South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors237 in 29 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kim Yeon-koung
Hwang Sun-woo[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Jun Woong-tae[1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
10
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Medalists[edit]

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Athletics 5 2 7
Badminton 3 7 10
Baseball 24 — 24
Basketball 0 12 12
Boxing 0 2 2
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 0 2 2
Diving 3 2 5
Equestrian 1 0 1
Fencing 9 9 18
Football 22 0 22
Golf 2 4 6
Gymnastics 5 2 7
Handball 0 14 14
Karate 1 0 1
Judo 7 7 14
Modern pentathlon 2 2 4
Rowing 0 1 1
Rugby sevens 13 0 13
Sailing 4 0 4
Shooting 7 8 15
Sport climbing 1 1 2
Swimming 7 5 12
Table tennis 3 3 6
Taekwondo 3 3 6
Tennis 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 12 12
Weightlifting 3 4 7
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 132 105 237

Archery[edit]

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

South Korean archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[4]

The South Korean archery team for the rescheduled Games was announced on 24 April 2021, including London 2012 gold medalist Oh Jin-hyek and Rio 2016 Olympian and former world record holder Kim Woo-jin.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round[6] Round of 64[7] Round of 32[8] Round of 16[9] Quarterfinals[10] Semifinals[11] Final / BM[12]
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kim Je-deok Individual 688 1  David (MAW)
W 6–0 		 Kahllund (GER)
L 3–7 		Did not advance
Oh Jin-hyek 681 3  Hammed (TUN)
W 6–0 		 Das (IND)
L 5–6 		Did not advance
Kim Woo-jin 680 4  Balogh (HUN)
W 6–0 		 Plihon (FRA)
W 6–2 		 Mohamad (MAS)
W 6–0 		 Tang C-c (TPE)
L 6–4 		Did not advance
Kim Je-deok
Kim Woo-jin
Oh Jin-hyek 		Team 2049 1 — Bye  India (IND)
W 6–0 		 Japan (JPN)
W 5–4 		 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
W 6–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round[13] Round of 64[14] Round of 32[15] Round of 16[16] Quarterfinals[17] Semifinals[18] Final / BM[19]
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
An San Individual 680 1  Hourtou (CHA)
W 6–2 		 dos Santos (BRA)
W 7–1 		 Hayakawa (JPN)
W 6–4 		 Kumari (IND)
W 6–0 		 Brown (USA)
W 6–5 		 Osipova (ROC)
W 6–5 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jang Min-hee 677 2  Adam (EGY)
W 6–0 		 Nakamura (JPN)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Kang Chae-young 675 3  Espinosa (ECU)
W 6–0 		 Marchenko (UKR)
W 7–1 		 Anagöz (TUR)
W 6–2 		 Osipova (ROC)
L 1–7 		Did not advance
An San
Jang Min-hee
Kang Chae-young 		Team 2032 1 — Bye  Italy (ITA)
W 6–0 		 Belarus (BLR)
W 5–1 		 ROC
W 6–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Ranking round[20] Round of 16[21] Quarterfinals[22] Semifinals[23] Final / BM[24]
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kim Je-deok
An San 		Team 1368 1  Bangladesh (BAN)
W 6–0 		 India (IND)
W 6–2 		 Mexico (MEX)
W 5–1 		 Netherlands (NED)
W 5–3 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Athletics[edit]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[25][26]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Choe Byeong-kwang Men's 20 km walk 1:28:12 37
Oh Joo-han Men's marathon DNF
Shim Jung-sub 2:20:36 49
Ahn Seul-ki Women's marathon 2:41:11 57
Choi Kyung-sun 2:35:33 34
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Woo Sang-hyeok Men's high jump 2.28 =9 q 2.35 NR 4
Jin Min-sub Men's pole vault 5.50 19 Did not advance

Badminton[edit]

