South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
2010 Winter Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Vancouver
Competitors| 46 in 12 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Kang Kwang-bae
Flag bearer (closing)| Mo Tae-bum
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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South Korea participated as the Republic of Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was their best performance at the Winter Olympics to date, ranking 5th in gold medals and 7th in overall medals.

Korea won its first-ever medal in figure skating when Kim Yuna won gold and set a world record in the ladies' event.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Lee Jung-su | Short track | Men's 1500 metres | 13 Feb
Gold | Lee Jung-su | Short track | Men's 1000 metres | 20 Feb
Gold | Mo Tae-bum | Speed skating | Men's 500 metres | 15 Feb
Gold | Lee Sang-hwa | Speed skating | Women's 500 metres | 16 Feb
Gold | Lee Seung-hoon | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres | 23 Feb
Gold | Kim Yuna | Figure skating | Ladies' singles | 25 Feb
Silver | Lee Eun-byul | Short track | Women's 1500 metres | 20 Feb
Silver | Lee Ho-suk | Short track | Men's 1000 metres | 20 Feb
Silver | Lee Seung-hoon | Speed skating | Men's 5000 metres | 13 Feb
Silver | Mo Tae-bum | Speed skating | Men's 1000 metres | 17 Feb
Silver | Sung Si-bak | Short track | Men's 500 metres | 26 Feb
Silver | Kwak Yoon-gy
Lee Ho-suk
Lee Jung-su
Sung Si-bak
Kim Seoung-il | Short track | Men's 5000 metre relay | 26 Feb
Bronze | Park Seung-hi | Short track | Women's 1500 metres | 20 Feb
Bronze | Park Seung-hi | Short track | Women's 1000 metres | 26 Feb

South Korea at the 2010 opening ceremony. |  |

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Sport  |  |  |  | Total
Short track speed skating | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8
Speed skating | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5
Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14
| Medals by date  | Cumulative

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Day  | Date  |  |  |  | Total  |  |  |  | Total
Day 1  | 13th  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Day 2  | 14th  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Day 3  | 15th  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3
Day 4  | 16th  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 4
Day 5  | 17th  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 5
Day 6  | 18th  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 5
Day 7  | 19th  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 5
Day 8  | 20th  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 9
Day 9  | 21st  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 9
Day 10  | 22nd  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 9
Day 11  | 23rd  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 10
Day 13  | 25th  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 4  | 1  | 11
Day 14  | 26th  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 14
Total  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 14  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 14

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jung Dong-hyun | 1 June 1988  | Men's slalom | DNF
Kim Woo-sung | 2 April 1986  | Men's slalom | DNF
Men's giant slalom | DSQ
Kim Sun-joo | 13 November 1985  | Women's slalom | 1:23.88 | 53 | 1:20.70 | 49 | 2:44.58 | 49
Women's giant slalom | 1:23.88 | 53 | 1:20.70 | 49 | 2:44.58 | 49

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Penalties  | Rank
Lee In-bok | 30 March 1984  | Men's sprint | 27:34.1 | 1+3 | 65
Men's individual | 56:24.5 | 2+0+0+2 | 71
Mun Ji-hee | 2 August 1988  | Women's sprint | 22:34.1 | 1+1 | 63
Women's individual | 48:53.9 | 0+0+2+3 | 73

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total  | Rank
Kang Kwang-bae
Lee Jin-hee
Kim Jung-su
Kim Dong-hyun | 29 July 1973
7 July 1981
20 April 1984
12 November 1987  | Four-man | 52.76 | 52.53 | 52.92 | 53.15 | 53.11 | 19

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Lee Jun-gil | 18 September 1985  | Men's 15 km freestyle | 39:51.6  | 79
Lee Chae-won | 7 April 1981  | Women's 10 km freestyle | 27:56.0  | 54
Women's 15 kilometre pursuit | 47:34.6  | 59

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

South Korea qualified 2 entrants in ladies singles, for a total of 2 athletes.[1] Kim Yuna's gold medal at the ladies' event is the South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics in an event other than short track and speed skating.[2]

