South_Korea_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
South Korea at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts South Korea at the 1956 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| South Korea at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Song Soon-chun | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | 1 December |
 Bronze | Kim Chang-Hee | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight | 24 November |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Track and road
More information Event, Athletes ...
| 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 | - | |||||
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Field
More information Event, Athletes ...
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Group round
More information TEAM, PTS ...
| TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 187 |
 Bulgaria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 199 |
 Republic of China |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 249 |
 South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 255 |
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- China 83-76 Korea
- Bulgaria 89-58 Korea
- Uruguay 83-60 Korea
Classification 9-15
Group 2 (9-15)
More information TEAM, PTS ...
| TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 123 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 140 |
| South Korea |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 157 |
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- Canada 74-63 Korea
- Japan 83-67 Korea
Classification 13-15
Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.
- Korea 61-47 Thailand
- Singapore, BYE
Classification 13/14
- Singapore 92-79 Korea
Korea's final ranking was 14th.
Squad
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
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Pyo Hyeon-Gi | Flyweight |  Libeer (FRA) L by points |
Did not advance | ||||
| Song Sun-Cheon | Bantamweight |  Adela (PHI) W by points |
 Bath (AUS) W by points |
 Tomaselli (ARG) W by points |
 Barrientos (CHI) W by points |
 Behrendt (EUA) L by points |
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| Jeong Do-Hun | Featherweight |  Zachara (TCH) L by points |
Did not advance | ||||
| Baek Do-Seon | Lightweight | Vairolatto (FRA) L by retired |
Did not advance | ||||
| Hwang Eui-Kyung | Light-Welterweight | de los Santos (PHI) W by disqualified |
 Dumitrescu (ROU) L by points |
Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Road competition
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Ho-Soon | Individual road race | 5:34:37 | 37 |
| Im Sang-Jo | Individual road race | Did not finish | - |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Chu Hwa-il | 300 m rifle three positions | 903 | 19 |
| Kim Yun-gi | 50 m pistol | 463 | 30 |
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men's Freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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) |  Abdul (PAK)W by fall |
 Daware (IND)L 0-3 |
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| Lee Sang-Gyun | Bantamweight (−57 kg) | Ramel (PHI) W by fall |
Zahur (PAK) W 2-1 |
Bye | Iizuka (JPN) L 0-3 |
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| Oh Tae-Keun | Lightweight (−67 kg) | Ashraf (PAK) L by fall |
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- "South Korea at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2015.