South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics

South Korean archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[2]

Men

Women

Mixed

South Korea national baseball team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked squad from Asia and Oceania, excluding the host nation Japan, at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 in Tokyo.[3]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 24 players

Summary

Women's tournament

Main articles: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

South Korea women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads from group B at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in 12 years.[4]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eliminated

First match(es) will be played on 26 July 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) v

Boxscore

South Korea

vs.

Spain

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

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29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) v

Boxscore

Canada

vs.

South Korea

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

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1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) v

Boxscore

South Korea

vs.

Serbia

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

South Korea entered two female boxers for the first time into the Olympic tournament. Im Ae-ji (women's featherweight) and defending Asian Games champion Oh Yeon-ji (women's lightweight) secured the spots on the South Korean squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[5]

South Korea entered one diver into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top twelve of both the men's springboard and men's platform, respectively, at the 2019 FINA World Championships.

South Korea entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania).[7]

Summary

South Korean athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Rio 2016 Olympian Jun Woong-tae secured his selection in the men's race by winning the bronze medal and sealing one of three spots available at the 2019 UIPM World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[13] Meanwhile, Asian Games silver medalists Lee Ji-hun and Kim Se-hee confirmed places each in their respective events with gold-medal victories at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.[14][15]

South Korean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2018 Asian Games, and the continental regattas.[17]

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

South Korean shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[18]

Men

Women

South Korea entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. With the IFSC Asian Championships cancelled because of the travel restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chon Jong-won and Seo Chae-hyun received the unused berths respectively, as the continent's highest-ranked male and female sport climber vying for qualification, at the 2019 Worlds in Hachioji, Japan.[19][20]

South Korean swimmers further 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)):[21][22] To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain a top-two finish under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard in each individual pool event at the 2020 Korean Trials (November 17 to 20) in Gimcheon.

South Korea entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured one of nine available places, respectively, at the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament.[23][24]

Men

Women

Mixed

South Korea entered six athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Jang Jun (men's 58 kg), double Olympic medalist Lee Dae-hoon (men's 68 kg), In Kyo-don (men's +80 kg), and world champions Sim Jae-young (women's 49 kg), Lee Ah-reum (women's 57 kg), and Lee Da-bin (women's +67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.