South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 154 competitors, 128 men and 26 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.^[1]

South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors	154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medals

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Chung Shin-cho	Boxing	Men's bantamweight	23 October
Silver	Chang Chang-sun	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight	14 October
Bronze	Kim Eui-tae	Judo	Men's 80kg	21 October

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual road race

• Lee Seon-bae
• An Byeong-hun
• Hwang Chang-sik
• Wi Gyeong-yong^[2]

Team time trial

• An Byeong-hun
• Jo Seong-hwan
• Hong Seong-ik
• Lee Seon-bae

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented South Korea in 1964.

Men's foil

• Sin Du-ho
• Kim Man-sig
• Han Myeong-seok

Men's team foil

• Sin Du-ho, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig, Kim Chang-hwan

Men's épée

• Sin Du-ho
• Han Myeong-seok
• Kim Man-sig

Men's team épée

• Sin Du-ho, Kim Chang-hwan, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig

Women's foil

• Sin Gwang-suk

Football

Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual competition

• Choi Gwi-seung — 2809 points (37th place)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters represented South Korea in 1964.

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Seo Gang-uk	50 m pistol	527	32
Sin Hyeon-ju	300 m rifle, three positions	1086	22
	50 m rifle, three positions	1097	41
Chu Hwa-il	50 m rifle prone	586	40
An Jae-song	50 m pistol	548	9
An Jeong-geun	Trap	186	23
Lee Jong-hyeon	25 m pistol	565	39
Park Nam-kyu		552	46
Park Sam-gyu	Trap	181	35
Nam Sang-wan	300 m rifle, three positions	1091	21
Heo Uk-bong	50 m rifle, three positions	1103	37
	50 m rifle prone	574	65

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Round Robin

• Lost to Japan (0-3)
• Lost to United States (2-3)
• Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
• Lost to Brazil (1-3)
• Lost to Romania (2-3)
• Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
• Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
• Lost to Hungary (2-3)
• Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) → Tenth place

• Team Roster

• Kim In-soo
• Oh Pyong-kil
• Sohn Young-wan
• Chung Sun-hung
• Park Suh-kwang
• Suh Ban-suk
• Lee Kyu-soh
• Kim Young-joon
• Kim Sung-kil
• Kim Kwang-soo
• Kim Jin-hee
• Lim Tae-hoh

Women's Team Competition

• Round Robin

• Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
• Lost to Poland (0-3)
• Lost to Japan (0-3)
• Lost to Romania (0-3)
• Lost to United States (0-3) → Sixth and last place

• Team Roster

• Suh Choon-kang
• Moon Kyung-sook
• Ryoo Choon-ja
• Kim Kil-ja
• Oh Soon-ok
• Chung Jong-uen
• Choi Don-hi
• Hong Nam-sun
• Oh Chung-ja
• Yoon Jung-sook
• Kwak Ryong-ja
• Lee Keun-soo

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics