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South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics
South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 300 competitors, 189 men and 111 women, took part in 160 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Korea's fifth appearance in Olympic archery earned them another pair of gold medals in the women's competitions as well as a silver medal and a bronze medal in the men's competitions. The only individual eliminated before the quarterfinals was Yoon Hye-Young, though she did set an Olympic record in the 36 arrow R32/R16 combined. Men's Individual Competition: Women's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Women's Team Competition:
Athletics
Men's High Jump Men's Long Jump Men's Marathon Women's Javelin Throw Women's Shot Put Women's Marathon
Badminton
Baseball
Korea's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish for the team. The Koreans won only one game in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands. This put them in eighth place and ended their involvement in the competition. Men's Team Competition:
Basketball
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Men's Lightweight Men's Light-Welterweight Men's Welterweight Men's Light-Middleweight Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Road Competition
Women's Individual Road Race
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard Women's 10m Platform
Fencing
Thirteen fencers, nine men and 4 women, represented South Korea in 1996.
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Men's team competition
Women's Team Competition
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Men's:
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Fourteen South Korean shooters (six men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 400m Freestyle Men's 1500m Freestyle Men's 100m Backstroke Men's 200m Backstroke Men's 100m Breaststroke Men's 200m Butterfly Men's 200m Individual Medley Men's 400m Individual Medley Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 200m Freestyle Women's 400m Freestyle Women's 800m Freestyle Women's 100m Backstroke Women's 200m Backstroke Women's 100m Breaststroke Women's 200m Breaststroke Women's 200m Individual Medley Women's 400m Individual Medley Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Men's Indoor Team Competition
Women's Indoor Team Competition
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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