South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
2012 Summer Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors| 248 in 22 sports
Flag bearers | Yoon Kyung-shin (opening)
Song Dae-nam (closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.

South Korea left London with a total of 30 medals (13 gold, 9 silver, and 8 bronze), finishing fifth in the medal standings and tying its record for the most gold medals won at an Olympics with the total it set at Beijing.[1] Six of these medals were awarded to the team in fencing, five in shooting, four in archery, and three in judo. South Korean athletes dominated in archery, where they won gold medals in all but one sporting events and broke two world records. Despite the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, South Korea's proved successful in team sports at London, as the men's football team won the bronze medal following a match against neighbouring Japan. For the first time in its history, South Korea won Olympic medals in team fencing.

Among the nation's medalists were pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, and taekwondo jin Hwang Kyung-seon, who both successfully defended their Olympic titles from Beijing. Three South Korean athletes won Olympic gold medals for the first time in history: gymnast Yang Hak-seon in the men's vault exercises, archer Oh Jin-hyek in the men's individual event, and sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon in the women's individual event. Park Tae-hwan, who won two silver medals in London, emerged as the most successful South Korean swimmer in history, with a total of four Olympic medals.

## Medalists

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Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 28 July
Gold | Lee Sung-jin
Ki Bo-bae
Choi Hyun-joo | Archery | Women's team | 29 July
Gold | Kim Jae-bum | Judo | Men's 81 kg | 31 July
Gold | Kim Jang-mi | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol | 1 August
Gold | Song Dae-nam | Judo | Men's 90 kg | 1 August
Gold | Kim Ji-yeon | Fencing | Women's sabre | 1 August
Gold | Ki Bo-bae | Archery | Women's individual | 2 August
Gold | Oh Jin-hyek | Archery | Men's individual | 3 August
Gold | Gu Bon-gil
Won Woo-young
Kim Jung-hwan
Oh Eun-seok | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 3 August
Gold | Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | 5 August
Gold | Yang Hak-seon | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 6 August
Gold | Kim Hyeon-woo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | 7 August
Gold | Hwang Kyung-seon | Taekwondo | Women's 67kg | 10 August
Silver | Park Tae-hwan | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 28 July
Silver | Park Tae-hwan | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 30 July
Silver | Choi In-jeong
Shin A-lam
Jung Hyo-jung
Choi Eun-sook | Fencing | Women's team épée | 4 August
Silver | Choi Young-rae | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | 5 August
Silver | Kim Jong-hyun | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 6 August
Silver | Joo Se-hyuk
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min | Table tennis | Men's team | 8 August
Silver | Lee Dae-hoon | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 8 August
Silver | Han Soon-chul | Boxing | Men's lightweight | 12 August
Silver | Kim Min-jae | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | 4 August
Bronze | Jang Mi-ran | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | 5 August
Bronze | Im Dong-hyun
Kim Bub-min
Oh Jin-hyek | Archery | Men's team | 28 July
Bronze | Cho Jun-ho | Judo | Men's 66 kg | 29 July
Bronze | Choi Byung-chul | Fencing | Men's foil | 31 July
Bronze | Jung Jin-sun | Fencing | Men's épée | 1 August
Bronze | Nam Hyun-hee
Jung Gil-ok
Jeon Hee-sook
Oh Ha-na | Fencing | Women's team foil | 2 August
Bronze | Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae | Badminton | Men's doubles | 5 August
Bronze | Jeon Sang-guen | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | 7 August
Bronze | South Korea national football team

* Jung Sung-ryong
* Oh Jae-suk
* Yun Suk-young
* Kim Young-gwon
* Kim Kee-hee
* Ki Sung-yueng
* Kim Bo-kyung
* Baek Sung-dong
* Ji Dong-won
* Park Chu-young
* Nam Tae-hee
* Hwang Seok-ho
* Koo Ja-cheol
* Kim Chang-soo
* Park Jong-woo
* Jung Woo-young
* Kim Hyun-sung
* Lee Bum-young

| Football | Men's tournament | 10 August

| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Shooting | 3  | 2  | 0  | 5
Archery | 3  | 0  | 1  | 4
Fencing | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6
Judo | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3
Taekwondo | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Gymnastics | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Wrestling | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Swimming | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2
Weightlifting | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3
Boxing | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Table tennis | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Badminton | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Football | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 13  | 9  | 9  | 31

## Delegation

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The South Korean Olympic delegation participating in the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 245 athletes, 133 men and 112 women, to compete in 24 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1992. South Korea did not qualify athletes in basketball, canoeing, equestrian, and tennis.[2] There was only a single competitor in rhythmic gymnastics, and in triathlon.

The South Korean team featured nine defending champions from Beijing, including freestyle swimmer Park Tae-hwan, the men's archery team (led by Im Dong-hyun), pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, weightlifters Jang Mi-ran and Sa Jae-hyouk, and taekwondo jins Hwang Kyung-seon and Cha Dong-min. Among these champions, Jin Jong-oh only managed to defend his Olympic title for the second consecutive time. Handball player Yoon Kyung-shin, who competed at his fifth Olympics since 1992 (except the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where his team did not qualify), was the oldest athlete of the team, at age 39, and later became South Korea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2] Platform diver Kim Su-ji, on the other hand, was the youngest of the team, at age 14.

Other notable South Korean athletes featured judoka and top medal contenders Wang Ki-chun and Kim Jae-bum, foil fencer and Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, and butterfly swimmer and Youth Olympic gold medalist Chang Gyu-cheol.

The following table lists the number of South Korean competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 3 | 3 | 6
Athletics | 11 | 6 | 17
Badminton | 6 | 6 | 12
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2
Cycling | 6 | 4 | 10
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2
Fencing | 7 | 10 | 17
Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32
Football | 18 | 0 | 18
Gymnastics | 5 | 2 | 7
Handball | 14 | 14 | 28
Judo | 7 | 7 | 14
Modern pentathlon | 2 | 1 | 3
Rowing | 1 | 3 | 4
Sailing | 4 | 0 | 4
Shooting | 7 | 6 | 13
Swimming | 6 | 9 | 15
Synchronized swimming | – | 2 | 2
Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6
Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4
Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1
Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12
Weightlifting | 6 | 4 | 10
Wrestling | 7 | 2 | 9
Total | 135 | 113 | 248

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, three archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event and a team for the women's team event

