South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
2016 Summer Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 205 in 24 sports
Flag bearers | Gu Bon-gil (opening)[1]
Kim Hyeon-woo (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 8th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 205 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, competed in 24 sports.

## Medalists

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Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

The following South Korean competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Kim Woo-jin
Ku Bon-chan
Lee Seung-yun | Archery | Men's team | August 6
Gold | Chang Hye-jin
Choi Mi-sun
Ki Bo-bae | Archery | Women's team | August 7
Gold | Park Sang-young | Fencing | Men's épée | August 9
Gold | Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | August 10
Gold | Chang Hye-jin | Archery | Women's individual | August 11
Gold | Ku Bon-chan | Archery | Men's individual | August 12
Gold | Kim So-hui | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | August 17
Gold | Oh Hye-ri | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg | August 19
Gold | Park Inbee | Golf | Women's individual | August 20
Silver | Jeong Bo-kyeong | Judo | Women's 48 kg | August 6
Silver | An Ba-ul | Judo | Men's 66 kg | August 7
Silver | Kim Jong-hyun | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone | August 12
Bronze | Yoon Jin-hee | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | August 7
Bronze | Gwak Dong-han | Judo | Men's 90 kg | August 10
Bronze | Kim Jung-hwan | Fencing | Men's sabre | August 10
Bronze | Ki Bo-bae | Archery | Women's individual | August 11
Bronze | Kim Hyeon-woo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg | August 14
Bronze | Kim Tae-hun | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | August 17
Bronze | Lee Dae-hoon | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | August 18
Bronze | Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan | Badminton | Women's doubles | August 18
Bronze | Cha Dong-min | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | August 20

| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Archery | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5
Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Judo | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3
Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21

Medals by day

Day |  |  |  | Total
August 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
August 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
August 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
August 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
August 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
August 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
August 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
August 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
August 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
August 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
August 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
August 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
August 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
August 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
August 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
August 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21

## Competitors

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The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 204 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, to compete in 22 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1984, just six athletes relatively short of its size.[3] South Korea did not qualify athletes in basketball, rugby sevens, tennis, and triathlon.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:

| Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 3 | 3 | 6
Athletics | 10 | 5 | 15
Badminton | 7 | 7 | 14
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1
Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 2
Cycling | 7 | 2 | 9
Diving | 1 | 0 | 1
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1
Fencing | 6 | 8 | 14
Field hockey | 0 | 16 | 16
Football | 18 | 0 | 18
Golf | 2 | 4 | 6
Gymnastics | 5 | 2 | 7
Handball | 0 | 14 | 14
Judo | 7 | 5 | 12
Modern pentathlon | 2 | 1 | 3
Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2
Sailing | 4 | 0 | 4
Shooting | 9 | 8 | 17
Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8
Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6
Taekwondo | 3 | 2 | 5
Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12
Weightlifting | 4 | 3 | 7
Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 5
Total | 103 | 101 | 205

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean archers qualified each for the men's and women's events after having secured a top eight finish in their respective team recurves at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[4][5]

With a top eight placement at the Worlds, the spots for the three men and three women from South Korea will be determined in two national selection meets by April 2016.[6] The South Korean archery team, led by London 2012 Olympic champion Ki Bo-bae, was announced on April 19, 2016.[7] On August 5, 2016, Kim Woo-jin set a world record by scoring 700 out of a possible 720 in the seeding round of the men's individual recurve.[8]

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

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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kim Woo-jin | Individual | 700 WR | 1  |  Sutherland (ZIM)
W 6–0  |  Agatha (INA)
L 2–6  | Did not advance
Ku Bon-chan | 681  | 6  |  Baláž (SVK)
W 6–0  |  Huston (GBR)
W 6–0  |  Floto (GER)
W 6–4  |  Worth (AUS)
W 6–5  |  Ellison (USA)
W 6–5  |  Valladont (FRA)
W 7–3  |
Lee Seung-yun | 676  | 12  |  Xavier (BRA)
W 6–2  |  Alvariño (ESP)
W 7–1  |  Das (IND)
W 6–4  |  van den Berg (NED)
L 4–6  | Did not advance
Kim Woo-jin
Ku Bon-chan
Lee Seung-yun | Team | 2057  | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Netherlands (NED)
W 6–0  |  Australia (AUS)
W 6–0  |  United States (USA)
W 6–0  |

Women
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
Chang Hye-jin | Individual | 666  | 2  |  Tatafu (TGA)
W 6–0  |  Sichenikova (UKR)
W 6–2  |  Kang U-j (PRK)
W 6–2  |  Folkard (GBR)
W 7–1  |  Ki B-b (KOR)
W 7–3  |  Unruh (GER)
W 6–2  |
Choi Mi-sun | 669  | 1  |  Camilo (DOM)
W 6–0  |  Le C-y (TPE)
W 6–2  |  Stepanova (RUS)
W 7–3  |  Valencia (MEX)
L 0–6  | Did not advance
Ki Bo-bae | 663  | 3  |  Anwar (KEN)
W 7–1  |  Marchenko (UKR)
W 6–2  |  Htwe (MYA)
W 6–0  |  Wu Jx (CHN)
W 6–2  |  Chang H-j (KOR)
L 3–7  |  Valencia (MEX)
W 6–4  |
Chang Hye-jin
Choi Mi-sun
Ki Bo-bae | Team | 1998  | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Japan (JPN)
W 5–1  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
W 5–1  |  Russia (RUS)
W 5–1  |

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following event (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[9][10]

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

Track & road events
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Byun Young-jun | 20 km walk | —  | 1:30:38  | 61
Choe Byeong-kwang | —  | 1:29:08  | 57
Kim Hyun-sub | 20 km walk | —  | 1:21:44  | 17
50 km walk | —  | DNF
Kim Kuk-young | 100 m | Bye  | 10.37  | 7  | Did not advance
Park Chil-sung | 50 km walk | —  | DSQ
Shim Jung-sub | Marathon | —  | 2:42:42  | 138
Son Myeong-jun | —  | 2:36:21  | 131

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Ahn Seul-ki | Marathon | 2:36:50  | 42
Jeon Yeong-eun | 20 km walk | 1:36:31  | 39
Lee Da-seul | DSQ
Lee Jeong-eun | DSQ
Lim Kyung-hee | Marathon | 2:43:31  | 70

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Kim Deok-hyeon | Men's long jump | 7.82  | 14  | Did not advance
Men's triple jump | 16.36  | 27  | Did not advance
Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 2.26  | 22  | Did not advance
Yun Seung-hyun | 2.17  | 43  | Did not advance

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of fourteen badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries each in the men's and women's singles, as well as the men's, women's doubles, and one in the mixed doubles.[11]

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 Dong-keun | Singles |  Axelsen (DEN)
L (11–21. 13–21)  |  Ponsana (THA)
L (19–21, 21–17, 16–21)  | —  | 2  | Did not advance
Son Wan-ho |  Pochtarev (UKR)
W (21–9, 21–15)  |  Maliekal (RSA)
W (21–10, 21–10)  | —  | 1 Q |  Ng K L (HKG)
W (23–21, 21–17)  |  Chen L (CHN)
L (11–21, 21–18, 11–21)  | Did not advance
Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang | Doubles |  Boe /
Mogensen (DEN)
W (21–15, 21–18)  |  Cwalina /
Wacha (POL)
W (21–14, 21–15)  |  Ellis /
Langridge (GBR)
L (21–17, 23–25, 18–21)  | 1 Q | —  |  Fu HF /
Zhang N (CHN)
L (21–11, 18–21, 22–24)  | Did not advance
Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong |  Lee S-m /
Tsai C-h (TPE)
W (18–21, 21–13, 21–18)  |  Ivanov /
Sozonov (RUS)
L (17–21, 21–19, 16–21)  |  Chau /
Serasinghe (AUS)
W (21–14, 21–16)  | 2 Q | —  |  Goh V S /
Tan W K (MAS)
L (21–17, 18–21, 19–21)  | Did not advance

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

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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Bae Yeon-ju | Singles |  Cicognini (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–8)  |  Bayrak (TUR)
W (21–11, 21–7)  | —  | 1 Q |  Okuhara (JPN)
L (6–21, 7–21)  | Did not advance
Sung Ji-hyun |  Lansac (FRA)
W (21–13, 21–14)  |  Liang (SIN)
W (21–17, 21–11)  | —  | 1 Q |  Zetchiri (BUL)
W (21–15, 21–12)  |  Marín (ESP)
L (12–21, 16–21)  | Did not advance
Chang Ye-na
Lee So-hee | Doubles |  Tang Yt /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–18, 14–21, 21–11)  |  G Stoeva /
S Stoeva (BUL)
W (24–22, 21–15)  |  Goliszewski /
Nelte (GER)
W (21–18, 18–21, 21–17)  | 1 Q | —  |  Juhl /
Pedersen (DEN)
L (26–28, 21–18, 15–21)  | Did not advance
Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan |  Luo Y /
Luo Y (CHN)
W (21–10, 21–14)  |  Juhl /
Pedersen (DEN)
L (16–21, 18–21)  |  Lee /
Obañana (USA)
W (21–14, 21–12)  | 1 Q | —  |  Muskens /
Piek (NED)
W (21–13, 20–22, 21–14)  |  Matsutomo /
Takahashi (JPN)
L (16–21, 15–21)  |  Tang Yt /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–8, 21–17)  |

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
Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na | Doubles |  Chew /
Subandhi (USA)
W (21–10, 21–12)  |  Arends /
Piek (NED)
W (21–10, 21–10)  |  Kazuno /
Kurihara (JPN)
W (25–23, 21–17)  | 1 Q |  Xu C /
Ma J (CHN)
L (17–21, 18–21)  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered one boxer to compete in the men's bantamweight division into the Olympic competition. Ham Sang-myeong received a spare Olympic berth, as the next highest-ranked boxer, not yet qualified, in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) rankings, as France's top boxer Khedafi Djelkhir decided to withdraw from the Games and thereby announce his retirement from the sport.[12]

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
Ham Sang-myeong | Men's bantamweight |  Rodríguez (VEN)
W 2–1  |  Zhang Jw (CHN)
L 0–3  | Did not advance

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Sprint

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South Korea qualified a single boat in men's K-2 200 m for the Games at the 2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in Palembang, Indonesia, as the quota spot had been passed to the highest finisher not yet qualified.[13]

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Cho Kwang-hee | Men's K-1 200 m | 35.402  | 5 Q | 35.869  | 8 FB | 37.265  | 12
Cho Kwang-hee
Choi Min-kyu | Men's K-2 200 m | 33.825  | 6 Q | 33.767  | 4 FB | 33.812  | 9

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Road

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South Korean riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Asia Tour. One female rider was added to the South Korean squad to compete in the women's Olympic road race by finishing first at the 2016 Asian Championships.[14][15]

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Kim Ok-cheol | Men's road race | Did not finish
Seo Joon-yong | Did not finish
Na Ah-reum | Women's road race | 3:58:03  | 30

### Track

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Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, South Korean riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint and men's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, South Korea assured its right to enter two riders in both men's sprint and men's keirin. Although South Korea failed to win a quota place in the women's team sprint, they managed to claim a single place in the women's keirin, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in that event.

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
Kang Dong-jin | Men's sprint | 10.092
71.343  | 20  | 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
Im Chae-bin
Kang Dong-jin
Son Je-yong | Men's team sprint | REL | 9  | Did not advance

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

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Rank  | Rank  | Rank  | Rank
Im Chae-bin | Men's keirin | 6 R | 2  | Did not advance
Kang Dong-jin | 3 R | 3  | Did not advance
Lee Hye-jin | Women's keirin | 2 Q | Bye  | 4  | 8

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

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Rank  | Points  | Time  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Time  | Rank  | Points  | Time  | Rank  | Points  | Points  | Rank
Park Sang-hoon | Men's omnium | 9  | 24  | 4:29.079  | 12  | 18  | 14  | 14  | 1:04.231  | 12  | 18  | 13.489  | 14  | 14  | DNF | 16  | 88  | DNF

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean divers qualified for the following individual and synchronized team spots at the 2016 Olympic Games through the World Championships and the FINA World Cup series.[16]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Woo Ha-ram | Men's 3 m springboard | 364.10  | 24  | Did not advance
Men's 10 m platform | 438.45  | 11 Q | 453.85  | 12 Q | 414.55  | 11

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top national finish from Asia and Oceania at the FEI qualification event in Perl, Germany.[17]

### Dressage

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Grand Prix  | Grand Prix Special  | Grand Prix Freestyle  | Overall

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Technical  | Artistic  | Score  | Rank
Kim Dong-seon | Bukowski  | Individual | 68.657  | 43  | Did not advance

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team épée and women's team sabre by virtue of being the highest ranking team from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[18][19]

London 2012 Olympians Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jung-hwan, and Jeon Hee-sook, along with 2008 Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, had secured their individual spots in the men's sabre and women's foil, respectively, by finishing among the top 14 fencers in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. They were joined by four-time Asian men's foil champion Heo Jun as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Asia outside the world's top eight qualified teams.[20] Other fencers also featured London 2012 sabre champion Kim Ji-yeon and bronze medalist Jung Jin-sun in men's épée.

The fencing team was officially named to the South Korean roster for the Games on June 22, 2016.[21]

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 | Épée |  Fernández (VEN)
W 15–8  |  Garozzo (ITA)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Park Kyoung-doo | Bye  |  Novosjolov (EST)
L 10–12  | Did not advance
Park Sang-young | Bye  |  Sukhov (RUS)
W 15–11  |  Garozzo (ITA)
W 15–12  |  Heinzer (SUI)
W 15–4  |  Steffen (SUI)
W 15–9  |  Imre (HUN)
W 15–14  |
Jung Jin-sun
Jung Seung-hwa
Park Kyoung-doo
Park Sang-young | Team épée | —  |  Hungary (HUN)
L 42–45  | Classification semifinal
Venezuela (VEN)
W 45–40  | 5th place final
Switzerland (SUI)
W 45–36  | 5
Heo Jun | Foil | Bye  |  Cheung K L (HKG)
L 8–15  | Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil | Sabre | —  |  Amar (EGY)
W 15–9  |  Abedini (IRI)
L 12–15  | Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan | —  |  Iriarte (CUB)
W 15–7  |  Bazadze (GEO)
W 15–14  |  Kovalev (RUS)
W 15–10  |  Szilágyi (HUN)
L 12–15  |  Abedini (IRI)
W 15–12  |

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 | Épée | Bye  |  Kolobova (RUS)
W 15–12  |  Brânză (ROU)
W 15–8  |  Fiamingo (ITA)
L 8–15  | Did not advance
Kang Young-mi | Bye  |  Sun Yj (CHN)
W 15–10  |  Szász (HUN)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Shin A-lam | Bye  |  Kryvytska (UKR)
L 14–15  | Did not advance
Choi Eun-sook
Choi In-jeong
Kang Young-mi
Shin A-lam | Team épée | —  |  Estonia (EST)
L 26–27  | Classification semifinal
Ukraine (UKR)
W 45–34  | 5th place final
United States (USA)
L 15–22  | 6
Jeon Hee-sook | Foil | Bye  |  Giménez (VEN)
W 10–8  |  Shanaeva (RUS)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee | Bye  |  Nishioka (JPN)
L 12–15  | Did not advance
Hwang Seon-a | Sabre | Bye  |  Brunet (FRA)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Kim Ji-yeon | Bye  |  Nguyễn T L D (VIE)
W 15–3  |  Gulotta (ITA)
L 13–15  | Did not advance
Seo Ji-yeon | Bye  |  Dyachenko (RUS)
L 12–15  | Did not advance
Hwang Seon-a
Kim Ji-yeon
Seo Ji-yeon
Yoon Ji-su | Team sabre | —  |  Ukraine (UKR)
L 40–45  | Classification semifinal
France (FRA)
W 45–40  | 5th place final
Poland (POL)
W 45–41  | 5

## Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
South Korea women's | Women's tournament |  New Zealand
L 1–4  |  Netherlands
L 0–4  |  Germany
L 0–2  |  China
D 0–0  |  Spain
L 2–3  | 6  | Did not advance  | 11

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

South Korea women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by receiving a berth and earning the gold medal from the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[22]

Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[23]

