South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Korea at the
2024 Summer Olympics

IOC code| KOR
NOC| Korean Olympic Committee
Website| www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors| 144 in 23 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Woo Sang-hyeok & Kim Seo-yeong[1]
Flag bearer (closing)| Park Tae-joon & Im Ae-ji
Medals
Ranked 8th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1948
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* 2020
* 2024

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

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Further information: 2024 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Oh Sang-uk | Fencing | Men's individual sabre | 27 July
Gold | Oh Ye-jin | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | 28 July
Gold | Jeon Hun-young
Lim Si-hyeon
Nam Su-hyeon | Archery | Women's team | 28 July
Gold | Ban Hyo-jin | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle | 29 July
Gold | Kim Je-deok
Kim Woo-jin
Lee Woo-seok | Archery | Men's team | 29 July
Gold | Oh Sang-uk
Gu Bon-gil
Park Sang-won
Do Gyeong-dong | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 31 July
Gold | Kim Woo-jin
Lim Si-hyeon | Archery | Mixed team | 2 August
Gold | Yang Ji-in | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol | 3 August
Gold | Lim Si-hyeon | Archery | Women's individual | 3 August
Gold | Kim Woo-jin | Archery | Men's individual | 4 August
Gold | An Se-young | Badminton | Women's singles | 5 August
Gold | Park Tae-joon | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 7 August
Gold | Kim Yu-jin | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | 8 August
Silver | Keum Ji-hyeon
Park Ha-jun | Shooting | Mixed 10 m air rifle team | 27 July
Silver | Kim Ye-ji | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | 28 July
Silver | Huh Mi-mi | Judo | Women's −57 kg | 29 July
Silver | Kim Won-ho
Jeong Na-eun | Badminton | Mixed doubles | 2 August
Silver | Kim Min-jong | Judo | Men's +100 kg | 2 August
Silver | Nam Su-hyeon | Archery | Women's individual | 3 August
Silver | Yoon Ji-su
Jeon Eun-hye
Jeon Ha-young
Choi Se-bin | Fencing | Women's team sabre | 3 August
Silver | Cho Yeong-jae | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | 5 August
Silver | Park Hye-jeong | Weightlifting | Women's +81 kg | 11 August
Bronze | Kim Woo-min | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 27 July
Bronze | Lim Jong-hoon
Shin Yu-bin | Table tennis | Mixed doubles | 30 July
Bronze | Lee Joon-hwan | Judo | Men's 81 kg | 30 July
Bronze | Kim Ha-yun | Judo | Women's +78 kg | 2 August
Bronze | Huh Mi-mi
Jung Ye-rin
Lee Hye-kyeong
Kim Ji-su
Kim Ha-yun
Yoon Hyun-ji
An Ba-ul
Kim Won-jin
Han Ju-yeop
Lee Joon-hwan
Kim Min-jong | Judo | Mixed team | 3 August
Bronze | Lee Woo-seok | Archery | Men's individual | 4 August
Bronze | Im Ae-ji | Boxing | Women's 54 kg | 4 August
Bronze | Shin Yu-bin
Jeon Ji-hee
Lee Eun-hye | Table tennis | Women's team | 10 August
Bronze | Lee Da-bin | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | 10 August
Bronze | Seong Seung-min | Modern pentathlon | Women's | 11 August

| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Archery | 5  | 1  | 1  | 7
Shooting | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6
Fencing | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3
Taekwondo | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3
Badminton | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Judo | 0  | 2  | 3  | 5
Weightlifting | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Table tennis | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Boxing | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Modern pentathlon | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Swimming | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32

Medals by gender

Gender  |  |  |  | Total  | Percentage
Female  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 17 | 53.1%
Male  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 10 | 31.3%
Mixed  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5 | 15.6%
Total  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 32  | 100%

Medals by date

Date |  |  |  | Total
27 July  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
28 July  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3
29 July  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3
30 July  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
31 July  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
02 August  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4
03 August  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 5
04 August  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3
05 August  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
07 August  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
08 August  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
10 August  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
11 August  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
Total | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32

Multiple medalists

Name | Sport |  |  |  | Total
Lim Si-hyeon | Archery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Kim Woo-jin | Archery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Oh Sang-uk | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Nam Su-hyeon | Archery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Lee Woo-Seok | Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Huh Mi-mi | Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Kim Min-jong | Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Lee Joon-hwan | Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
Kim Ha-yun | Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
Shin Yu-bin | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 3 | 3 | 6
Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 2
Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3
Badminton | 4 | 8 | 12
Boxing | 0 | 2 | 2
Breaking | 1 | 0 | 1
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2
Diving | 4 | 2 | 6
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1
Fencing | 5 | 6 | 11
Golf | 2 | 3 | 5
Gymnastics | 3 | 5 | 8
Handball | 0 | 14 | 14
Judo | 5 | 6 | 11
Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4
Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1
Shooting | 6 | 11 | 17
Sport climbing | 2 | 1 | 3
Swimming | 12 | 3 | 15
Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6
Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4
Weightlifting | 3 | 2 | 5
Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2
Total | 65 | 76 | 141

## Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered six archers to compete at the games. The nation fielded a full squad of men's team recurve by scoring a successful gold-medal victory and obtaining the first of three available team spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.[2] Meanwhile, the nation qualified one individual female archer to compete in the individual recurve event by virtue of the result at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China[3] before earning a team quota at the 2023 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[4]

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
Kim Je-deok | Individual | 682  | 2  |  Roux (RSA)
W 6–0  |  Musolesi (ITA)
W 6–4  |  Arcila (COL)
W 6–4  |  Ellison (USA)
L 0–6  | Did not advance
Kim Woo-jin | 686  | 1  |  Madaye (CHA)
W 6–0  |  Lin (TPE)
W 6–0  |  D'Almeida (BRA)
W 7–1  |  Gazoz (TUR)
W 6–4  |  Lee (KOR)
W 6–5  |  Ellison (USA)
W 6–5  |
Lee Woo-seok | 681  | 5  |  Boukouvalas (AUS)
W 6–0  |  Paoli (ITA)
W 6–0  |  Yan (CHN)
W 6–2  |  Nespoli (ITA)
W 6–4  |  Kim W-j (KOR)
L 5–6  |  Unruh (GER)
W 6–0  |
Kim Je-deok
Kim Woo-jin
Lee Woo-seok | Team | 2049  | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Japan
W 6–0  |  China
W 5–1  |  France
W 5–1  |

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
Jeon Hun-young | Individual | 664  | 13  |  Healey (GBR)
W 6–2  |  Schwarz (GER)
W 7–1  |  Lei (TPE)
W 6–4  |  Gökkır (TUR)
W 6–2  |  Lim (KOR)
L 4–6  |  Barbelin (FRA)
L 4–6  | 4
Lim Si-hyeon | 694 WR | 1  |  Rivera (PUR)
W 6–0  |  Octavia (INA)
W 6–0  |  Havers (GBR)
W 7–1  |  Valencia (MEX)
W 6–4  |  Jeon (KOR)
W 6–4  |  Nam (KOR)
W 7–3  |
Nam Su-hyeon | 688  | 2  |  Ali (EGY)
W 7–1  |  Horáčková (CZE)
W 7–3  |  Amăistroaie (ROU)
W 6–2  |  Kumari (IND)
W 6–4  |  Barbelin (FRA)
W 6–0  |  Lim (KOR)
L 3–7  |
Jeon Hun-young
Lim Si-hyeon
Nam Su-hyeon | Team | 2046 OR | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Chinese Taipei
W 6–2  |  Netherlands
W 5–4  |  China
W 5–4  |

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

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kim Woo-jin
Lim Si-hyeon | Team | 1380 OR | 1 Q |  Chinese Taipei
W 5–4  |  Italy
W 6–2  |  India
W 6–2  |  Germany
W 6–0  |

## Artistic swimming

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Main articles: Artistic swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Artistic swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the top three highest-ranked nations, eligible for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Athlete  | Event  | Technical routine  | Free routine  | Overall

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Total  | Rank
Hur Yoon-seo
Lee Ri-young | Duet | 227.5667  | 13  | 227.7500  | 13  | 455.3167  | 13

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[5]

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 and road events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Choe Byeong-kwang | Men's 20 km walk | 1:26:15  | 42

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 2.27  | =3 q | 2.27  | 7
Kim Jang-woo | Men's triple jump | 16.31  | 26  | Did not advance

## Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered twelve badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Elimination  | Quarter-final  | Semi-final  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Jeon Hyeok-jin | Singles |  Coelho (BRA)
W (21–12, 21–19)  |  Naraoka (JPN)
L (10–21, 16–21)  | —  | 2  | Did not advance
Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae | Doubles |  Král /
Mendrek (CZE)
W (21–12, 21–17)  |  C Popov /
T Popov (FRA)
W (21–17, 21–15)  |  Jomkoh /
Kedren (THA)
W (21–16, 21–15)  | 1 Q | —  |  Astrup /
Anders (DEN)
L (19–21, 20–22)  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Elimination  | Quarter-final  | Semi-final  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kim Ga-eun | Singles |  Scholtz (RSA)
W (21–12, 21–6)  |  Goh JW (MAS)
W (21–17, 20–22, 23–21)  | —  | 1 Q |  Tunjung (INA)
L (4–21, 21–8, 21–23)  | Did not advance
An Se-young |  Nalbantova (BUL)
W (21–15, 21–11)  |  Qi (FRA)
W (21–5, 21–7)  | —  | 1 Q | Bye  |  Yamaguchi (JPN)
W (15–21, 21–17, 21–8)  |  Tunjung (INA)
W (11–21, 21–13, 21–16)  |  He (CHN)
W (21–13, 21–16)  |
Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee | Doubles |  Fruergaard /
Thygesen (DEN)
L (18–21, 21–9, 14–21)  |  Lambert /
Tran (FRA)
W (21–13, 21–8)  |  Kititharakul /
Prajongjai (THA)
W (21–9, 21–12)  | 2 Q | —  |  Liu /
Tan (CHN)
L (9–21, 13–21)  | Did not advance
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong |  Crasto /
Ponnappa (IND)
W (21–18, 21–10)  |  Matsuyama /
Shida (JPN)
W (24–22, 26–24)  |  Mapasa /
Yu (AUS)
W (21–12, 21–17)  | 1 Q | —  |  Tan /
Thinaah (MAS)
L (12–21, 13–21)  | Did not advance

