South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| South Korea at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 in 7 sports | |||||||||||
| Officials | 17 | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 32 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 2 |
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Korea competed in the Summer Olympic Games in London, England. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent nation. 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.
Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.
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[edit] Medalists
[edit] Bronze
- Han Soo-Ann — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Kim Sung-Jip — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
[edit] Results and competitors by event
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Track and road
| Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Men | 800 metres | Lee Yun-Seok | 2:01.4 | 6 (H1) | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 metres | - | 9 (H4) | Did not advance | |||||
| 5000 metres | Sim Bok-Seok | - | 10 (H2) | Did not advance | ||||
| Marathon | Hong Jong-O | 2:56:52 | 25 | |||||
| Suh Yun-Bok | 2:59:36 | 27 | ||||||
| Choi Yun-Chil | DNF | - | ||||||
[edit] Field
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | |||
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| Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Men | Long Jump | Kim Won-Kwon | 6.710 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Triple Jump | 14.600 | 7T Q | 14.250 | 12 | ||
| Discus Throw | An Yeong-Han | No mark | - | Did not advance | ||
| Hammer Throw | Gin Gang-Hwan | 49.49 | 7 Q | 43.93 | 13 | |
| Women | Discus Throw | Pak Bong-Sik | 33.80 | 18 | ||
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Group Stage
- Group B
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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 South Korea |
5 | 3 | 2 | 258 | 152 | 8 |
 Chile |
5 | 3 | 2 | 269 | 162 | 8 |
 Belgium |
5 | 3 | 2 | 234 | 156 | 8 |
 Philippines |
5 | 3 | 2 | 262 | 200 | 8 |
 Republic of China |
5 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 202 | 8 |
 Iraq |
5 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 545 | 5 |
- Korea 29-27 Belgium
- Philippines 35-33 Korea
- China 49-48 Korea
- Korea 120-20 Iraq
- Korea 28-21 Chile
[edit] Quarterfinals
- Mexico 43-32 Korea
- Classification 7/8
- Czechoslovakia 39-38 Korea
[edit] 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
[edit] Boxing
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
[edit] Cycling
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Kwon Ik-Hyun | Individual road race | Did Not Finish |
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| Hwang San-Woong | Individual road race | Did Not Finish |
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[edit] Football
[edit] First Round
| August 2, 1948 14:00 |
South Korea |
5–3 |  Mexico |
Champion Hill, Dulwich Referee: Leo Lemesic (YUG) |
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Choi Song-Gon  13'Bae Jong-Ho 30'Chung Kook-Chin 63' 66'Chung Nam-Sik 87' |
Report | Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85'Ruiz 89' |
[edit] Quarterfinal
| August 5, 1948 13:00 |
Sweden  |
12–0 | South Korea |
Selhurst Park, South Norwood Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (ITA) |
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| Liedholm 11' 62' G. Nordahl 25' 40' 78' 80'Gren 27'Carlsson 61' 64' 82'Rosen 72' 85' |
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[edit] Squad
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[edit] Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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| 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 |
[edit] Wrestling
- Men's Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Han Sang-Ryong | Bantamweight (−57 kg) | Persson (SWE) L by points |
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| Kim Kuk-Fan | Featherweight (−62 kg) |  López (CUB)L by points |
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| Kim Seok-Yeong | Lightweight (−67 kg) |  Bechara (LIB)W by retired |
 Ghaffari (IRI)L by fall |
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| Hwang Byeong-Kwan | Welterweight (−73 kg) | Culot (BEL) W by points |
Moustafa (EGY) L by points |
