The first Korean athletes to win medals did so at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, when Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong won gold and bronze respectively in the men's marathon. However, as Korea was under Japanese rule at that time, and, since both athletes were members of the Japanese team, the IOC credits both medals to Japan.
South Korea won its first medals as an independent nation at its first appearance in 1948, and won its first gold medal in 1976. South Korean athletes have won a total of 287 medals at the Summer Games, with the most gold medals won in archery, and 70 medals at the Winter Games, a majority in short track speed skating. The nation has won more medals in this winter sport than any other nation since it was introduced to the Olympic program in 1992.
During the 1998-2007 Sunshine Policy era, South Korea and North Korea symbolically marched as one team at the opening ceremonies of the 2000, 2004 and 2006 Olympics, but competed separately.
Hosted Games
The Republic of Korea has hosted the Games on two occasions:
On 11 February 2014, Lee Sang-hwa won the gold medal for the women's 500m longtrack speedskating race at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, having previously won the one at the 2010 Games. She became the third woman and first Korean woman to win back-to-back golds at the 500m.[1][2]
The logo consists of five intertwined wings which represent the continents (Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania). The motto of the games was Passion. Connected. (하나된 열정; Hanadoen, Yeoljeong).
References
^James O'Brien (2014-02-11). "Heather Richardson falls short of medal, Lee Sang-hwa wins 500m gold". NBC News.
^Yonhap News Agency (2014-02-11). "(Olympics) Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa poised for gold in women's 500 meters". GlobalPost.
External links
"Republic of Korea". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
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The Republic of Korea commonly known as South Korea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then except for 1980 which they boycotted South Korea has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1948 except for the 1952 games South Korea at theOlympicsIOC codeKORNOCKorean Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr sports wbr or wbr kr in Korean and English MedalsRanked 18thGold 129 Silver 121 Bronze 116 Total 366Summer appearances1948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020Winter appearances19481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219941998200220062010201420182022Other related appearances Korea 2018 Contents 1 History 2 Hosted Games 2 1 Unsuccessful bids 3 Medals 3 1 Medals by Summer Games 3 2 Medals by Winter Games 3 3 Medals by Summer Sport 3 4 Medals by Winter Sport 4 Most successful Olympians 4 1 Notes 5 Participated event by competition 5 1 Summer Olympics 5 2 Winter Olympics 6 Hosted Olympic logo and motto 6 1 1988 Summer Olympics 6 2 2018 Winter Olympics 7 References 8 External links 9 See alsoHistory EditThe first Korean athletes to win medals did so at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin when Sohn Kee chung and Nam Sung yong won gold and bronze respectively in the men s marathon However as Korea was under Japanese rule at that time and since both athletes were members of the Japanese team the IOC credits both medals to Japan South Korea won its first medals as an independent nation at its first appearance in 1948 and won its first gold medal in 1976 South Korean athletes have won a total of 287 medals at the Summer Games with the most gold medals won in archery and 70 medals at the Winter Games a majority in short track speed skating The nation has won more medals in this winter sport than any other nation since it was introduced to the Olympic program in 1992 The National Olympic Committee for Korea is the Korean Olympic Committee and was founded in 1946 and recognized in 1947 During the 1998 2007 Sunshine Policy era South Korea and North Korea symbolically marched as one team at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 2004 and 2006 Olympics but competed separately Hosted Games EditThe Republic of Korea has hosted the Games on two occasions Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events1988 Summer Olympics Seoul 17 September 2 October 160 8 391 2632018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang 9 25 February 92 2 952 102Unsuccessful bids Edit Games City Winner of bid2010 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang Vancouver Canada2014 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang Sochi RussiaMedals EditSee also All time Olympic Games medal table Purple border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil Medals by Summer Games Edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank1912 1936 as part of Japan JPN 1948 London 50 0 0 2 2 32 1952 Helsinki 19 0 0 2 2 37 