South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors248 in 22 sports
Flag bearers Yoon Kyung-shin (opening)
Song Dae-nam 1st place, gold medalist(s) (closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
13
Silver
9
Bronze
8
Total
30
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.

South Korea left London with a total of 30 medals (13 gold, 9 silver, and 8 bronze), finishing fifth in the medal standings and tying its record for the most gold medals won at an Olympics with the total it set at Beijing.[1] Six of these medals were awarded to the team in fencing, five in shooting, four in archery, and three in judo. South Korean athletes dominated in archery, where they won gold medals in all but one sporting events and broke two world records. Despite the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, South Korea's team-based athletes proved successful in London, as the men's football team won the bronze medal against neighbouring Japan. For the first time in its history, South Korea won Olympic medals in team fencing.

Among the nation's medalists were pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, and taekwondo jin Hwang Kyung-seon, who both successfully defended their Olympic titles from Beijing. Three South Korean athletes won Olympic gold medals for the first time in history: gymnast Yang Hak-seon in the men's vault exercises, archer Oh Jin-hyek in the men's individual event, and sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon in the women's individual event. Park Tae-hwan, who won two silver medals in London, emerged as the most successful South Korean swimmer in history, with a total of four Olympic medals.

Medalists[edit]

Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

Delegation[edit]

The South Korean Olympic delegation participating in the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) selected a team of 245 athletes, 133 men and 112 women, to compete in 24 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics since 1992. South Korea did not qualify athletes in basketball, canoeing, equestrian, and tennis.[2] There was only a single competitor in rhythmic gymnastics, and in triathlon.

The South Korean team featured nine defending champions from Beijing, including freestyle swimmer Park Tae-hwan, the men's archery team (led by Im Dong-hyun), pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh, weightlifters Jang Mi-ran and Sa Jae-hyouk, and taekwondo jins Hwang Kyung-seon and Cha Dong-min. Among these champions, Jin Jong-oh only managed to defend his Olympic title for the second consecutive time. Handball player Yoon Kyung-shin, who competed at his fifth Olympics since 1992 (except the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where his team did not qualify), was the oldest athlete of the team, at age 39, and later became South Korea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2] Platform diver Kim Su-ji, on the other hand, was the youngest of the team, at age 14.

Other notable South Korean athletes featured judoka and top medal contenders Wang Ki-chun and Kim Jae-bum, foil fencer and Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee, and butterfly swimmer and Youth Olympic gold medalist Chang Gyu-cheol.

The following table lists the number of South Korean competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Athletics 11 6 17
Badminton 6 6 12
Boxing 2 0 2
Cycling 6 4 10
Diving 1 1 2
Fencing 7 10 17
Field hockey 16 16 32
Football 18 0 18
Gymnastics 5 2 7
Handball 14 14 28
Judo 7 7 14
Modern pentathlon 2 1 3
Rowing 1 3 4
Sailing 4 0 4
Shooting 7 6 13
Swimming 6 9 15
Synchronized swimming - 2 2
Table tennis 3 3 6
Taekwondo 2 2 4
Triathlon 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 12 12
Weightlifting 6 4 10
Wrestling 7 2 9
Total 135 113 248

Archery[edit]

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, three archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event and a team for the women's team event

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Im Dong-hyun Individual 699 WR 1  Guidi (SMR) (64)
W 6–0 		 Wang C-P (TPE) (33)
W 6–4 		 van der Ven (NED) (16)
L 1–7 		Did not advance
Kim Bub-min 698 2  Elder (FIJ) (63)
W 6–4 		 Rai (IND) (31)
W 6–2 		 Olaru (MDA) (47)
W 7–1 		 Dai Xx (CHN) (7)
L 5–6 		Did not advance
Oh Jin-hyek 690 3  Müller (SUI) (62)
W 7–3 		 Álvarez (MEX) (30)
W 6–4 		 Dobrowolski (POL) (14)
W 6–0 		 Ruban (UKR) (43)
W 7–1 		 Dai Xx (CHN) (7)
W 6–5 		 Furukawa (JPN) (5)
W 7–1 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Im Dong-hyun
Kim Bub-min
Oh Jin-hyek 		Team 2087 WR 1 — Bye  Ukraine (UKR) (9)
W 227–220 		 United States (USA) (4)
L 219–224 		 Mexico (MEX) (7)
W 224–219 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Choi Hyun-joo Individual 651 21  Tomasi (ITA) (44)
W 6–5 		 Grandal (ESP) (53)
W 6–5 		 Schuh (FRA) (37)
L 5–6 		Did not advance
Ki Bo-bae 671 1  Al-Mashhadani (IRQ) (64)
W 6–0 		 Timofeyeva (BLR) (33)
W 6–2 		 Hayakawa (JPN) (16)
W 6–0 		 Perova (RUS) (9)
W 6–4 		 Lorig (USA) (4)
W 6–2 		 Román (MEX) (11)
W 6–5 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee Sung-jin 671 2  Tuimalealiifano (SAM) (63)
W 6–0 		 Esebua (GEO) (34)
W 6–2 		 Bishindee (MGL) (18)
W 6–0 		 Avitia (MEX) (10)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Choi Hyun-joo
Ki Bo-bae
Lee Sung-jin 		Team 1993 1 — Bye  Denmark (DEN) (8)
W 206–195 		 Japan (JPN) (5)
W 221–206 		 China (CHN) (7)
W 210–209 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Jang Sin-Kweon in men's marathon
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jang Sin-kweon Marathon 2:28:20 73
Jeong Jin-hyeok 2:38:45 82
Lee Doo-hang 2:17:19 32
Byun Young-jun 20 km walk 1:23:26 31
Kim Hyun-sub 1:21:36 17
Park Chil-sung DNF
Kim Dong-young 50 km walk 3:57:33 38
Park Chil-sung 3:45:55 NR 13
Yim Jung-hyun 3:56:34 34
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Kim Deok-hyeon Triple jump 16.22 22 Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Jung Sang-jin Javelin throw 76.39 31 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jung Hye-lim 100 m hurdles 13.48 7 Did not advance
Chung Yun-hee Marathon — 2:31:58 41
Kim Sung-eun 2:46:38 96
Lim Kyung-hee 2:39:03 76
Jeon Yong-eun 20 km walk — DSQ
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Choi Yun-hee Pole vault 4.10 18 Did not advance

Badminton[edit]

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Lee Hyun-il Singles  Pacheco (PER)
W (21–12, 21–7) 		— 1 Q  Jørgensen (DEN)
W (21–17, 21–13) 		 Chen J (CHN)
W (21–15, 21–16) 		 Lin D (CHN)
L (12–21, 10–21) 		 Chen L (CHN)
L (12–21, 21–15, 15–21) 		4
Son Wan-ho  Ivanov (RUS)
W (21–15, 21–19) 		 Hsu J-h (TPE)
W (21–14, 21–10) 		— 1 Q  Gade (DEN)
L (9–21, 16–21) 		Did not advance
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae 		Doubles  Bach /
Gunawan (USA)
W (21–14, 21–19) 		 Kawamae /
Sato (JPN)
W (21–16, 21–15) 		 Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
W (21–16, 21–11) 		1 Q —  Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
W (21–12, 21–16) 		 Boe /
Mogensen (DEN)
L (21–17, 18–21 20–22) 		 Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
W (23–21, 21–10) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ko Sung-hyun
Yoo Yeon-seong 		 Cwalina /
Łogosz (POL)
W (17–21, 21–7, 21–13) 		 Isara /
Jongjit (THA)
L (15–21, 14–21) 		 Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
L (22–24, 12–21) 		3 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Bae Youn-joo Singles  Tee J Y (MAS)
W (16–21, 21–15, 21–12) 		 Allegrini (ITA)
W (21–11, 21–15) 		— 1 Q  Wang Yh (CHN)
L (21–15, 14–21, 14–21) 		Did not advance
Sung Ji-hyun  Kværnø (NOR)
W (21–8, 21–5) 		 Yip P Y (HKG)
L (18–21, 21–23) 		— 2 Did not advance
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung 		Doubles  Choo /
Veeran (AUS)
W (21–7, 21–19) 		 Edwards /
Viljoen (RSA)
W (21–8, 21–7) 		 Jauhari /
Polii (INA)
W (18–21, 21–14, 21–12) 		1 Q — Disqualified – match fixing
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na 		 Bruce /
Li (CAN)
W (21–5, 21–11) 		 Sorokina /
Vislova (RUS)
W (23–21, 21–18) 		 Wang Xl /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–14, 21–11) 		1 Q — Disqualified – match fixing
Mixed
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun 		Doubles  Ahmad /
Natsir (INA)
L (19–21, 12–21) 		 Laybourn /
Rytter Juhl (DEN)
L (15–21 12–21) 		 Diju /
Gutta (IND)
W (21–15, 21–15) 		3 Did not advance

Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has so far qualified in the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Shin Jong-hun Light flyweight Bye  Aleksandrov (BUL)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Han Soon-chul Lightweight  Eliwa (EGY)
W 11–6 		 Safaryants (BLR)
W 13+–13 		 Gaibnazarov (UZB)
W 16–13 		 Petrauskas (LTU)
W 18–13 		 Lomachenko (UKR)
L 9–19 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Cycling[edit]

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Park Sung-baek Men's road race Did not finish
Na Ah-reum Women's road race 3:35:56 13

Track[edit]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's sprint 11.405
63.130 		14  Panarina (BLR)
L 		 Sullivan (CAN)
 Maeda (JPN)
L 		Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Lee Eun-ji
Lee Hye-jin 		Women's team sprint 34.636
51.969 		9 Did not advance
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Choi Seung-woo
Jang Sun-jae
Park Keon-woo
Park Seon-ho 		Men's team pursuit 4:07.210 10 Did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's keirin 5 6 Did not advance 17
Omnium
Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
Cho Ho-sung Men's omnium 13.614 12 20 10 9 4:32.382 13 8 1:04.150 8 60 11
Lee Min-hye Women's omnium 14.793 14 3 14 11 3:46.871 15 9 36.547 11 74 15

Diving[edit]

Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Park Ji-ho 10 m platform 370.50 26 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kim Su-ji 10 m platform 215.75 26 Did not advance

Fencing[edit]

Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified 14 fencers.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jung Jin-sun Individual épée —  Sukhov (RUS)
W 15–11 		 Alimzhanov (KAZ)
W 15–8 		 Fiedler (GER)
W 15–11 		 Piasecki (NOR)
L 13–15 		 Kelsey (USA)
W 12–11 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Park Kyoung-doo —  Kudayev (UZB)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Choi Byung-chul Individual foil Bye  Zhu J (CHN)
W 15–13 		 Le Péchoux (FRA)
W 15–13 		 Ma Jf (CHN)
W 15–13 		 Abouelkassem (EGY)
L 12–15 		 Baldini (ITA)
W 15–14 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gu Bon-gil Individual sabre Bye  Zalomir (ROU)
W 15–12 		 Hartung (GER)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan Bye  Zhong M (CHN)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Won Woo-young Bye  Wang (CHN)
W 15–6 		 Kovalev (RUS)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Kim Jung-hwan
Won Woo-young
Oh Eun-seok 		Team sabre —  Germany (GER)
W 45–38 		 Italy (ITA)
W 45–37 		 Romania (ROU)
W 45–26 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Choi In-jeong Individual épée Bye  Szász (HUN)
W 15–12 		 Besbes (TUN)
L 11–12 		Did not advance
Jung Hyo-jung Bye  Sivkova (RUS)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Shin A-lam Bye  Schalm (CAN)
W 15–12 		 Sozanska (GER)
W 14–9 		 Măroiu (ROU)
W 15–14 		 Heidemann (GER)
L 5–6 		 Sun Yj (CHN)
L 11–15 		4
Choi In-jeong
Jung Hyo-jung
Shin A-lam
Choi Eun-sook 		Team épée —  Romania (ROU)
W 45–38 		 United States (USA)
W 45–36 		 China (CHN)
L 25–39 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jeon Hee-sook Individual foil Bye  Sugawara (JPN)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Jung Gil-ok Bye  Shanayeva (RUS)
W 15–14 		 Kiefer (USA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Nam Hyun-hee Bye  Leleyko (UKR)
W 15–9 		 Mohamed (HUN)
W 8–7 		 Ikehata (JPN)
W 15–6 		 Di Francisca (ITA)
L 10–11 		 Vezzali (ITA)
L 12–13 		4
Jeon Hee-sook
Jung Gil-ok
Nam Hyun-hee
Oh Ha-na 		Team foil —  United States (USA)
W 45–31 		 Russia (RUS)
L 32–44 		 France (FRA)
W 45–32 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim Ji-yeon Individual sabre —  González (MEX)
W 15–3 		 Marzocca (ITA)
W 15–7 		 Vougiouka (GRE)
W 15–12 		 Zagunis (USA)
W 15–13 		 Velikaya (RUS)
W 15–9 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lee Ra-jin —  Benítez (VEN)
L 9–15 		Did not advance

