South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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 (in Korean and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors	154 (128 men and 26 women) in 17 sports
Medals; Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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
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

Team time trial

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Sin Du-ho, Han Myeong-seok, Kim Man-sig, Kim Chang-hwan

Men's épée

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
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Seo Gang-uk	50 m pistol	527	32
Sin Hyeon-ju	300 m rifle, three positions	1086	22
Sin Hyeon-ju	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-gyu	25 m pistol	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
Heo Uk-bong	50 m rifle prone	574	65

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

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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "South Korea at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "South Korea at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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