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Im Dong-hyun | Individual | 699 WR | 1  |  Guidi (SMR) (64)
W 6–0  |  Wang C-P (TPE) (33)
W 6–4  |  van der Ven (NED) (16)
L 1–7  | Did not advance
Kim Bub-min | 698  | 2  |  Elder (FIJ) (63)
W 6–4  |  Rai (IND) (31)
W 6–2  |  Olaru (MDA) (47)
W 7–1  |  Dai Xx (CHN) (7)
L 5–6  | Did not advance
Oh Jin-hyek | 690  | 3  |  Müller (SUI) (62)
W 7–3  |  Álvarez (MEX) (30)
W 6–4  |  Dobrowolski (POL) (14)
W 6–0  |  Ruban (UKR) (43)
W 7–1  |  Dai Xx (CHN) (7)
W 6–5  |  Furukawa (JPN) (5)
W 7–1  |
Im Dong-hyun
Kim Bub-min
Oh Jin-hyek | Team | 2087 WR | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Ukraine (UKR) (9)
W 227–220  |  United States (USA) (4)
L 219–224  |  Mexico (MEX) (7)
W 224–219  |

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Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Choi Hyun-joo | Individual | 651  | 21  |  Tomasi (ITA) (44)
W 6–5  |  Grandal (ESP) (53)
W 6–5  |  Schuh (FRA) (37)
L 5–6  | Did not advance
Ki Bo-bae | 671  | 1  |  Al-Mashhadani (IRQ) (64)
W 6–0  |  Timofeyeva (BLR) (33)
W 6–2  |  Hayakawa (JPN) (16)
W 6–0  |  Perova (RUS) (9)
W 6–4  |  Lorig (USA) (4)
W 6–2  |  Román (MEX) (11)
W 6–5  |
Lee Sung-jin | 671  | 2  |  Tuimalealiifano (SAM) (63)
W 6–0  |  Esebua (GEO) (34)
W 6–2  |  Bishindee (MGL) (18)
W 6–0  |  Avitia (MEX) (10)
L 2–6  | Did not advance
Choi Hyun-joo
Ki Bo-bae
Lee Sung-jin | Team | 1993  | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Denmark (DEN) (8)
W 206–195  |  Japan (JPN) (5)
W 221–206  |  China (CHN) (7)
W 210–209  |

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[3][4]

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Jang Sin-Kweon in men's marathon

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Jang Sin-kweon | Marathon | 2:28:20  | 73
Jeong Jin-hyeok | 2:38:45  | 82
Lee Doo-hang | 2:17:19  | 32
Byun Young-jun | 20 km walk | 1:23:26  | 31
Kim Hyun-sub | 1:21:36  | 17
Park Chil-sung | DNF
Kim Dong-young | 50 km walk | 3:57:33  | 38
Park Chil-sung | 3:45:55 NR | 13
Yim Jung-hyun | 3:56:34  | 34

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Kim Deok-hyeon | Triple jump | 16.22  | 22  | Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk | Pole vault | NM | —  | Did not advance
Jung Sang-jin | Javelin throw | 76.39  | 31  | Did not advance

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Jung Hye-lim | 100 m hurdles | 13.48  | 7  | Did not advance
Chung Yun-hee | Marathon | —  | 2:31:58  | 41
Kim Sung-eun | 2:46:38  | 96
Lim Kyung-hee | 2:39:03  | 76
Jeon Yong-eun | 20 km walk | —  | DSQ

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Choi Yun-hee | Pole vault | 4.10  | 18  | Did not advance

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Elimination  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Lee Hyun-il | Singles |  Pacheco (PER)
W (21–12, 21–7)  | —  | 1 Q |  Jørgensen (DEN)
W (21–17, 21–13)  |  Chen J (CHN)
W (21–15, 21–16)  |  Lin D (CHN)
L (12–21, 10–21)  |  Chen L (CHN)
L (12–21, 21–15, 15–21)  | 4
Son Wan-ho |  Ivanov (RUS)
W (21–15, 21–19)  |  Hsu J-h (TPE)
W (21–14, 21–10)  | —  | 1 Q |  Gade (DEN)
L (9–21, 16–21)  | Did not advance
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae | Doubles |  Bach /
Gunawan (USA)
W (21–14, 21–19)  |  Kawamae /
Sato (JPN)
W (21–16, 21–15)  |  Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
W (21–16, 21–11)  | 1 Q | —  |  Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
W (21–12, 21–16)  |  Boe /
Mogensen (DEN)
L (21–17, 18–21 20–22)  |  Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
W (23–21, 21–10)  |
Ko Sung-hyun
Yoo Yeon-seong |  Cwalina /
Łogosz (POL)
W (17–21, 21–7, 21–13)  |  Isara /
Jongjit (THA)
L (15–21, 14–21)  |  Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
L (22–24, 12–21)  | 3  | —  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Elimination  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Bae Youn-joo | Singles |  Tee J Y (MAS)
W (16–21, 21–15, 21–12)  |  Allegrini (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–15)  | —  | 1 Q |  Wang Yh (CHN)
L (21–15, 14–21, 14–21)  | Did not advance
Sung Ji-hyun |  Kværnø (NOR)
W (21–8, 21–5)  |  Yip P Y (HKG)
L (18–21, 21–23)  | —  | 2  | Did not advance
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung | Doubles |  Choo /
Veeran (AUS)
W (21–7, 21–19)  |  Edwards /
Viljoen (RSA)
W (21–8, 21–7)  |  Jauhari /
Polii (INA)
W (18–21, 21–14, 21–12)  | 1 Q | —  | Disqualified – match fixing
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na |  Bruce /
Li (CAN)
W (21–5, 21–11)  |  Sorokina /
Vislova (RUS)
W (23–21, 21–18)  |  Wang Xl /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–14, 21–11)  | 1 Q | —  | Disqualified – match fixing

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun | Doubles |  Ahmad /
Natsir (INA)
L (19–21, 12–21)  |  Laybourn /
Rytter Juhl (DEN)
L (15–21 12–21)  |  Diju /
Gutta (IND)
W (21–15, 21–15)  | 3  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has so far qualified in the following events.

