no. 31) and Wang Jeung-hun (world no. 76) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event, while top 15 seeds Park Inbee, Amy Yang, Kim Sei-young, and Chun In-gee did so for the women's based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[32][33]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
An Byeong-hun Men's 68 72 70 68 278 −6 =11
Wang Jeung-hun 70 72 77 67 286 +2 =43
Chun In-gee Women's 70 66 72 71 279 −5 =13
Kim Sei-young 66 73 73 71 283 −1 =25
Park Inbee 66 66 70 66 268 −16 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Amy Yang 73 65 70 67 275 −9 =4

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Artistic

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South Korea fielded a full squad of five gymnasts in the men's artistic gymnastics events. The men's team qualified through a top eight finish at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[34] Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the South Korean female gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[35] The men's artistic gymnastics team was named to the Olympic roster on June 22, 2016.[36] Lee Go-im was selected to represent South Korea in the women's artistic gymnastics for the Games on June 12, 2016, with the men's squad joining her at the end of Olympic Team Trials on July 8.[37][38] Before the start of the Games, Lee Go-im suffered an arm injury in training which forced her to withdraw. She was replaced by Lee Eun-ju.[39]

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 Han-sol Team 14.266 12.900 — 12.633 — 11.666 — Did not advance
Lee Sang-wook 14.333 14.033 13.500 — 14.633 14.066 —
Park Min-soo 13.400 13.600 14.400 14.033 15.033 14.800 85.266 27
Shin Dong-hyen 13.966 13.775 — 15.100 13.800 —
Yoo Won-chul — 14.733 14.333 14.441 14.600 —
Total 42.565 41.408 42.633 43.466 44.107 43.466 247.645 11
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Lee Eun-ju All-around 12.800 13.500 12.533 12.566 51.399 53 Did not advance

Rhythmic

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South Korea qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[40]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Son Yeon-jae Individual 17.466 18.266 18.358 17.866 71.95 5 Q 18.216 18.266 18.300 18.116 72.898 4

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
South Korea women's Women's tournament  Russia
L 25–30 		 Sweden
L 28–31 		 Netherlands
D 32–32 		 France
L 17–21 		 Argentina
W 28–22 		5 Did not advance 10

Women's tournament

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Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

South Korea women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Nagoya, Japan.

Team roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[41]

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 43) 1.71 m 99 1 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
5 RW Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 24) 1.70 m 59 317 South Korea Colorful Daegu
11 RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.80 m 83 297 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
12 GK Park Mi-ra (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 29) 1.72 m 38 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
13 P Yoo Hyun-ji (1984-07-16)16 July 1984 (aged 32) 1.75 m 89 111 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
14 LB Kim Jin-yi (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23) 1.81 m 50 115 South Korea Colorful Daegu
15 LW Choi Su-min (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 26) 1.77 m 49 115 South Korea Seoul City
17 LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 28) 1.78 m 64 117 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
21 LW Lee Eun-bi (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 25) 1.63 m 79 166 South Korea BISCO
22 RW Woo Sun-hee (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 38) 1.72 m 119 380 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
23 CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 27) 1.69 m 96 332 South Korea SK Sugar Gliders
24 CB Gwon Han-na (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 26) 1.72 m 82 103 South Korea Seoul City
27 P Nam Yeong-sin (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 25) 1.75 m 25 3 South Korea BISCO
29 RB Yu So-jeong (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 20) 1.68 m 19 71 South Korea SK Sugar Gliders
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 5 5 0 0 165 147 +18 10 Quarter-finals
2  France 5 4 0 1 118 93 +25 8
3  Sweden 5 2 1 2 150 141 +9 5
4  Netherlands 5 1 2 2 135 135 0 4
5  South Korea 5 1 1 3 130 136 −6 3
6  Argentina 5 0 0 5 101 147 −46 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
14:40 		Russia  30–25  South Korea Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Sudakova 6 (12–13) Jung, Kim O. 6
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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
09:30 		South Korea  28–31  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Woo 7 (15–16) Hagman 7
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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:50 		Netherlands  32–32  South Korea Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
Broch, Groot 7 (18–17) Gwon 11
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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
21:50 		South Korea  17–21  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Song 5 (11–11) Lacrabère 7
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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
21:50 		Argentina  22–28  South Korea Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Mendoza 6 (10–12) Gwon 11
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Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of twelve judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Eleven of them (seven men and four women) were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Bak Ji-yun at women's half-middleweight (63 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region as South Korea's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[42][43]