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarter-final  | Semi-final  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung | Doubles |  K Mammeri /
T Mammeri (ALG)
W (21–10, 21–7)  |  Tabeling /
Piek (NED)
W (21–16, 21–12)  |  Puavaranukroh /
Taerattanachai (THA)
W (21–16, 10–21, 21–15)  | 1 Q |  Tang /
Tse (HKG)
W (21–15, 21–10)  |  Kim /
Jeong (KOR)
L (16-21, 22-20, 21-23  |  Watanabe /
Higashino (JPN)
L (13-21, 20-22)  | 4
Kim Won-ho
Jeong Na-eun |  Zheng SW /
Huang YQ (CHN)
L (13-21, 14-21)  |  Rivaldy /
Mentari (INA)
L (20–22, 21–14, 19–21)  |  Gicquel /
Delrue (FRA)
W (22–20, 21–16)  | 2 Q |  Chen /
Toh (MAS)
W (21–19, 21–14)  |  Seo /
Chae (KOR)
W (21-16, 20-22, 23-21)  |  Zheng /
Huang (CHN)
L (8-21, 11-21)  |

## Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Im Ae-ji (women's bantamweight) and Oh Yeon-ji (women's lightweight) secured their spots following their triumph in the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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
Im Ae-ji | Women's bantamweight | Bye  |  de Jesus Chagas (BRA)
W 4–1  |  Arias (COL)
W 3–2  |  Akbaş (TUR)
L 2–3  | Did not advance  |
Oh Yeon-ji | Women's lightweight |  Wu (TPE)
L 0–5  | Did not advance

## Breaking

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Main articles: Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered one breakdancer to compete in the B-Boy dual battles for Paris 2024. Kim Hong-yul (Hong10) outlasted the male breakdancers from 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.

Athlete  | Nickname  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Points  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kim Hong-yul | Hong10  | B-Boys | 27  | 3  | Did not advance  | 11

## Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

### Road

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South Korea entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympics through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking.[6]

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Kim Eu-ro | Men's road race | 6:39:27  | 65
Song Min-ji | Women's road race | DNF

## Diving

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Main articles: Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean divers secured two quota places. The nations secured one quota in the men's individual platform for Paris 2024 by virtue of top twelve individual results at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; secured one quota in the women's individual springboard, by virtue of top twelve individuals, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar; and secured three quotas from unused quota reallocation.

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Semifinal  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Woo Ha-ram | Men's 3 m springboard | 389.10  | 12 Q | 432.00  | 9 Q | 374.15  | 11
Yi Jae-gyeong | 381.40  | 16 Q | 366.50  | 17  | Did not advance
Kim Yeong-taek | Men's 10 m platform | 320.40  | 24  | Did not advance
Shin Jung-whi | 369.20  | 17 Q | 290.60  | 18  | Did not advance
Kim Su-ji | Women's 3 m springboard | 285.50  | 11 Q | 272.75  | 13  | Did not advance
Kim Na-hyun | Women's 10 m platform | 250.00  | 26  | Did not advance

## Equestrian

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Main articles: Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered one rider in the dressage event through the establishment of the final Olympic ranking because Palestine was not able to fulfil the MER requirements.

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

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Score  | Rank  | Technical  | Artistic  | Score  | Rank
Hwang Young-shik | Delmonte | Individual | 70.000  | 5  | Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

## Fencing

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Main articles: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered fourteen fencers into the Olympic competition. Ha Tae-gyu and Kim Jae-won secured their quota places in their respective divisions after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individual fencers, eligible for the Asia & Oceania zone; and men's sabre team, women's épée team and women's sabre team qualified for the games by becoming one of four highest ranked worldwide team, through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.[7]