Head coach: Han Jin-soo

1.   2. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
3.   4. Seo Jung-eun
5.   6. Park Seung-a
7.   8. An Hyo-ju
9.   10. Han Hye-lyoung (C)
11.   12. Park Mi-hyun
13.   14. Kim Jong-eun
15.   16. Cheon Eun-bi
17.   18. Cho Hye-jin
19.   20. Kim Bo-mi
21.   22. Kim Hyun-ji
23.   24. Hong Yoo-jin
25.   26. Jang Hee-sun
27.   28. Lee Young-sil
29.   30. Park Ki-ju
31.   32. Baek Ee-seul

Reserves:

* Jung Hea-bin (GK)
* Lee Yu-rim

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Netherlands | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 13  | 1  | +12  | 13  | Quarter-finals
2  |  New Zealand | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 10
3  |  Germany | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 7
4  |  Spain | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 12  | −6  | 6
5  |  China | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 5  |
6  |  South Korea | 5  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 1

Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[24]

| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
10:00

New Zealand | 4–1  |  South Korea

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Pearce 10'
Harrison 19'
Flynn 21'
Webster 34' | Report | Kim H. 55'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Chieko Soma (JPN)

* * *

| 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
17:00

Netherlands | 4–0  |  South Korea

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Jonker 9', 30', 42'
Dirkse van den Heuvel 46' | Report |
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

* * *

| 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
12:30

Germany | 2–0  |  South Korea

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Krüger 55'
Hahn 59' | Report |
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)

* * *

| 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
10:00

South Korea | 0–0  |  China

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| Report |
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

* * *

| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:00

South Korea | 2–3  |  Spain

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Cheon 18'
Kim 55' | Report | Garcia 39'
Riera 41'
Comerma 48'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

## Football

[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at and by progressing to the gold medal match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.[25]

Team roster

The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June.[26] On 17 July, Song Ju-hun left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Kim Min-tae.[27]

Head coach: Shin Tae-yong

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

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1  | 1GK | Kim Dong-jun |  (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 21)  | 19  | 0  |  Seongnam FC
2  | 2DF | Sim Sang-min |  (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 23)  | 27  | 0  |  FC Seoul
3  | 2DF | Lee Seul-chan |  (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 22)  | 18  | 0  |  Jeonnam Dragons
4  | 3MF | Kim Min-tae |  (1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 22)  | 11  | 0  |  Vegalta Sendai
5  | 2DF | Choi Kyu-baek |  (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 22)  | 5  | 1  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai
6  | 2DF | Jang Hyun-soo* (c)  |  (1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 24)  | 16  | 3  |  Guangzhou R&F
7  | 4FW | Son Heung-min*  |  (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  Tottenham Hotspur
8  | 3MF | Moon Chang-jin |  (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23)  | 28  | 16  |  Pohang Steelers
9  | 4FW | Suk Hyun-jun*  |  (1991-06-29)29 June 1991 (aged 25)  | 2  | 0  |  FC Porto
10  | 3MF | Ryu Seung-woo |  (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22)  | 22  | 4  |  Bayer Leverkusen
11  | 4FW | Hwang Hee-chan |  (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20)  | 12  | 1  |  Red Bull Salzburg
12  | 3MF | Lee Chan-dong |  (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23)  | 11  | 1  |  Gwangju FC
13  | 2DF | Park Dong-jin |  (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 21)  | 16  | 0  |  Gwangju FC
14  | 3MF | Park Yong-woo |  (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22)  | 15  | 2  |  FC Seoul
15  | 2DF | Jung Seung-hyun |  (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 (aged 22)  | 17  | 2  |  Ulsan Hyundai
16  | 3MF | Kwon Chang-hoon |  (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 22)  | 15  | 7  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
17  | 3MF | Lee Chang-min |  (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 22)  | 22  | 4  |  Jeju United
18  | 1GK | Gu Sung-yun |  (1994-06-27)27 June 1994 (aged 22)  | 12  | 0  |  Consadole Sapporo

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos | Team

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

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1  |  South Korea | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 3  | +9  | 7  | Quarter-finals
2  |  Germany | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 15  | 5  | +10  | 5
3  |  Mexico | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 4  |
4  |  Fiji | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 23  | −22  | 0

Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)

20:00

Fiji | 0–8|  South Korea

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| Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA) |

* Ryu Seung-woo 32', 63', 90+3'
* Kwon Chang-hoon 62', 63'
* Son Heung-min 72' (pen.)
* Suk Hyun-jun 77', 90'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 16,000[28]

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

* * *

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)

16:00

Germany | 3–3|  South Korea

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* Gnabry 33', 90+2'
* Selke 55'

| Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA) |

* Hwang Hee-chan 25'
* Son Heung-min 57'
* Suk Hyun-jun 87'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 17,121[29]

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

* * *

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)

16:00

South Korea | 1–0|  Mexico

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* Kwon Chang-hoon 73'

| Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA) |

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 19,332[30]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Quarterfinal

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)

19:00

South Korea | 0–1|  Honduras

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| Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA) |

* Elis 59'

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 36,704[31]

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

## Golf

[edit]

Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered six golfers (two men and four women) into the Olympic tournament. An Byeong-hun (world no. 31) and Wang Jeung-hun (world no. 76) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event, while top 15 seeds Park Inbee, Amy Yang, Kim Sei-young, and Chun In-gee did so for the women's based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[32][33]

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Total

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Score  | Score  | Score  | Score  | Score  | Par  | Rank
An Byeong-hun | Men's | 68  | 72  | 70  | 68  | 278  | −6  | =11
Wang Jeung-hun | 70  | 72  | 77  | 67  | 286  | +2  | =43
Chun In-gee | Women's | 70  | 66  | 72  | 71  | 279  | −5  | =13
Kim Sei-young | 66  | 73  | 73  | 71  | 283  | −1  | =25
Park Inbee | 66  | 66  | 70  | 66  | 268  | −16  |
Amy Yang | 73  | 65  | 70  | 67  | 275  | −9  | =4

