South Korea at the 1960 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
1960 Summer Olympics
South Korea at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOR; (COR used at these Games)
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Rome
Competitors	35 in 9 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 35 competitors, 33 men and 2 women, took part in 38 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Quick Facts South Korea at the 1960 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...

Event	Athletes	First round / Heat		Second round		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Men's 100 m	Kim Jong-Cheol	11.5	6 (H5)	Did not advance
Men's marathon	Lee Chang-Hoon							2:25:02	20
	Lee Sang-Cheol							2:35:14	47
	Kim Yeon-Beom							Did not finish	-
Women's 800 m	Lee Hak-ja	2:28.4	7 (H1)					Did not advance

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result (m)	Rank	Result	Rank
Men's long jump	Seo Yeong-Ju	6.98	34	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jeong Sin-Jo	Flyweight		Sivko (URS) L by 0-5	N/A	Did not advance
Kang Chun-Won	Bantamweight		Armstrong (USA) L by 1-4	N/A	Did not advance
Song Sun-Cheon	Featherweight	Okezie (NGR) W by 3-2	Musso (ITA) L by 0-5	N/A	Did not advance
Lee Gwang-Ju	Lightweight		Stoilov (BUL) W by 3-1-1	Campbell (USA) L by KO	Did not advance
Kim Deuk-Bong	Light-Welterweight	Mongkolrit (THA) W by KO	Sarrazin (CAN) W by DQ	Amarista (VEN) W by referee's stop	Quartey (GHA) L by 1-1-3	Did not advance
Kim Ki-Soo	Welterweight		Perry (IRL) W by 3-2	Benvenuti (ITA) L by 0-5	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jo Jae-hyeon	Individual road race	Did not finish	-
Lee Seung-hun	Individual road race	Did not finish	-
No Do-cheon	Individual road race	Did not finish	-
Pak Jong-hyeon	Individual road race	Did not finish	-

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lee Pil-Jung	Men's 10 metre platform	28.34	28	Did not advance

Athletics

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Vault	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Kim Sang-Guk	All-around	17.80	15.20	18.40	17.65	17.95	17.55	104.55	88	Did not advance
	Floor	17.80	N/A					17.80	=77
	Pommel horse	N/A	15.20	N/A				15.20	109
	Rings	N/A		18.40	N/A			18.40	=46
	Vault	N/A			17.65	N/A		17.65	=81
	Parallel bars	N/A				17.95	N/A	17.95	=70
	Horizontal bar	N/A					17.55	17.55	=87

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Floor	Vault	Uneven bars	Balance beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Yu Myeong-Ja	All-around	18.033	16.666	17.266	15.166	67.131	88	Did not advance
	Floor	18.033	N/A			18.033	70
	Vault	N/A	16.666	N/A		16.666	81
	Uneven bars	N/A		17.266	N/A	17.266	81
	Balance beam	N/A			15.166	15.166	=102