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

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Shin Jong-hun | Light flyweight | Bye  |  Aleksandrov (BUL)
L 14–15  | Did not advance
Han Soon-chul | Lightweight |  Eliwa (EGY)
W 11–6  |  Safaryants (BLR)
W 13+–13  |  Gaibnazarov (UZB)
W 16–13  |  Petrauskas (LTU)
W 18–13  |  Lomachenko (UKR)
L 9–19  |

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Park Sung-baek | Men's road race | Did not finish
Na Ah-reum | Women's road race | 3:35:56  | 13

### Track

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Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round 1  | Repechage 1  | Round 2  | Repechage 2  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank
Lee Hye-jin | Women's sprint | 11.405
63.130  | 14  |  Panarina (BLR)
L |  Sullivan (CAN)
Maeda (JPN)
L | Did not advance

Team sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank
Lee Eun-ji
Lee Hye-jin | Women's team sprint | 34.636
51.969  | 9  | Did not advance

Pursuit
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Opponent
Results  | Rank  | Opponent
Results  | Rank
Choi Seung-woo
Jang Sun-jae
Park Keon-woo
Park Seon-ho | Men's team pursuit | 4:07.210  | 10  | Did not advance

Keirin
Athlete  | Event  | 1st Round  | Repechage  | 2nd Round  | Final

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Rank  | Rank  | Rank  | Rank
Lee Hye-jin | Women's keirin | 5  | 6  | Did not advance  | 17

Omnium
Athlete  | Event  | Flying lap  | Points race  | Elimination race  | Individual pursuit  | Scratch race  | Time trial  | Total points  | Rank

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Time  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Cho Ho-sung | Men's omnium | 13.614  | 12  | 20  | 10  | 9  | 4:32.382  | 13  | 8  | 1:04.150  | 8  | 60  | 11
Lee Min-hye | Women's omnium | 14.793  | 14  | 3  | 14  | 11  | 3:46.871  | 15  | 9  | 36.547  | 11  | 74  | 15

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Park Ji-ho | 10 m platform | 370.50  | 26  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Kim Su-ji | 10 m platform | 215.75  | 26  | Did not advance

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 14 fencers.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Jung Jin-sun | Individual épée | —  |  Sukhov (RUS)
W 15–11  |  Alimzhanov (KAZ)
W 15–8  |  Fiedler (GER)
W 15–11  |  Piasecki (NOR)
L 13–15  |  Kelsey (USA)
W 12–11  |
Park Kyoung-doo | —  |  Kudayev (UZB)
L 9–15  | Did not advance
Choi Byung-chul | Individual foil | Bye  |  Zhu J (CHN)
W 15–13  |  Le Péchoux (FRA)
W 15–13  |  Ma Jf (CHN)
W 15–13  |  Abouelkassem (EGY)
L 12–15  |  Baldini (ITA)
W 15–14  |
Gu Bon-gil | Individual sabre | Bye  |  Zalomir (ROU)
W 15–12  |  Hartung (GER)
L 14–15  | Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan | Bye  |  Zhong M (CHN)
L 14–15  | Did not advance
Won Woo-young | Bye  |  Wang (CHN)
W 15–6  |  Kovalev (RUS)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Kim Jung-hwan
Won Woo-young
Oh Eun-seok | Team sabre | —  |  Germany (GER)
W 45–38  |  Italy (ITA)
W 45–37  |  Romania (ROU)
W 45–26  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Choi In-jeong | Individual épée | Bye  |  Szász (HUN)
W 15–12  |  Besbes (TUN)
L 11–12  | Did not advance
Jung Hyo-jung | Bye  |  Sivkova (RUS)
L 12–15  | Did not advance
Shin A-lam | Bye  |  Schalm (CAN)
W 15–12  |  Sozanska (GER)
W 14–9  |  Măroiu (ROU)
W 15–14  |  Heidemann (GER)
L 5–6  |  Sun Yj (CHN)
L 11–15  | 4
Choi In-jeong
Jung Hyo-jung
Shin A-lam
Choi Eun-sook | Team épée | —  |  Romania (ROU)
W 45–38  |  United States (USA)
W 45–36  |  China (CHN)
L 25–39  |
Jeon Hee-sook | Individual foil | Bye  |  Sugawara (JPN)
L 13–15  | Did not advance
Jung Gil-ok | Bye  |  Shanayeva (RUS)
W 15–14  |  Kiefer (USA)
L 13–15  | Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee | Bye  |  Leleyko (UKR)
W 15–9  |  Mohamed (HUN)
W 8–7  |  Ikehata (JPN)
W 15–6  |  Di Francisca (ITA)
L 10–11  |  Vezzali (ITA)
L 12–13  | 4
Jeon Hee-sook
Jung Gil-ok
Nam Hyun-hee
Oh Ha-na | Team foil | —  |  United States (USA)
W 45–31  |  Russia (RUS)
L 32–44  |  France (FRA)
W 45–32  |
Kim Ji-yeon | Individual sabre | —  |  González (MEX)
W 15–3  |  Marzocca (ITA)
W 15–7  |  Vougiouka (GRE)
W 15–12  |  Zagunis (USA)
W 15–13  |  Velikaya (RUS)
W 15–9  |
Lee Ra-jin | —  |  Benítez (VEN)
L 9–15  | Did not advance

## Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The South Korean women's hockey team have qualified a team of 16 players for the games by virtue of being runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games hockey tournament.[5]

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

1.   2. Lee Myung-ho
3.   4. Jang Jong-hyun
5.   6. Oh Dae-keun
7.   8. Lee Nam-yong
9.   10. Seo Jong-ho
11.   12. Lee Seung-il
13.   14. Yoon Sung-hoon
15.   16. You Hyo-sik
17.   18. Yeo Woon-kon
19.   20. Kang Moon-kweon
21.   22. Hyun Hye-sung
23.   24. Cha Jong-bok
25.   26. Hong Eun-seong
27.   28. Kim Young-jin
29.   30. Kang Moon-kyu
31.   32. Nam Hyun-woo

Reserves:

* Cho Suk-hoon
* Kim Jae-hyeon

South Korea is in Pool B of the men's tournament.

Group play
Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Netherlands | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 7  | +11  | 15  | Semi-finals
2  |  Germany | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 14  | 11  | +3  | 10
3  |  Belgium | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 7  | Fifth place game
4  |  South Korea | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 6  | Seventh place game
5  |  New Zealand | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 14  | −4  | 5  | Ninth place game
6  |  India | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 18  | −12  | 0  | Eleventh place game

Source: FIH

| 30 July 2012
08:30

South Korea | 2–0  |  New Zealand

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You 20', 34' | Report |
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

* * *

| 1 August 2012
21:15

South Korea | 0–1  |  Germany

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| Report | Zeller 33'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

* * *

| 3 August 2012
21:15

Belgium | 2–1  |  South Korea

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Boon 37'
Charlier 61' | Report | Nam 46'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)

* * *

| 5 August 2012
13:15

India | 1–4  |  South Korea

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Chandi 10' | Report | Jang 6'
Nam 59', 70'
Seo 68'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

* * *

| 7 August 2012
08:30

South Korea | 2–4  |  Netherlands

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Nam 53'
Lee N. 62' | Report | Van der Weerden 17'
Verga 21'
Weusthof 47'
Bakker 64'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ged Curran (GBR)

7th/8th place game
| 9 August 2012
11:30

Pakistan | 3–2  |  South Korea

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Waqas 31'
Khan 44'
Imran 61' | Report | Hyun 30', 33'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Lim Heung-sin

South Korea women's team after the match against Great Britain

1.   2. Moon Young-hui (GK)
3.   4. Kim Young-ran
5.   6. Cha Se-na
7.   8. Park Seon-mi
9.   10. Lee Seon-ok (C)
11.   12. Park Mi-hyun
13.   14. Han Hye-lyoung
15.   16. Kim Jong-hee
17.   18. Kim Jong-eun
19.   20. Kim Da-rae
21.   22. Cheon Seul-ki
23.   24. Jeon Yu-mi
25.   26. Kim Ok-ju
27.   28. Park Ki-ju
29.   30. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
31.   32. Cheon Eun-bi

Reserves:

* Cho Eun-ji
* Hong Yoo-jin

South Korea is in Pool A of the women's competition.

Group play
Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Netherlands | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 15  | Semi-finals
2  |  Great Britain (H) | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 14  | 7  | +7  | 9
3  |  China | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 7  |
4  |  South Korea | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 6
5  |  Japan | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 4
6  |  Belgium | 5  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 10  | −8  | 2

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

| 29 July 2012
13:45

China | 4–0  |  South Korea

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Ma Yibo 26', 67'
Zhao Yudiao 51'
Li Hongxia 54' | Report |
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

* * *

| 31 July 2012
16:00

Great Britain | 5–3  |  South Korea

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White 6'
Cullen 25'
Danson 38'
Twigg 61'
Rogers 62' | Report | Kim Da-rae 18'
Han Hye-lyoung 52'
Park Mi-hyun 57'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

* * *

| 2 August 2012
08:30

South Korea | 1–0  |  Japan

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Cheon Seul-ki 42' | Report |
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Frances Block (GBR)

* * *

| 4 August 2012
10:45

Netherlands | 3–2  |  South Korea

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Welten 10'
Hoog 14'
Dirkse van den Heuvel 36' | Report | Cheon Seul-ki 5', 65'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

* * *

| 6 August 2012
16:00

South Korea | 3–1  |  Belgium

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Kim Jong-eun 8', 70'
Lee Seon-ok 24' | Report | Coppey 37'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)

7th/8th place
| 8 August 2012
11:30

South Korea | 1–4  |  Germany

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Cheon Seul-ki 8' | Report | Hahn 6', 16'
Rinne 55'
Mavers 70'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

## Football

[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea qualified a team of 18 players for the men's tournament. The squad won the bronze medal and the team were granted exemption to two years of mandatory military service but still required to do four weeks of basic training.[7][8]

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Coach: Hong Myung-bo

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | 2012 club

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1  | 1GK | Jung Sung-ryong*  |  (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27)  | 17  | 1  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2  | 2DF | Oh Jae-suk |  (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22)  | 14  | 0  |  Gangwon FC
3  | 2DF | Yun Suk-young |  (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22)  | 16  | 0  |  Jeonnam Dragons
4  | 2DF | Kim Young-gwon |  (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 22)  | 13  | 0  |  Guangzhou Evergrande
5  | 2DF | Kim Kee-hee |  (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 23)  | 2  | 2  |  Daegu FC
6  | 3MF | Ki Sung-yueng |  (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 23)  | 14  | 0  |  Celtic
7  | 3MF | Kim Bo-kyung |  (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 22)  | 19  | 4  |  Cerezo Osaka
8  | 3MF | Baek Sung-dong |  (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 20)  | 7  | 2  |  Júbilo Iwata
9  | 4FW | Ji Dong-won |  (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21)  | 10  | 2  |  Sunderland
10  | 4FW | Park Chu-young*  |  (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 27)  | 22  | 9  |  Arsenal
11  | 3MF | Nam Tae-hee |  (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 21)  | 2  | 2  |  Lekhwiya
12  | 2DF | Hwang Seok-ho |  (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 23)  | 2  | 0  |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13  | 3MF | Koo Ja-cheol (c)  |  (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 23)  | 8  | 3  |  Augsburg
14  | 2DF | Kim Chang-soo*  |  (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 26)  | 18  | 1  |  Busan IPark
15  | 3MF | Park Jong-woo |  (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 23)  | 4  | 1  |  Busan IPark
16  | 3MF | Jung Woo-young |  (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 22)  | 6  | 0  |  Kyoto Sanga
17  | 4FW | Kim Hyun-sung |  (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22)  | 6  | 2  |  FC Seoul
18  | 1GK | Lee Bum-young |  (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 23)  | 9  | 0  |  Busan IPark

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Mexico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  South Korea | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 5
3  |  Gabon | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 2  |
4  |  Switzerland | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

26 July 2012 (2012-07-26)

14:30

Mexico | 0–0|  South Korea

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| Report |

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 15,748[10]

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

* * *

29 July 2012 (2012-07-29)

17:15

South Korea | 2–1|  Switzerland

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* Park Chu-young 57'
* Kim Bo-kyung 64'

| Report |

* Emeghara 60'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Attendance: 30,114[11]

Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

* * *

1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)

17:00

South Korea | 0–0|  Gabon

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| Report |

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,927[12]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Quarter-final

4 August 2012

19:30

Great Britain | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

|
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Ramsey 36' (pen.) | Report | Ji Dong-won 29'
Penalties
Ramsey
Cleverley
Dawson
Giggs
Sturridge | 4–5 |  Koo Ja-cheol
Baek Sung-dong
Hwang Seok-ho
Park Jong-woo
Ki Sung-yueng

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 70,171[13]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Semi-final

7 August 2012

19:45

South Korea | 0–3|  Brazil

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| Report | Rômulo 38'
Damião 57', 64'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 69,389[14]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Bronze medal game

10 August 2012

19:45

South Korea | 2–0|  Japan

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Park Chu-young 38'
Koo Ja-cheol 57' | Report |

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 56,393[15]

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Final rank
Bronze

Controversy

Park Jong-Woo was not present at the medal ceremony after the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazil and did not receive the bronze medal with the rest of his team due to his political position on the Liancourt Rocks, which are disputed both by South Korea and Japan by having a claim on the islands, after FIFA was notified about Park holding a sign of South Korea having claim on Dokdo, the Korean name for the islets.[16] On 11 February 2013, Park attended an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing at Lausanne, Switzerland. After the Disciplinary Commission reviewed Park's action at the Olympics, the IOC decided to award the player the bronze medal he had been barred from collecting for several months.

