South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors50 in 7 sports
Flag bearerSohn Kee-chung[1]
Officials17
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.

South Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Kim Sung-Jip Weightlifting Men's Middleweight 10 August
 Bronze Han Soo-Ann Boxing Men's Flyweight 12 August

Results and competitors by event

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Athletics

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Men

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Track & road events
Athletes Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Yun-Seok 800 metres 2:01.4 6 (H1) Did not advance
1500 metres - 9 (H4) Did not advance
Sim Bok-Seok 5000 metres - 10 (H2) Did not advance
Hong Jong-O Marathon 2:56:52 25
Suh Yun-Bok 2:59:36 27
Choi Yun-Chil DNF -

Field

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Athletes Event Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Kim Won-Kwon Long Jump 6.710 18 Did not advance
Triple Jump 14.600 7T Q 14.250 12
An Yeong-Han Discus Throw No mark - Did not advance
Gin Gang-Hwan Hammer Throw 49.49 7 Q 43.93 13

Women

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Field

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Athletes Event Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Pak Bong-Sik Discus Throw 33.80 18 Did not advance

Basketball

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Group stage

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Group B
　 Pld W L PF PA Pts
 South Korea 5 3 2 258 152 8
 Chile 5 3 2 269 162 8
 Belgium 5 3 2 234 156 8
 Philippines 5 3 2 262 200 8
 Republic of China 5 3 2 281 202 8
 Iraq 5 0 5 113 545 5
  • Korea 29-27 Belgium
  • Philippines 35-33 Korea
  • China 49-48 Korea
  • Korea 120-20 Iraq
  • Korea 28-21 Chile

Quarterfinals

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  • Mexico 43-32 Korea
Classification 7/8
  • Czechoslovakia 39-38 Korea

Squad

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An Byeong-Seok, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Ri-Jin, Jo Deuk-Jun, Gang Bong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-Sin, Lee Jun-Yeong, Lee Sang-Hun, O Su-Cheol

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Han Soo-Ann Flyweight  Gausterer (AUT)
W by points 		 Cochin (FRA)
W by points 		 Corman (NED)
W by KO (R2) 		 Bandinelli (ITA)
L by points 		 Majdloch (TCH)
W by points 		Bronze
Seo Byeong-Ran Featherweight  Hamouda (EGY)
W by points 		 Birks (AUS)
W by KO (R2) 		 Antkiewicz (POL)
L by points 		Did not advance 5T
Gang In-Seok Lightweight  Breiby (NOR)
L by points 		Did not advance 9T

Cycling

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Gwon Ik-hyeon Individual road race Did not finish
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Hwang San-ung Individual road race Did not finish
-

Football

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First round

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South Korea 5–3 Mexico
Choi Song-Gon 13'
Bae Jong-Ho 30'
Chung Kook-Chin 63' 66'
Chung Nam-Sik 87'		 Report Cárdenas 23'
Figueroa 85'
Ruiz 89'
Referee: Leo Lemesic (YUG)

Quarterfinal

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Sweden 12–0 South Korea
Liedholm 11' 62'
G. Nordahl 25' 40' 78' 80'
Gren 27'
Carlsson 61' 64' 82'
Rosen 72' 85'		 Report
Attendance: 7.110
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (ITA)

Squad

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Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Gyu-Hyeok Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 77.5 14 92.5 2 120 2 290 4
Park Dong-Wook 80 7 85 7 107.5 12 272.5 10
Nam Su-Il Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 92.5 6 92.5 8 122.5 2 307.5 4
Choi Hang-Gi 0 - 85 17 - - 85 23
Kim Chang-Hui Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) 95 8 100 7 135 5 330 6
Na Si-Yun 90 14 100 8 140 3 330 7
Kim Seong-Jip Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 122.5 OR 1 112.5 4 145 3 380 3
Lee Yeong-Hwan Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 100 12 105 14 0 - 205 16

Wrestling

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Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Han Sang-Ryong Bantamweight (−57 kg)  Persson (SWE)
L by points 		Did not advance N/A
Kim Kuk-Fan Featherweight (−62 kg)  López (CUB)
L by points 		Did not advance N/A
Kim Seok-Yeong Lightweight (−67 kg)  Bechara (LIB)
W by retired 		 Ghaffari (IRI)
L by fall 		Did not advance 9T
Hwang Byeong-gwan Welterweight (−73 kg)  Culot (BEL)
W by points 		 Moustafa (EGY)
L by points 		Did not advance N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Son Gi-Jeong". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

Sources

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