South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Korea competed in the Summer Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.

South Korea at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors50 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Officials17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.

Medalists

Bronze

Results and competitors by event

Men
Track & road events
Athletes Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Yun-Seok 800 metres 2:01.4 6 (H1) Did not advance
1500 metres - 9 (H4) Did not advance
Sim Bok-Seok 5000 metres - 10 (H2) Did not advance
Hong Jong-O Marathon 2:56:52 25
Suh Yun-Bok 2:59:36 27
Choi Yun-Chil DNF -

Field
Athletes Event Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Kim Won-Kwon Long Jump 6.710 18 Did not advance
Triple Jump 14.600 7T Q 14.250 12
An Yeong-Han Discus Throw No mark - Did not advance
Gin Gang-Hwan Hammer Throw 49.49 7 Q 43.93 13

Field
Athletes Event Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Pak Bong-Sik Discus Throw 33.80 18 Did not advance

Group Stage
Group B
　 Pld W L PF PA Pts
 South Korea 5322581528
 Chile 5322691628
 Belgium 5322341568
 Philippines 5322622008
 Republic of China 5322812028
 Iraq 5051135455
  • Korea 29-27 Belgium
  • Philippines 35-33 Korea
  • China 49-48 Korea
  • Korea 120-20 Iraq
  • Korea 28-21 Chile

Quarterfinals
  • Mexico 43-32 Korea
Classification 7/8
  • Czechoslovakia 39-38 Korea

Squad

An Byeong-Seok, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Ri-Jin, Jo Deuk-Jun, Gang Bong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-Sin, Lee Jun-Yeong, Lee Sang-Hun, O Su-Cheol

Boxing
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Han Soo-Ann Flyweight  Gausterer (AUT)
W by points		  Cochin (FRA)
W by points		  Corman (NED)
W by KO (R2)		  Bandinelli (ITA)
L by points		  Majdloch (TCH)
W by points
Seo Byeong-Ran Featherweight  Hamouda (EGY)
W by points		  Birks (AUS)
W by KO (R2)		  Antkiewicz (POL)
L by points		 Did not advance 5T
Gang In-Seok Lightweight  Breiby (NOR)
L by points		 Did not advance 9T

Cycling
Athlete Event Time Rank
Gwon Ik-hyeon Individual road race Did Not Finish
-
Hwang San-ung Individual road race Did Not Finish
-

First Round
South Korea 5–3 Mexico
Choi Song-Gon  13'
Bae Jong-Ho  30'
Chung Kook-Chin  63'  66'
Chung Nam-Sik  87'		 Report Cárdenas  23'
Figueroa  85'
Ruiz  89'
Referee: Leo Lemesic (YUG)

Quarterfinal
Sweden 12–0 South Korea
Liedholm  11'  62'
G. Nordahl  25'  40'  78'  80'
Gren  27'
Carlsson  61'  64'  82'
Rosen  72'  85'		 Report
Attendance: 7.110
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (ITA)

Squad

Weightlifting
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Gyu-Hyeok Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 77.5 14 92.5 2 120 2 290 4
Park Dong-Wook 80 7 85 7 107.5 12 272.5 10
Nam Su-Il Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 92.5 6 92.5 8 122.5 2 307.5 4
Choi Hang-Gi 0 - 85 17 - - 85 23
Kim Chang-Hui Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) 95 8 100 7 135 5 330 6
Na Si-Yun 90 14 100 8 140 3 330 7
Kim Seong-Jip Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 122.5 OR 1 112.5 4 145 3 380 3
Lee Yeong-Hwan Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 100 12 105 14 0 - 205 16

Wrestling
Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Han Sang-Ryong Bantamweight (−57 kg)  Persson (SWE)
L by points		 Did not advance N/A
Kim Kuk-Fan Featherweight (−62 kg)  López (CUB)
L by points		 Did not advance N/A
Kim Seok-Yeong Lightweight (−67 kg)  Bechara (LIB)
W by retired		  Ghaffari (IRI)
L by fall		 Did not advance 9T
Hwang Byeong-Kwan Welterweight (−73 kg)  Culot (BEL)
W by points		  Moustafa (EGY)
L by points		 Did not advance N/A

References
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