South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
1964 Summer Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors| 154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 27th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1948
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* 1960
* 1964
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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 154 competitors, 128 men and 26 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.[1]

## Medals

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Chung Shin-cho | Boxing | Men's bantamweight | 23 October
Silver | Chang Chang-sun | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight | 14 October
Bronze | Kim Eui-tae | Judo | Men's 80kg | 21 October

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual road race

* Lee Seon-bae
* An Byeong-hun
* Hwang Chang-sik
* Wi Gyeong-yong

Team time trial

* An Byeong-hun
* Jo Seong-hwan
* Hong Seong-ik
* Lee Seon-bae

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented South Korea in 1964.

Men's foil

* Sin Du-ho
* Kim Man-sig
* Han Myeong-seok

Men's team foil

* Sin Du-ho, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig, Kim Chang-hwan

Men's épée

* Sin Du-ho
* Han Myeong-seok
* Kim Man-sig

Men's team épée

* Sin Du-ho, Kim Chang-hwan, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig

Women's foil

* Sin Gwang-suk

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual competition

* Choi Gwi-seung — 2809 points (37th place)

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters represented South Korea in 1964.

Open
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Points  | Rank
Seo Gang-uk | 50 m pistol | 527  | 32
Sin Hyeon-ju | 300 m rifle, three positions | 1086  | 22
50 m rifle, three positions | 1097  | 41
Chu Hwa-il | 50 m rifle prone | 586  | 40
An Jae-song | 50 m pistol | 548  | 9
An Jeong-geun | Trap | 186  | 23
Lee Jong-hyeon | 25 m pistol | 565  | 39
Park Nam-gyu | 552  | 46
Park Sam-gyu | Trap | 181  | 35
Nam Sang-wan | 300 m rifle, three positions | 1091  | 21
Heo Uk-bong | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1103  | 37
50 m rifle prone | 574  | 65

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

* Round Robin

* Lost to Japan (0-3)
* Lost to United States (2-3)
* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
* Lost to Brazil (1-3)
* Lost to Romania (2-3)
* Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
* Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
* Lost to Hungary (2-3)
* Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) → Tenth place

* Team Roster

* Kim In-soo
* Oh Pyong-kil
* Sohn Young-wan
* Chung Sun-hung
* Park Suh-kwang
* Suh Ban-suk
* Lee Kyu-soh
* Kim Young-joon
* Kim Sung-kil
* Kim Kwang-soo
* Kim Jin-hee
* Lim Tae-hoh

Women's Team Competition

* Round Robin

* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
* Lost to Poland (0-3)
* Lost to Japan (0-3)
* Lost to Romania (0-3)
* Lost to United States (0-3) → Sixth and last place

* Team Roster

* Suh Choon-kang
* Moon Kyung-sook
* Ryoo Choon-ja
* Kim Kil-ja
* Oh Soon-ok
* Chung Jong-uen
* Choi Don-hi
* Hong Nam-sun
* Oh Chung-ja
* Yoon Jung-sook
* Kwak Ryong-ja
* Lee Keun-soo

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "South Korea at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan

Africa|

* Algeria
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America|

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