South Korea at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors50 in 7 sports
Flag bearerSohn Kee-chung[1]
Officials17
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed in the Summer Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.

South Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeKim Sung-JipWeightliftingMen's Middleweight10 August
 BronzeHan Soo-AnnBoxingMen's Flyweight12 August

Results and competitors by event

Athletics

Men

Track & road events
Athletes Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Yun-Seok 800 metres 2:01.4 6 (H1) Did not advance
1500 metres - 9 (H4) Did not advance
Sim Bok-Seok 5000 metres - 10 (H2) Did not advance
Hong Jong-O Marathon 2:56:52 25
Suh Yun-Bok 2:59:36 27
Choi Yun-Chil DNF -

Field

Athletes Event Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Kim Won-Kwon Long Jump 6.710 18 Did not advance
Triple Jump 14.600 7T Q 14.250 12
An Yeong-Han Discus Throw No mark - Did not advance
Gin Gang-Hwan Hammer Throw 49.49 7 Q 43.93 13

Women

Field

Athletes Event Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Pak Bong-Sik Discus Throw 33.80 18 Did not advance

Basketball

Group stage

Group B
  Pld W L PF PA Pts
 South Korea 5322581528
 Chile 5322691628
 Belgium 5322341568
 Philippines 5322622008
 Republic of China 5322812028
 Iraq 5051135455
  • Korea 29-27 Belgium
  • Philippines 35-33 Korea
  • China 49-48 Korea
  • Korea 120-20 Iraq
  • Korea 28-21 Chile

Quarterfinals

  • Mexico 43-32 Korea
Classification 7/8
  • Czechoslovakia 39-38 Korea

Squad

An Byeong-Seok, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Ri-Jin, Jo Deuk-Jun, Gang Bong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-Sin, Lee Jun-Yeong, Lee Sang-Hun, O Su-Cheol

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Han Soo-Ann Flyweight  Gausterer (AUT)
W by points
 Cochin (FRA)
W by points
 Corman (NED)
W by KO (R2)
 Bandinelli (ITA)
L by points
 Majdloch (TCH)
W by points
Bronze
Seo Byeong-Ran Featherweight  Hamouda (EGY)
W by points
 Birks (AUS)
W by KO (R2)
 Antkiewicz (POL)
L by points
Did not advance 5T
Gang In-Seok Lightweight  Breiby (NOR)
L by points
Did not advance 9T

Cycling

Athlete Event Time Rank
Gwon Ik-hyeon Individual road race Did not finish
-
Hwang San-ung Individual road race Did not finish
-

Football

First round

South Korea 53 Mexico
Choi Song-Gon 13'
Bae Jong-Ho 30'
Chung Kook-Chin 63' 66'
Chung Nam-Sik 87'
Report Cárdenas 23'
Figueroa 85'
Ruiz 89'

Quarterfinal

Sweden 120 South Korea
Liedholm 11' 62'
G. Nordahl 25' 40' 78' 80'
Gren 27'
Carlsson 61' 64' 82'
Rosen 72' 85'
Report
Attendance: 7.110
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (ITA)

Squad

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lee Gyu-Hyeok Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 77.5 14 92.5 2 120 2 290 4
Park Dong-Wook 80 7 85 7 107.5 12 272.5 10
Nam Su-Il Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 92.5 6 92.5 8 122.5 2 307.5 4
Choi Hang-Gi 0 - 85 17 - - 85 23
Kim Chang-Hui Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) 95 8 100 7 135 5 330 6
Na Si-Yun 90 14 100 8 140 3 330 7
Kim Seong-Jip Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 122.5 OR 1 112.5 4 145 3 380 3
Lee Yeong-Hwan Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 100 12 105 14 0 - 205 16

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Han Sang-Ryong Bantamweight (−57 kg)  Persson (SWE)
L by points
Did not advance N/A
Kim Kuk-Fan Featherweight (−62 kg)  López (CUB)
L by points
Did not advance N/A
Kim Seok-Yeong Lightweight (−67 kg)  Bechara (LIB)
W by retired
 Ghaffari (IRI)
L by fall
Did not advance 9T
Hwang Byeong-gwan Welterweight (−73 kg)  Culot (BEL)
W by points
 Moustafa (EGY)
L by points
Did not advance N/A

References

  1. "Son Gi-Jeong". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

Sources

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