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
Kim Jae-won | Épée | Bye  |  Kano (JPN)
L 12–14  | Did not advance
Ha Tae-gyu | Foil | Bye  |  Llavador (ESP)
L 13–15  | Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil | Sabre | Bye  |  Ferjani (TUN)
L 8–15  | Did not advance
Oh Sang-uk | Bye  |  Girault (NIG)
W 15–8  |  Pakdaman (IRI)
W 15–10  |  Arfa (CAN)
W 15–13  |  Samele (ITA)
W 15–5  |  Ferjani (TUN)
W 15–11  |
Park Sang-won | Bye  |  Heathcock (USA)
W 15–10  |  Shen CP (CHN)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Oh Sang-uk
Park Sang-won
Do Gyeong-dong* | Team sabre | —  |  Canada
W 45–33  |  France
W 45–39  |  Hungary
W 45–41  |

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
Song Se-ra | Épée | Bye  |  Swatowska-Wenglarczyk (POL)
W 15–11  |  Muhari (HUN)
L 6–15  | Did not advance
Lee Hye-in | Bye  |  Yu SH (CHN)
L 13–15  | Did not advance
Kang Young-mi | Bye  |  Differt (EST)
L 13–14  | Did not advance
Song Se-ra
Lee Hye-in
Kang Young-mi
Choi In-jeong*  | Team Épée | —  |  France
L 31–37  | Classifications Semifinal
United States
W 45–39  | Classifications Placement 5–6
Ukraine
W 45–38  | 5
Yoon Ji-su | Sabre | Bye  |  Dayibekova (UZB)
W 15–11  |  Brunet (FRA)
L 9–15  | Did not advance
Choi Se-bin | Bye  |  Nazlymov (USA)
W 15–14  |  Emura (JPN)
W 15–7  |  Jeon (KOR)
W 15–14  |  Brunet (FRA)
L 12–15  |  Kharlan (UKR)
L 14–15  | 4
Jeon Ha-young | Bye  |  Komashchuk (UKR)
W 15–8  |  Hafez (EGY)
W 15–7  |  Choi (KOR)
L 14–15  | Did not advance  | 5
Yoon Ji-su
Choi Se-bin
Jeon Ha-young
Jeon Eun-hye* | Team sabre | —  |  United States
W 45–35  |  France
W 45–36  |  Ukraine
L 42–45  |

## Golf

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Main articles: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered two male and three female golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions based on their world ranking performance on the IGF World Rankings.

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

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Score  | Score  | Score  | Score  | Score  | Par  | Rank
Tom Kim | Men's | 66  | 68  | 69  | 68  | 271  | −13  | 8
An Byeong-hun | 72  | 68  | 70  | 70  | 278  | −6  | T24
Amy Yang | Women's | 72  | 71  | 70  | 69  | 282  | −6  | T4
Kim Hyo-joo | 76  | 70  | 73  | 69  | 288  | E  | T25
Ko Jin-young | 73  | 73  | 73  | 69  | 288  | E  | T25

## Gymnastics

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Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

### Artistic

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South Korea entered eight gymnasts into Paris. South Korea's men's team earned the right to send an individual gymnast to the Games by finishing as one of the three strongest non-qualified nations at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Lee Jun-ho also officially booked his Olympic ticket at the same championships as one of the highest-ranked eight All-Around gymnasts who did not have a pathway to Paris as part of a qualified team. One more Olympic quota was assured for Korea through the FIG World Cup Series 2024.[8] Meanwhile, five other female gymnasts qualified for the games after advancing to the final round of team all-around, and obtained one of nine available team spot's for nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

Men
Individual finals
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
Lee Jun-ho | All-around | 13.700  | 11.200  | 13.600  | 14.383  | 13.600  | 12.266  | 78.899  | 38  | Did not advance
Hur Woong | Pommel horse | —  | 14.900  | —  | 14.900  | 7 Q | —  | 14.300  | —  | 14.300  | 7
Ryu Sung-hyun | Floor | 14.266  | —  | 14.266  | 10  | Did not advance

Women
Team
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F
Yeo Seo-jeong | Team | 14.400 Q | —  | 12.700  | 12.733  | —  | Did not advance  | —
Eom Do-hyun | —  | 12.233  | 12.300  | 12.366  | —
Lee Da-yeong | 12.866  | ~~11.766~~ | —
Lee Yun-seo | 12.700  | 12.333  | ~~12.000~~ | ~~10.066~~ | 47.099  | 56
Shin Sol-yi | ~~12.133~~ | 12.966  | 12.366  | 12.533  | 49.998  | 52
Total | 39.966  | 37.532  | 37.366  | 37.632  | 152.496  | 12  | Did not advance

Individual finals
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F
Yeo Seo-jeong | Vault | 14.183  | —  | 14.183  | 5 Q | 13.416  | —  | 13.416  | 7

## Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2024 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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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
South Korea women's | Women's tournament |  Germany
W 23–22  |  Slovenia
L 23–30  |  Norway
L 20–26  |  Sweden
L 21–27  |  Denmark
L 20–28  | 5  | Did not advance  | 10