Field hockey[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The South Korean women's hockey team have qualified a team of 16 players for the games by virtue of being runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games hockey tournament.[5]

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

  2. Lee Myung-ho
  4. Jang Jong-hyun
  6. Oh Dae-keun
  8. Lee Nam-yong
  10. Seo Jong-ho
  12. Lee Seung-il
  14. Yoon Sung-hoon
  16. You Hyo-sik
  18. Yeo Woon-kon
  20. Kang Moon-kweon
  22. Hyun Hye-sung
  24. Cha Jong-bok
  26. Hong Eun-seong
  28. Kim Young-jin
  30. Kang Moon-kyu
  32. Nam Hyun-woo

Reserves:

South Korea is in Pool B of the men's tournament.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 18 7 +11 15 Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 1 1 14 11 +3 10
3  Belgium 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7 Fifth place game
4  South Korea 5 2 0 3 9 8 +1 6 Seventh place game
5  New Zealand 5 1 2 2 10 14 −4 5 Ninth place game
6  India 5 0 0 5 6 18 −12 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
30 July 2012
08:30
South Korea  2–0  New Zealand
You field hockey ball 20', 34' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
1 August 2012
21:15
South Korea  0–1  Germany
Report Zeller field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
3 August 2012
21:15
Belgium  2–1  South Korea
Boon field hockey ball 37'
Charlier field hockey ball 61' 		Report Nam field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
5 August 2012
13:15
India  1–4  South Korea
Chandi field hockey ball 10' Report Jang field hockey ball 6'
Nam field hockey ball 59', 70'
Seo field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
7 August 2012
08:30
South Korea  2–4  Netherlands
Nam field hockey ball 53'
Lee N. field hockey ball 62' 		Report Van der Weerden field hockey ball 17'
Verga field hockey ball 21'
Weusthof field hockey ball 47'
Bakker field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ged Curran (GBR)
7th/8th place game
9 August 2012
11:30
Pakistan  3–2  South Korea
Waqas field hockey ball 31'
Khan field hockey ball 44'
Imran field hockey ball 61' 		Report Hyun field hockey ball 30', 33'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Lim Heung-sin

South Korea women's team after the match against Great Britain
  2. Moon Young-hui (GK)
  4. Kim Young-ran
  6. Cha Se-na
  8. Park Seon-mi
  10. Lee Seon-ok (C)
  12. Park Mi-hyun
  14. Han Hye-lyoung
  16. Kim Jong-hee
  18. Kim Jong-eun
  20. Kim Da-rae
  22. Cheon Seul-ki
  24. Jeon Yu-mi
  26. Kim Ok-ju
  28. Park Ki-ju
  30. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
  32. Cheon Eun-bi

Reserves:

