South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 154 competitors, 128 men and 26 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.

South Korea at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medals

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Chung Shin-cho Boxing Men's bantamweight 23 October
 Silver Chang Chang-sun Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight 14 October
 Bronze Kim Eui-tae Judo Men's 80kg 21 October

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual road race
  • Lee Seon-bae
  • An Byeong-hun
  • Hwang Chang-sik
  • Wi Gyeong-yong
Team time trial
  • An Byeong-hun
  • Jo Seong-hwan
  • Hong Seong-ik
  • Lee Seon-bae

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Song Jae-ung 3 m springboard 75.10 23 Did not advance
Jo Chang-je 10 m platform 84.02 22 Did not advance
Song Jae-ung 81.72 26 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Jeong Sun-ja 10 m platform 33.57 24 Did not advance

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented South Korea in 1964.

Men's foil
  • Sin Du-ho
  • Kim Man-sig
  • Han Myeong-seok
Men's team foil
  • Sin Du-ho, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig, Kim Chang-hwan
Men's épée
  • Sin Du-ho
  • Han Myeong-seok
  • Kim Man-sig
Men's team épée
  • Sin Du-ho, Kim Chang-hwan, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig
Women's foil
  • Sin Gwang-suk

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented South Korea in 1964.

Individual competition

  • Choi Gwi-seung — 2809 points (37th place)

Rowing

Shooting

Ten shooters represented South Korea in 1964.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Seo Gang-uk 50 m pistol 527 32
Sin Hyeon-ju 300 m rifle, three positions 1086 22
50 m rifle, three positions 1097 41
Chu Hwa-il 50 m rifle prone 586 40
An Jae-song 50 m pistol 548 9
An Jeong-geun Trap 186 23
Lee Jong-hyeon 25 m pistol 565 39
Park Nam-kyu 552 46
Park Sam-gyu Trap 181 35
Nam Sang-wan 300 m rifle, three positions 1091 21
Heo Uk-bong 50 m rifle, three positions 1103 37
50 m rifle prone 574 65

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Bong-jo 100 m freestyle 1:01.2 64 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:55.8 47 N/a Did not advance
Jin Jang-rim 200 m breaststroke 2:48.6 29 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Im Geum-ja 100 m freestyle 1:16.1 44 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:38.7 30 N/a Did not advance
Jeon Ok-ja 100 m backstroke 1:21.7 31 N/a Did not advance

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (2-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (1-3)
  • Lost to Romania (2-3)
  • Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
  • Lost to Hungary (2-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) → Tenth place
  • Team Roster
  • Kim In-soo
  • Oh Pyong-kil
  • Sohn Young-wan
  • Chung Sun-hung
  • Park Suh-kwang
  • Suh Ban-suk
  • Lee Kyu-soh
  • Kim Young-joon
  • Kim Sung-kil
  • Kim Kwang-soo
  • Kim Jin-hee
  • Lim Tae-hoh
Women's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to Romania (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3) → Sixth and last place
  • Team Roster
  • Suh Choon-kang
  • Moon Kyung-sook
  • Ryoo Choon-ja
  • Kim Kil-ja
  • Oh Soon-ok
  • Chung Jong-uen
  • Choi Don-hi
  • Hong Nam-sun
  • Oh Chung-ja
  • Yoon Jung-sook
  • Kwak Ryong-ja
  • Lee Keun-soo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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