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main articles: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

South Korea women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament in Hiroshima, Japan.[9]

Team roster

A 22-player squad was announced on 14 May 2024.[10] It was reduced to 17 players on 2 July 2024.[11]

Head coach:  Henrik Signell[12]

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

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2  | RW  | Song Ji-young |  (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 29)  | 1.64 m  | 29  | 55  |  Seoul City
7  | LW  | Shin Eun-joo |  (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 30)  | 1.70 m  | 56  | 106  |  Incheon City
11  | RB  | Ryu Eun-hee |  (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 34)  | 1.79 m  | 171  | 524  |  Győri ETO KC
12  | GK  | Jeong Jin-hui |  (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 25)  | 1.80 m  | 33  | 0  |  Seoul City
16  | GK  | Park Sae-young |  (1994-08-11)11 August 1994 (aged 29)  | 1.76 m  | 67  | 0  |  Wonderful Samcheok
18  | LB  | Han Mi-seul |  (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 30)  | 1.78 m  | 48  | 79  |  Incheon City
19  | P  | Kang Eun-hye |  (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 28)  | 1.86 m  | 65  | 90  |  SK Sugar Gliders
23  | LB  | Woo Bit-na |  (2001-10-23)23 October 2001 (aged 22)  | 1.72 m  | 10  | 36  |  Seoul City
24  | CB  | Kang Kyung-min |  (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 27)  | 1.65 m  | 19  | 42  |  SK Sugar Gliders
26  | RB  | Kang Eun-seo |  (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 25)  | 1.69 m  | 6  | 1  |  Incheon City
27  | RW  | Jeon Ji-yeon |  (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 21)  | 1.68 m  | 5  | 5  |  Wonderful Samcheok
29  | LB  | Kim Da-young |  (1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 27)  | 1.70 m  | 0  | 0  |  Busan
31  | P  | Gim Bo-eun |  (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 26)  | 1.77 m  | 32  | 68  |  Wonderful Samcheok
33  | CB  | Shin Jin-mi |  (1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (aged 26)  | 1.67 m  | 6  | 9  |  Busan

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Norway | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 140  | 110  | +30  | 8[a] | Quarterfinals
2  |  Sweden | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 140  | 125  | +15  | 8[a]
3  |  Denmark | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 126  | 116  | +10  | 8[a]
4  |  Germany | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 136  | 134  | +2  | 2[b]
5  |  South Korea | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 107  | 133  | −26  | 2[b] |
6  |  Slovenia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 116  | 147  | −31  | 2[b]

Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[13]
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.
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, +2 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −7 GD.
2. ^ a b c Germany 2 Pts, +18 GD; South Korea 2 Pts, −6 GD; Slovenia 2 Pts, −12 GD.

25 July 2024
16:00  | Germany | 22–23 |  South Korea | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,765
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)

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Döll 6  | (10–11)  | Kang K., Ryu 6
2× | Report |  2× 1×

* * *

28 July 2024
11:00  | South Korea | 23–30 |  Slovenia | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,819
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)

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Woo 7  | (12–14)  | Mavsar 7
1× 2× | Report |  1×

* * *

30 July 2024
11:00  | Norway | 26–20 |  South Korea | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,852
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)

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Skogrand 5  | (13–11)  | Ryu 6
1× 2× | Report |  1×

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1 August 2024
11:00  | South Korea | 21–27 |  Sweden | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,653
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)

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Kang K. 5  | (11–16)  | Lindqvist 5
2× | Report |

* * *

3 August 2024
21:00  | Denmark | 28–20 |  South Korea | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,714
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)

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Hansen, Jørgensen 6  | (12–8)  | Woo 5
1× 4× | Report |

## Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea has qualified eleven judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Asia.