## Gymnastics

[edit]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

### Artistic

[edit]

Men
Team
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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|

Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB  |  F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB
Kim Hee-hoon | Team | 12.933  | 12.100  | 14.166  | —  | 13.700  | —  | Did not advance
Kim Ji-hoon | 12.900  | 13.100  | —  | 15.500 Q | —
Kim Seung-il | —  | 12.133  | 12.666  | 14.533  | 14.033  | 13.233  | —
Kim Soo-myun | 14.766  | 13.433  | 13.833  | 15.666  | 14.700  | 13.933  | 86.331  | 23 Q
Yang Hak-seon | 14.066  | —  | 13.933  | 16.233 Q | 11.966  | 11.233  | —
Total | 41.765  | 38.666  | 41.932  | 47.865  | 42.433  | 42.666  | 265.327  | 12
Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics.

Individual finals
Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB
Kim Ji-hoon | Horizontal bar | —  | 15.133  | 15.133  | 8
Kim Soo-myun | All-around | 12.266  | 13.700  | 14.200  | 16.000  | 14.641  | 14.966  | 85.773  | 20
Yang Hak-seon | Vault | —  | 16.533  | —  | 16.533  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB
Heo Seon-mi | All-around | 13.233  | 13.800  | 12.166  | 11.400  | 50.599  | 48  | Did not advance

### Rhythmic

[edit]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Hoop  | Ball  | Clubs  | Ribbon  | Total  | Rank  | Hoop  | Ball  | Clubs  | Ribbon  | Total  | Rank
Son Yeon-jae | Individual | 28.075  | 27.825  | 26.350  | 28.050  | 110.300  | 6 Q | 28.050  | 28.325  | 26.750  | 28.350  | 111.475  | 5

## Handball

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified for the men's and women's event by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]

Head coaches: Cho Young-shin

| No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Date of birth (age)  | Height  | App.  | Goals  | Club

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1  | GK  | Lee Chang-woo |  (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 29)  | 1.87 m  |  |  |  Chungnam
2  | CB  | Jeong Yi-kyeong |  (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 27)  | 1.88 m  |  |  |  Doosan
5  | P  | Park Kyung-suk |  (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 31)  | 1.85 m  |  |  |  Chungnam
7  | RW  | Jung Su-young |  (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 26)  | 1.84 m  |  |  |  HC Korosa
8  | P  | Park Jung-gyu |  (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 28)  | 1.90 m  |  |  |  KHF
11  | LW  | Lim Duk-jun |  (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31)  | 1.86 m  |  |  |  Doosan
12  | GK  | Park Chan-young |  (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 29)  | 1.90 m  |  |  |  Doosan
13  | RB  | Lee Jae-woo |  (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 32)  | 1.81 m  |  |  |  Doosan
17  | RW  | Yu Dong-geun |  (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 26)  | 1.85 m  |  |  |  Incheon DTC
19  | LW  | Jeong Han |  (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24)  | 1.85 m  |  |  |  Incheon DTC
20  | LB  | Paek Won-chul |  (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 35)  | 1.80 m  |  |  |  HC Korosa
22  | LB  | Ko Kyung-soo |  (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27)  | 1.82 m  |  |  |  Chungnam
33  | RB  | Eom Hyo-won |  (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 25)  | 1.82 m  |  |  |  Sangmu
77  | RB  | Yoon Kyung-shin |  (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 39)  | 2.03 m  |  |  |  KHF
88  | P  | Jung Jin-ho |  (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26)  | 1.93 m  |  |  |  HC Korosa

Group play
Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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Croatia | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 150  | 109  | +41  | 10  | Quarter-finals
Denmark | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 124  | 129  | −5  | 8
Spain | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 140  | 126  | +14  | 6
Hungary | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 114  | 128  | −14  | 4
Serbia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 120  | 131  | −11  | 2  |
South Korea | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 115  | 140  | −25  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

29 July 2012
11:15  | Croatia | 31 – 21 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,068[18]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)

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Čupić 8  | (14–8)  | Jeong Yi-kyeong 5
1× 4× | Report | 2× 6×

* * *

31 July 2012
11:15  | South Korea | 19 – 22 |  Hungary | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,262[19]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)

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Jeong Yi-kyeong, Jeong Han 4  | (9–7)  | Lékai 5
4× 3× | Report | 4× 4×

* * *

2 August 2012
09:30  | Spain | 33 – 29 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,209[20]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)

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Ugalde 6  | (16–14)  | Lee Jae-woo 8
3× 4× | Report | 2× 8×

* * *

4 August 2012
11:15  | South Korea | 22 – 28 |  Serbia | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,525[21]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)

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Jeong Han 6  | (10–12)  | Nikčević, Toskić 5
3× 2× | Report | 6× 1×

* * *

6 August 2012
14:30  | Denmark | 26 – 24 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,546[22]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)

|
|
|
|

Eggert Jensen, Knudsen 6  | (13–14)  | Lee Jae-woo, Eom Hyo-won 6
4× 2× | Report | 2× 1×

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[23]

Head coaches: Kang Jae-won

| No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Date of birth (age)  | Height  | App.  | Goals  | Club

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1  | GK  | Ju Hui |  (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 22)  | 1.80 m  | 0  | 0  |  Colorful Daegu
2  | RW  | Woo Sun-hee |  (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34)  | 1.72 m  | 0  | 0  |  Wonderful Samcheok
3  | CB  | Kim On-a |  (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23)  | 1.69 m  | 0  | 0  |  Incheon Sports Council
5  | RW  | Jung Yu-ra |  (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20)  | 1.70 m  | 0  | 0  |  Colorful Daegu
7  | LB  | Gwon Han-na |  (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22)  | 1.72 m  | 0  | 0  |  Seoul City
9  | P  | Kim Cha-youn |  (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31)  | 1.73 m  | 0  | 0  |  Omron handball
10  | LB  | Lee Mi-gyeong |  (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20)  | 1.65 m  | 0  | 0  |  Seoul City
11  | RB  | Ryu Eun-hee |  (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22)  | 1.80 m  | 0  | 0  |  Incheon Sports Council
12  | GK  | Moon Kyeong-ha |  (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32)  | 1.76 m  | 0  | 0  |  GNDC
13  | P  | Kim Cheong-sim |  (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36)  | 1.78 m  | 0  | 0  |  SK Lubricants
17  | LB  | Sim Hae-in |  (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24)  | 1.78 m  | 0  | 0  |  Wonderful Samcheok
19  | RB  | Choi Im-jeong |  (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31)  | 1.82 m  | 0  | 0  |  Colorful Daegu
20  | CB  | Jung Ji-hae |  (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27)  | 1.68 m  | 0  | 0  |  Wonderful Samcheok
21  | LW  | Jo Hyo-bi |  (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21)  | 1.65 m  | 0  | 0  |  Incheon Sports Council
33  | LW  | Lee Eun-bi |  (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21)  | 1.63 m  | 0  | 0  |  BISCO

