South Korea at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
1952 Summer Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Helsinki
Competitors| 19 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 37th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Kim Sung-Jip | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight | 26 July
Bronze | Kang Jun-Ho | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | 2 August

## Results and competitors by event

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### Athletics

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#### Track and road

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Event  | Athletes  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Men's 200 metres  | Um Pal-Yong | 23.0  | 5 (H13)  | did not advance
Men's marathon  | Choi Yun-Chil |  | 2:26:36  | 4
Choi Chung-Sik |  | 2:41:23  | 33
Hong Jong-O |  | Did not finish | \-

#### Field

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Event  | Athletes  | Qualification  | Final

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Result (m)  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Men's triple jump  | Choi Yeong-Gi | 14.44  | 18  | did not advance
Women's shot put  | Choi Myeong-Suk | 10.76  | 20  | did not advance

### Boxing

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Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Han Soo-Ann | Flyweight  |  Hofmann (SAA)
W TKO (R1)  |  Mazumdar (IND)
W 3-0  |  Toweel (RSA)
L 0-3  | did not advance  |
Kang Joon-Ho | Bantamweight  |  |  Nikkhah (IRI)
W 3-0  |  Moore (USA)
W 2-1  |  McNally (IRL)
L 0-3  |  |
Seo Byeong-Ran | Featherweight  |  Willommet (SUI)
W 3-0  |  Zachara (TCH)
L 0-3  | did not advance  |
Ju Sang-Jeom | Lightweight  |  Potesil (POL)
L 0-3  | Did not advance  |

### Cycling

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#### Road Competition

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Kwon Ik-Hyun | Individual road race  | Did Not Finish |

Im Sang-Jo | Individual road race  | Did Not Finish |

Kim Ho-Soon | Individual road race  | Did Not Finish |

Kwon Ik-Hyun
Im Sang-Jo
Kim Ho-Soon | Team road race  | Did Not Finish |

### Equestrian

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Athlete  | Event  | Total points lost  | Rank

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Min Byeong-seon | Individual jumping  | 59.75  | 44

### Weightlifting

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Athlete  | Event  | Press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Kim Hae-Nam | Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)  | 80  | 8  | 95  | 3  | 120  | 4  | 295  | 4
Nam Su-Il | Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)  | 90  | 9  | 90  | 15  | 120  | 12  | 300  | 11
Kim Chang-Hui | Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)  | 100  | 8  | 105  | 6  | 140  | 2  | 345  | 4
Kim Seong-Jip | Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)  | 122.5  | 1  | 112.5  | 5  | 147.5  | 5  | 382.5  | 3

### Wrestling

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Men's Freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 3  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Oh Tae-Keun | Lightweight (−67 kg)  |  Nettesheim (GER)
W fall (16-4)  |  Gál (HUN)
L 0-3  |  |  |  |  |

## References

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland

Africa|

* Egypt
* Gold Coast
* Nigeria
* South Africa

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Chile
* Cuba
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Burma
* Ceylon
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* South Korea
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Saar
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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