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered ten badminton players (three men and seven women) for the following events based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings: two entries in the women's singles, one in the men's singles, two pairs in the women's doubles, and a pair each in the men's and mixed doubles.[27]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage[28] Elimination Quarterfinal[29] Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Heo Kwang-hee Singles  Lam (USA)
W (21–10, 21–15) 		 Momota (JPN)
W (21–15, 21–19) 		— 1 Q Bye  Cordón (GUA)
L (13–21, 18–21) 		Did not advance
Choi Sol-gyu
Seo Seung-jae 		Doubles  Chia /
Soh (MAS)
L (22–24, 15–21) 		 Ho-Shue /
Yakura (CAN)
W (21–14, 21–8) 		 Ahsan /
Setiawan (INA)
L (22–24, 21–13, 18–21) 		3 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group stage[30] Elimination[31] Quarterfinal[32] Semifinal[33] Final / BM[34]
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
An Se-young Singles  Azurmendi (ESP)
W (21–13, 21–8) 		 Adesokan (NGR)
W (21–3, 21–6) 		— 1 Q  Ongbamrungphan (THA)
W (21–15, 21–15) 		 Chen Yf (CHN)
L (18–21, 19–21) 		Did not advance
Kim Ga-eun  Gaitan (MEX)
W (21–14, 21–9) 		 Yeo J M (SGP)
W (21–13, 21–14) 		— 1 Q  Yamaguchi (JPN)
L (17–21, 18–21) 		Did not advance
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong 		Doubles  G Stoeva /
S Stoeva (BUL)
W (21–23, 21–12, 23–21) 		 Kititharakul /
Prajongjai (THA)
W (21–19, 24–22) 		 Chen Qc /
Jia Yf (CHN)
L (21–19, 16–21, 14–21) 		2 Q —  Matsumoto /
Nagahara (JPN)
W (21–14, 14–21, 28–26) 		 Chen Qc /
Jia Yf (CHN)
L (15–21, 11–21) 		 Lee S-h/
Shin S-c (KOR)
W (21–10, 21–17) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		 Mapasa /
Somerville (AUS)
W (21–9, 21–6) 		 Fruergaard /
Thygesen (DEN)
L (21–15, 19–21, 20–22) 		 Du Y /
Li Yh (CHN)
W (21–19, 21–12) 		1 Q —  Piek /
Seinen (NED)
W (21–8, 21–17) 		 Polii /
Rahayu (INA)
L (19–21, 17–21) 		 Kim S-y/
Kong H-y (KOR)
L (10–21, 17–21) 		4
Mixed
Athlete Event Group stage[35] Quarterfinal[36] Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung 		Doubles  Tabeling /
Piek (NED)
W (16–21, 21–15, 21–11) 		 Elgamal /
Hany (EGY)
W (21–7, 21–3) 		 Zheng Sw /
Huang Yq (CHN)
L (14–21, 17–21) 		2 Q  Wang Yy /
Huang Dp (CHN)
L (9–21, 16–21) 		Did not advance

Baseball[edit]

Main article: Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

South Korea national baseball team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked squad from Asia and Oceania, excluding the host nation Japan, at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 in Tokyo.[37]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Semifinal 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
South Korea men's Men's tournament  Israel
W 6–5 		 United States
L 2–4 		2 Q  Dominican Republic
W 4–3 		 Israel
W 11–1 		 Japan
L 2–5 		 United States
L 2–7 		 Dominican Republic
L 6–10 		4
Team roster

The Korea Baseball Organization announced the team's final roster on June 15, 2021.[38]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – South Korea roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches


Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 12 3 +9 1.000 — Round 2
2  South Korea 2 1 1 8 9 −1 .500 1 Round 1 game #2
3  Israel 2 0 2 6 14 −8 .000 2 Round 1 game #1
Source: TOCOG and WBSC
29 July 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Israel 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 7 0
 South Korea 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 11 0
WP: Oh Seung-hwan (1–0)   LP: Jeremy Bleich (0–1)
Home runs:
ISR: Ian Kinsler (1), Ryan Lavarnway 2 (2)
KOR: Oh Ji-hwan (1), Lee Jung-hoo (1), Hyun-soo Kim (1)
Boxscore
31 July 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
 United States 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
WP: Nick Martinez (1–0)   LP: Ko Young-pyo (0–1)   Sv: David Robertson (1)
Home runs:
KOR: None
USA: Triston Casas (1), Nick Allen (1)
Boxscore
Round 1
1 August 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Dominican Republic 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
 South Korea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 12 1
WP: Oh Seung-hwan (2–0)   LP: Luis Felipe Castillo (0–1)
Home runs:
DOM: Juan Francisco (1)
KOR: None
Boxscore
Round 2
2 August 12:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Israel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1 3 2
 South Korea (7) 1 2 0 0 7 0 1 X X 11 18 0
WP: Cho Sang-woo (1–0)   LP: Joey Wagman (0–2)
Home runs:
ISR: None
KOR: Oh Ji-hwan (2), Hyun-soo Kim (2)
Boxscore
Semifinals
4 August 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
 Japan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 X 5 9 1
WP: Hiromi Itoh (1–0)   LP: Go Woo-suk (0–1)   Sv: Ryoji Kuribayashi (2)
Boxscore
5 August 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
 United States 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 X 7 9 1
WP: Ryder Ryan (1–0)   LP: Lee Eui-lee (0–1)
Home runs:
KOR: None
USA: Jamie Westbrook (1)
Boxscore
Bronze medal game
7 August 12:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Dominican Republic 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 10 14 0
 South Korea 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
WP: Cristopher Mercedes (1–0)   LP: Oh Seung-hwan (2–1)   Sv: Jumbo Díaz (1)
Home runs:
DOM: Juan Francisco (2), Julio Rodríguez (1), Johan Mieses (2)
KOR: Hyun-soo Kim (3)
Boxscore

Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
South Korea women's Women's tournament  Spain
L 69–73 		 Canada
L 53–74 		 Serbia
L 61–65 		4 Did not advance

Women's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

South Korea women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads from group B at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in 12 years.[39]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 23 June 2021.[40]

South Korea women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 1 Shin Ji-hyun 25 – (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bucheon Hana 1Q South Korea
PF 2 Han Eom-ji 22 – (1998-11-10)10 November 1998 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Incheon S-Birds South Korea
F 3 Kang Lee-seul 27 – (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Cheongju KB Stars South Korea
G 4 Yoon Ye-bin 24 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Samsung Life Blueminx South Korea
PG 5 An He-ji 24 – (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Busan BNK Sum South Korea
G 7 Park Hye-jin 31 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Asan Woori Bank Wibee South Korea
F 9 Park Ji-hyun 21 – (2000-04-07)7 April 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Asan Woori Bank Wibee South Korea
C 11 Bae Hye-yoon 32 – (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Samsung Life Blueminx South Korea
F 13 Kim Jung-eun 33 – (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Asan Woori Bank Wibee South Korea
C 19 Park Ji-su 22 – (1998-12-06)6 December 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
F 23 Kim Dan-bi 31 – (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Incheon S-Birds South Korea
F 31 Jin An 25 – (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Busan BNK Sum South Korea
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 234 205 +29 6 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 2 1 207 214 −7 5
3  Canada 3 1 2 208 201 +7 4
4  South Korea 3 0 3 183 212 −29 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
v
South Korea  69–73  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–17, 18–21, 16–19
Pts: Kang 26
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 10
Asts: Park H. 5		 Pts: Ndour 28
Rebs: Gil 14
Asts: Ouviña 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Andreia Silva (BRA), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
10:00
v
Canada  74–53  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 17–13, 16–11, 25–14
Pts: Carleton 18
Rebs: Achonwa 10
Asts: Achonwa 5		 Pts: Park Ji-s. 15
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11
Asts: three players 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
21:00
v
South Korea  61–65  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–15, 20–18, 17–15
Pts: Park Ji-h 17
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11
Asts: Park Ji-h., Park Ji-s. 5		 Pts: Crvendakić 15
Rebs: Vasić 10
Asts: three players 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Amy Bonner (USA), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Boxing[edit]

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered two female boxers for the first time into the Olympic tournament. Im Ae-ji (women's featherweight) and defending Asian Games champion Oh Yeon-ji (women's lightweight) secured the spots on the South Korean squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[42]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16[43] Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Im Ae-ji Women's featherweight Bye  Nicolson (AUS)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Oh Yeon-ji Women's lightweight Bye  Potkonen (FIN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Canoeing[edit]

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint[edit]

South Korea qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) for the Games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Pattaya, Thailand.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cho Kwang-hee Men's K-1 200 m 35.738 3 QF 35.048 1 SF 36.094 6 FB 36.440 13

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal

Cycling[edit]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road[edit]

South Korea entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by securing an outright berth, as the highest-ranked cyclist, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[44]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Na Ah-reum Women's road race 4:01:08 38[45]

Track[edit]

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, South Korea entered one rider to compete in the women's sprint and keirin based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Opposition
Rank 		Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's sprint 10.904
66.031 		21 Q  Gros (FRA)
L 		 Godby (USA)
 Shmeleva (ROC)
L 		Did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Lee Hye-jin Women's keirin 3 R 3 Did not advance

Diving[edit]

Main articles: Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean divers qualified for five individual spots and the men's synchronized springboard team at the Games through the 2019 FINA World Championships and the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup.