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 | Men's −60 kg | —  |  Zulu (ZAM)
W 10–00  |  Aghayev (AZE)
W 10–00  |  Mkheidze (FRA)
L 00–01  | Did not advance  |  Sardalashvili (GEO)
L 00–10  | Did not advance
An Ba-ul | Men's −66 kg | —  |  Baynamunkh (UAE)
W 10–00  |  Kyrgyzbayev (KAZ)
L 00–01  | Did not advance
Lee Joon-hwan | Men's −81 kg | Bye  |  Moutii (MAR)
W 01–00  |  Muki (ISR)
W 10–00  |  Boltaboev (UZB)
W 10–00  |  Grigalashvili (GEO)
L 00–01  | —  |  Casse (BEL)
W 01–00  |
Han Ju-yeop | Men's −90 kg | —  |  Kone (BUR)
W 10–00  |  Jayne (UAE)
W 01–00  |  Bekauri (GEO)
L 00–10  | Did not advance  |  Macedo (BRA)
L 00–11  | Did not advance
Kim Min-jong | Men's +100 kg | —  | Bye  |  Tataroglu (TUR)
W 11–00  |  Kokauri (AZE)
W 01–00  |  Saito (JPN)
W 10–00  | —  |  Riner (FRA)
L 00–10  |
Lee Hye-kyeong | Women's −48 kg | —  |  Babulfath (SWE)
L 00–10  | Did not advance
Jung Ye-rin | Women's −52 kg | —  |  Primo (ISR)
L 00–10  | Did not advance
Huh Mi-mi | Women's −57 kg | —  | Bye  |  Nelson Levy (ISR)
W 10–00  |  Lkhagvatogoo (MGL)
W 01–00  |  Silva (BRA)
W 01–00  | —  |  Deguchi (CAN)
L 00–10  |
Kim Ji-su | Women's −63 kg | —  |  Timo (POR)
W 10–00  |  van Lieshout (NED)
W 01–00  |  Krišto (CRO)
L 00–10  | Did not advance  |  Piovesana (AUT)
L 00–10  | Did not advance
Yoon Hyun-ji | Women's −78 kg | —  |  Reid (GBR)
W 10–00  |  Ma (CHN)
L 01–10  | Did not advance
Kim Ha-yun | Women's +78 kg | —  | Bye  |  Morillo (DOM)
W 10–00  |  Souza (BRA)
L 00–01  | Did not advance  |  Cerić (BIH)
W 01–00  |  Özdemir (TUR)
W 10–00  |

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | BM

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Huh Mi-mi
Jung Ye-rin
Lee Hye-kyeong
Kim Ji-su
Kim Ha-yun
Yoon Hyun-ji
An Ba-ul
Kim Won-jin
Han Ju-yeop
Lee Joon-hwan
Kim Min-jong | Team | Bye  |  Turkey
W 4–1  |  France
L 1–4  | Did not advance  |  Uzbekistan
W 4–2  |  Germany
W 4–3  |

## Modern pentathlon

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Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places for Paris 2024. Jun Woong-tae and Kim Sun-woo secured their spots in the men's and women's events by winning the gold and silver medal in their respective classes and obtained one of five available spots at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China;[14] meanwhile, Seong Seung-min and Seo Chang-wan, qualified for the games, respectively through the 2024 UIPM World Championships in Zhengzhou, China, and final Olympics ranking.

Semi-finals
Athlete  | Event  | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Swimming
(200 m freestyle) | Riding
(show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 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 | 235  | 2  | 2  | 237  | 1:59.90  | 4  | 311  | 14  | 11  | 286  | 10:19.14  | 8  | 681  | 1515  | 2 Q
Seo Chang-wan | 225  | 0  | 7  | 225  | 2:00.79  | 5  | 309  | 0  | 5  | 300  | 10:31.53  | 12  | 669  | 1503  | 5 Q
Kim Sun-woo | Women's | 220  | 0  | 6  | 220  | 2:14.44  | 4  | 282  | 0  | 2  | 300  | 11:46.64  | 9  | 594  | 1396  | 5 Q
Seong Seung-min | 225  | 0  | 4  | 225  | 2:12.44  | 4  | 286  | 7  | 8  | 293  | 11:44.13  | 8  | 596  | 1400  | 4 Q

Finals
Athlete  | Event  | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Swimming
(200 m freestyle) | Riding
(show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 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 | 235  | 6  | 2  | 241  | 1:59.41  | 7  | 312  | 13  | 11  | 287  | 10:14.33  | 13  | 686  | 1526  | 6
Seo Chang-wan | 225  | 4  | 6  | 229  | 2:01.53  | 8  | 307  | 14  | 12  | 286  | 10:02.33  | 10  | 698  | 1520  | 7
Kim Sun-woo | Women's | 220  | 2  | 8  | 222  | 2:17.67  | 11  | 275  | 14  | 16  | 286  | 11:13.92  | 9  | 627  | 1410  | 8
Seong Seung-min | 225  | 0  | 7  | 225  | 2:11.47  | 2  | 288  | 0  | 2  | 300  | 11:12.87  | 8  | 628  | 1441  |

## Sailing

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A South Korean sailor secured a quota place in the following events through the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France.

