South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
(COR used at these Games)
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors54 (41 men, 13 women) in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 54 competitors, 41 men and 13 women, took part in 43 events in 11 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Jee Yong-ju Boxing Men's Light flyweight 26 October
 Bronze Chang Kyou-chul Boxing Men's Bantamweight 26 October

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented South Korea in 1968.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Diving

Gymnastics

Shooting

Two shooters, both men, represented South Korea in 1968.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
An Jae-song 50 m pistol 541 34
Kim Yong-bae 532 45

Swimming

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Lost to Peru (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → Fifth place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "South Korea at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.