Sporting event delegation
South Korea , as Korea , competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , United States . The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics . 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul , a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
Archery
Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호).
Women's Individual Competition
Men's Individual Competition
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Long Jump
Qualification — 7.86m
Final — 7.81m (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 metres
First Heat — 12.06s (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
Basketball
Women's Team Competition
Defeated Canada (67-62)
Defeated Yugoslavia (55-52)
Lost to United States (47-84)
Defeated Australia (54-48)
Defeated PR China (69-56)
Lost to United States (55-85) → Silver Medal
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)
First Round — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (0:5)
Men's Flyweight (–51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg)
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated John Hyland (Great Britain), retired in third round
Third Round — Defeated Robert Shannon (United States), referee stopped contest in third round
Quarterfinals — Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (–63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)
Men's Light-Middleweight (–71 kg)
Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.
Men's individual road race
Team time trial
Women's individual road race
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
Fencing
Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil
Gymnastics
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to West Germany (25:37)
Lost to Denmark (31:28)
Lost to Sweden (23:36)
Lost to Spain (25:31)
Drew with United States (22:22)
11th/12th place : Defeated Algeria (25:21) → 11th place
Women's Team Competition
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.
Individual
Team
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Twenty South Korean shooters (twelve men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Men
Women
Open
Swimming
Men's 100m Butterfly
Heat — 58.91 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Heat — 2:07.80 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Heat — 1:00.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Heat — 2:13.76 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Heat — 1:07.35 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Heat — 2:23.80 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Tennis
Women's individual (demonstration event)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
Lost to United States (0-3)
Defeated Brazil (3-1)
Defeated Argentina (3-2)
5th/8th place : Defeated China (3-1)
5th/6th place : Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 5th place
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Pool A)
South Korea — Japan 1-3 (15-8, 11-15, 2-15, 7-15)
South Korea — Canada 3-0 (15-10, 15-1, 15-3)
South Korea — Peru 2-3 (8-15, 6-15, 15-7, 15-6, 3-15)
5th-8th place : South Korea — Brazil 3-1 (13-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-10)
5th-6th place : South Korea — West Germany 3-0 (15-10, 15-10, 15-2) → Fifth place
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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