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South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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South Korea at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Nagano
Competitors37 (26 men and 11 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Hur Seung-Wook
Officials25
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Korea (2018)

South Korea, as Republic of Korea, competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Kim Dong-Sung Short track speed skating Men's 1000 metres 17 February
 Gold Chun Lee-Kyung
Won Hye-Kyung
An Sang-Mi
Kim Yoon-Mi		 Short track speed skating Women's 3000 metre relay 17 February
 Gold Chun Lee-Kyung Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres 21 February
 Silver Chae Ji-Hoon
Lee Jun-Hwan
Lee Ho-Eung
Kim Dong-Sung		 Short track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay 21 February
 Bronze Chun Lee-Kyung Short track speed skating Women's 500 metres 19 February
 Bronze Won Hye-Kyung Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres 21 February

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 0 2
Biathlon 1 0 1
Cross-country skiing 4 0 4
Figure skating 1 0 1
Luge 3 0 3
Short track speed skating 4 5 9
Ski jumping 4 – 4
Speed skating 7 6 13
Total 26 11 37

Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Record Rank
Hur Sung-Wook Giant Slalom 2:52.27 33
Slalom 1:58.01 23
Byun Jong-Moon Giant Slalom Did not finish -
Slalom Did not finish -

Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Record Penalty Rank
Jeon Jae-Won 10 km 35:09.5 6 70
20 km 1:15:17.8 13 71

Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Record Rank
Park Byeong-ju 10 km 30:42.1 53
15 km Did not finish -
30 km 1:47:41.5 55
An Jin-Soo 10 km 31:55.5 74
15 km 1:18:51.4 66
30 km 1:54:12.2 63
Park Byung-Joo 10 km 32:46.1 79
15 km 1:19:19.8 67
Shin Doo-Sun 50 km 2:33:27.3 61
Park Byeong-ju
An Jin-Soo
Shin Doo-Sun
Park Byung-Joo 		4 × 10 km Relay 1:55:17.1 20

Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event TFP Rank
Lee Kyu-Hyun Single 35.5 24

Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Record Rank
Lee Gi-Ro Single 3:34.721 29
Kang Kwang-Bae Single 3:35.958 31
Lee Yong Single 3:40.407 32

Short track speed skating

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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Dong-Sung 500 metres 43.653 2nd 43.810 2nd 43.096 3rd 43.090 8th
1000 metres 1:33.039 2nd 1:32.423 2nd 1:32.036 1st 1:32.375 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee Jun-Hwan 500 metres 43.840 1st 44.417 4th Ranking Round 12th
1000 metres 1:32.879 1st 1:38.115 3rd 1:32.634 4th 1:33.131 7th
Chae Ji-Hoon 500 metres 43.011 2nd 43.622 2nd 43.864 4th 42.832 5th
1000 metres 1:35.240 1st 1:34.902 2nd DQ - Ranking Round 10th
Chae Ji-Hoon
Kim Dong-Sung
Lee Jun-Hwan
Lee Ho-Eung 		5000 metres Relay 7:07.457 1st 7:06.776 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chun Lee-Kyung 500 metres 48.024 1st 46.163 2nd 46.168 4th 46.335 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1000 metres 1:39.107 1st 1:38.068 1st 1:34.789 2nd 1:42.776 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kim Yoon-Mi 500 metres 48.184 2nd 46.640 2nd 47.337 5th Ranking Round 10th
1000 metres 1:39.042 1st 1:32.097 2nd 1:38.420 4th 1:37.777 6th
Choi Min-Kyung 500 metres 46.126 2nd 46.033 1st 46.000 3rd 46.504 4th
Won Hye-Kyung 1000 metres 1:44.005 1st 1:36.210 1st 1:35.606 1st 1:43,361 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
An Sang-Mi
Chun Lee-Kyung
Kim Yoon-Mi
Won Hye-Kyung 		3000 metres Relay 4:21.510 1st 4:16.260 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Record Rank
Choi Heung-Chul K90 Individual 77.5 46
K120 Individual 89.1 40
Kim Hyun-Ki K90 Individual 61.5 59
K120 Individual 72.9 51
Kim Heung-Soo K90 Individual 59.5 61
K120 Individual 9.9 62
Choi Yong-Jik K90 Individual 69.0 53
K120 Individual 66.6 53
Choi Heung-Chul
Kim Hyun-Ki
Kim Heung-Soo
Choi Yong-Jik 		K120 Team 373.8 13

Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Record Rank
Kim Yoon-Man 500 m 1:12.36 7
1000 m 1:12.50 20
Lee Kyu-Hyuk 500 m 1:12.55 8
1000 m 1:12.05 13
Jegal Seong-Ryeol 500 m 1:12.97 T16
1000 m 1:13.09 30
Kim Jin-Soo 500 m 1:14.32 34
Chun Joo-Hyun 1000 m 1:12.55 T21
1500 m 1:51.65 15
Choi Jae-Bong 1500 m 1:51.47 12
5000 m 6:54.62 29
Jeong Jin-Wook 1500 m 1:55.02 39

Women

Athlete Event Record Rank
Choi Seung-Yong 500 m 1:20.79 T24
1000 m 1:21.28 24
Chun Hee-Joo 500 m 1:21.62 29
1000 m 1:22.06 30
Kang Mi-Young 500 m 1:22.25 30
1000 m 1:24.18 38
Kim Ju-Hyun 500 m 1:22.79 T33
1000 m 1:23.18 35
Baek Eun-Bi 1500 m 2:05.23 25
3000 m 4:24.50 23
Lee Kyeong-Nam 1500 m 2:05.59 26
3000 m 4:21.10 20

References

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  1. ^ Republic of Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics


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