Athlete Event Preliminary[46] Semifinal[47] Final[48]
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kim Yeong-nam Men's 3 m springboard 286.80 28 Did not advance
Kim Yeong-taek Men's 10 m platform 366.80 18 Q 374.90 15 Did not advance
Woo Ha-ram Men's 3 m springboard 452.45 5 Q 403.15 12 Q 481.85 4
Men's 10 m platform 427.25 7 Q 374.50 16 Did not advance
Kim Yeong-nam
Woo Ha-ram 		Men's 10 m synchronized platform — 396.12 7
Kim Su-ji Women's 3 m springboard 304.20 7 Q 283.90 15 Did not advance
Kwon Ha-lim Women's 10 m platform 278.00 19 Did not advance

Equestrian[edit]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

South Korea entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania).[49]

Dressage[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix[50] Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Kim Dong-seon Belstaff Individual 63.447 55 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Fencing[edit]

Main articles: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team sabre and women's team épée at the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the men's épée team claimed the spot each as the highest-ranked nation from Asia outside the world's top four. 2018 Asian Games men's foil champion Lee Kwang-hyun and two-time Olympian Jeon Hee-sook (women's foil) earned additional places on the South Korean team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Asia and Oceania in their respective individual events of the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64[51] Round of 32[52] Round of 16[53] Quarterfinal[54] Semifinal[55] Final[56]
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kweon Young-jun Épée Bye  Verwijlen (NED)
L 10–15 		Did not advance
Ma Se-geon  Petrov (KGZ)
L 7–15 		Did not advance
Park Sang-young Bye  Hoyle (USA)
W 15–10 		 Minobe (JPN)
W 15–6 		 Siklósi (HUN)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Kweon Young-jun
Ma Se-geon
Park Sang-young
Song Jae-ho 		Team épée — Bye  Switzerland (SUI)
W 44–39 		 Japan (JPN)
L 38–45 		 China (CHN)
W 45–42 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lee Kwang-hyun Foil Bye  Borodachev (ROC)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil Sabre Bye  Szabo (GER)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Kim Jung-hwan Bye  Lokhanov (ROC)
W 15–11 		 Dershwitz (USA)
W 15–9 		 Ibragimov (ROC)
W 15–14 		 Samele (ITA)
L 12–15 		 Bazadze (GEO)
W 15–11 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oh Sang-uk Bye  Mackiewicz (USA)
W 15–7 		 Amer (EGY)
W 15–9 		 Bazadze (GEO)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Gu Bon-gil
Kim Jung-hwan
Oh Sang-uk
Kim Jun-ho 		Team sabre — Bye  Egypt (EGY)
W 45–39 		 Germany (GER)
W 45–42 		 Italy (ITA)
W 45–26 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32[57] Round of 16[58] Quarterfinal[59] Semifinal[60] Final[61]
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Choi In-jeong Épée Bye  Murtazaeva (ROC)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Kang Young-mi Bye  Sato (JPN)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Song Se-ra Bye  Holmes (USA)
W 15–13 		 Popescu (ROU)
L 6–15 		Did not advance
Choi In-jeong
Kang Young-mi
Song Se-ra
Lee Hye-in 		Team épée —  United States (USA)
W 38–33 		 China (CHN)
W 38–29 		 Estonia (EST)
L 32–36 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jeon Hee-sook Foil Bye  Azuma (JPN)
W 11–10 		 Chen Qy (CHN)
W 14–11 		 Deriglazova (ROC)
L 7–15 		Did not advance
Choi Soo-yeon Sabre Bye  Berder (FRA)
W 15–11 		 Márton (HUN)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Kim Ji-yeon Bye  Hafez (EGY)
W 15–4 		 Zagunis (USA)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Yoon Ji-su Bye  Criscio (ITA)
W 15–11 		 Dayibekova (UZB)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Choi Soo-yeon
Kim Ji-yeon
Yoon Ji-su
Seo Ji-yeon 		Team sabre — Bye  Hungary (HUN)
W 45–40 		 ROC
L 26–45 		 Italy (ITA)
W 45–42 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
South Korea men's Men's tournament  New Zealand
L 0–1 		 Romania
W 4–0 		 Honduras
W 6–0 		1 Q  Mexico
L 3–6 		Did not advance

Men's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

South Korea men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand.[62][63]

Team roster

South Korea's final squad was announced on 2 July 2021.[64][65][66]

Head coach: Kim Hak-bum

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Song Bum-keun (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 23) 19 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2 2DF Lee You-hyeon (1997-02-08)8 February 1997 (aged 24) 15 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3 2DF Kim Jae-woo (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 23) 10 1 South Korea Daegu
4 2DF Park Ji-soo* (1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 27) 0 0 South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu
5 2DF Jeong Tae-wook (1997-05-16)16 May 1997 (aged 24) 19 2 South Korea Daegu
6 3MF Jeong Seung-won (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 24) 13 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
7 3MF Kwon Chang-hoon* (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 27) 21 11 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
8 3MF Lee Kang-in (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (aged 20) 3 0 Spain Valencia
9 4FW Song Min-kyu (1999-09-12)12 September 1999 (aged 21) 5 1 South Korea Pohang Steelers
10 3MF Lee Dong-gyeong (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 23) 14 10 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
11 4FW Lee Dong-jun (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 24) 15 7 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
12 2DF Seol Young-woo (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 22) 5 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
13 2DF Kim Jin-ya (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (aged 23) 26 1 South Korea Seoul
14 3MF Kim Dong-hyun (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 24) 15 0 South Korea Gangwon
15 3MF Won Du-jae (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 23) 13 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
16 4FW Hwang Ui-jo* (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 28) 24 14 France Bordeaux
17 4FW Um Won-sang (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 22) 16 1 South Korea Gwangju
18 1GK Ahn Joon-soo (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (aged 23) 5 0 South Korea Busan IPark
19 2DF Kang Yoon-sung (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 24) 13 0 South Korea Jeju United
20 2DF Lee Sang-min (captain) (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 23) 21 1 South Korea Seoul E-Land
21 3MF Kim Jin-gyu (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24) 10 1 South Korea Busan IPark
22 1GK An Chan-gi (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 23) 4 0 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Romania 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
4  Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
New Zealand 1–0 South Korea
Wood 70' Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Romania 0–4 South Korea
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
South Korea 6–0 Honduras
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Quarterfinal
South Korea 3–6 Mexico
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Golf[edit]

Main articles: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered two male and four female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total[67]
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Im Sung-jae Men's 70 73 63 68 274 −10 =22
Kim Si-woo 68 71 70 67 276 −8 =32
Ko Jin-young Women's 68 67 71 68 274 −10 =9
Inbee Park 69 70 71 69 279 −5 =23
Kim Sei-young 69 69 68 68 274 −10 =9
Kim Hyo-joo 70 68 70 67 275 −9 =15

Gymnastics[edit]

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic[edit]

South Korea qualified seven artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition: a full men's team of four, which will compete in the team competition, as well as one man and two women competing as individuals. The men's squad claimed one of nine remaining spots in the team competition at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany (China, Russia, & Japan had already qualified at the 2018 World Championships), and Shin Jea-hwan qualified through the World Cup Series, finishing first in the standings on men's VT.[68] On the women's side, Lee Yun-seo earned a berth through her placement in the all-around at the 2019 World Championships, while Yeo Seo-jeong, with her finish in the event finals on vault, secured an additional berth available for gymnasts who did not qualify through either the team or the all-around through the apparatus finals at the same event.[69][70] The individual qualifiers, including those who qualified due to their performances on individual events, are eligible to compete in all events at the Olympics.[68]