1956 Melbourne 35 0 1 1 2 29 1960 Rome 36 0 0 0 0 1964 Tokyo 154 0 2 1 3 27 1968 Mexico City 54 0 1 1 2 36 1972 Munich 42 0 1 0 1 33 1976 Montreal 50 1 1 4 6 19 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 175 6 6 7 19 10 1988 Seoul 401 12 10 11 33 4 1992 Barcelona 226 12 5 12 29 7 1996 Atlanta 300 7 15 5 27 10 2000 Sydney 281 8 10 10 28 12 2004 Athens 264 9 12 9 30 9 2008 Beijing 267 13 11 8 32 7 2012 London 248 13 9 8 30 5 2016 Rio de Janeiro 204 9 3 9 21 8 2020 Tokyo 237 6 4 10 20 16 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 BrisbaneTotal 96 91 100 287 15 Medals by Winter Games Edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1928 St Moritz as part of Japan JPN 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen 1948 St Moritz 3 0 0 0 0 1952 Oslo did not participate 1956 Cortina d Ampezzo 4 0 0 0 0 1960 Squaw Valley 7 0 0 0 0 1964 Innsbruck 7 0 0 0 0 1968 Grenoble 8 0 0 0 0 1972 Sapporo 5 0 0 0 0 1976 Innsbruck 3 0 0 0 0 1980 Lake Placid 10 0 0 0 0 1984 Sarajevo 15 0 0 0 0 1988 Calgary 28 0 0 0 0 1992 Albertville 23 2 1 1 4 10 1994 Lillehammer 24 4 1 1 6 6 1998 Nagano 38 3 1 2 6 9 2002 Salt Lake City 48 2 2 0 4 14 2006 Turin 41 6 3 2 11 7 2010 Vancouver 46 6 6 2 14 5 2014 Sochi 71 3 3 2 8 13 2018 Pyeongchang 122 5 8 4 17 7 2022 Beijing 64 2 5 2 9 14 2026 Milan Cortina future eventTotal 33 30 16 79 15 Medals by Summer Sport Edit Leading in that sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Archery279743 Taekwondo123722 Judo11171846 Wrestling11111436 Shooting79117 Badminton67720 Fencing53816 Boxing371020 Weightlifting36615 Table tennis331218 Gymnastics24511 Handball2417 Swimming1304 Athletics1102 Baseball1012 Golf1001 Field hockey0303 Basketball0101 Football0011 Modern pentathlon0011 Volleyball0011Totals 21 entries 9691100287 Medals by Winter Sport Edit Leading in that sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Short track speed skating26161153 Speed skating510520 Figure skating1102 Skeleton1001 Bobsleigh0101 Curling0101 Snowboarding0101Totals 7 entries 33301679Most successful Olympians Edit A South Korean volunteer at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad Athlete Sport Type Olympics Gold Silver Bronze TotalJin Jong oh Shooting Summer 2004 2008 2012 2016 4 2 0 6Kim Soo Nyung Archery Summer 1988 1992 2000 4 1 1 6Chun Lee Kyung Short track speed skating Winter 1992 1994 1998 4 0 1 5Choi Min jeong Short track speed skating Winter 2018 2022 3 2 0 5Park Sung hyun Archery Summer 2004 2008 3 1 0 4Ahn Hyun Soo Short track speed skating Winter 2002 2006 3 0 1 4Ki Bo bae Archery Summer 2012 2016 3 0 1 4An San Archery Summer 2020 3 0 0 3Jin Sun Yu Short track speed skating Winter 2006 3 0 0 3Yun Mi Jin Archery Summer 2000 2004 3 0 0 3Kim Ki Hoon Short track speed skating Winter 1992 1994 3 0 0 3Notes Edit On 11 February 2014 Lee Sang hwa won the gold medal for the women s 500m longtrack speedskating race at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics having previously won the one at the 2010 Games She became the third woman and first Korean woman to win back to back golds at the 500m 1 2 Participated event by competition EditSummer Olympics Edit Nation 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Archery Athletics Badminton d e Baseball d d d d d Basketball Bowling d Boxing Canoeing and kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo d d Tennis d d Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling d demonstration sports e exhibition sportsWinter Olympics Edit Event 48 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating d Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating d demonstration sportsHosted Olympic logo and motto Edit1988 Summer Olympics Edit The 1988 Summer Olympics held in the capital of Seoul marked the first time the Olympics were held in South Korea The logo consists of a rounded tricolor which represents the Olympic rings The motto of the games was Harmony and Progress 화합과 전진 2018 Winter Olympics Edit The official logo of the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics saw the Olympics return to Korea when it was held in Pyeongchang The logo consists of five intertwined wings which represent the continents Africa America Asia Europe and Oceania The motto of the games was Passion Connected 하나된 열정 Hanadoen Yeoljeong References Edit James O Brien 2014 02 11 Heather Richardson falls short of medal Lee Sang hwa wins 500m gold NBC News Yonhap News Agency 2014 02 11 Olympics Speed skater Lee Sang hwa poised for gold in women s 500 meters GlobalPost External links Edit Republic of Korea International Olympic Committee 27 July 2021 South Korea Olympedia com Olympic Analytics KOR olympanalyt com See also EditSouth Korea at the Paralympics List of flag bearers for South Korea at the Olympics Category Olympic competitors for South Korea South Korea at the Asian Games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Korea at the Olympics 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