Pak Bong-sik (died 1951) was a South Korean athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was the first woman to represent South Korea at the Olympics.^[2]

Pak Bong-sik played various sports including basketball before focusing on athletics and discus throw. She studied in Korea and in China, where she was taught a physical education different from the education in her country.^[3] She beat the world record in a domestic contest in Korea in 1948^[4][5] (not recognized by IAAF),^[6] she competed in the women's discus throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics, finishing 18th out of 22.^[4][7]

She was the first woman to represent South Korea at the Olympics;^[5][8] she said to Dong-a Ilbo on June 20, 1948 :

I feel a little sad because I'm the only woman. For the future, I request that more Korean women participate in such competitions.^[9]

She beat the national record in 1949 with a jump at 39.65 m.^[4] In June 1950, she suffers from an acute appendicitis but delays her operation in order to participate in the national championship where she makes a throw at 39.57 m.^[4] She died of meningitis in 1951, in the middle of the Korean War.^[10]