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification[71] Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kim Han-sol Team 14.900 Q 11.833 13.600 14.333 13.666 12.800 81.032 39 Did not advance
Lee Jun-ho 13.733 12.900 13.700 14.333 14.266 13.366 82.398 28 Q
Ryu Sung-hyun 15.066 Q 12.900 13.166 14.500 11.966 13.133 80.731 41
Yang Hak-seon — 14.366 — 14.366 9
Total 43.699 37.633 40.466 43.799 39.898 39.299 244.794 11
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification[71] Final[72]
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kim Han-sol Floor 14.900 — 14.900 5 Q 13.066 — 13.066 8
Lee Jun-ho All-around See team results 13.966 12.766 13.466 13.800 14.166 12.300 80.464 22
Ryu Sung-hyun Floor 15.066 — 15.066 3 Q 14.233 — 14.233 4
Shin Jea-hwan Vault — 14.866 — 1 Q — 14.783 — 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification[73] Final[74]
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Lee Yun-seo All-around 13.400 14.333 12.841 12.966 53.540 29 Q 13.400 14.300 11.266 12.666 51.632 21
Yeo Seo-jeong Vault 14.800 — 14.800 5 Q 14.733 — 14.733 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Handball[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
South Korea women's Women's tournament  Norway
L 27–39 		 Netherlands
L 36–43 		 Japan
W 27–24 		 Montenegro
L 26–28 		 Angola
D 31–31 		4 Q  Sweden
L 30–39 		Did not advance

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The South Korean women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Qualification Tournament in Chuzhou, China.[75]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 14 June 2021.[76]

Head coach: Kang Jae-won

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ju Hui (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 31) 1.80 m 40 0 South Korea Busan
10 P Won Seon-pil (1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 26) 1.74 m 5 14 South Korea Incheon
11 RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 31) 1.79 m 83 297 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
12 GK Jeong Jin-hui (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 22) 1.80 m 5 0 South Korea Korea National Sport University
13 RW Kim Yun-ji (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 21) 1.70 m 0 0 South Korea Samcheok
15 LW Choi Su-min (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 31) 1.77 m 49 155 South Korea SK Sugar Gliders
17 LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 33) 1.78 m 64 117 South Korea Busan
19 P Kang Eun-hye (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 25) 1.86 m 8 21 South Korea Busan
21 LW Jo Ha-rang (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 30) 1.65 m 9 67 South Korea Daegu
22 P Gim Bo-eun (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 23) 1.76 m 5 9 South Korea Samcheok
23 CB Lee Mi-gyeong (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 29) 1.70 m 43 65 South Korea Busan
24 CB Kang Kyung-min (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 24) 1.65 m 12 30 South Korea Gwangju
25 RB Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 29) 1.70 m 23 37 South Korea Daegu
27 LB Kim Jin-yi (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 28) 1.80 m 50 115 South Korea Busan
34 RW Jung Ji-in (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 21) 1.80 m 5 13 South Korea Korea National Sport University
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 5 0 0 170 123 +47 10 Quarter-finals
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 169 143 +26 8
3  Montenegro 5 2 0 3 139 142 −3 4
4  South Korea 5 1 1 3 147 165 −18 3[a]
5  Angola 5 1 1 3 130 156 −26 3[a]
6  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 124 150 −26 2
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b South Korea 31–31 Angola
25 July 2021
16:15 		Norway  39–27  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Brattset Dale 11 (18–10) Sim 5
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27 July 2021
16:15 		South Korea  36–43  Netherlands Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Ryu 10 (15–19) Abbingh 6
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29 July 2021
14:15 		Japan  24–27  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Kondo 7 (11–12) Ryu 9
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31 July 2021
11:00 		Montenegro  28–26  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Radičević 6 (13–11) Lee 10
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2 August 2021
09:00 		South Korea  31–31  Angola Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jung, Kang E. 7 (16–17) Guialo 8
Report  7×number 2 in light blue rounded square
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021
17:00 		Sweden  39–30  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
three players 6 (21–13) Kang K. 8
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Judo[edit]

