South Korea at the 1960 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the Olympic Games
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors	36 in 9 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Results and competitors by event

Athletics

Track and road

Event	Athletes	First Round / Heat		Second Round		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Men's 100 m	Kim Jong-Cheol	11.5	6 (H5)	Did not advance
Men's marathon	Lee Chang-Hoon							2:25:02	20
	Lee Sang-Cheol							2:35:14	12
	Kim Yeon-Beom							Did not finish	-
Women's 800 m	Lee Hak-Ja	2:28.4	7 (H1)					Did not advance

Field

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result (m)	Rank	Result	Rank
Men's long jump	Seo Yeong-Ju	6.98	34	Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jeong Sin-Jo	Flyweight		Sivko (URS) L by 0-5	N/A	Did not advance
Kang Chun-Won	Bantamweight		Armstrong (USA) L by 1-4	N/A	Did not advance
Song Sun-Cheon	Featherweight	Okezie (NGR) W by 3-2	Musso (ITA) L by 0-5	N/A	Did not advance
Lee Gwang-Ju	Lightweight		Stoilov (BUL) W by 3-1-1	Campbell (USA) L by KO	Did not advance
Kim Deuk-Bong	Light-Welterweight	Mongkolrit (THA) W by KO	Sarrazin (CAN) W by DQ	Amarista (VEN) W by referee's stop	Quartey (GHA) L by 1-1-3	Did not advance
Kim Ki-Soo	Welterweight		Perry (IRL) W by 3-2	Benvenuti (ITA) L by 0-5	Did not advance

Cycling

Road Competition

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jo Jae-Hyeon	Individual road race	Did Not Finish	-
Lee Seung-Hun	Individual road race	Did Not Finish	-
No Do-Cheon	Individual road race	Did Not Finish	-
Pak Jong-Hyeon	Individual road race	Did Not Finish	-

Traack Competition

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jo Jae-Hyeon Lee Seung-Hun No Do-Cheon Pak Jong-Hyeon	Team time trial	2:53:59	30

Diving

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lee Pil-Jung	Men's 10 metre platform	28.34	28	Did not advance

Equestrian

Athlete	Round 1		Round 2		Final
	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Kim Dong-Gyu	Did not finish	-	Did not advance
Min Gwan-Gi	Did not finish	-	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
		Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Vault	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Kim Sang-Guk	All-around	17.80	15.20	18.40	17.65	17.95	17.55	104.55	88	Did not advance
	Floor	17.80	N/A					17.80	=77
	Pommel horse	N/A	15.20	N/A				15.20	109
	Rings	N/A		18.40	N/A			18.40	=46
	Vault	N/A			17.65	N/A		17.65	=81
	Parallel bars	N/A				17.95	N/A	17.95	=70
	Horizontal bar	N/A					17.55	17.55	=87

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
		Floor	Vault	Uneven bars	Balance beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Yu Myeong-Ja	All-around	18.033	16.666	17.266	15.166	67.131	88	Did not advance
	Floor	18.033	N/A			18.033	70
	Vault	N/A	16.666	N/A		16.666	81
	Uneven bars	N/A		17.266	N/A	17.266	81
	Balance beam	N/A			15.166	15.166	=102

References

• Official Olympic Reports