South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)
in Tokyo
Competitors	154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 1 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.^[1]

Medals

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
02 ! Silver	Shin-cho, ChungChung Shin-cho	Boxing	Men's bantamweight	October 23
02 ! Silver	Chang-sun, ChangChang Chang-sun	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 52kg
03 ! Bronze	Eui-tae, KimKim Eui-tae	Judo	Men's 80kg	October 21

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

Equestrianism

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.

25 m pistol

• Lee Jong-hyeon
• Park Nam-gyu

50 m pistol

• An Jae-song
• Seo Gang-uk

300 m rifle, three positions

• Nam Sang-wan
• Sin Hyeon-ju

50 m rifle, three positions

• Heo Uk-bong
• Sin Hyeon-ju

50 m rifle, prone

• Chu Hwa-il
• Heo Uk-bong

Trap

• An Jeong-geun
• Park Sam-gyu

Swimming

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

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database