Medal race events
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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Ha Jee-min | Men's ILCA 7 | 30  | 32  | ~~40~~ | 9  | 24  | 22  | 1  | 22  | Can | —  | Did not advance  | 140  | 26

## Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[15]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Choe Dae-han [kr] | 10 m air rifle | 630.8  | 5 Q | 145.2  | 7
Park Ha-jun | 629.2  | 13  | Did not advance
Park Ha-jun | 50 m rifle three positions | 572  | 44  | Did not advance
Lee Won-ho | 10 m air pistol | 580  | 4 Q | 197.9  | 4
Cho Yeong-jae | 575  | 14  | Did not advance
Cho Yeong-jae | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 586  | 4 Q | 25  |
Song Jong-ho | 580  | 17  | Did not advance
Kim Min-su | Skeet | 118  | 16  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Keum Ji-hyeon | 10 m air rifle | 630.9  | 9  | Did not advance
Ban Hyo-jin | 634.5  | 1 Q | 251.8  |
Lee Eun-seo | 50 m rifle three positions | 583  | 19  | Did not advance
Im Ha-na | 577  | 30  | Did not advance
Kim Ye-ji | 10 m air pistol | 578  | 5 Q | 241.3  |
Oh Ye-jin | 582  | 2 Q | 243.2  |
Kim Ye-ji | 25 m pistol | 575  | 27  | Did not advance
Yang Ji-in | 586  | 6 Q | 37  |
Jang Kook-hee | Skeet | 115  | 21  | Did not advance
Kang Gee-eun | Trap | 114  | 20  | Did not advance
Lee Bo-na | 113  | 24  | Did not advance

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Keum Ji-hyeon
Park Ha-jun | 10 m air rifle team | 631.4  | 2 QG |  Huang YT /
Sheng LH (CHN)
L 12–16  |
Ban Hyo-jin
Choe Dae-han | 623.7  | 22  | Did not advance
Oh Ye-jin
Lee Won-ho | 10 m air pistol team | 579  | 4 QB |  Singh /
Bhaker (IND)
L 10–16  | 4
Kim Ye-ji
Cho Yeong-jae | 577  | 7  | Did not advance
Jang Kook-hee
Kim Min-su | Skeet team | 144  | 7  | Did not advance

## Sport climbing

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Main articles: Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea qualified three sport climbers for Paris 2024. Shin Eun-cheol, Lee Do-hyun, and Seo Chae-hyun all qualified directly for games through the 2024 Olympic Qualifier series ranking.

Boulder & lead combined
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Boulder  | Lead  | Total  | Rank  | Boulder  | Lead  | Total  | Rank
Result | Place | Result | Place  | Result | Place | Result | Place
Lee Do-hyun | Men's | 34.0  | 10  | 12.0  | 17  | 46.0  | 15  | Did not advance
Seo Chae-hyun | Women's | 44.2 | 13 | 72.1 | =4 | 116.3 | 8 Q | 28.9 | 8 | 76.1 | 4 | 105.0 | 6

Speed
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Time  | Rank  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Rank
Shin Eun-cheol | Men's | 5.25  | 10  |  Wu (CHN)
L 7.24-5.00  | Did not advance  | 12

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[16]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ji Yu-chan | 50 m freestyle | 22.16  | 28  | Did not advance
Hwang Sun-woo | 100 m freestyle | 48.41  | 16 Q | WD | Did not advance
200 m freestyle | 1:46.13  | 4 Q | 1:45.92  | 9  | Did not advance
Kim Woo-min | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.64  | 12 Q | 1:46.58  | 12  | Did not advance
400 m freestyle | 3:45.52  | 7 Q | —  | 3:42.50  |
Lee Ju-ho | 100 m backstroke | 54.65  | 30  | Did not advance
200 m backstroke | 1:57.39  | 10 Q | 1:56.76  | 11  | Did not advance
Choi Dong-yeol | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.17  | 18  | Did not advance
Cho Sung-jae | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.45  | 1 Q | 2:10.03  | 12  | Did not advance
Kim Min-seop | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.02  | 15 Q | 1:55.22  | 13  | Did not advance
Lee Ho-joon
Lee Yoo-yeon
Kim Yeong-hyeon
Kim Woo-min
Hwang Sun-woo
Yang Jae-hoon | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:07.96  | 7 Q | —  | 7:07.26  | 6
Lee Ju-ho
Choi Dong-yeol
Kim Ji-hun
Hwang Sun-woo | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:34.68  | 13  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Lee Eun-ji | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.88  | 10 Q | 2:11.86  | 15  | Did not advance
Kim Seo-yeong | 200 m individual medley | 2:12.42  | 17  | Did not advance

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Lee Eun-ji
Choi Dong-yeol
Kim Ji-hun
Hur Yeon-kyung | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:48.78  | 15  | —  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

[edit]

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered a full squad of male and female table tennis players into the Games by advancing to the quarter-finals round through the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan.[17] The nations also entered mixed doubles pair through the allocations of world ranking.

