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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.[1]
South Korea at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KOR |
NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 35 in 7 sports |
Medals Ranked 29th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Song Soon-chun | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | 1 December |
![]() | Kim Chang-Hee | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight | 24 November |
Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's 800 metres | Sim Sang-Ok | 1:55.5 | 6 (H4) | Did not advance | |||
Men's 1500 metres | 4:09.0 | 13 (H2) | Did not advance | ||||
Men's marathon | Lee Chang-Hoon | 2:28:45 | 4 | ||||
Choi Chung-Sik | 2:36:53 | 12 | |||||
Im Hwa-Dong | Did not finish | - |
Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result (m) | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's long jump | Seo Yeong-Ju | 7.09 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Men's triple jump | Choi Yeong-Gi | 14.86 | 20 Q | 14.65 | 21 |
Men's hammer throw | Song Gyo-Sik | 53.74 | 16 | Did not advance |
TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 187 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 199 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 249 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 255 |
TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 123 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 140 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 157 |
Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.
Korea's final ranking was 14th.
An Yeong-sik, An Byeong-seok, Jo Byeong-hyeon, Choi Tae-gon, Kim Chun-bae, Kim Hyeong-il, Kim Yeong-gi, Kim Yeong-su, Go Se-tae, Baek Jeong-nam
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Pyo Hyeon-Gi | Flyweight | ![]() L by points |
Did not advance | ||||
Song Sun-Cheon | Bantamweight | ![]() W by points |
![]() W by points |
![]() W by points |
![]() W by points |
![]() L by points |
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Jeong Do-Hun | Featherweight | ![]() L by points |
Did not advance | ||||
Baek Do-Seon | Lightweight | ![]() L by retired |
Did not advance | ||||
Hwang Eui-Kyung | Light-Welterweight | ![]() W by disqualified |
![]() L by points |
Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Kim Ho-Soon | Individual road race | 5:34:37 | 37 |
Im Sang-Jo | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Chu Hwa-il | 300 m rifle three positions | 903 | 19 |
Kim Yun-gi | 50 m pistol | 463 | 30 |
Men
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Yu In-Ho | Bantamweight (-56 kg) | 90 | 5 | 95 | 5T | 135 | 1 | 320 | 4 |
Kim Hae-Nam | 85 | 10 | 95 | 5T | 127.5 | 4 | 307.5 | 5 | |
Lee Kyung-Seop | Featherweight (-60 kg) | 90 | 16 | 95 | 8 | 127.5 | 4T | 312.5 | 8 |
Kim Chang-Hui | Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | 107.5 | 11 | 112.5 | 7 | 150 | 1T | 370 | 3 |
Kim Seong-Jip | Middleweight (-75 kg) | 125 | 2 | 110 | 11 | 145 | 6 | 380 | 5 |
Park Dong-Cheol | Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg) | 120 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 120 | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Lee Jeong-Gyu | Flyweight (−52 kg) | ![]() W by fall |
![]() L 0-3 |
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Lee Sang-Gyun | Bantamweight (−57 kg) | ![]() W by fall |
![]() W 2-1 |
Bye | ![]() L 0-3 |
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Oh Tae-Keun | Lightweight (−67 kg) | ![]() L by fall |
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