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South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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South Korea competed (as Korea) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games.[1]
North and South Korea had initially intended to send a joint delegation to the Games,[2][3] but were unable to agree on the details of its implementation.[4][5] (See North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics.)
The South Korean contingent aimed for ten gold medals and to be ranked in the top ten in the games. However, they exceeded expectations and the nation was ranked 7th in gold medals, and 8th in total medals. The 13 gold medals won was the highest number of gold medals earned in its Olympic history.
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Medalists
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Archery
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At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Korea's won the championship in both the men's and women's events. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.[6]
- Men
- Women
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Athletics
- 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
- Men
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Women
- Track & road events
- Field events
Badminton
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
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Baseball
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Korea placed second in the Final Qualifying Tournament, earning the South Korea national baseball team a qualification spot in baseball. 2008 will be Korea's third appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament; the team took the bronze medal in 2000 and placed eighth in 1996. On Korea's third appearance, they won the gold.
Group Stage
- August 13
South Korea 8 – 7
United States
- August 14
South Korea 0 – 0
China (Postponed due to rain)
- August 15
South Korea 1 – 0
Canada
- August 16
South Korea 5 – 3
Japan
- August 17
South Korea 1 – 0
China
- August 18
South Korea 9 – 8
Chinese Taipei
- August 19
South Korea 7 – 4
Cuba
- August 20
South Korea 10 – 0
Netherlands
Semifinals
- August 22
South Korea 6 – 2
Japan
Gold medal match
- August 23
South Korea 3 – 2
Cuba
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Basketball
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Women's tournament
Korea's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007. It will be the women's team's sixth Olympic appearance.
- Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]
- Group play
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
9 August 2008 16:45 |
South Korea ![]() |
68–62 (OT) | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 13–14, 15–15, 14–12, Overtime: 13–7 | ||
Pts: Beon 19, Choi 19 Rebs: Jung 8 Asts: Jung 5 |
Pts: Santos 13 Rebs: Nascimento 12 Asts: Jacintho 3 |
11 August 2008 14:30 |
South Korea ![]() |
72–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 20–13, 24–21, 13–19 | ||
Pts: Choi 13 Rebs: Sin 3 Asts: Jung 6 |
Pts: Korstin, Shchegoleva 13 Rebs: Osipova 9 Asts: Rakhmatulina 5 |
13 August 2008 20:00 |
Australia ![]() |
90–62 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 24–19, 26–17, 17–12 | ||
Pts: Taylor, Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Harrower 5 |
Pts: Beon 20 Rebs: seven players 2 Asts: Lee 5 |
15 August 2008 22:15 |
South Korea ![]() |
53–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 13–21, 9–17, 16–13 | ||
Pts: Lee, Jung 10 Rebs: Lee, Beon 6 Asts: Beon 3 |
Pts: Snytsina 15 Rebs: Leuchanka 14 Asts: Maarchanka 5 |
17 August 2008 14:30 |
South Korea ![]() |
72–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 18–9, 12–24 | ||
Pts: Park 17 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Lee 4 |
Pts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 22 Rebs: Tamane 11 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 5 |
- Quarterfinals
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Boxing
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Korea qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Lee, Baik, and Kim each earned their spots at the first Asian qualifying tournament.[8] Han and Cho joined them as Olympic qualifiers at the second qualifying tournament.[9]
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Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify directly to final; q = Qualify to semi-final
Cycling
Road
Track
- Omnium
Diving
- Men
Equestrian
Dressage
Fencing
- Men
- Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]
Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun
Reserve:
- Lee Jae-won
- Hyun Hye-sung
- Group play
- Classification match for 5th/6th place
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the South Korean roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]
Head Coach: Han Jin-soo
Reserve:
- Lim Seon-mee
- Lee Soo-jin (GK)
- Group play
Source: [13]
- Classification match for 9th/10th place
Football (soccer)
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]
Head coach: Park Sung-hwa
* Over-aged player.
- Group play
Attendance: 21,943
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Attendance: 29,455
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
Gymnastics
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Artistic
- Men
- Team
* Kim Soo-Myun withdrew from the individual all-around due to injury in the team event, and was replaced by Yang Tae-Young.
- Individual finals
- Women
Rhythmic
South Korea qualified one woman in rhythmic gymnastics.
Handball
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Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15][16]
Head coach: Kim Tae-hoon
- Group play
10 August 2008 15:45 |
Germany ![]() |
27 – 23 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
Kraus 7 | (10–13) | Cho Chi-hyo 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
12 August 2008 19:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
31 – 30 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
Jung Su-young 9 | (13–14) | Nøddesbo 11 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
14 August 2008 14:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
22 – 21 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | (10–9) | Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
16 August 2008 10:45 |
Egypt ![]() |
22 – 24 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
Abd Elsalam 8 | (11–8) | Paek Won-chul 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
18 August 2008 14:00 |
Russia ![]() |
29 – 22 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
Rastvortsev 6 | (17–12) | Yoon Kyung-shin 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
- Quarterfinal
20 August 2008 20:15 |
South Korea ![]() |
24 – 29 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
Jeong Yi-kyeong 7 | (13–14) | Rocas 8 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
- Classification semifinal
22 August 2008 14:15 |
Poland ![]() |
29 – 26 | ![]() |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
Jurasik 7 | (15–14) | Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
- 7th–8th place
24 August 2008 08:00 |
Denmark ![]() |
37 – 26 | ![]() |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
Hansen 8 | (15–13) | Ko Kyung-soo 10 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[17]
Head coach: Lim Young-chul
- Group play
9 August 2008 15:45 |
Russia ![]() |
29 – 29 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
Marennikova 6 | (16–13) | Kim On-a 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
11 August 2008 15:45 |
South Korea ![]() |
30 – 20 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
Hong Jeong-ho 6 | (12–9) | Jurack, Loerper 4 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
13 August 2008 14:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
31 – 23 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
An, Park 7 | (18–13) | Ahlm, Boson 6 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
15 August 2008 10:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
33 – 32 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
Nascimento 9 | (17–12) | Hong Jeong-ho 10 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
17 August 2008 20:45 |
Hungary ![]() |
22 – 33 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
Görbicz 7 | (11–19) | Oh Seong-ok 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
- Quarterfinal
19 August 2008 18:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
31 – 23 | ![]() |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |
Park Chung-hee 8 | (16–12) | Huang Dongjie 5 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
- Semifinal
21 August 2008 18:00 |
Norway ![]() |
29 – 28 | ![]() |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
Hammerseng, Johansen 6 | (14–15) | Moon Pil-hee 9 | ||
2×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
- Bronze medal game
23 August 2008 13:30 |
South Korea ![]() |
33 – 28 | ![]() |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
Moon Pil-hee 10 | (13–15) | Ferling 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
- Final rank
Bronze
Judo
- Men
- Women
Modern pentathlon
* Did not finish
Rowing
- Men
- Women
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
- Men
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
- Men
- Women
Swimming
- Men
- Women
Table tennis
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South Korea had qualified places in both singles and team events.
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Team
Taekwondo
Tennis
Weightlifting
- Men
- Women
Wrestling
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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
- Men's Greco-Roman
- Women's freestyle
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