South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
South Korea competed (as Korea ) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China . This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games.[ 1]
North and South Korea had initially intended to send a joint delegation to the Games,[ 2] [ 3] but were unable to agree on the details of its implementation.[ 4] [ 5] (See North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics .)
The South Korean contingent aimed for ten gold medals and to be ranked in the top ten in the games. However, they exceeded expectations and the nation was ranked 7th in gold medals, and 8th in total medals. The 13 gold medals won was the highest number of gold medals earned in its Olympic history.
Medalists
Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships , Korea's won the championship in both the men's and women's events. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.[ 6]
Men
Women
Athletics
Key
Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or , in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Badminton
Men
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Lee Hyun-il
Singles
Bye
Jonassen (DEN ) W 15–21, 21–14, 21–19
Zwiebler (GER ) W 21–13, 21–11
Bao Cl (CHN ) W 23–21, 21–11
Lee C W (MAS ) L 18–21, 21–13, 13–21
Chen J (CHN ) L 16–21, 21–12, 14–21
4
Park Sung-hwan
Dabeka (CAN ) W 21–11, 21–11
Ekiring (UGA ) W 21–5, 21–8
Lin D (CHN ) L 8–21, 11–21
Did not advance
Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin
Doubles
—
Choong T F / Lee W W (MAS ) W 20–22, 21–13, 21–16
Masuda / Ohtsuka (JPN ) W 21–12, 18–21, 21–9
Cai Y / Fu Hf (CHN ) L 20–22, 8–21
Paaske / Rasmussen (DEN ) W 13–21, 21–18, 21–17
Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
—
Paaske / Rasmussen (DEN ) L 16–21, 19–21
Did not advance
Women
Mixed
Baseball
Korea placed second in the Final Qualifying Tournament, earning the South Korea national baseball team a qualification spot in baseball. 2008 will be Korea's third appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament; the team took the bronze medal in 2000 and placed eighth in 1996. On Korea's third appearance, they won the gold.
Group Stage
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Basketball
Women's tournament
Korea's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007 . It will be the women's team's sixth Olympic appearance.
Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 7]
South Korea women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
G
4
Kim Yeong-ok
34 – (1974-03-04 ) March 4, 1974
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi
G
5
Lee Mi-sun
29 – (1979-02-19 ) February 19, 1979
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi
G
6
Choi Youn-ah
22 – (1985-10-24 ) October 24, 1985
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi
F
7
Jin Mi-jung
30 – (1978-01-28 ) January 28, 1978
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Ansan Shinhan Bank S-Birds
C
8
Lee Jong-ae
33 – (1975-03-18 ) March 18, 1975
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi
C
9
Jung Sun-min (C)
33 – (1974-10-12 ) October 12, 1974
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Ansan Shinhan Bank S-Birds
F
10
Beon Yeon-ha
28 – (1980-03-07 ) March 7, 1980
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi
F
11
Park Jung-eun
31 – (1977-01-14 ) January 14, 1977
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Yongin Samsung Life Bichumi
C
12
Ha Eun-joo
24 – (1983-09-25 ) September 25, 1983
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Ansan Shinhan Bank S-Birds
F
13
Kim Jung-eun
20 – (1987-09-07 ) September 7, 1987
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Bucheon Shinsegae Coolcat
C
14
Kim Kwe-ryong
28 – (1979-12-17 ) December 17, 1979
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae
C
15
Sin Jung-ja
27 – (1980-12-11 ) December 11, 1980
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Guri Kdb Life Winnus
Head coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on August 9, 2008
Group play
Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
^ a b Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
Quarterfinals
Boxing
Korea qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Lee, Baik, and Kim each earned their spots at the first Asian qualifying tournament.[ 8] Han and Cho joined them as Olympic qualifiers at the second qualifying tournament.[ 9]
Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify directly to final; q = Qualify to semi-final
Cycling
Road
Track
Omnium
Diving
Men
Equestrian
Dressage
Athlete
Horse
Event
Grand Prix
Grand Prix Special
Grand Prix Freestyle
Overall
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Choi Jun-sang
Cinque Cento
Individual
57.333
46
Did not advance
Fencing
Men
Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 10]
Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun
Reserve:
Lee Jae-won
Hyun Hye-sung
Group play
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Satinder Kumar (IND)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) John Wright (USA)
Classification match for 5th/6th place
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Roel van Eert (NED)
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the South Korean roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 11]
Head Coach: Han Jin-soo
Reserve:
Lim Seon-mee
Lee Soo-jin (GK )
Group play
Umpires: Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG) Stella Bartlema (NED)
Classification match for 9th/10th place
Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 12]
Head coach: Park Sung-hwa
* Over-aged player.
