South Korea (IOC designation:Korea) participated in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9, 1966 to December 20, 1966. It won 12 gold, 18 silver and 21 bronze medals.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Shooting | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 12 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Son Yeong-Chan | Boxing | Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) |
| Gold | Kim Seong-Eun | Boxing | Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) |
| Gold | Park Gu-Il | Boxing | Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) |
| Gold | Lee Hong-Man | Boxing | Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg) |
| Gold | Kim Deok-Pal | Boxing | Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) |
| Gold | Ahn Byeong-Hoon, Cho Sung-Hwan, Lee Seon-Bae, Ahn Kwang-San | Cycling | Men's 200 km Team road race |
| Gold | Chu Hwa-Il | Shooting | Men's 50 m Rifle prone |
| Gold | Ahn Jae-Song, Go Min-Joon, Park O-Joon, Park Nam-Kyu | Shooting | Men's 25 m center-fire pistol, team |
| Gold | Ahn Jae-Song, Seo Kang-Wook, Kim Yong, Go Min-Joon | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol, team |
| Gold | Kim Choong-Yong | Table tennis | Men's single |
| Gold | Lee Jong-Seob | Weightlifting | Men's Light-heavyweight (-82.5 kg) |
| Gold | Lee Hyeong-Woo | Weightlifting | Men's Middle-heavyweight (-90 kg) |
| Silver | Han Myeong-Hee | Athletics | Women's 400 m |
| Silver | Seo Sang-Yeong | Boxing | Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) |
| Silver | Lee Mun-Woong | Boxing | Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) |
| Silver | Lee Geum-Taek | Boxing | Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) |
| Silver | Ahn Byeong-Hoon | Cycling | Men's Individual road race |
| Silver | Ahn Byeong-Hoon, Cho Sung-Hwan, Lee Seon-Bae, Song Woo-Hyun | Cycling | Men's 100 km Team road race |
| Silver | Nam Sang-Wan | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle |
| Silver | Seo Kang-Wook | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol |
| Silver | South Korea | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle, team |
| Silver | South Korea | Shooting | Men's 50 m Rifle prone, team |
| Silver | Choi Jeong-Suk, No Hwa-Ja | Table tennis | Women's double |
| Silver | Kim Choong-Yong, Yoon Ki-Suk | Table tennis | Mixed double |
| Silver | Yoon Ki-Suk, No Hwa-Ja, Choi Jeong-Suk, Chung Hae-Ok | Table tennis | Women's team |
| Silver | Lee Chun-Sik | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) |
| Silver | Ahn Jong-Cheol | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) |
| Silver | Hwang Ho-Dong | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg) |
| Silver | Chung Seon-Heung, Lim Tae-Ho, Kim Yeong-Hwan, Kim Yeong-Nam, Kim Yeong-Dae, Chung Gwang-Su, Kim Jin-Hee, Kim Seong-Kil, Oh Chan-Seok, Jin Jeol-Tak, Park Seo-Gwang, Choi Jong-Ok | Volleyball | Men's competition |
| Silver | Kim Goon-Ja, Chung Myeong-Ja, Seo Hee-Suk, Choi Jeong-Suk, Mun Gyeong-Suk, Yoo Chun-Ja, Lee Geun-Su, Hong Nam-Seon, Heo Ju-Ok, Hwang Gyu-Ok, Yang Jin-Ho, Lee Chun-Il | Volleyball | Women's competition |
| Bronze | Lee Sang-Hoon | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Bronze | Hong Sang-Pyo | Athletics | Men's pole vault |
| Bronze | Han Dong-Si | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Bronze | Lee Yeong-Soon, Kang Yeong-Sin | Badminton | Women's doubles |
| Bronze | Kim Mu-Hyeon, Lee In-Pyo, Shin Hyeon-Su, Park Han, Kim Chul-Gab, Lee Byeong-Gu, Kim Yeong-Il, Kim In-Geon, Ha Eui-Geon, Shin Dong-Pa, Choi Jong-Gyu, Lee Byeong-Guk | Basketball | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Lee Chun-In | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) |
| Bronze | Kim Jeong-Gil, Kim Kwang-Seon, Kwon Joong-Hyun, Seo Jeong-Seob | Cycling | Men's Team pursuit |
| Bronze | Kim Jeong-Gil, Kim Kwang-Seon, Shin Dong-In | Cycling | Men's Team sprint |
| Bronze | Song Jae-Woong | Diving | Men's 10 m platform |
| Bronze | Kim Yeong-Chae | Diving | Women's 10 m platform |
| Bronze | Bae Byeong-Gi, Chu Hwa-Il, Nam Sang-Wan, Song Ju-Chae | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle three positions, team |
| Bronze | Yoon Ki-Suk | Table tennis | Women's single |
| Bronze | Choi Jeong-Suk | Table tennis | Women's single |
| Bronze | Ju Chang-Seok, Kim Choong-Yong, Kim Ji-Hwa, Park Joong-Kil | Table tennis | Men's team |
| Bronze | Kim Choong-Yong, Park Joong-Kil | Table tennis | Men's double |
| Bronze | South Korea | Table tennis | Mixed double |
| Bronze | Won Sin-Hee | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) |
| Bronze | Yoo In-Ho | Weightlifting | Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
| Bronze | Yang Jeong-soon, Park Jong-bok | Tennis | Women's double |
| Bronze | Seo Yong-Seok | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Welterweight (-78 kg) |
| Bronze | Jang Kyeong-Mu | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Featherweight (-63 kg) |
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