## Gymnastics

[edit]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Artistic

[edit]

South Korea fielded a full squad of five gymnasts in the men's artistic gymnastics events. The men's team qualified through a top eight finish at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[34] Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the South Korean female gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[35] The men's artistic gymnastics team was named to the Olympic roster on June 22, 2016.[36] Lee Go-im was selected to represent South Korea in the women's artistic gymnastics for the Games on June 12, 2016, with the men's squad joining her at the end of Olympic Team Trials on July 8.[37][38] Before the start of the Games, Lee Go-im suffered an arm injury in training which forced her to withdraw. She was replaced by Lee Eun-ju.[39]

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 Han-sol | Team | 14.266  | 12.900  | —  | 12.633  | —  | 11.666  | —  | Did not advance
Lee Sang-wook | 14.333  | 14.033  | 13.500  | —  | 14.633  | 14.066  | —
Park Min-soo | 13.400  | 13.600  | 14.400  | 14.033  | 15.033  | 14.800  | 85.266  | 27
Shin Dong-hyen | 13.966  | 13.775  | —  | 15.100  | 13.800  | —
Yoo Won-chul | —  | 14.733  | 14.333  | 14.441  | 14.600  | —
Total | 42.565  | 41.408  | 42.633  | 43.466  | 44.107  | 43.466  | 247.645  | 11

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F
Lee Eun-ju | All-around | 12.800  | 13.500  | 12.533  | 12.566  | 51.399  | 53  | Did not advance

### Rhythmic

[edit]

South Korea qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[40]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Hoop  | Ball  | Clubs  | Ribbon  | Total  | Rank  | Hoop  | Ball  | Clubs  | Ribbon  | Total  | Rank
Son Yeon-jae | Individual | 17.466  | 18.266  | 18.358  | 17.866  | 71.95  | 5 Q | 18.216  | 18.266  | 18.300  | 18.116  | 72.898  | 4

## Handball

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
South Korea women's | Women's tournament |  Russia
L 25–30  |  Sweden
L 28–31  |  Netherlands
D 32–32  |  France
L 17–21  |  Argentina
W 28–22  | 5  | Did not advance  | 10

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

South Korea women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Nagoya, Japan.

Team roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[41]

Head coach: Lim Young-chul

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

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1  | GK  | Oh Yong-ran |  (1972-09-06)6 September 1972 (aged 43)  | 1.71 m  | 99  | 1  |  Incheon Sports Council
5  | RW  | Jung Yu-ra |  (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 24)  | 1.70 m  | 59  | 317  |  Colorful Daegu
11  | RB  | Ryu Eun-hee |  (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 26)  | 1.80 m  | 83  | 297  |  Incheon Sports Council
12  | GK  | Park Mi-ra |  (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 29)  | 1.72 m  | 38  | 0  |  Wonderful Samcheok
13  | P  | Yoo Hyun-ji |  (1984-07-16)16 July 1984 (aged 32)  | 1.75 m  | 89  | 111  |  Wonderful Samcheok
14  | LB  | Kim Jin-yi |  (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23)  | 1.81 m  | 50  | 115  |  Colorful Daegu
15  | LW  | Choi Su-min |  (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 26)  | 1.77 m  | 49  | 115  |  Seoul City
17  | LB  | Sim Hae-in |  (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 28)  | 1.78 m  | 64  | 117  |  Wonderful Samcheok
21  | LW  | Lee Eun-bi |  (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 25)  | 1.63 m  | 79  | 166  |  BISCO
22  | RW  | Woo Sun-hee |  (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 38)  | 1.72 m  | 119  | 380  |  Wonderful Samcheok
23  | CB  | Kim On-a |  (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 27)  | 1.69 m  | 96  | 332  |  SK Sugar Gliders
24  | CB  | Gwon Han-na |  (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 26)  | 1.72 m  | 82  | 103  |  Seoul City
27  | P  | Nam Yeong-sin |  (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 25)  | 1.75 m  | 25  | 3  |  BISCO
29  | RB  | Yu So-jeong |  (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 20)  | 1.68 m  | 19  | 71  |  SK Sugar Gliders

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Russia | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 165  | 147  | +18  | 10  | Quarter-finals
2  |  France | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 118  | 93  | +25  | 8
3  |  Sweden | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 150  | 141  | +9  | 5
4  |  Netherlands | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 135  | 135  | 0  | 4
5  |  South Korea | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 130  | 136  | −6  | 3  |
6  |  Argentina | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 101  | 147  | −46  | 0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
14:40  | Russia | 30–25 |  South Korea | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)

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Sudakova 6  | (12–13)  | Jung, Kim O. 6
3× 3× | Report | 4× 7× 1×

* * *

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
09:30  | South Korea | 28–31 |  Sweden | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)

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Woo 7  | (15–16)  | Hagman 7
4× 3× | Report | 4× 5×

* * *

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:50  | Netherlands | 32–32 |  South Korea | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)

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Broch, Groot 7  | (18–17)  | Gwon 11
3× 5× | Report | 4× 3×

* * *

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
21:50  | South Korea | 17–21 |  France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)

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Song 5  | (11–11)  | Lacrabère 7
1× 3× | Report | 4× 6×

* * *

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
21:50  | Argentina | 22–28 |  South Korea | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)

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Mendoza 6  | (10–12)  | Gwon 11
3× 5× | Report | 3× 2×

## Judo

[edit]

