South Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics

South Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Calgary
Competitors	22 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Hong Kun-Pyo
Officials	18
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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South Korea, as Republic of Korea, competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	4	0	4
Biathlon	5	–	5
Cross-country skiing	5	0	5
Figure skating	1	1	2
Speed skating	3	3	6
Total	18	4	22

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Kang Nak-Youn	Giant Slalom	2:33.18	51
	Slalom	2:03.73	27
	Super G	Did Not Finish	-
Nam Won-Gi	Giant Slalom	2:31.78	48
	Slalom	2:04.29	28
	Super G	Did Not Finish	-
Park Jae-Hyuk	Giant Slalom	Did Not Finish	-
	Slalom	2:04.30	29
	Super G	1:53.89	40
Huh Sung-Wook	Giant Slalom	Did Not Finish	-
	Slalom	Did Not Finish	-
	Super G	1:55.13	41

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Shin Yong-Sun	10 km	33:05.4	64
	20 km	1:17:44.5	66
Joo Young-Dai	10 km	34:50.4	66
	20 km	1:14:27.5	63
Kim Yong-Woon	10 km	35:18.6	67
	20 km	1:17:23.0	65
Jeong Young-Suk	10 km	35:31.3	69
Hong Byung-Sik	20 km	1:14:03.2	62
Hong Byung-Sik Joo Young-Dai Kim Yong-Woon Shin Yong-Sun	4 x 7.5 km Relay	1:51.42.7	16

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Park Ki-Ho	15 km	47:44.3	54
	30 km	1:36.43.9	55
	50 km	2:22:36.4	50
Jeon Yeung-Hae	15 km	48:22.3	59
	30 km	1:38.05.3	60
	50 km	2:20:50.8	48
Hong Kun-Pyo	15 km	50:21.4	71
	30 km	1:43.26.4	73
	50 km	2:23:13.6	51
Cho Sung-Hoon	15 km	51:31.1	75
	30 km	1:43.30.3	75
Park Byung-Woo	50 km	Did Not Finish	-
Hong Kun-Pyo Park Ki-Ho Cho Sung-Hoon Jeon, Yeung-Hae	4 × 10 km Relay	1:59:00.4	15

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Rank
Jung Sung-Il	Single	22

Women

Athlete	Event	Rank
Byun Sung-Jin	Single	DNQ

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Bae Ki-Tae	500m	36.90	5
	1000m	1:14.36	9
Hwang Ik-Hwan	1500m	1:56.50	26
	5000m	7:10.65	36
Kim Kwan-Kyu	1500m	1:56.85	29
	5000m	7:02.13	29
	10000m	14:34.65	22

Women

Athlete	Event	Record	Rank
Yoo Seon-Hee	500m	40.92	13
	1000m	1:22.35	17
Kim Young-ok	1000m	2:11.95	24
	3000m	4:30.60	22
	5000m	7:46.51	17
Choi Hye-Sook	1000m	2:12.96	28
	3000m	4:42.26	22

Short track speed skating (Demonstration sport)

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kim Ki-hoon	500m	46.21	2nd	45.92	1st	45.15	3rd	48.82	7th
	1000m			1:39.10	1st	1:34.30	3rd	1:37.20	8th
	1500m			2:32.17	1st	2:25.39	2nd	2:26.68	1st
	3000m			5:41.32	6th	Not qualified
Lee Joon-ho	500m	47.27	1st	47.24	4th	Not qualified
	1000m			1:34.89	1st	1:35.04	2nd	Didqualified	7th
	1500m			2:31.89	3rd	2:36.41	3rd	2:38.19	7th
	3000m			5:29.13	1st	5:30.37	4th	5:21.63	1st
Mo Ji-Soo	500m	Didqualified	-	Not qualified
	1000m			1:35.73	2nd	1:59.63	6th	Not qualified
	1500m			3:13.11	5th	Not qualified
	3000m			5:22.60	2nd	5:26.18	4th	5:32.24	6th

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hong Ho-Kyung	500m	52.31	4th	Not qualified
	1000m			1:49.20	5th	Not qualified
	1500m			2:50.10	4th	Not qualified
	3000m			5:41,30	6th	Not qualified
Lee Yeon-Sook	500m	51.91	4th	Not qualified
	1000m			1:44.99	2nd	1:43.56	5th	Not qualified
	1500m			2:46.02	3rd	2:43.20	4th	2:44.04	9th
	3000m			5:54,50	5th	Not qualified
Yoo Boo-Won	500m	49.49	4th	Not qualified
	1000m			Didqualified	-	Not qualified
	1500m			2:44.14	2nd	2:43.40	4th	2:44.28	10th
	3000m			6:14,44	3rd	6:18,31	5th	Not qualified

References

• Official Olympic Reports