South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Archery

Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호). Women's Individual Competition Men's Individual Competition

Athletics

Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 1,500 metres Men's Marathon Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Men's Triple Jump Men's Long Jump Women's 100 metres Women's 200 metres

Basketball

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg) Men's Flyweight (–51 kg) Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg) Men's Featherweight (–57 kg) Men's Lightweight (–60 kg) Men's Light-Welterweight (–63.5 kg) Men's Welterweight (–67 kg) Men's Light-Middleweight (–71 kg) Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twenty South Korean shooters (twelve men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Swimming

Men's 100m Butterfly Men's 200m Butterfly Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 200m Freestyle Women's 100m Backstroke Women's 200m Backstroke

Tennis

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling