South_Korea_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics
South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
South Korea competed as Republic of Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.
Quick Facts South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | KOR |
| NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 40 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Lee Bo-ra (opening) Jeon Da-hye (closing)[1][2] |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Korea (2018) | |
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- In terms of medal count, South Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten.
- Ten of the eleven medals were won in short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-yu and Ahn Hyun-soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Ahn also won a bronze.
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Gang Min-hyeok | Men's giant slalom | did not finish | ||||
| Men's slalom | 58.53 | disqualified | ||||
| Kim Hyeong-cheol | Men's giant slalom | 1:26.09 | 1:26.37 | n/a | 2:52.46 | 28 |
| Kim Woo-sung | Men's giant slalom | did not finish | ||||
| O Jae-eun | Women's giant slalom | 1:08.22 | 1:16.25 | n/a | 2:24.47 | 33 |
| Women's slalom | 48.07 | 53.77 | n/a | 1:41.84 | 41 | |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Park Yun-bae | Men's sprint | 31:29.5 | 3 | 80 |
| Men's individual | 1:07:03.4 | 6 | 81 | |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Distance
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| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Choi Im-heon | Men's 15 km classical | 46:21.7 | 78 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | did not finish | ||
| Jeong Ui-myeong | Men's 15 km classical | 46:40.8 | 80 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | did not finish | ||
| Men's 50 km freestyle | did not finish | ||
| Lee Chae-won | Women's 10 km classical | 32:57.8 | 62 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 49:01.2 | 57 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | did not finish | ||
| Park Byeong-ju | Men's 15 km classical | 46:38.9 | 79 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | did not finish | ||
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- Sprint
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| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Jeong Ui-myeong | Men's sprint | 2:35.39 | 76 | Did not advance | 76 | ||||
| Lee Chae-won | Women's sprint | 2:35.47 | 64 Q | Did not advance | 64 | ||||
| Park Byeong-ju | Men's sprint | 2:28.85 | 63 | Did not advance | 63 | ||||
| Choi Im-heon Park Byeong-ju |
Men's team sprint | n/a | 19:40.0 | 10 | Did not advance | 19 | |||
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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yun Chae-rin | Women's moguls | 7.07 | 30 | did not advance | 30 |
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Main article: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Kim Min-kyu | Men's singles | 53.748 | 54.961 | 53.528 | 53.344 | 3:35.581 | 29 |
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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ahn Hyun-soo | 500 m | 42.960 | 1 Q | 42.213 | 1 Q | 41.826 | 1 Q | 42.089 |  |
| 1000 m | 1:27.372 | 1 Q | 1:29.671 | 1 Q | 1:27.909 | 1 Q | 1:26.739 OR |  | |
| 1500 m | 2:29.808 | 1 Q | n/a | 2:17.718 | 1 Q | 2:25.341 | | ||
| Lee Ho-suk | 500 m | 42.676 | 1 Q | 1:22.896 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 1000 m | 1:35.634 | 1 Q | 1:27.265 | 1 Q | 1:29.150 | 1 Q | 1:26.764 |  | |
| 1500 m | 2:31.511 | 1 | n/a | 2:20.901 | 2 | 2:25.600 | | ||
| Seo Ho-jin | 500 m | disqualified | |||||||
| Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Oh Se-jong Song Suk-woo |
5000 m relay | n/a | 7:01.783 | 2 | 6:43.376 OR | | |||
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jin Sun-yu | 500 m | 45.954 | 1 Q | 46.428 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| 1000 m | 1:31.504 | 1 Q | 1:33.351 | 1 Q | 1:32.546 | 1 Q | 1:32.859 | | |
| 1500 m | 2:29.731 | 1 Q | n/a | 2:31.747 | 1 Q | 2:23.494 | | ||
| Kang Yun-mi | 500 m | 45.755 | 2 Q | Disqualified | |||||
| Choi Eun-kyung | 1000 m | 1:38.414 | 1 Q | 1:32.875 | 1 Q | 1:32.099 | 1 Q | Disqualified | |
| 1500 m | 2:37.862 | 2 Q | n/a | 2:22.776 | 1 Q | 2:24.069 | | ||
| Byun Chun-sa | 1500 m | 2:41.411 | 2 Q | n/a | 2:26.915 | 1 Q | Disqualified | ||
| Jin Sun-yu Choi Eun-kyung Byun Chun-sa Kang Yun-mi Jeon Da-hye |
3000 m relay | n/a | 4:18.854 | 1st | 4:17.040 | | |||
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Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Kang Kwang-bae | Men's | 1:00.41 | 59.88 | 2:00.29 | 23 |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First Round | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Choi Heung-chul | Normal hill | 104.0 | 36 | did not advance | 36 | |||
| Large hill | 85.4 | 23 Q | 65.3 | 47 | did not advance | 47 | ||
| Choi Yong-jik | Normal hill | 104.0 | 36 | did not advance | 36 | |||
| Large hill | 22.8 | 53 | did not advance | 53 | ||||
| Kang Chil-ku | Normal hill | 96.5 | 44 | did not advance | 44 | |||
| Large hill | 58.8 | 45 | did not advance | 45 | ||||
| Kim Hyun-ki | Normal hill | 107.5 | 30 Q | 104.5 | 43 | did not advance | 43 | |
| Large hill | 75.3 | 32 Q | 84.4 | 39 | did not advance | 39 | ||
| Choi Heung-chul Choi Yong-jik Kang Chil-ku Kim Hyun-ki |
Team | n/a | 321.15 | 13 | did not advance | 13 | ||
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Main article: Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Choi Jae-bong | 500 m | 35.61 | 35.43 | 1:11.04 | 8 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.23 | 17 | ||
| Kwon Sun-chun | 500 m | 58.66 | 36.13 | 1:34.79 | 37 |
| Lee Jin-woo | 1500 m | n/a | 1:49.85 | 28 | |
| Lee Jong-woo | 1500 m | n/a | 1:48.11 | 14 | |
| Lee Kang-seok | 500 m | 35.34 | 35.09 | 1:10.43 | |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.52 | 22 | ||
| Lee Kyou-hyuk | 500 m | 35.76 | 35.62 | 1:11.38 | 17 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:09.37 | 4 | ||
| Mun Jun | 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.66 | 24 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:48.38 | 16 | ||
| Yeo Sang-yeop | 5000 m | n/a | 6:58.13 | 28 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Choi Seung-yong | 500 m | 39.65 | 39.37 | 1:19.02 | 18 |
| Kim Yoo-rim | 500 m | 39.57 | 39.68 | 1:19.25 | 20 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:18.77 | 28 | ||
| Lee Bo-ra | 500 m | 40.01 | 39.72 | 1:19.73 | 25 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:21.19 | 34 | ||
| Lee Ju-yeon | 1000 m | n/a | 1:18.66 | 26 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 2:00.85 | 16 | ||
| Lee Sang-hwa | 500 m | 38.35 | 38.69 | 1:17.04 | 5 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:17.78 | 19 | ||
| Noh Seon-yeong | 1500 m | n/a | 2:03.35 | 32 | |
| 3000 m | n/a | 4:15.68 | 19 | ||
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- "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved Mar 30, 2009.
- "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved Mar 30, 2009.
- Yahoo! Sports – 2006 Winter Olympics – South Korea at the Wayback Machine (archive index)