Men
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
Kim Won-jin −60 kg Bye  Manzi (ITA)
W 001–000 		 Tsogtbaatar (MGL)
W 010–001 		 Mudranov (RUS)
L 000–100 		Did not advance  Takato (JPN)
L 000–001 		Did not advance 7
An Ba-ul −66 kg Bye  Smagulov (KAZ)
W 110–000 		 Le Blouch (FRA)
W 110–000 		 Sobirov (UZB)
W 010–000 		 Ebinuma (JPN)
W 001–000 		Bye  Basile (ITA)
L 000–100 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
An Chang-rim −73 kg Bye  Kasem (SYR)
W 110–000 		 van Tichelt (BEL)
L 000–010 		Did not advance
Lee Seung-soo −81 kg Bye  Coughlan (AUS)
W 100–000 		 Ivanov (BUL)
L 000–010 		Did not advance
Gwak Dong-han −90 kg Bye  Briceño (CHI)
W 100–000 		 Misenga (ROT)
W 100–000 		 Mehdiyev (AZE)
W 100–000 		 Liparteliani (GEO)
L 000–100 		Bye  Nyman (SWE)
W 100–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cho Gu-ham −100 kg Bye  M Pacek (SWE)
W 000–000 S 		 Bloshenko (UKR)
L 000–100 		Did not advance
Kim Sung-min +100 kg —  Figueroa (ECU)
W 102–000 		 Meyer (NED)
L 000–101 		Did not advance
Women
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
Jeong Bo-kyeong −48 kg Bye  Vãn N T (VIE)
W 010–000 		 Mönkhbat (MGL)
W 100–000 		 Mestre (CUB)
W 100–000 		Bye  Pareto (ARG)
L 000–010 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Jan-di −57 kg Bye  R Silva (BRA)
L 000–010 		Did not advance
Bak Ji-yun −63 kg  Schlesinger (GBR)
L 000–100 		Did not advance
Kim Seong-yeon −70 kg Bye  Bolder (ISR)
L 000–010 		Did not advance
Kim Min-jung +78 kg Bye  Altheman (BRA)
W 001–000 		 Ortiz (CUB)
L 000–101 		Did not advance  Savelkouls (NED)
W 102-000 		 Yu S (CHN)
L 000–100 		5

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of three modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. Jun Woong-tae, Lee Dong-gi, and Kim Sun-woo finished among the top five in their respective events at the 2015 Asia & Oceania Championships.[44] London 2012 Olympian Jung Jin-hwa became the third South Korean to qualify for the men's event in Rio, as a result of his world ranking as of May 31, 2016, resulting him and Jun Woong-tae (world no. 11) to be selected to the Olympic team over Lee Dong-gi, as the nation's top two modern pentathletes on the list.[45]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Jun Woong-tae Men's 13–22 0 32 178 2:00.88 8 338 28 25 272 11:02.50 1 638 1426 19
Jung Jin-hwa 17–18 1 23 203 2:00.82 6 338 17 17 283 11:21.80 12 619 1443 13
Kim Sun-woo Women's 16–19 1 22 197 2:16.06 14 292 0 2 300 13:04.28 20 516 1305 14

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified one boat each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Dong-yong Men's single sculls 7:20.85 4 R 7:12.96 1 QF 7:05.69 5 SC/D 7:20.10 3 FC 6:59.72 17
Kim Ye-ji Women's single sculls 8:24.79 4 R 7:59.59 1 QF 7:51.80 5 SC/D 8:12.58 3 FC 7:52.68 18

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

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Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships and Asian qualifying regattas.[46]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Lee Tae-hoon Men's RS:X 14 20 3 9 18 7 33 17 27 14 22 14 EL 165 18
Ha Jee-min Men's Laser 26 6 38 3 12 9 10 21 8 14 — EL 109 13
Kim Chang-ju
Kim Ji-hoon 		Men's 470 5 25 5 8 20 13 21 23 24 20 — EL 146 19

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

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[47] To assure their nomination to the Olympic team, shooters must compete at two separate legs of Olympic Trials: air gun (March 14 to 18) in Naju and small-bore (March 30 to April 10) in Daegu.

A total of 17 shooters (eight men and nine women) were selected to the South Korean roster, with Jin Jong-oh aiming to defend the Olympic title in the men's air pistol at his fourth straight Games. Among the shooters also featured London 2012 champion Kim Jang-mi (women's 25 m pistol) and silver medalist Kim Jong-hyun (men's 50 m rifle 3 positions).

With Jin Jong-oh securing quota places in both men's air and free pistol as a double starter, the South Korean team decided to exchange one of them with an additional spot in the women's 10 m air rifle instead based on performances throughout the qualifying period. The slot was awarded to Park Hae-mi.[48]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Han Seung-woo 50 m pistol 562 3 Q 151.0 4
Jin Jong-oh 10 m air pistol 584 2 Q 139.8 5
50 m pistol 567 1 Q 193.7 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jung Ji-geun 10 m air rifle 616.7 43 Did not advance
Kang Min-su 25 m rapid fire pistol 564 21 Did not advance
Kim Hyeon-jun 10 m air rifle 624.4 11 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1165 32 Did not advance
Kim Jong-hyun 50 m rifle prone 628.1 3 Q 208.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 m rifle 3 positions 1170 16 Did not advance
Kim Jun-hong 25 m rapid fire pistol 581 8 Did not advance
Kwon Jun-cheol 50 m rifle prone 623.2 11 Did not advance
Lee Dae-myung 10 m air pistol 577 19 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Hwang Seong-eun 25 m pistol 577 18 Did not advance
Jang Geum-young 50 m rifle 3 positions 568 35 — Did not advance
Kim Eun-hye 10 m air rifle 410.8 36 — Did not advance
Kim Jang-mi 25 m pistol 582 9 Did not advance
Kim Min-jung 10 m air pistol 380 18 — Did not advance
Kwak Jung-hye 380 15 — Did not advance
Lee Kye-rim 50 m rifle 3 positions 570 32 — Did not advance
Park Hae-mi 10 m air rifle 414.4 19 — Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South 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)):[49][50] To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain a top two finish under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard in each of the individual pool events at the Dong-A Swimming Competition (April 25 to 29) in Gwangju.[51]

A total of eight swimmers (three men and five women) were selected to the South Korean roster for the Games at the end of the qualifying period, with Athens 2004 top eight finalist Nam Yoo-sun and four-time medalist Park Tae-hwan becoming the first to compete at their fourth Olympics.[52] On July 8, 2016, the Korean Olympic Committee officially allowed Park to join the swimming team, following his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a three-year suspension imposed by the committee for testing positive on banned testosterone.[53]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Choi Kyu-woong 200 m breaststroke 2:13.36 24 Did not advance
Park Tae-hwan 100 m freestyle 49.24 32 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:48.06 29 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:45.63 10 — Did not advance
1500 m freestyle DNS — Did not advance
Won Young-jun 100 m backstroke 55.05 30 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
An Se-hyeon 100 m butterfly 57.80 10 Q 57.95 9 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:08.42 13 Q 2:08.69 13 Did not advance
Back Su-yeon 200 m breaststroke 2:32.79 29 Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong 200 m individual medley 2:11.75 10 Q 2:12.15 =12 Did not advance
Nam Yoo-sun 2:16.11 32 Did not advance
Park Jin-young 200 m butterfly 2:09.99 21 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jung Young-sik, Lee Sang-su, Jeon Ji-hee, and Seo Hyo-won were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[54]

London 2012 silver medalist Joo Sae-hyuk and two-time Youth Olympic medalist Yang Ha-eun were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[55][56]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jung Young-sik Singles Bye  Pitchford (GBR)
W 4–1 		 Ma L (CHN)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Lee Sang-su Bye  Crișan (ROU)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Joo Sae-hyuk
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su 		Team —  Brazil (BRA)
W 3–0 		 Sweden (SWE)
W 3–1 		 China (CHN)
L 0–3 		 Germany (GER)
L 1–3 		4
Women
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jeon Ji-hee Singles Bye  Ekholm (SWE)
W 4–1 		 Yu My (SIN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Seo Hyo-won Bye  Zhang (USA)
W 4–1 		 Cheng I-c (TPE)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Jeon Ji-hee
Seo Hyo-won
Yang Ha-eun 		Team —  Romania (ROU)
W 3–2 		 Singapore (SIN)
L 2–3 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered five athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Three men, including 2008 Olympic champion Cha Dong-min, and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Lee Dae-hoon, and two women qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[57][58]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kim Tae-hun Men's −58 kg  Hanprab (THA)
L 10–12 		Did not advance  Khalil (AUS)
W 4–1 		 Navarro (MEX)
W 7–5 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lee Dae-hoon Men's −68 kg  Boui (CAF)
W 6–0 		 Abu-Ghaush (JOR)
L 8–11 		Did not advance  Zaki (EGY)
W 14–6 		 Achab (BEL)
W 11–7 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cha Dong-min Men's +80 kg  Silla (BLR)
W DSQ 		 Isayev (AZE)
L 8–12 		Did not advance  Zhaparov (KAZ)
W 5–2 		 Shokin (UZB)
W 4–3 SUD 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim So-hui Women's −49 kg  Diez (PER)
W 10–2 		 Wongpattanakit (THA)
W 6–5 		 Aziez (FRA)
W 1–0 SUD 		Bye  Bogdanović (SRB)
W 7–6 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Oh Hye-ri Women's −67 kg  Pagnotta (CAN)
W 9–3 		 Chuang C-c (TPE)
W 21–9 PTG 		 Azizova (AZE)
W 6–5 		Bye  Niaré (FRA)
W 13–12 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Indoor

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Women's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

South Korea women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top three national finish at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.[59]

Team roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[60][61][62]

Head coach: Lee Jung-chul

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
3 Lee Hyo-hee (S) 9 September 1980 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 271 cm (107 in) South Korea Korea Expressway Corp.
4 Kim Hee-jin (OP) 29 April 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) South Korea IBK Altos
5 Kim Hae-ran (L) 16 March 1984 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in) South Korea Korea Ginseng Corp.
6 Hwang Youn-joo (OP) 13 August 1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 265 cm (104 in) South Korea Hyundai E&C
7 Lee Jae-yeong (OH) 15 October 1996 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 286 cm (113 in) 267 cm (105 in) South Korea Heungkuk Life Insurance
8 Nam Jie-youn (OH) 15 May 1983 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 273 cm (107 in) South Korea IBK Altos
10 Kim Yeon-koung (C) (OH) 26 February 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 Kim Su-ji (MB) 11 July 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) South Korea Heungkuk Life Insurance
13 Park Jeong-ah (OH) 26 March 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) South Korea IBK Altos
14 Yang Hyo-jin (MB) 14 December 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 338 cm (133 in) South Korea Hyundai E&C
16 Bae Yoo-na (MB/OP) 30 November 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 288 cm (113 in) 280 cm (110 in) South Korea Korea Expressway Corp.
17 Yeum Hye-seon (S) 3 February 1991 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 278 cm (109 in) 263 cm (104 in) South Korea Hyundai E&C
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 377 272 1.386 Quarter-finals
2  Russia 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 393 323 1.217
3  South Korea 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 384 372 1.032
4  Japan 5 2 3 6 7 9 0.778 347 364 0.953
5  Argentina 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 319 407 0.784
6  Cameroon 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 328 410 0.800
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host


6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
09:30 		Japan  1–3  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,760
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–19, 15–25, 17–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
20:30 		Russia  3–1  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,398
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–23, 23–25, 25–23, 25–14)
Result Statistics
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
20:30 		South Korea  3–0  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,248
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–23)
Result Statistics
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
22:35 		Brazil  3–0  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,790
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–17, 25–13, 27–25)
Result Statistics
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:35 		South Korea  3–0  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,893
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–15, 25–22, 25–20)
Result Statistics
Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
10:00 		South Korea  1–3  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,351
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 14–25, 25–23, 20–25)
Result Statistics

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean weightlifters have qualified four men's and three women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

The full weightlifting team was announced on July 4, 2016, with London 2012 Olympian Won Jeong-sik and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Yoon Jin-hee leading the athletes for their second Olympic appearance.[63]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Han Myeong-mok −62 kg 130 6 150 10 280 9
Won Jeong-sik −69 kg 143 9 177 9 320 9
Yu Dong-ju −85 kg 150 =12 190 =12 340 14
Park Han-woong −94 kg 165 10 202 10 367 10
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Yoon Jin-hee −53 kg 88 5 111 3 199 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lee Hui-sol +75 kg 122 4 153 6 275 5
Son Young-hee 118 8 155 5 273 6

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of five wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while two more Olympic places were awarded to South Korean wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.[64]

Two further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the South Korean roster in separate Olympic Qualification Tournaments; one of them in men's Greco-Roman 59 kg at the initial meet in Ulaanbaatar and the other in men's freestyle 86 kg at the final meet in Istanbul.[65]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) 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
Yun Jun-sik −57 kg Bye  Aliyev (AZE)
L 1–4 SP 		Did not advance 17
Kim Gwan-uk −86 kg Bye  Salas (CUB)
L 0–5 VT 		Did not advance 16
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
Lee Jung-baik −59 kg  Berge (NOR)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 14
Ryu Han-su −66 kg Bye  T Lőrincz (HUN)
W 3–0 PO 		 Arutyunyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Saleh (EGY)
W 3–0 PO 		 Chunayev (AZE)
L 0–4 ST 		5
Kim Hyeon-woo −75 kg Bye  Vlasov (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Yang B (CHN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Starčević (CRO)
W 3–1 PP 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

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