Group play
Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

|
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France | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 125  | 103  | +22  | 9  | Quarter-finals
South Korea | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 136  | 130  | +6  | 7
Spain | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 119  | 114  | +5  | 7
Norway | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 118  | 120  | −2  | 5
Denmark | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 113  | 121  | −8  | 2  |
Sweden | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 108  | 131  | −23  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

28 July 2012
11:15  | Spain | 27 – 31 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,900[24]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)

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Martín 7  | (12–16)  | Ryu Eun-hee 9
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3×

* * *

30 July 2012
11:15  | South Korea | 25 – 24 |  Denmark | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,393[25]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)

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Jo Hyo-bi 5  | (11–10)  | Larsen 7
3× 1× | Report | 3× 2×

* * *

1 August 2012
09:30  | Norway | 27 – 27 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,178[26]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)

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Sulland 11  | (13–15)  | three players 6
3× | Report | 2× 3×

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3 August 2012
11:15  | South Korea | 21 – 24 |  France | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,568[27]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)

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Sim Hae-in 6  | (12–10)  | Lacrabère 4
2× 3× | Report | 4× 2×

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5 August 2012
09:30  | Sweden | 28 – 32 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,180[28]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)

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Flognman 8  | (13–16)  | Ryu Eun-hee 10
4× 4× | Report | 3× 5×

Quarter-final
7 August 2012
17:00  | Russia | 23 – 24 |  South Korea | Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,299[29]
Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP)

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Postnova, Levina 5  | (11–14)  | Gwon Han-na 6
4× 2× | Report | 3× 5×

Semi-final
9 August 2012
17:00  | Norway | 31 – 25 |  South Korea | Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,274[30]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)

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Løke 8  | (18–15)  | Gwon Han-na 7
3× 2× | Report | 3× 2×

Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
17:00  | South Korea | 29 – 31 (ET) |  Spain | Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,622[31]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)

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Gwon Han-na 7  | (13–13)  | Alberto, Fernández 5
1× 2× | Report | 2× 4×

FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 1–3

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Choi Gwang-hyeon | −60 kg | Bye  |  Chammartin (SUI)
W 0001–0000  |  Jokinen (FIN)
W 0010–0000  |  Galtsyan (RUS)
L 0001–0001 YUS | Did not advance  |  Kitadai (BRA)
L 0001–0011  | Did not advance  | 7
Cho Jun-ho | −66 kg | Bye  |  Drebot (UKR)
W 0011–0002  |  Farmonov (UZB)
W 0011–0001  |  Ebinuma (JPN)
L 0001–0001 YUS | Did not advance  |  Oates (GBR)
W 0021–0002  |  Uriarte (ESP)
W 0000–0001  |
Wang Ki-chun | −73 kg |  Tatalashvili (GEO)
W 0001–0000  |  Ibragimov (KAZ)
W 1001–0000  |  Ježek (CZE)
W 0010–0001  |  Delpopolo (USA)
W 0000–0000 YUS |  Isaev (RUS)
L 0002–0011  | Bye  |  Legrand (FRA)
L 0001–0101  | 5
Kim Jae-bum | −81 kg | Bye  |  Imamov (UZB)
W 0010–0001  |  Csoknyai (HUN)
W 0010–0002  |  Lucenti (ARG)
W 0100–0003  |  Nifontov (RUS)
W 0100–0001  | Bye  |  Bischof (GER)
W 0020–0001  |
Song Dae-nam | −90 kg | —  |  Romero (URU)
W 1001–0000  |  Mammadov (AZE)
W 0011–0000  |  Nishiyama (JPN)
W 0111–0101  |  Camilo (BRA)
W 0112–0012  | Bye  |  González (CUB)
W 0101–0001  |
Hwang Hee-tae | −100 kg | —  |  Mekić (BIH)
W 0021–0002  |  Bloshenko (UKR)
W 1001–0000  |  Gasimov (AZE)
W 0021–0002  |  Naidangiin (MGL)
L 0001–0010  | Bye  |  Grol (NED)
L 0000–0100  | 5
Kim Sung-min | +100 kg | —  |  Hoshina (PHI)
W 0100–0000  |  Ceraj (SLO)
W 0020–0001  |  Makarau (BLR)
W 0011–0002  |  Riner (FRA)
L 0003–0100  | Bye  |  Silva (BRA)
L 0000–0100  | 5

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Chung Jung-yeon | −48 kg | Bye  |  van Snick (BEL)
L 0000–1000  | Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ok | −52 kg | Bye  |  Miranda (BRA)
W 1012–0001  |  Forciniti (ITA)
L 0001–0001  | Did not advance  |  Gneto (FRA)
L 0002–0021  | Did not advance  | 7
Kim Jan-di | −57 kg |  Dorjsüren (MGL)
W 0001–0001  |  Quintavalle (ITA)
L 0002–1011  | Did not advance
Joung Da-woon | −63 kg | Bye  |  Yusubova (AZE)
W 1000–0000  |  Ueno (JPN)
W 0020–0002  |  Xu L (CHN)
L 0002–0011  | Bye  |  Émane (FRA)
L 0000–0000 YUS | 5
Hwang Ye-sul | −70 kg |  Barbieri (ITA)
W 0102–0001  |  Robra (SUI)
W 0011–0002  |  Sraka (SLO)
W 1000–0001  |  Décosse (FRA)
L 0000–0001  | Bye  |  Bosch (NED)
L 0011–0011 YUS | 5
Jeong Gyeong-mi | −78 kg |  Ogata (JPN)
L 0002–0010  | Did not advance
Kim Na-young | +78 kg | Bye  |  Issanova (KAZ)
L 0012–0012+ | Did not advance

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships three South Korean pentathletes have qualified for London; Hwang Woo-Jin and Jung Jin-Hwa have earned places in the men's event; Yang Soo-jin has earned places in the women's event.[32]

Athlete  | Event  | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Swimming
(200 m freestyle) | Riding
(show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running
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Hwang Woo-jin | Men's | 14–21  | =29  | 736  | 2:01.14  | 5  | 1348  | 364  | 34  | 736  | 12:08.88  | 35  | 2088  | 4908  | 34
Jung Jin-hwa | 16–19  | =20  | 784  | 2:00.25  | 4  | 1360  | 40  | 9  | 1160  | 10:57.07  | 19  | 2372  | 5676  | 11
Yang Soo-jin | Women's | 14–21  | =28  | 736  | 2:17.93  | 15  | 1148  | 80  | 21  | 1120  | 12:40.71  | 24  | 1960  | 4964  | 24

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified the following boats.

