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South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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.

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 1st place, gold medalist(s) (closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
13
Silver
9
Bronze
9
Total
31
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

Delegation

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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 did not qualify athletes 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.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Athletics 11 6 17
Badminton 6 6 12
Boxing 2 0 2
Cycling 6 4 10
Diving 1 1 2
Fencing 7 10 17
Field hockey 16 16 32
Football 18 0 18
Gymnastics 5 2 7
Handball 14 14 28
Judo 7 7 14
Modern pentathlon 2 1 3
Rowing 1 3 4
Sailing 4 0 4
Shooting 7 6 13
Swimming 6 9 15
Synchronized swimming – 2 2
Table tennis 3 3 6
Taekwondo 2 2 4
Triathlon 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 12 12
Weightlifting 6 4 10
Wrestling 7 2 9
Total 135 113 248

Archery

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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
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 		 
Im Dong-hyun
Kim Bub-min
Oh Jin-hyek 		Team 2087 WR 1 — Bye   Ukraine (UKR) (9)
W 227–220 		  United States (USA) (4)
L 219–224 		  Mexico (MEX) (7)
W 224–219 		 
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
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 		 
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 — Bye   Denmark (DEN) (8)
W 206–195 		  Japan (JPN) (5)
W 221–206 		  China (CHN) (7)
W 210–209 		 

Athletics

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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
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
Field events
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
Women
Track & road events
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 — 2:31:58 41
Kim Sung-eun 2:46:38 96
Lim Kyung-hee 2:39:03 76
Jeon Yong-eun 20 km walk — DSQ
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Choi Yun-hee Pole vault 4.10 18 Did not advance

Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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 Hyun-il Singles   Pacheco (PER)
W (21–12, 21–7) 		— 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) 		— 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 —   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) 		 
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 — 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 Youn-joo Singles   Tee J Y (MAS)
W (16–21, 21–15, 21–12) 		  Allegrini (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–15) 		— 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) 		— 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 — 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 — Disqualified – match fixing
Mixed
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

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has so far qualified in the following events.

Men
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 		 

Cycling

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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

Track

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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
Lee Hye-jin Women's sprint 11.405
63.130 		14   Panarina (BLR)
L 		  Sullivan (CAN)
  Maeda (JPN)
L 		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
Lee Eun-ji
Lee Hye-jin 		Women's team sprint 34.636
51.969 		9 Did not advance
Pursuit
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
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's keirin 5 6 Did not advance 17
Omnium
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

Diving

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

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 14 fencers.

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 Individual épée —   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 		 
Park Kyoung-doo —   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 		 
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 —   Germany (GER)
W 45–38 		  Italy (ITA)
W 45–37 		  Romania (ROU)
W 45–26 		 
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 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 —   Romania (ROU)
W 45–38 		  United States (USA)
W 45–36 		  China (CHN)
L 25–39 		 
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 —   United States (USA)
W 45–31 		  Russia (RUS)
L 32–44 		  France (FRA)
W 45–32 		 
Kim Ji-yeon Individual sabre —   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 		 
Lee Ra-jin —   Benítez (VEN)
L 9–15 		Did not advance

Field hockey

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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

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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

  2. Lee Myung-ho
  4. Jang Jong-hyun
  6. Oh Dae-keun
  8. Lee Nam-yong
  10. Seo Jong-ho
  12. Lee Seung-il
  14. Yoon Sung-hoon
  16. You Hyo-sik
  18. Yeo Woon-kon
  20. Kang Moon-kweon
  22. Hyun Hye-sung
  24. Cha Jong-bok
  26. Hong Eun-seong
  28. Kim Young-jin
  30. Kang Moon-kyu
  32. Nam Hyun-woo

Reserves:

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

Group play
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
Source: FIH
30 July 2012
08:30
South Korea   2–0   New Zealand
You   20', 34' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
1 August 2012
21:15
South Korea   0–1   Germany
Report Zeller   33'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
3 August 2012
21:15
Belgium   2–1   South Korea
Boon   37'
Charlier   61' 		Report Nam   46'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
5 August 2012
13:15
India   1–4   South Korea
Chandi   10' Report Jang   6'
Nam   59', 70'
Seo   68'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
7 August 2012
08:30
South Korea   2–4   Netherlands
Nam   53'
Lee N.   62' 		Report Van der Weerden   17'
Verga   21'
Weusthof   47'
Bakker   64'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ged Curran (GBR)
7th/8th place game
9 August 2012
11:30
Pakistan   3–2   South Korea
Waqas   31'
Khan   44'
Imran   61' 		Report Hyun   30', 33'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Women's tournament

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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
  2. Moon Young-hui (GK)
  4. Kim Young-ran
  6. Cha Se-na
  8. Park Seon-mi
  10. Lee Seon-ok (C)
  12. Park Mi-hyun
  14. Han Hye-lyoung
  16. Kim Jong-hee
  18. Kim Jong-eun
  20. Kim Da-rae
  22. Cheon Seul-ki
  24. Jeon Yu-mi
  26. Kim Ok-ju
  28. Park Ki-ju
  30. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
  32. Cheon Eun-bi