Athlete(s)  | Date of birth  | Event  | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Kim Yuna | 5 September 1990  | Ladies' |  | 78.50 OR WR | 1  | 150.06 OR WR | 1  | 228.56 OR WR |
Kwak Min-jeong | 23 January 1994  | Ladies' |  | 53.16  | 16  | 102.37  | 12  | 155.53  | 13

## Freestyle skiing

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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Qualifying  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Seo Jung-hwa | 27 September 1990  | Women's moguls | 20.88  | 21  | DNQ  | 21

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total  | Rank
Lee Yong | Men's singles | 50.549  | 50.607  | 51.012  | 51.128  | 3:23.296  | 36

## Short track speed skating

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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Lee Ho-suk | 25 June 1986  | 500m | 41.632  | 1 Q | 41.269  | 1 Q | 1:24.514  | 4 QB | 49.149  | 7
1000m | 1:25.925  | 1 Q | 1:24.980  | 1 Q | 1:25.347  | 1 Q | 1:23.801  |
1500m | 2:14.324  | 2 Q | n/a  | 2:14.833  | 1 Q | DSQ
Sung Si-bak | 18 February 1987  | 500m | 41.889  | 1 Q | 40.821  | 2 Q | 41.126  | 2 Q | 41.340  |
1000m | 1:24.245 OR | 1 Q | 1:24.570  | 1 Q | 1:25.068  | 3 QB | DSQ
1500m | 2:14.836  | 1 Q | n/a  | 2:13.585  | 1 Q | 2:45.010  | 5
Kwak Yoon-gy | 26 December 1989  | 500m | 42.147  | 1 Q | 41.761  | 2 Q | 41.620  | 3 QB | 42.123  | 4
Lee Jung-su | 30 November 1989  | 1000m | 1:24.962  | 1 Q | 1:25.822  | 1 Q | 1:25.560  | 2 Q | 1:23.747 OR |
1500m | 2:12.380 OR | 1 Q | n/a  | 2:10.949 OR | 1 Q | 2:17.611  |
Lee Ho-suk
Sung Si-bak
Lee Jung-su
Kwak Yoon-gy
Kim Seoung-il | 25 June 1986
18 February 1987
30 November 1989
26 December 1989
19 December 1990  | 5000m relay | n/a  | 6:43.845  | 1 Q | 6:44.446  |

Women
Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Cho Ha-ri | 29 July 1986  | 500m | 44.313  | 2 Q | 44.306  | 3  | Did not qualify  | 10
1000m | 1:35.953  | 1 Q | 1:30.543  | 2 Q | 1:30.792  | 4 QB | 1:31.932  | 4
1500m | 2:22.928  | 1 Q | n/a  | 2:35.492  | 3 ADV | 2:18.831  | 5
Park Seung-hi | 28 March 1992  | 500m | 44.221  | 1 Q | DSQ  | Did not qualify  | 15
1000m | 1:31.885  | 1 Q | 1:30.769  | 1 Q | 1:29.165  | 2 Q | 1:29.379  |
1500m | 2:24.129  | 1 Q | n/a  | 2:20.859  | 1 Q | 2:17.927  |
Lee Eun-byul | 2 October 1991  | 500m | 44.000  | 1 Q | 44.582  | 2 Q | 44.899  | 4 QB | 44.860  | 8
1500m | 2:27.286  | 1 Q | n/a  | 2:24.318  | 1 Q | 2:17.849  |
Cho Ha-ri
Park Seung-hi
Lee Eun-byul
Kim Min-jung
Choi Jung-won | 29 July 1986
28 March 1992
2 October 1991
20 March 1985
16 March 1990  | 3000m relay | n/a  | 4:10.753  | 1 Q | DSQ

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## Skeleton

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Main article: Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total  | Rank
Cho In-ho | 24 June 1978  | Men's singles | 54.46  | 54.42  | 54.28  | DNQ  | 2:43.16  | 22

## Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Qualifying  | First round  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Total  | Rank
Choi Heung-chul | 3 December 1981  | Normal hill | 108.5  | 40 Q | 95.0  | 48  | DNQ  | 95.0  | 48
Large hill | 107.0  | 34 Q | 56.3  | 49  | DNQ  | 56.3  | 49
Choi Yong-jik | 3 December 1982  | Normal hill | 107.0  | 43  | DNQ
Large hill | 83.4  | 46  | DNQ
Kim Hyun-ki | 9 February 1983  | Normal hill | 121.5  | 22 Q | 107.0  | 30  | DNQ  | 107.0  | 40
Large hill | 108.9  | 33 Q | 78.0  | 42  | DNQ  | 78.0  | 42

## Snowboarding

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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Qualifying  | Semifinal  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Rank  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Rank  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Rank
Kim Ho-jun | 1 May 1990  | Men's halfpipe | 8.4  | 25.8  | 12  | Did not qualify

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Race 1  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Mo Tae-bum | 15 February 1989  | 500 m | 34.923  | 34.906  | 69.82  |
1000 m | n/a  | 1:09.12  |
1500 m | n/a  | 1:46.47  | 5
Lee Kyou-hyuk | 16 March 1978  | 500 m | 35.145  | 35.344  | 70.48  | 15
1000 m | n/a  | 1:09.92  | 9
Mun Jun | 14 July 1982  | 500 m | 35.552  | 35.640  | 71.19  | 19
1000 m | n/a  | 1:10.68  | 18
Lee Kang-seok | 28 February 1985  | 500 m | 35.053  | 34.988  | 70.041  | 4
Lee Ki-ho | 17 August 1984  | 1000 m | n/a  | 1:12.33  | 36
Ha Hong-sun | 1 June 1991  | 1500 m | n/a  | 1:49.93  | 31
Lee Jong-woo | 5 July 1985  | 1500 m | n/a  | 1:49.00  | 22
Lee Seung-hoon | 6 March 1988  | 5000 m | n/a  | 6:16.95  |
10000 m | n/a  | 12:58.55 OR |

Men's team pursuit
Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
time  | Opposition
time  | Opposition
time  | Rank
Lee Seung-hoon
Lee Jong-woo
Ha Hong-sun | 6 March 1988
5 July 1985
1 June 1991  | Team pursuit |  Norway
3:43.69 QC | n/a |  Italy
3:48.60 | 5

Women
Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Race 1  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Lee Sang-hwa | 25 February 1989  | 500 m | 38.249  | 37.850  | 76.09  |
1000 m | n/a  | 1:18.24  | 23
Ahn Ji-min | 29 April 1992  | 500 m | 39.595  | 39.549  | 79.14  | 31
Lee Bo-ra | 16 August 1986  | 500 m | 39.396  | 39.406  | 78.80  | 26
Oh Min-ji | 29 March 1985  | 500 m | 39.816  | 39.768  | 79.58  | 32
Kim Yoo-rim | 3 February 1990  | 1000 m | n/a  | DNF
Lee Ju-yeon | 29 October 1987  | 1500 m | n/a  | 2:03.67  | 33
3000 m | n/a  | 4:18.87  | 23
Noh Seon-yeong | 19 October 1989  | 1500 m | n/a  | 2:02.84  | 30
3000 m | n/a  | 4:17.36  | 19
Park Do-yeong | 30 January 1993  | 3000 m | n/a  | 4:20.92  | 27

Women's team pursuit
Athlete  | Date of birth  | Event  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
time  | Opposition
time  | Opposition
time  | Rank
Lee Ju-yeon
Noh Seon-yeong
Park Do-yeong | 29 October 1987
19 October 1989
30 January 1993  | Team pursuit |  Japan
3:07.45 QD | n/a |  Russia
3:06.96 | 8

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## See also

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* South Korea at the Olympics
* South Korea at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
2. ^ "South Korea's Kim Yuna earns figure skating gold". BBC News. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
3. ^ a b 밴쿠버 한국선수단, 4종목 45명 확정 (in Korean). 19 January 2010.

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