Men
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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Kim Dong-yong | Single sculls | 7:05.24  | 4 R | 7:03.91  | 2 QF | 7:16.12  | 5 SC/D | 7:48.09  | 4 FD | 7:27.94  | 21

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Kim Ye-ji | Single sculls | 8:04.68  | 6 R | 7:50.64  | 1 QF | 8:00.26  | 4 SC/D | 7:59.78  | 4 FD | 8:32.57  | 19
Kim Myeong-sin
KIm Sol-ji | Lightweight double sculls | 7:31.98  | 4 R | 7:27.95  | 4 FC | —  | Bye  | 7:44.03  | 14

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Lee Tae-hoon | RS:X | 8  | 6  | 21  | 17  | 25  | 9  | 21  | 13  | ~~31~~ | 19  | EL  | 139  | 15
Ha Jee-min | Laser | 8  | 9  | 15  | 14  | 36  | ~~50
DNF~~ | 50
DSQ | 28  | 12  | 17  | EL  | 188  | 24
Cho Sung-min
Park Gun-woo | 470 | 23  | 14  | 15  | 24  | 20  | ~~25~~ | 20  | 8  | 24  | 21  | EL  | 169  | 22

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of shooting:[33]

Jin Jong-oh defends his Olympic title in pistol shooting.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Cho Yong-seong | Skeet | 109  | 35  | Did not advance
Choi Young-rae | 10 m air pistol | 569  | 35  | Did not advance
50 m pistol | 569  | 1 Q | 661.5  |
Han Jin-seop | 10 m air rifle | 590  | 32  | Did not advance
50 m rifle prone | 595  | 5 Q | 698.2  | 6
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1168  | 9  | Did not advance
Jin Jong-oh | 10 m air pistol | 588  | 1 Q | 688.2  |
50 m pistol | 562  | 5 Q | 662.0  |
Kim Dae-yoong | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 579  | 10  | Did not advance
Kim Hak-man | 50 m rifle prone | 594  | 15  | Did not advance
Kim Jong-hyun | 10 m air rifle | 593  | 17  | Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1171  | 5 Q | 1272.5  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Jeong Mi-ra | 10 m air rifle | 387  | 51  | Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions | 581  | 17  | Did not advance
Kang Gee-eun | Trap | 62  | 19  | Did not advance
Kim Byung-hee | 10 m air pistol | 381  | 17  | Did not advance
Kim Jang-mi | 10 m air pistol | 382  | 13  | Did not advance
25 m pistol | 591  | 1 Q | 792.4  |
Kim Kyeong-ae | 25 m pistol | 582  | 11  | Did not advance
Na Yoon-kyung | 10 m air rifle | 394  | 21  | Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions | 583  | 10  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Korean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[34][35]

Swimmer Park Tae-Hwan has won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Chang Gyu-cheol | 100 m butterfly | 52.69  | 25  | Did not advance
Choi Kyu-woong | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.57  | 25  | Did not advance
Jung Won-yong | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.33  | 32  | Did not advance
400 m individual medley | 4:23.12  | 28  | —  | Did not advance
Park Hyung-joo | 200 m backstroke | 2:01.50  | 31  | Did not advance
Park Seon-kwan | 100 m backstroke | 55.51  | 36  | Did not advance
Park Tae-hwan | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.79  | 5 Q | 1:46.02  | 3 Q | 1:44.93  |
400 m freestyle | 3:46.68  | 4 Q | —  | 3:42.06  |
1500 m freestyle | 14:56.89  | 6 Q | —  | 14:50.61  | 4

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Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Back Su-yeon | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.76  | =7 Q | 2:24.67  | 9  | Did not advance
Baek Il-joo | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.32  | 33  | Did not advance
Choi Hye-ra | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.45  | 10 Q | 2.08.32  | 14  | Did not advance
200 m individual medley | 2:14.91  | 23  | Did not advance
Ham Chan-mi | 200 m backstroke | 2:15.30  | 31  | Did not advance
Han Na-kyeong | 800 m freestyle | 8:57.26  | 32  | —  | Did not advance
Jeong Da-rae | 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.83  | 14 Q | 2:28.74  | 16  | Did not advance
Kim Ga-eul | 400 m freestyle | 4:43.46  | 34  | —  | Did not advance
Kim Hye-jin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.79  | 33  | Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong | 400 m individual medley | 4:43.99  | 17  | —  | Did not advance

## Synchronized swimming

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Park Hyun-Ha and Park Hyun-Sun in women's duet

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

Athlete  | Event  | Technical routine  | Free routine (preliminary)  | Free routine (final)

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Park Hyun-ha
Park Hyun-sun | Duet | 86.700  | 13  | 87.460  | 174.160  | 12 Q | 87.250  | 173.950  | 12

## Table tennis

[edit]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified three men and three women.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Joo Se-hyuk | Singles | Bye  |  Kim H-B (PRK)
L (2–4)  | Did not advance
Oh Sang-eun | Bye  |  Freitas (POR)
W (4–0)  |  Kishikawa (JPN)
L (1–4)  | Did not advance
Joo Se-hyuk
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min | Team | —  |  North Korea (PRK)
W (3–1)  |  Portugal (POR)
W (3–2)  |  Hong Kong (HKG)
W (3–0)  |  China (CHN)
L (0–3)  |

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Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kim Kyung-ah | Singles | Bye  |  Liu J (AUT)
W (4–1)  |  Shen Yf (ESP)
W (4–1)  |  Feng Tw (SIN)
L (2–4)  | Did not advance
Park Mi-young | Bye  |  Póta (HUN)
W (4–1)  |  Li Xx (CHN)
L (1–4)  | Did not advance
Dang Ye-seo
Kim Kyung-ah
Park Mi-young | Team | —  |  Brazil (BRA)
W (3–0)  |  Hong Kong (HKG)
W (3–0)  |  China (CHN)
L (0–3)  |  Singapore (SIN)
L (0–3)  | 4

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament:[36][37][38]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze Medal  | Final

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Lee Dae-hoon | Men's −58 kg |  Karaket (THA)
W 8–7 SDP |  Bayoumi (EGY)
W 11–10 SDP |  Denisenko (RUS)
W 7–6  | Bye  |  González (ESP)
L 8–17  |
Cha Dong-min | Men's +80 kg |  Trajkovic (SLO)
W 9–4  |  Tanrıkulu (TUR)
L 1–4  | Did not advance
Hwang Kyung-seon | Women's −67 kg |  Gbagbi (CIV)
W 4–1  |  Fromm (GER)
W 8–4  |  Anić (SLO)
W 7–0  | Bye  |  Tatar (TUR)
W 12–5  |
Lee In-jong | Women's +67 kg |  Falavigna (BRA)
W 13–9  |  Graffe (FRA)
L 4–7  | Did not advance  |  Mamatova (UZB)
W 8–1  |  Baryshnikova (RUS)
L 6–7  | Did not advance  | 5

## Triathlon

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified the following athletes.

