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.
Medals
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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