South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
1998 Winter Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Nagano
Competitors| 37 (26 men and 11 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer | Hur Seung-Wook
Officials| 25
Medals
Ranked 9th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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  |
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  |

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Chun Lee-Kyung | 500 metres  | 48.024  | 1st  | 46.163  | 2nd  | 46.168  | 4th  | 46.335  |
1000 metres  | 1:39.107  | 1st  | 1:38.068  | 1st  | 1:34.789  | 2nd  | 1:42.776  |
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  |
An Sang-Mi
Chun Lee-Kyung
Kim Yoon-Mi
Won Hye-Kyung | 3000 metres Relay  |  | 4:21.510  | 1st  | 4:16.260  |

## Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Record  | Rank

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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

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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

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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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