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

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Cho Dae-seong | Singles | Bye  |  Jha (USA)
L 2–4  | Did not advance
Jang Woo-jin | Bye  |  González (PUR)
W 4–1  |  Groth (DEN)
W 4–1  |  Togami (JPN)
W 4–0  |  Calderano (BRA)
L 0–4  | Did not advance
Cho Dae-seong
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon | Team | —  |  Croatia (CRO)
W 3–0  |  China (CHN)
L 0–3  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Bronze medal match

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Jeon Ji-hee | Singles | Bye  |  Fu (POR)
L 0–4  | Did not advance
Shin Yu-bin | Bye  |  Tapper (AUS)
W 4–0  |  Póta (HUN)
W 4–1  |  Zhang (USA)
W 4–0  |  Hirano (JPN)
W 4–3  |  Meng (CHN)
L 0–4  |  Hayata (JPN)
L 2–4  | 4
Shin Yu-bin
Jeon Ji-hee
Lee Eun-hye | Team | —  |  Brazil (BRA)
W 3–1  |  Sweden (SWE)
W 3–0  |  China (CHN)
L 0–3  |  Germany (GER)
W 3–0  |

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Bronze medal match

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Lim Jong-hoon
Shin Yu-bin | Doubles |  Qiu (GER)
Mittelham (GER)
W 4–0  |  Ionescu (ROU)
Szőcs (ROU)
W 4–0  |  Wang (CHN)
Sun (CHN)
L 2–4  |  Doo (HKG)
Wong (HKG)
W 4–0  |

## Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea qualified four athletes to compete at the games. Park Tae-joon, Seo Geon-woo and Lee Da-bin qualified for their games in their own respective division after being nominated one of the five highest-ranked eligible athletes through the WT final rankings. Later on, Kim Yu-jin joined the nations squad following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal rounds in her class at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[18]

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Park Tae-joon | Men's –58 kg | Bye  |  Granado (VEN)
W 2–0  |  Ravet (FRA)
W 2–1  |  Jendoubi (TUN)
W 2–0  | —  |  Magomedo (AZE)
W 1–0 WWD |
Seo Geon-woo | Men's –80 kg | Bye  |  Churchill (CHI)
W 2–1  |  Rodrigues (BRA)
W 2–0  |  Barkhordari (IRI)
L 1–2  | —  |  Hrnic (DEN)
L 0–2  | 5
Kim Yu-jin | Women's –57 kg | —  |  İlgün (TUR)
W 2–0  |  Park (CAN)
W 2–0  |  Luo (CHN)
W 2–1  | —  |  Kiani (IRN)
W 2–0  |
Lee Da-bin | Women's +67 kg | —  |  Štolbová (CZE)
W 2–0  |  Zhou (CHN)
W 2–1  |  Osipova (UZB)
L 0–2  | —  |  Brandl (GER)
W 2–1  |

## Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered five weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Bak Joo-hyo (men's 73 kg), Yu Dong-ju (men's 89 kg), Jang Yeon-hak (men's 102 kg), Kim Su-hyeon (women's 81 kg) and Park Hye-jeong (women's +81 kg), secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

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Bak Joo-hyo | Men's −73 kg | 147  | 10  | 187  | 5  | 334  | 7
Yu Dong-ju | Men's −89 kg | 168  | 7  | 203  | 6  | 371  | 6
Jang Yeon-hak | Men's −102 kg | 173  | 8  | 200  | 9  | 373  | 9
Kim Su-hyeon | Women's −81 kg | 110  | 6  | 140  | 6  | 250  | 6
Park Hye-jeong | Women's +81 kg | 131  | 2  | 168  | 2  | 299  |

## Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea qualified two wrestlers into the Olympic competition. Kim Seung-jun and Lee Seung-chan qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Key:

* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Greco-Roman
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Kim Seung-jun | Men's −97 kg |  Aleksanyan (ARM)
L 0–9ST  | Did not advance  |  Assakalov (UZB)
L 2–8PP | Did not advance
Lee Seung-chan | Men's −130 kg |  López (CUB)
L 0–7PO | Did not advance  |  Mirzazadeh (IRI)
L 0–9ST  | Did not advance

Freestyle
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Lee Han-bit | Women's −62 kg |  Niemesch (GER)
L 0–3PO | Did not advance

## Incident

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During the Parade of Nations, South Korea was incorrectly introduced as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (North Korea) instead of "Republic of Korea" from both French and English announcers by mistake.[19][20]

## References

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19. ^ "(2nd LD) (Olympics) 'Games Wide Open': 33rd Summer Olympic Games kick off in Paris". Yonhap News Agency. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024. "As the boat carrying the delegation came into view, the French-speaking announcer said, "Republique populaire democratique de Coree," and the English-speaking announcer followed with "Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the official designation of North Korea."
20. ^ ""대한민국이 북조선인민공화국(DPRK)이라고?" 초황당 파리올림픽 개회식→문체부X체육회 적극 대응［파리live］". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024. "대한민국을 DPRK로 소개한 장내 아나운서의 치명적인 실수에 새벽 TV로 개회식을 지켜보던 국민들이 경악했다. 남성 아나운서가 한국을 프랑스어로 'Republique populaire democratique de coree'로 소개한 후 여성 아나운서가 영어로 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea'라고 반복해 소개했다."

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