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| IOC code | KOR |
| NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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TheRepublic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) first participated at theOlympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in everySummer Olympic Games since then, except for1980 which theyboycotted. South Korea has also participated in everyWinter Olympic Games since 1948, except for the 1952 games.
The first ethnic Korean athletes to win medals did so at the1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin, whenSohn Kee-chung andNam Sung-yong won gold and bronze respectively in the men'smarathon as members of the Japanese team. As Korea was underJapanese rule at that time, making them both Japanese subjects, the IOC credits both medals toJapan.
South Korea won its first medals as an independent nation at its first appearance in1948, and won its first gold medal in1976. South Korean athletes have won a total of 287 medals at the Summer Games, with the most gold medals won inarchery, and 79 medals at the Winter Games, a majority inshort 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.
TheNational Olympic Committee for Korea is theKorean Sport & Olympic Committee, which was founded in 1946 and recognized in 1947.
During theSunshine Policy era, South Korea andNorth Korea symbolically marched as one team at the opening ceremonies of the 2000, 2004 and 2006 Olympics, but competed separately. At the2018 Winter Olympics, North Korean and South Korean athletesunified to form theKorea women's national ice hockey team.
South Korea has hosted the Games on two occasions:
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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| 1988 Summer Olympics | Seoul | 17 September – 2 October | 160 | 8,391 | 263 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | 9 – 25 February | 92 | 2,952 | 102 |
| Games | City | Winner of bid |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | Vancouver, Canada |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | Sochi, Russia |
Host country
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912–1936 | 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 | 9 | 31 | 5 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 204 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 8 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 237 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 16 |
 2024 Paris | 144 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 8 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total (19/30) | 3,187 | 109 | 100 | 111 | 320 | 15 |
Host country
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1928–1936 | as part of Japan (JPN) | |||||
 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 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 Nagano | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2006 Turin | 40 | 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 Milano Cortina | future event | |||||
| 2030 French Alps | ||||||
| 2034 Salt Lake City | ||||||
| Total (19/24) | 556 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 79 | 15 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Archery | 32 | 10 | 8 | 50 |
 Taekwondo | 14 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
 Judo | 11 | 19 | 21 | 51 |
 Wrestling | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
 Shooting | 10 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
 Badminton | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
 Fencing | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
 Boxing | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
 Weightlifting | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
 Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
 Gymnastics | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
 Handball | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Swimming | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Baseball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Field hockey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Modern pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 109 | 100 | 111 | 320 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Short track speed skating | 26 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
 Speed skating | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
 Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobsleigh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Curling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 30 | 16 | 79 |
On 11 February 2014, Lee Sang-hwa won the gold medal for the women's 500m longtrack speedskating race at the2014 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]
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| Handball | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
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| Weightlifting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
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 Alpine skiing | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
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| Curling | • | • | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
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| Skeleton | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
 Ski jumping | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Snowboarding | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Speed skating | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
The1988 Summer Olympics, held in the capital ofSeoul, 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 wasHarmony and Progress (화합과 전진).
The2018 Winter Olympics saw the Olympics return to Korea when it was held inPyeongchang.
The logo consists of five intertwined wings which represent the continents (Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania). The motto of the games wasPassion. Connected. (하나된 열정; Hanadoen, Yeoljeong).
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