South Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

South Korea at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Montreal
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

He won the first gold medal for South Korea.

Silver

Bronze

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)

Shooting

Five South Korean shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

Open
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Choi Chung-seok 50 m rifle prone 583 57
Park Do-geun Skeet 172 61
Lee Gyun 50 m rifle prone 581 64
Park Jong-Gil 25 m rapid fire pistol 587 15
Lee Seung-Gyun Skeet 191 22

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Defeated Canada (3-0)
  • Lost to Cuba (0-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Brazil (3-2)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3) → Sixth place
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Lee Kyo-so (이규소, Korea Volleyball Association)

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1–3)
  • Defeated East Germany (3–2)
  • Defeated Cuba (3–2)
  • Semi Finals
  • Lost to Japan (0–3)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Defeated Hungary (3–1) → Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Kim Han-soo

References


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