South Korea is in Pool A of the women's competition.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 12 5 +7 15 Semi-finals
2  Great Britain (H) 5 3 0 2 14 7 +7 9
3  China 5 2 1 2 6 3 +3 7
4  South Korea 5 2 0 3 9 13 −4 6
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 4
6  Belgium 5 0 2 3 2 10 −8 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
29 July 2012
13:45
China  4–0  South Korea
Ma Yibo field hockey ball 26', 67'
Zhao Yudiao field hockey ball 51'
Li Hongxia field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
31 July 2012
16:00
Great Britain  5–3  South Korea
White field hockey ball 6'
Cullen field hockey ball 25'
Danson field hockey ball 38'
Twigg field hockey ball 61'
Rogers field hockey ball 62' 		Report Kim Da-rae field hockey ball 18'
Han Hye-lyoung field hockey ball 52'
Park Mi-hyun field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
2 August 2012
08:30
South Korea  1–0  Japan
Cheon Seul-ki field hockey ball 42' Report
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Frances Block (GBR)
4 August 2012
10:45
Netherlands  3–2  South Korea
Welten field hockey ball 10'
Hoog field hockey ball 14'
Dirkse van den Heuvel field hockey ball 36' 		Report Cheon Seul-ki field hockey ball 5', 65'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)
6 August 2012
16:00
South Korea  3–1  Belgium
Kim Jong-eun field hockey ball 8', 70'
Lee Seon-ok field hockey ball 24' 		Report Coppey field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)
7th/8th place
8 August 2012
11:30
South Korea  1–4  Germany
Cheon Seul-ki field hockey ball 8' Report Hahn field hockey ball 6', 16'
Rinne field hockey ball 55'
Mavers field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea qualified a team of 18 players for the men's tournament. The squad won the bronze medal and the team were granted exemption to two years of mandatory military service but still required to do four weeks of basic training.[7][8]

Roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Coach: Hong Myung-bo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 1GK Jung Sung-ryong* (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) 17 1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Oh Jae-suk (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) 14 0 South Korea Gangwon FC
3 2DF Yun Suk-young (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22) 16 0 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
4 2DF Kim Young-gwon (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 22) 13 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
5 2DF Kim Kee-hee (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 23) 2 2 South Korea Daegu FC
6 3MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 23) 14 0 Scotland Celtic
7 3MF Kim Bo-kyung (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 22) 19 4 Japan Cerezo Osaka
8 3MF Baek Sung-dong (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 20) 7 2 Japan Júbilo Iwata
9 3MF Ji Dong-won (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21) 10 2 England Sunderland
10 4FW Park Chu-young* (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 27) 22 9 England Arsenal
11 3MF Nam Tae-hee (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 21) 2 2 Qatar Lekhwiya
12 2DF Hwang Seok-ho (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 23) 2 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13 3MF Koo Ja-cheol (c) (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 23) 8 3 Germany Augsburg
14 2DF Kim Chang-soo* (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 26) 18 1 South Korea Busan IPark
15 3MF Park Jong-woo (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 23) 4 1 South Korea Busan IPark
16 3MF Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 22) 6 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
17 4FW Kim Hyun-sung (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22) 6 2 South Korea FC Seoul
18 1GK Lee Bum-young (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 23) 9 0 South Korea Busan IPark

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Gabon 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 15,748[10]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
South Korea 2–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 30,114[11]
South Korea 0–0 Gabon
Report
Attendance: 76,927[12]
Quarter-final
Great Britain 1–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Ramsey 36' (pen.) Report Ji Dong-won 29'
Penalties
Ramsey soccer ball with check mark
Cleverley soccer ball with check mark
Dawson soccer ball with check mark
Giggs soccer ball with check mark
Sturridge soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Koo Ja-cheol
soccer ball with check mark Baek Sung-dong
soccer ball with check mark Hwang Seok-ho
soccer ball with check mark Park Jong-woo
soccer ball with check mark Ki Sung-yueng
Attendance: 70,171[13]
Semi-final
South Korea 0–3 Brazil
Report Rômulo 38'
Damião 57', 64'
Attendance: 69,389[14]
Bronze medal game
South Korea 2–0 Japan
Park Chu-young 38'
Koo Ja-cheol 57'		 Report
Attendance: 56,393[15]
Final rank
 Bronze
Controversy

Park Jong-Woo was not present at the medal ceremony after the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazil and did not receive the bronze medal with the rest of his team due to his political position on the Liancourt Rocks, which are disputed both by South Korea and Japan by having a claim on the islands, after FIFA was notified about Park holding a sign of South Korea having claim on Dokdo, the Korean name for the islets.[16] On 11 February 2013, Park attended an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing at Lausanne, Switzerland. After the Disciplinary Commission reviewed Park's action at the Olympics, the IOC decided to award the player the bronze medal he had been barred from collecting for several months.

Gymnastics[edit]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic[edit]

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kim Hee-hoon Team 12.933 12.100 14.166 — 13.700 — Did not advance
Kim Ji-hoon 12.900 13.100 — 15.500 Q —
Kim Seung-il — 12.133 12.666 14.533 14.033 13.233 —
Kim Soo-myun 14.766 13.433 13.833 15.666 14.700 13.933 86.331 23 Q
Yang Hak-seon 14.066 — 13.933 16.233 Q 11.966 11.233 —
Total 41.765 38.666 41.932 47.865 42.433 42.666 265.327 12
Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics.
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Kim Ji-hoon Horizontal bar — 15.133 15.133 8
Kim Soo-myun All-around 12.266 13.700 14.200 16.000 14.641 14.966 85.773 20
Yang Hak-seon Vault — 16.533 — 16.533 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Heo Seon-mi All-around 13.233 13.800 12.166 11.400 50.599 48 Did not advance

Rhythmic[edit]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Son Yeon-jae Individual 28.075 27.825 26.350 28.050 110.300 6 Q 28.050 28.325 26.750 28.350 111.475 5

Handball[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Korea has qualified for the men's and women's event by winning the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]

Head coaches: Cho Young-shin

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lee Chang-woo (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 29) 1.87 m South Korea Chungnam
2 CB Jeong Yi-kyeong (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.88 m South Korea Doosan
5 P Park Kyung-suk (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 31) 1.85 m South Korea Chungnam
7 RW Jung Su-young (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 26) 1.84 m South Korea HC Korosa
8 P Park Jung-gyu (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 28) 1.90 m South Korea KHF
11 LW Lim Duk-jun (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31) 1.86 m South Korea Doosan
12 GK Park Chan-young (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 29) 1.90 m South Korea Doosan
13 RB Lee Jae-woo (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 32) 1.81 m South Korea Doosan
17 RW Yu Dong-geun (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 26) 1.85 m South Korea Incheon DTC
19 LW Jeong Han (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.85 m South Korea Incheon DTC
20 LB Paek Won-chul (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 35) 1.80 m South Korea HC Korosa
22 LB Ko Kyung-soo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.82 m South Korea Chungnam
33 RB Eom Hyo-won (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.82 m South Korea Sangmu
77 RB Yoon Kyung-shin (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 39) 2.03 m South Korea KHF
88 P Jung Jin-ho (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26) 1.93 m South Korea HC Korosa
Group play
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Croatia 5 5 0 0 150 109 +41 10 Quarter-finals
 Denmark 5 4 0 1 124 129 −5 8
 Spain 5 3 0 2 140 126 +14 6
 Hungary 5 2 0 3 114 128 −14 4
 Serbia 5 1 0 4 120 131 −11 2
 South Korea 5 0 0 5 115 140 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2012
11:15 		Croatia  31 – 21  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,068[18]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Čupić 8 (14–8) Jeong Yi-kyeong 5
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31 July 2012
11:15 		South Korea  19 – 22  Hungary Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,262[19]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Jeong Yi-kyeong, Jeong Han 4 (9–7) Lékai 5
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2 August 2012
09:30 		Spain  33 – 29  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,209[20]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Ugalde 6 (16–14) Lee Jae-woo 8
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4 August 2012
11:15 		South Korea  22 – 28  Serbia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,525[21]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jeong Han 6 (10–12) Nikčević, Toskić 5
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6 August 2012
14:30 		Denmark  26 – 24  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,546[22]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Eggert Jensen, Knudsen 6 (13–14) Lee Jae-woo, Eom Hyo-won 6
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Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[23]