Reserves:

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

Group play
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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
29 July 2012
13:45
China   4–0   South Korea
Ma Yibo   26', 67'
Zhao Yudiao   51'
Li Hongxia   54' 		Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
31 July 2012
16:00
Great Britain   5–3   South Korea
White   6'
Cullen   25'
Danson   38'
Twigg   61'
Rogers   62' 		Report Kim Da-rae   18'
Han Hye-lyoung   52'
Park Mi-hyun   57'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
2 August 2012
08:30
South Korea   1–0   Japan
Cheon Seul-ki   42' Report
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Frances Block (GBR)
4 August 2012
10:45
Netherlands   3–2   South Korea
Welten   10'
Hoog   14'
Dirkse van den Heuvel   36' 		Report Cheon Seul-ki   5', 65'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)
6 August 2012
16:00
South Korea   3–1   Belgium
Kim Jong-eun   8', 70'
Lee Seon-ok   24' 		Report Coppey   37'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)
7th/8th place
8 August 2012
11:30
South Korea   1–4   Germany
Cheon Seul-ki   8' Report Hahn   6', 16'
Rinne   55'
Mavers   70'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Football

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Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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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

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   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Oh Jae-suk (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) 14 0   Gangwon FC
3 2DF Yun Suk-young (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22) 16 0   Jeonnam Dragons
4 2DF Kim Young-gwon (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 22) 13 0   Guangzhou Evergrande
5 2DF Kim Kee-hee (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 23) 2 2   Daegu FC
6 3MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 23) 14 0   Celtic
7 3MF Kim Bo-kyung (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 22) 19 4   Cerezo Osaka
8 3MF Baek Sung-dong (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 20) 7 2   Júbilo Iwata
9 4FW Ji Dong-won (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21) 10 2   Sunderland
10 4FW Park Chu-young* (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 27) 22 9   Arsenal
11 3MF Nam Tae-hee (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 21) 2 2   Lekhwiya
12 2DF Hwang Seok-ho (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 23) 2 0   Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13 3MF Koo Ja-cheol (c) (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 23) 8 3   Augsburg
14 2DF Kim Chang-soo* (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 26) 18 1   Busan IPark
15 3MF Park Jong-woo (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 23) 4 1   Busan IPark
16 3MF Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 22) 6 0   Kyoto Sanga
17 4FW Kim Hyun-sung (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22) 6 2   FC Seoul
18 1GK Lee Bum-young (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 23) 9 0   Busan IPark

* Over-aged player.

Group play
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico  0–0  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 15,748[10]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
South Korea  2–1   Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 30,114[11]
South Korea  0–0  Gabon
Report
Attendance: 76,927[12]
Quarter-final
Great Britain  1–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Ramsey   36' (pen.) Report Ji Dong-won   29'
Penalties
Ramsey  
Cleverley  
Dawson  
Giggs  
Sturridge  		 4–5   Koo Ja-cheol
  Baek Sung-dong
  Hwang Seok-ho
  Park Jong-woo
  Ki Sung-yueng
Attendance: 70,171[13]
Semi-final
South Korea  0–3  Brazil
Report Rômulo   38'
Damião   57', 64'
Attendance: 69,389[14]
Bronze medal game
South Korea  2–0  Japan
Park Chu-young   38'
Koo Ja-cheol   57'		 Report
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

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic

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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 Hee-hoon Team 12.933 12.100 14.166 — 13.700 — Did not advance
Kim Ji-hoon 12.900 13.100 — 15.500 Q —
Kim Seung-il — 12.133 12.666 14.533 14.033 13.233 —
Kim Soo-myun 14.766 13.433 13.833 15.666 14.700 13.933 86.331 23 Q
Yang Hak-seon 14.066 — 13.933 16.233 Q 11.966 11.233 —
Total 41.765 38.666 41.932 47.865 42.433 42.666 265.327 12
 
Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics.
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Kim Ji-hoon Horizontal bar — 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 — 16.533 — 16.533  
Women
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

Rhythmic

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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

Handball

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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

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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

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   Chungnam
2 CB Jeong Yi-kyeong (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.88 m   Doosan
5 P Park Kyung-suk (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 31) 1.85 m   Chungnam
7 RW Jung Su-young (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 26) 1.84 m   HC Korosa
8 P Park Jung-gyu (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 28) 1.90 m   KHF
11 LW Lim Duk-jun (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31) 1.86 m   Doosan
12 GK Park Chan-young (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 29) 1.90 m   Doosan
13 RB Lee Jae-woo (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 32) 1.81 m   Doosan
17 RW Yu Dong-geun (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 26) 1.85 m   Incheon DTC
19 LW Jeong Han (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.85 m   Incheon DTC
20 LB Paek Won-chul (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 35) 1.80 m   HC Korosa
22 LB Ko Kyung-soo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.82 m   Chungnam
33 RB Eom Hyo-won (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.82 m   Sangmu
77 RB Yoon Kyung-shin (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 39) 2.03 m   KHF
88 P Jung Jin-ho (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26) 1.93 m   HC Korosa
Group play
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
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
1×  4×  Report 2×  6× 
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
4×  3×  Report 4×  4× 
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
3×  4×  Report 2×  8× 
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
3×  2×  Report 6×  1× 
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
4×  2×  Report 2×  1× 