Athlete  | Event  | Swim (1.5 km)  | Trans 1  | Bike (40 km)  | Trans 2  | Run (10 km)  | Total Time  | Rank

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Heo Min-ho | Men's | 18:02  | 0:38  | 59:46  | 0:28  | 35:36  | 1:54:30  | 54

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified a women's team for the indoor tournament.

### Women's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[39]

Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil

№  | Name  | Date of birth  | Height  | Weight  | Spike  | Block  | 2012 club

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3 | Ha Yu-jeong | 26 December 1989 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 281 cm (111 in) |  Korea Expressway Corporation
4 | Kim Sa-nee (C) | 21 June 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) |  Heungkuk Life
5 | Kim Hae-ran (L) | 16 March 1984 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) |  Korea Expressway Corporation
7 | Lim Hyo-sook | 26 April 1982 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 278 cm (109 in) | 270 cm (110 in) |  Korea Expressway Corporation
10 | Kim Yeon-koung | 26 February 1988 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 299 cm (118 in) |  Fenerbahçe
11 | Han Yoo-mi | 5 February 1982 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 297 cm (117 in) |  Korea Ginseng Corporation
12 | Han Song-yi | 5 September 1984 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) |  GS Caltex
13 | Jung Dae-young | 12 August 1981 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) |  GS Caltex
14 | Hwang Youn-joo | 13 August 1986 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 294 cm (116 in) |  Hyundai E&C
17 | Yang Hyo-jin | 14 December 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) |  Hyundai E&C
19 | Kim Hee-jin | 29 April 1991 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) |  IBK Altos
20 | Lee Sook-ja | 17 June 1980 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | 264 cm (104 in) |  GS Caltex

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 15  | 15  | 2  | 7.500  | 426  | 345  | 1.235  | Quarter-finals
2  |  China | 5  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 1.100  | 475  | 461  | 1.030
3  |  South Korea | 5  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 11  | 10  | 1.100  | 449  | 452  | 0.993
4  |  Brazil | 5  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 10  | 10  | 1.000  | 447  | 420  | 1.064
5  |  Turkey | 5  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 0.818  | 434  | 443  | 0.980  |
6  |  Serbia | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 15  | 0.133  | 297  | 407  | 0.730

Source: [citation needed]

28 July 2012
20:00  | United States | 3–1  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (THA), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)

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(25–19, 25–17, 20–25, 25–21)
result statistics

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30 July 2012
11:30  | Serbia | 1–3  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Brian McDougall (GBR), Simone Santi (ITA)

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(12–25, 16–25, 25–16, 21–25)
result statistics

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1 August 2012
22:00  | Brazil | 0–3  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Mitchell Davidson (CAN), Mitchell Salvatore (USA)

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(23–25, 21–25, 21–25)
result statistics

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3 August 2012
14:45  | Turkey | 3–2  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Simone Santi (ITA), Brian McDougall (GBR)

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(25–16, 21–25, 25–18, 19–25, 15–12)
result statistics

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5 August 2012
11:30  | China | 3–2  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakul (THA), Frans Loderus (NED)

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(28–26, 22–25, 25–19, 22–25, 15–10)
result statistics

Quarter-final
7 August 2012
21:00  | Italy | 1–3  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Jose Mercado (PUR)

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(25–18, 21–25, 20–25, 18–25)
result statistics

Semi-final
9 August 2012
15:00  | South Korea | 0–3  |  United States | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Brian McDougall (GBR)

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(20–25, 22–25, 22–25)
result statistics

Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
11:30  |  Japan | 3–0  |  South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Suzana Rodriguez (ESP), Jose Mercado (PUR)

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(25–22, 26–24, 25–21)
result statistics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 6 men and 4 women.

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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ji Hun-min | −62 kg | 130  | 7  | ~~162~~ | DNF | 162  | DNF
Won Jeong-sik | −69 kg | 144  | 9  | 178  | 6  | 322  | 7
Sa Jae-hyouk | −77 kg | 158  | 3  | —  | —  | 158  | DNF*
Kim Min-jae | −94 kg | 185  | 1  | 210  | 8  | 395  |
Kim Hwa-seung | −105 kg | ~~178~~ | DNF | —  | —  | —  | DNF
Jeon Sang-guen | +105 kg | 190  | 10  | 246  | 2  | 436  |
Defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-Ran in women's +75 kg.

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

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Yang Eun-hye | −58 kg | 87  | 17  | 113  | 14  | 200  | 14
Mun Yu-ra | −69 kg | ~~102~~ | DNF | —  | —  | —  | DNF
Lim Ji-hye | −75 kg | 97  | 9  | 126  | 10  | 223  | 10
Jang Mi-ran | +75 kg | 125  | 5  | 164  | 4  | 289  |

* Sa Jae-Hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has so far qualified the following quota places.

Key:

* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kim Jin-cheol | −55 kg | Bye  |  Yumoto (JPN)
L 1–3 PP | Did not advance  | 11
Lee Seung-chul | −60 kg | Bye  |  Scott (USA)
L 0–3 PO | Did not advance  | 18

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Choi Gyu-jin | −55 kg | Bye  |  Yun W-C (PRK)
W 3–0 PO |  Balart (CUB)
W 3–1 PP |  Bayramov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP | Bye  |  Semenov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO | 5
Jung Ji-hyun | −60 kg | Bye  |  Meoque (CUB)
W 3–0 PO |  Aliyev (AZE)
L 0–3 PO | Did not advance  | 8
Kim Hyeon-woo | −66 kg |  Varderesyan (ARM)
W 3–0 PO |  Mulens (CUB)
W 3–0 PO |  Venckaitis (LTU)
W 3–0 PO |  Guénot (FRA)
W 3–1 PP | Bye  |  Lőrincz (HUN)
W 3–0 PO |
Kim Jin-hyeok | −74 kg |  Datunashvili (GEO)
L 0–3 PO | Did not advance  | 19
Lee Se-yeol | −84 kg |  Hrustanović (AUT)
L 0–3 PO | Did not advance  | 18

Women's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kim Hyung-joo | −48 kg | Bye  |  Merleni (UKR)
L 1–3 PP | Did not advance  | 13
Um Ji-eun | −55 kg |  Amri (TUN)
L 0–5 VT | Did not advance  | 14

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