| South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KOR |
| NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBarcelona | |
| Competitors | 226 (154 men, 72 women) in 24 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kim Tae-hyun |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea, the previous host of the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul, competed asKorea at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona,Spain. 226 competitors, 154 men and 72 women, took part in 134 events in 24 sports.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Badminton | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boxing | 11 | – | 11 |
| Canoeing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Cycling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Football | 14 | – | 14 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Handball | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Judo | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sailing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
| Wrestling | 16 | – | 16 |
| Total | 154 | 72 | 226 |
Korea's fourth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair ofgold medals and a pair ofsilver medals. The women continued to dominate the field, though not quite as thoroughly as they had on their home field four years earlier. The individuals went a combined 16-5, while the teams were 5-1.
Women's Individual Competition:
Gold Medal), 5-0
Silver Medal), 4-1Men's Individual Competition:
Silver Medal (4-1)Women's Team Competition:
Gold Medal), 4-0Men's Team Competition:
Men's Marathon
Gold Medal)Men's Javelin Throw
Women's Marathon
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Four male cyclists represented South Korea in 1992.
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented South Korea in 1992.
Korea was represented by the following squad in Barcelona: (1)Kim Bong-soo, (2)Na Seung-hwa, (3)Lee Moon-seok, (4)Han Jung-kook, (5)Kang Chul, (6)Shin Tae-yong, (7)Kim Gwi-hwa, (8)Noh Jung-yoon, (9)Gwak Kyung-keun, (10)Chung Jae-kwon, (11)Seo Jung-won, (12)Cho Jung-hyun, (13)Kim Do-keun, (14)Jung Kwang-seok, (15)Lee Seung-hyup, (16)Cho Jin-ho, (17)Lee Lim-saeng, (18)Lee Jin-hang, (19)Shin Bum-chul, and (20)Lee Woon-jae. Coach:Kim Sam-rak.
Gold Medal)Three male pentathletes represented South Korea in 1992.
Twelve South Korean shooters (seven men and five women) qualified to compete in the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lee Eun-chul | 50 m rifle prone | 597 | 8Q | 702.5OR |  |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1162 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Ji Jong-koo | 10 m air rifle | 586 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Park Jong-shin | 50 m pistol | 547 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m air pistol | 571 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
| Chae Keun-bae | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 4Q | 687.8 | 8 |
| Kim Seon-il | 50 m pistol | 558 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m air pistol | 581 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Cha Young-chul | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1158 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lee Eun-ju | 10 m air rifle | 392 | 8Q | 492.6 | 6 |
| Bang Hyun-joo | 10 m air pistol | 377 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 570 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| Yeo Kab-soon | 10 m air rifle | 396OR | 2Q | 498.2OR | |
| Kang Myung-a. | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 571 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Lee Sun-bock | 10 m air pistol | 377 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kim Kun-il | Trap | 135 | 46 | Did not advance | |