Women's tournament

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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

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   Colorful Daegu
2 RW Woo Sun-hee (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34) 1.72 m 0 0   Wonderful Samcheok
3 CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23) 1.69 m 0 0   Incheon Sports Council
5 RW Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20) 1.70 m 0 0   Colorful Daegu
7 LB Gwon Han-na (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.72 m 0 0   Seoul City
9 P Kim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.73 m 0 0   Omron handball
10 LB Lee Mi-gyeong (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20) 1.65 m 0 0   Seoul City
11 RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0   Incheon Sports Council
12 GK Moon Kyeong-ha (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0   GNDC
13 P Kim Cheong-sim (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36) 1.78 m 0 0   SK Lubricants
17 LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.78 m 0 0   Wonderful Samcheok
19 RB Choi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.82 m 0 0   Colorful Daegu
20 CB Jung Ji-hae (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.68 m 0 0   Wonderful Samcheok
21 LW Jo Hyo-bi (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.65 m 0 0   Incheon Sports Council
33 LW Lee Eun-bi (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21) 1.63 m 0 0   BISCO
Group play
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
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
3×  2×  Report 3×  3× 
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
3×  1×  Report 3×  2× 
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
3×  Report 2×  3× 
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
2×  3×  Report 4×  2× 
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
4×  4×  Report 3×  5× 
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
4×  2×  Report 3×  5× 
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
3×  2×  Report 3×  2× 
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
1×  2×  Report 2×  4× 

FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 1–3

Judo

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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
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 		 
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 		 
Song Dae-nam −90 kg —   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 		 
Hwang Hee-tae −100 kg —   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 —   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
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
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

Modern pentathlon

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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]

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

Rowing

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South Korea has qualified the following boats.

Men
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
Women
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 — Bye 7:44.03 14

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

Men
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

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

Shooting

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

 
Jin Jong-oh defends his Olympic title in pistol shooting.
Men
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  
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  
50 m pistol 562 5 Q 662.0  
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  
Women
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  
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

Swimming

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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
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 — 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  
400 m freestyle 3:46.68 4 Q — 3:42.06  
1500 m freestyle 14:56.89 6 Q — 14:50.61 4
Women
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 — 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 — 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 — Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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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.

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

Table tennis

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South Korea has qualified three men and three women.

Men
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 —   North Korea (PRK)
W (3–1) 		  Portugal (POR)
W (3–2) 		  Hong Kong (HKG)
W (3–0) 		  China (CHN)
L (0–3) 		 
Women
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 —   Brazil (BRA)
W (3–0) 		  Hong Kong (HKG)
W (3–0) 		  China (CHN)
L (0–3) 		  Singapore (SIN)
L (0–3) 		4

Taekwondo

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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]

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 		 
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 		 
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

Triathlon

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South Korea has qualified the following athletes.

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

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Women's tournament

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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

№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2012 club
3 Ha Yu-jeong 26 December 1989 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 287 cm (113 in) 281 cm (111 in)   Korea Expressway Corporation
4 Kim Sa-nee (C) 21 June 1981 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 292 cm (115 in)   Heungkuk Life
5 Kim Hae-ran (L) 16 March 1984 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in)   Korea Expressway Corporation
7 Lim Hyo-sook 26 April 1982 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 278 cm (109 in) 270 cm (110 in)   Korea Expressway Corporation
10 Kim Yeon-koung 26 February 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 299 cm (118 in)   Fenerbahçe
11 Han Yoo-mi 5 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Korea Ginseng Corporation
12 Han Song-yi 5 September 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 298 cm (117 in)   GS Caltex
13 Jung Dae-young 12 August 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 292 cm (115 in)   GS Caltex
14 Hwang Youn-joo 13 August 1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 294 cm (116 in)   Hyundai E&C
17 Yang Hyo-jin 14 December 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 287 cm (113 in) 280 cm (110 in)   Hyundai E&C
19 Kim Hee-jin 29 April 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   IBK Altos
20 Lee Sook-ja 17 June 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 286 cm (113 in) 264 cm (104 in)   GS Caltex
Group play
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
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 		  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

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South Korea has qualified 6 men and 4 women.

Men
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  
Kim Hwa-seung −105 kg 178 DNF — — — DNF
Jeon Sang-guen +105 kg 190 10 246 2 436  
 
Defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-Ran in women's +75 kg.
Women
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  

* Sa Jae-Hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.

Wrestling

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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
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
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
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 		 
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
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   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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