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South Korea
  • Largest city: Seoul
  • Official languages: Korean
  • National languages: Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
  • Total area: 38,023 miles² (98,480 km²)
  • 2008 Estimated population: 49,232,844 people

South Korea Medal Count

  • Gold 13
  • Silver 10
  • Bronze 8
  • Total 31
South Korea Athletes »

Record Breakers

Archery
Women's Team (70m) Quarterfinal - Match 1: South Korea (Sung-Hyun Park, Ok-Hee Yun, Hyun-Jung Joo) 231 (WR)
Archery
Men's Team (70m) Quarterfinal - Match 1: South Korea (Kyung-Mo Park, Dong-Hyun Im, Chang-Hwan Lee) 224 (OR)
Archery
Men's Team (70m) Gold Medal: South Korea (Kyung-Mo Park, Dong-Hyun Im, Chang-Hwan Lee) 227 (OR)
Archery
Men's Individual (70m) Round of 32 - Match 14: South Korea (Chang-Hwan Lee) 117 (OR)
Archery
Women's Individual (70m) Round of 16 - Match 1: South Korea (Sung-Hyun Park) 115 (OR)
Weightlifting
Women's over 75kg Ranking: South Korea (Miran Jang) 326 (WR)

All Medals

All Medals
Medal Sport Event Athlete
BronzeBoxingWelterweight (64-69 kg)Jungjoo Kim
GoldTaekwondoMen's Heavyweight (Over 80 kg)Dongmin Cha
GoldBaseballMen
BronzeHandballWomen
GoldTaekwondoWomen's Welterweight (57-67 kg)Kyungseon Hwang
GoldTaekwondoMen's Featherweight (58-68 kg)Taejin Son
GoldTaekwondoWomen's Featherweight (49-57 kg)Sujeong Lim
SilverGymnasticsMen's Parallel BarsWonchul Yoo
BronzeTable TennisMen's TeamJung Woo Lee, Sang Eun Oh, Seung Min Ryu, Jae Young Yoon
GoldBadmintonMixed DoublesHyojung Lee, Yongdae Lee
BronzeTable TennisWomen's TeamYe Seo Dang, Mi Young Park, Kyung Ah Kim, Hyun Jung Moon
BronzeBadmintonMen's DoublesJiman Hwang, Jaejin Lee
GoldWeightliftingWomen's Over 75 kgMiran Jang
SilverBadmintonWomen's DoublesKyungwon Lee, Hyojung Lee
SilverArcheryMen's Individual (70 Meter)Kyung-Mo Park
BronzeJudoWomen's Half Heavyweight (70-78 kg)Gyeongmi Jeong
SilverArcheryWomen's Individual (70 Meter)Sung-Hyun Park
BronzeArcheryWomen's Individual (70 Meter)Ok-Hee Yun
GoldWeightliftingMen's 69-77 kgJaehyouk Sa
SilverJudoMen's Half Middleweight (73-81 kg)Jaebum Kim
BronzeWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Under 55 kgEunchol Park
GoldShootingMen's 50-Meter Free Pistol (60 Shots)Jong Oh Jin
SilverSwimmingMen's 200-Meter FreestyleTaehwan Park
SilverFencingWomen's Individual FoilHyunhee Nam
SilverJudoMen's Lightweight (66-73 kg)Kichun Wang
GoldArcheryMen's TeamDong-Hyun Im, Chang-Hwan Lee, Kyung-Mo Park
GoldArcheryWomen's TeamSung-Hyun Park, Ok-Hee Yun, Hyun-Jung Joo
SilverWeightliftingWomen's 48-53 kgJinhee Yoon
GoldSwimmingMen's 400-Meter FreestyleTaehwan Park
GoldJudoMen's Extra Lightweight (Under 60 kg)Minho Choi
SilverShootingMen's 10-Meter Air Pistol (60 Shots)Jong Oh Jin

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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