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of twelve judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Eleven of them (seven men and four women) were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Bak Ji-yun at women's half-middleweight (63 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region as South Korea's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[42][43]

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

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kim Won-jin | −60 kg | Bye  |  Manzi (ITA)
W 001–000  |  Tsogtbaatar (MGL)
W 010–001  |  Mudranov (RUS)
L 000–100  | Did not advance  |  Takato (JPN)
L 000–001  | Did not advance  | 7
An Ba-ul | −66 kg | Bye  |  Smagulov (KAZ)
W 110–000  |  Le Blouch (FRA)
W 110–000  |  Sobirov (UZB)
W 010–000  |  Ebinuma (JPN)
W 001–000  | Bye  |  Basile (ITA)
L 000–100  |
An Chang-rim | −73 kg | Bye  |  Kasem (SYR)
W 110–000  |  van Tichelt (BEL)
L 000–010  | Did not advance
Lee Seung-soo | −81 kg | Bye  |  Coughlan (AUS)
W 100–000  |  Ivanov (BUL)
L 000–010  | Did not advance
Gwak Dong-han | −90 kg | Bye  |  Briceño (CHI)
W 100–000  |  Misenga (ROT)
W 100–000  |  Mehdiyev (AZE)
W 100–000  |  Liparteliani (GEO)
L 000–100  | Bye  |  Nyman (SWE)
W 100–000  |
Cho Gu-ham | −100 kg | Bye  |  M Pacek (SWE)
W 000–000 S |  Bloshenko (UKR)
L 000–100  | Did not advance
Kim Sung-min | +100 kg | —  |  Figueroa (ECU)
W 102–000  |  Meyer (NED)
L 000–101  | Did not advance

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

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Jeong Bo-kyeong | −48 kg | Bye  |  Vãn N T (VIE)
W 010–000  |  Mönkhbat (MGL)
W 100–000  |  Mestre (CUB)
W 100–000  | Bye  |  Pareto (ARG)
L 000–010  |
Kim Jan-di | −57 kg | Bye  |  R Silva (BRA)
L 000–010  | Did not advance
Bak Ji-yun | −63 kg |  Schlesinger (GBR)
L 000–100  | Did not advance
Kim Seong-yeon | −70 kg | Bye  |  Bolder (ISR)
L 000–010  | Did not advance
Kim Min-jung | +78 kg | Bye  |  Altheman (BRA)
W 001–000  |  Ortiz (CUB)
L 000–101  | Did not advance  |  Savelkouls (NED)
W 102-000  |  Yu S (CHN)
L 000–100  | 5

## Modern pentathlon

[edit]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of three modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. Jun Woong-tae, Lee Dong-gi, and Kim Sun-woo finished among the top five in their respective events at the 2015 Asia & Oceania Championships.[44] London 2012 Olympian Jung Jin-hwa became the third South Korean to qualify for the men's event in Rio, as a result of his world ranking as of May 31, 2016, resulting him and Jun Woong-tae (world no. 11) to be selected to the Olympic team over Lee Dong-gi, as the nation's top two modern pentathletes on the list.[45]

Athlete  | Event  | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Swimming
(200 m freestyle) | Riding
(show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points  | Final rank

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RR | BR | Rank  | MP points  | Time  | Rank  | MP points  | Penalties  | Rank  | MP points  | Time  | Rank  | MP Points
Jun Woong-tae | Men's | 13–22  | 0  | 32  | 178  | 2:00.88  | 8  | 338  | 28  | 25  | 272  | 11:02.50  | 1  | 638  | 1426  | 19
Jung Jin-hwa | 17–18  | 1  | 23  | 203  | 2:00.82  | 6  | 338  | 17  | 17  | 283  | 11:21.80  | 12  | 619  | 1443  | 13
Kim Sun-woo | Women's | 16–19  | 1  | 22  | 197  | 2:16.06  | 14  | 292  | 0  | 2  | 300  | 13:04.28  | 20  | 516  | 1305  | 14

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified one boat each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Kim Dong-yong | Men's single sculls | 7:20.85  | 4 R | 7:12.96  | 1 QF | 7:05.69  | 5 SC/D | 7:20.10  | 3 FC | 6:59.72  | 17
Kim Ye-ji | Women's single sculls | 8:24.79  | 4 R | 7:59.59  | 1 QF | 7:51.80  | 5 SC/D | 8:12.58  | 3 FC | 7:52.68  | 18

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

[edit]

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships and Asian qualifying regattas.[46]

Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | M*
Lee Tae-hoon | Men's RS:X | 14  | 20  | 3  | 9  | 18  | 7  | ~~33~~ | 17  | 27  | 14  | 22  | 14  | EL  | 165  | 18
Ha Jee-min | Men's Laser | 26  | 6  | ~~38~~ | 3  | 12  | 9  | 10  | 21  | 8  | 14  | —  | EL  | 109  | 13
Kim Chang-ju
Kim Ji-hoon | Men's 470 | 5  | ~~25~~ | 5  | 8  | 20  | 13  | 21  | 23  | 24  | 20  | —  | EL  | 146  | 19

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

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[47] To assure their nomination to the Olympic team, shooters must compete at two separate legs of Olympic Trials: air gun (March 14 to 18) in Naju and small-bore (March 30 to April 10) in Daegu.

A total of 17 shooters (eight men and nine women) were selected to the South Korean roster, with Jin Jong-oh aiming to defend the Olympic title in the men's air pistol at his fourth straight Games. Among the shooters also featured London 2012 champion Kim Jang-mi (women's 25 m pistol) and silver medalist Kim Jong-hyun (men's 50 m rifle 3 positions).