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Italy
3
2
1
0
6
0
+6
7
Qualified for the quarterfinals
2
Cameroon
3
1
2
0
2
1
+1
5
3
South Korea
3
1
1
1
2
4
−2
4
4
Honduras
3
0
0
3
0
5
−5
0
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Kim Dae-eun
Team
15.500
14.725
15.450
16.050
16.050
14.625
92.400
3 Q
15.625
—
15.275
15.950
15.925
14.400
—
Kim Ji-hoon
14.975
15.175 Q
—
15.650
—
14.525
—
—
14.850
—
15.450
—
Kim Seung-il
14.975
14.550
14.325
15.650
15.325
12.175
87.000
34
Did not compete
Kim Soo-myun
15.575
13.800
14.175
16.025
15.350
14.975
89.900
18*
15.825
14.675
—
15.925
—
15.175
—
Yang Tae-young
13.850
15.000
14.875
16.000
16.100 Q
13.475
89.300
22 Q
14.900
13.525
14.750
15.350
15.450
—
Yoo Won-chul
—
15.575
—
16.150 Q
—
—
15.475
—
15.850
—
Total
61.025
59.450
60.225
63.725
63.650
57.600
365.675
4 Q
46.350
43.050
45.500
47.225
47.225
45.025
274.375
5
* Kim Soo-Myun withdrew from the individual all-around due to injury in the team event, and was replaced by Yang Tae-Young.
Individual finals
Women
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Jo Hyun-joo
All-around
13.375
14.125
11.875
13.400
52.775
58
Did not advance
Rhythmic
South Korea qualified one woman in rhythmic gymnastics.
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Rope
Hoop
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Rope
Hoop
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Shin Soo-ji
Individual
16.325
16.375
16.600
16.850
66.150
12
Did not advance
Handball
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 13] [ 14]
Head coach: Kim Tae-hoon
Group play
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
South Korea
5
3
0
2
122
129
−7
6
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Denmark
5
2
2
1
137
131
+6
6
Iceland
5
2
2
1
151
146
+5
6
Russia
5
2
1
2
136
131
+5
5
Germany
5
2
1
2
126
130
−4
5
Egypt
5
0
2
3
127
132
−5
2
Quarterfinal
Classification semifinal
7th–8th place
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 15]
Head coach: Lim Young-chul
Group play
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
Russia
5
4
1
0
148
125
+23
9
Qualified for the quarterfinals
South Korea
5
3
1
1
155
127
+28
7
Hungary
5
2
1
2
129
142
−13
5
Sweden
5
2
0
3
123
137
−14
4
Brazil
5
1
1
3
124
137
−13
3
Germany
5
1
0
4
123
134
−11
2
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Final rank
Bronze
Judo
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Athlete
Event
Shooting(10 m air pistol)
Fencing(épée one touch)
Swimming(200 m freestyle)
Riding(show jumping)
Running(3000 m)
Total points
Final rank
Points
Rank
MP Points
Results
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Penalties
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Lee Choon-huan
Men's
176
26
1048
19–16
10
856
2:09.18
27
1252
1116*
34
84
9:41.05
20
1076
4316
33
Nam Dong-hong
181
18
1108
15–20
24
760
2:05.28
16
1300
380
30
540
8:55.57 OR
1
1260
4968
28
Yun Cho-rong
Women's
166
34
928
16–19
22
784
2:22.88
24
1208
140
24
1060
11:47.30
35
892
4872
33
* Did not finish
Rowing
Men
Women
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
Men
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
South Korea had qualified places in both singles and team events.
Men's singles
Women's singles
Team
Taekwondo
Tennis
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Lee Hyung-taik
Men's singles
Arévalo (ESA ) L 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
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
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Kim Hyung-joo
−48 kg
Bye
Bremner (AUS ) W 3–0 PO
Huynh (CAN ) L 0–3 PO
Did not advance
Bye
Stadnik (AZE ) L 1–3 PP
Did not advance
8
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^ "North and South Korea to join forces in fight for Olympic gold" , The Guardian , November 2, 2005.
^ "'One' Korea for Olympics" , The Age , February 26, 2004.
^ "No progress on joint Korean Olympic team: officials" , ABC News, April 4, 2006.
^ "Sides still at odds over joint '08 Olympics team" , Associated Press, December 1, 2006.
^ 2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results
^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – South Korea roster" . FIBA . Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012 .
^ 1st AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
^ 2nd AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling , LA84 Foundation .
^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling , LA84 Foundation .
^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – South Korea Squad List" . FIFA . Retrieved 12 October 2012 .
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^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – South Korea (KOR)" (PDF) . 2008 Beijing . LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2493.
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