Head coaches: Kang Jae-won

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ju Hui (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 South Korea Colorful Daegu
2 RW Woo Sun-hee (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34) 1.72 m 0 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
3 CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23) 1.69 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
5 RW Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20) 1.70 m 0 0 South Korea Colorful Daegu
7 LB Gwon Han-na (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.72 m 0 0 South Korea Seoul City
9 P Kim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.73 m 0 0 Japan Omron handball
10 LB Lee Mi-gyeong (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20) 1.65 m 0 0 South Korea Seoul City
11 RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
12 GK Moon Kyeong-ha (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 South Korea GNDC
13 P Kim Cheong-sim (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36) 1.78 m 0 0 South Korea SK Lubricants
17 LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.78 m 0 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
19 RB Choi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.82 m 0 0 South Korea Colorful Daegu
20 CB Jung Ji-hae (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.68 m 0 0 South Korea Wonderful Samcheok
21 LW Jo Hyo-bi (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.65 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Sports Council
33 LW Lee Eun-bi (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21) 1.63 m 0 0 South Korea BISCO
Group play
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 France 5 4 1 0 125 103 +22 9 Quarter-finals
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 136 130 +6 7
 Spain 5 3 1 1 119 114 +5 7
 Norway 5 2 1 2 118 120 −2 5
 Denmark 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8 2
 Sweden 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
11:15 		Spain  27 – 31  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,900[24]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Martín 7 (12–16) Ryu Eun-hee 9
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30 July 2012
11:15 		South Korea  25 – 24  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,393[25]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Jo Hyo-bi 5 (11–10) Larsen 7
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1 August 2012
09:30 		Norway  27 – 27  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,178[26]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sulland 11 (13–15) three players 6
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3 August 2012
11:15 		South Korea  21 – 24  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,568[27]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Sim Hae-in 6 (12–10) Lacrabère 4
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5 August 2012
09:30 		Sweden  28 – 32  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,180[28]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Flognman 8 (13–16) Ryu Eun-hee 10
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Quarter-final
7 August 2012
17:00 		Russia  23 – 24  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,299[29]
Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP)
Postnova, Levina 5 (11–14) Gwon Han-na 6
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Semi-final
9 August 2012
17:00 		Norway  31 – 25  South Korea Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,274[30]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Løke 8 (18–15) Gwon Han-na 7
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Bronze medal match
11 August 2012
17:00 		South Korea  29 – 31 (ET)  Spain Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,622[31]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Gwon Han-na 7 (13–13) Alberto, Fernández 5
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FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 1–3

Judo[edit]

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Choi Gwang-hyeon −60 kg Bye  Chammartin (SUI)
W 0001–0000 		 Jokinen (FIN)
W 0010–0000 		 Galtsyan (RUS)
L 0001–0001 YUS 		Did not advance  Kitadai (BRA)
L 0001–0011 		Did not advance 7
Cho Jun-ho −66 kg Bye  Drebot (UKR)
W 0011–0002 		 Farmonov (UZB)
W 0011–0001 		 Ebinuma (JPN)
L 0001–0001 YUS 		Did not advance  Oates (GBR)
W 0021–0002 		 Uriarte (ESP)
W 0000–0001 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Wang Ki-chun −73 kg  Tatalashvili (GEO)
W 0001–0000 		 Ibragimov (KAZ)
W 1001–0000 		 Ježek (CZE)
W 0010–0001 		 Delpopolo (USA)
W 0000–0000 YUS 		 Isaev (RUS)
L 0002–0011 		Bye  Legrand (FRA)
L 0001–0101 		5
Kim Jae-bum −81 kg Bye  Imamov (UZB)
W 0010–0001 		 Csoknyai (HUN)
W 0010–0002 		 Lucenti (ARG)
W 0100–0003 		 Nifontov (RUS)
W 0100–0001 		Bye  Bischof (GER)
W 0020–0001 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Song Dae-nam −90 kg —