With Jin Jong-oh securing quota places in both men's air and free pistol as a double starter, the South Korean team decided to exchange one of them with an additional spot in the women's 10 m air rifle instead based on performances throughout the qualifying period. The slot was awarded to Park Hae-mi.[48]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Han Seung-woo | 50 m pistol | 562  | 3 Q | 151.0  | 4
Jin Jong-oh | 10 m air pistol | 584  | 2 Q | 139.8  | 5
50 m pistol | 567  | 1 Q | 193.7 OR |
Jung Ji-geun | 10 m air rifle | 616.7  | 43  | Did not advance
Kang Min-su | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 564  | 21  | Did not advance
Kim Hyeon-jun | 10 m air rifle | 624.4  | 11  | Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1165  | 32  | Did not advance
Kim Jong-hyun | 50 m rifle prone | 628.1  | 3 Q | 208.2  |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1170  | 16  | Did not advance
Kim Jun-hong | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 581  | 8  | Did not advance
Kwon Jun-cheol | 50 m rifle prone | 623.2  | 11  | Did not advance
Lee Dae-myung | 10 m air pistol | 577  | 19  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Semifinal  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Hwang Seong-eun | 25 m pistol | 577  | 18  | Did not advance
Jang Geum-young | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 568  | 35  | —  | Did not advance
Kim Eun-hye | 10 m air rifle | 410.8  | 36  | —  | Did not advance
Kim Jang-mi | 25 m pistol | 582  | 9  | Did not advance
Kim Min-jung | 10 m air pistol | 380  | 18  | —  | Did not advance
Kwak Jung-hye | 380  | 15  | —  | Did not advance
Lee Kye-rim | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 570  | 32  | —  | Did not advance
Park Hae-mi | 10 m air rifle | 414.4  | 19  | —  | Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South 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)):[49][50] To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain a top two finish under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard in each of the individual pool events at the Dong-A Swimming Competition (April 25 to 29) in Gwangju.[51]

A total of eight swimmers (three men and five women) were selected to the South Korean roster for the Games at the end of the qualifying period, with Athens 2004 top eight finalist Nam Yoo-sun and four-time medalist Park Tae-hwan becoming the first to compete at their fourth Olympics.[52] On July 8, 2016, the Korean Olympic Committee officially allowed Park to join the swimming team, following his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a three-year suspension imposed by the committee for testing positive on banned testosterone.[53]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Choi Kyu-woong | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.36  | 24  | Did not advance
Park Tae-hwan | 100 m freestyle | 49.24  | 32  | Did not advance
200 m freestyle | 1:48.06  | 29  | Did not advance
400 m freestyle | 3:45.63  | 10  | —  | Did not advance
1500 m freestyle | DNS | —  | Did not advance
Won Young-jun | 100 m backstroke | 55.05  | 30  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
An Se-hyeon | 100 m butterfly | 57.80  | 10 Q | 57.95  | 9  | Did not advance
200 m butterfly | 2:08.42  | 13 Q | 2:08.69  | 13  | Did not advance
Back Su-yeon | 200 m breaststroke | 2:32.79  | 29  | Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.75  | 10 Q | 2:12.15  | =12  | Did not advance
Nam Yoo-sun | 2:16.11  | 32  | Did not advance
Park Jin-young | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.99  | 21  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jung Young-sik, Lee Sang-su, Jeon Ji-hee, and Seo Hyo-won were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[54]

London 2012 silver medalist Joo Sae-hyuk and two-time Youth Olympic medalist Yang Ha-eun were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[55][56]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round of 16  | 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
Jung Young-sik | Singles | Bye  |  Pitchford (GBR)
W 4–1  |  Ma L (CHN)
L 2–4  | Did not advance
Lee Sang-su | Bye  |  Crișan (ROU)
L 3–4  | Did not advance
Joo Sae-hyuk
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su | Team | —  |  Brazil (BRA)
W 3–0  |  Sweden (SWE)
W 3–1  |  China (CHN)
L 0–3  |  Germany (GER)
L 1–3  | 4

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round of 16  | 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
Jeon Ji-hee | Singles | Bye  |  Ekholm (SWE)
W 4–1  |  Yu My (SIN)
L 1–4  | Did not advance
Seo Hyo-won | Bye  |  Zhang (USA)
W 4–1  |  Cheng I-c (TPE)
L 3–4  | Did not advance
Jeon Ji-hee
Seo Hyo-won
Yang Ha-eun | Team | —  |  Romania (ROU)
W 3–2  |  Singapore (SIN)
L 2–3  | Did not advance

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea entered five athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Three men, including 2008 Olympic champion Cha Dong-min, and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Lee Dae-hoon, and two women qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[57][58]

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

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kim Tae-hun | Men's −58 kg |  Hanprab (THA)
L 10–12  | Did not advance  |  Khalil (AUS)
W 4–1  |  Navarro (MEX)
W 7–5  |
Lee Dae-hoon | Men's −68 kg |  Boui (CAF)
W 6–0  |  Abu-Ghaush (JOR)
L 8–11  | Did not advance  |  Zaki (EGY)
W 14–6  |  Achab (BEL)
W 11–7  |
Cha Dong-min | Men's +80 kg |  Silla (BLR)
W DSQ |  Isayev (AZE)
L 8–12  | Did not advance  |  Zhaparov (KAZ)
W 5–2  |  Shokin (UZB)
W 4–3 SUD |
Kim So-hui | Women's −49 kg |  Diez (PER)
W 10–2  |  Wongpattanakit (THA)
W 6–5  |  Aziez (FRA)
W 1–0 SUD | Bye  |  Bogdanović (SRB)
W 7–6  |
Oh Hye-ri | Women's −67 kg |  Pagnotta (CAN)
W 9–3  |  Chuang C-c (TPE)
W 21–9 PTG |  Azizova (AZE)
W 6–5  | Bye  |  Niaré (FRA)
W 13–12  |

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Indoor

[edit]

#### Women's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

South Korea women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top three national finish at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.[59]

Team roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[60][61][62]

Head coach: Lee Jung-chul

No. | Name  | Date of birth  | Height  | Weight  | Spike  | Block  | 2015–16 club

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3 | Lee Hyo-hee (S) | 9 September 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 271 cm (107 in) |  Korea Expressway Corp.
4 | Kim Hee-jin (OP) | 29 April 1991 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) |  IBK Altos
5 | Kim Hae-ran (L) | 16 March 1984 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) |  Korea Ginseng Corp.
6 | Hwang Youn-joo (OP) | 13 August 1986 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 265 cm (104 in) |  Hyundai E&C
7 | Lee Jae-yeong (OH) | 15 October 1996 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | 267 cm (105 in) |  Heungkuk Life Insurance
8 | Nam Jie-youn (OH) | 15 May 1983 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 273 cm (107 in) |  IBK Altos
10 | Kim Yeon-koung (C) (OH) | 26 February 1988 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) |  Fenerbahçe
11 | Kim Su-ji (MB) | 11 July 1987 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 320 cm (130 in) |  Heungkuk Life Insurance
13 | Park Jeong-ah (OH) | 26 March 1993 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) |  IBK Altos
14 | Yang Hyo-jin (MB) | 14 December 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 338 cm (133 in) |  Hyundai E&C
16 | Bae Yoo-na (MB/OP) | 30 November 1989 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 288 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) |  Korea Expressway Corp.
17 | Yeum Hye-seon (S) | 3 February 1991 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 278 cm (109 in) | 263 cm (104 in) |  Hyundai E&C

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Brazil (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 15  | 15  | 0  | MAX  | 377  | 272  | 1.386  | Quarter-finals
2  |  Russia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 12  | 12  | 4  | 3.000  | 393  | 323  | 1.217
3  |  South Korea | 5  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 10  | 7  | 1.429  | 384  | 372  | 1.032
4  |  Japan | 5  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 7  | 9  | 0.778  | 347  | 364  | 0.953
5  |  Argentina | 5  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 14  | 0.214  | 319  | 407  | 0.784  |
6  |  Cameroon | 5  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 0.133  | 328  | 410  | 0.800

Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
09:30  | Japan | 1–3  |  South Korea | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,760
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Patricia Rolf (USA)

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(25–19, 15–25, 17–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics

* * *

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
20:30  | Russia | 3–1  |  South Korea | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,398
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)

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(25–23, 23–25, 25–23, 25–14)
Result Statistics

* * *

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
20:30  | South Korea | 3–0  |  Argentina | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,248
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)

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(25–18, 25–20, 25–23)
Result Statistics

* * *

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
22:35  | Brazil | 3–0  |  South Korea | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,790
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Liu Jiang (CHN)

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(25–17, 25–13, 27–25)
Result Statistics

* * *

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:35  | South Korea | 3–0  |  Cameroon | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,893
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)

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(25–15, 25–22, 25–20)
Result Statistics

Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
10:00  | South Korea | 1–3  |  Netherlands | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,351
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)

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(19–25, 14–25, 25–23, 20–25)
Result Statistics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korean weightlifters have qualified four men's and three women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

The full weightlifting team was announced on July 4, 2016, with London 2012 Olympian Won Jeong-sik and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Yoon Jin-hee leading the athletes for their second Olympic appearance.[63]

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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Han Myeong-mok | −62 kg | 130  | 6  | 150  | 10  | 280  | 9
Won Jeong-sik | −69 kg | 143  | 9  | 177  | 9  | 320  | 9
Yu Dong-ju | −85 kg | 150  | =12  | 190  | =12  | 340  | 14
Park Han-woong | −94 kg | 165  | 10  | 202  | 10  | 367  | 10

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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Yoon Jin-hee | −53 kg | 88  | 5  | 111  | 3  | 199  |
Lee Hui-sol | +75 kg | 122  | 4  | 153  | 6  | 275  | 5
Son Young-hee | 118  | 8  | 155  | 5  | 273  | 6

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea qualified a total of five wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while two more Olympic places were awarded to South Korean wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.[64]

Two further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the South Korean roster in separate Olympic Qualification Tournaments; one of them in men's Greco-Roman 59 kg at the initial meet in Ulaanbaatar and the other in men's freestyle 86 kg at the final meet in Istanbul.[65]

Key:

* VT – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) 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
Yun Jun-sik | −57 kg | Bye  |  Aliyev (AZE)
L 1–4 SP | Did not advance  | 17
Kim Gwan-uk | −86 kg | Bye  |  Salas (CUB)
L 0–5 VT | Did not advance  | 16

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
Lee Jung-baik | −59 kg |  Berge (NOR)
L 0–3 PO | Did not advance  | 14
Ryu Han-su | −66 kg | Bye  |  T Lőrincz (HUN)
W 3–0 PO |  Arutyunyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Saleh (EGY)
W 3–0 PO |  Chunayev (AZE)
L 0–4 ST | 5
Kim Hyeon-woo | −75 kg | Bye  |  Vlasov (RUS)
L 1–3 PP | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Yang B (CHN)
W 3–1 PP |  Starčević (CRO)
W 3–1 PP |

## See also

[edit]

* South Korea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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