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32[77] Round of 16[78] Quarterfinals[79] Semifinals[80] Repechage[81] Final[82]
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kim Won-jin −60 kg — Bye  Takabatake (BRA)
W 10–00 		 Smetov (KAZ)
L 00–10 		Did not advance  Chkhvimiani (GEO)
W 10–00 		 Mkheidze (FRA)
L 00–10 		=5
An Ba-ul −66 kg — Bye  Chinchila (CRC)
W 10–00 		 Gomboc (SLO)
W 10–00 		 Margvelashvili (GEO)
L 00–01 		Bye  Lombardo (ITA)
W 10–00 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
An Chang-rim −73 kg Bye  Basile (ITA)
W 01–00 		 Turaev (UZB)
W 01–00 		 Butbul (ISR)
W 01–00 		 Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
L 00–10 		Bye  Orujov (AZE)
W 01–00 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lee Sung-ho −81 kg Bye  Elias (LBN)
W 10–00 		 Grigalashvili (GEO)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Gwak Dong-han −90 kg Bye  Anani (GHA)
W 10–00 		 Trippel (GER)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Cho Gu-ham −100 kg — Bye  Kukolj (SRB)
W 10–00 		 Frey (GER)
W 01–00 		 Fonseca (POR)
W 01–00 		Bye  Wolf (JPN)
L 00–10 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Min-jong +100 kg — Bye  Harasawa (JPN)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32[83] Round of 16[84] Quarterfinals[85] Semifinals[86] Repechage[87] Final / BM[88]
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kang Yu-jeong −48 kg  Štangar (SLO)
L 01–10 		Did not advance
Park Da-sol −52 kg  Cesar (GBS)
W 11–00 		 Kuziutina (ROC)
W 01–00 		 Buchard (FRA)
L 00–10 		Did not advance  Pupp (HUN)
L 00–01 		Did not advance =7
Kim Ji-su −57 kg  Roper (PAN)
W 10–00 		 Cysique (FRA)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Han Hee-ju −63 kg  Trstenjak (SLO)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Kim Seong-yeon −70 kg  Sophina (CMR)
W 10–00 		 Polleres (AUT)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Yoon Hyun-ji −78 kg  Papadakis (USA)
W 10–00 		 Powell (GBR)
W 11–00 		 Steenhuis (NED)
W 10–00 		 Malonga (FRA)
L 00–10 		Bye  Aguiar (BRA)
L 00–10 		=5
Han Mi-jin +78 kg  Savelkouls (NED)
W 01–00 		 Slutskaya (BLR)
W 10–00 		 Kindzerska (AZE)
L 00–11 		Did not advance  Sayit (TUR)
L 00–10 		Did not advance =7
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16[89] Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
An Chang-rim
Gwak Dong-han
Kim Min-jong
Han Mi-jin
Kim Ji-su
Kim Seong-yeon 		Team  Mongolia (MGL)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Karate[edit]

Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Park Hee-jun qualified directly for the men's kata category by finishing third in the final pool round at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[90]

Kata
Athlete Event Elimination round Ranking round Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Park Hee-jun Men's kata 25.62 3 Q 25.98 3 q  Sofuoğlu (TUR)
L 26.14–27.26 		5

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Rio 2016 Olympian Jun Woong-tae secured his selection in the men's race by winning the bronze medal and sealing one of three spots available at the 2019 UIPM World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[91] Meanwhile, Asian Games silver medalists Lee Ji-hun and Kim Se-hee confirmed places each in their respective events with gold-medal victories at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.[92][93] Jung Jin-hwa replaces Lee Ji-hun.[94]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Jun Woong-tae Men's 21-14 0 9 226 1:57.23 6 316 11 11 289 11:01.84 7 639 1470 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jung Jin-hwa 23-12 1 5 238 1:57.85 7 315 7 6 293 11:21.95 17 619 1466 4
Kim Se-hee Women's 24-11 2 2 246 2:16.36 21 278 14 18 286 13:00.70 24 520 1330 11
Kim Sun-woo 19-16 0 14 214 2:16.36 21 278 16 21 284 13:07.80 27 513 1296 17

Rowing[edit]

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korea qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing sixth in the A-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[95]

Athlete Event Heats[96] Repechage[97] Quarterfinals[98] Semifinals[99] Final[100]
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jeong Hye-jeong Women's single sculls 8:12.15 5 R 8:26.73 2 QF 8:38.70 6 SC/D 8:06.32 6 FD 8:06.13 24

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens[edit]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal 9–12th place
Semifinal 		11th place match
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
South Korea men's Men's tournament  New Zealand
L 5–50 		 Australia
L 5–42 		 Argentina
L 0–56 		4 —  Ireland
L 0–31 		 Japan
L 19–31 		12

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea national rugby sevens team qualified for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2019 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Incheon, marking the country's debut in the sport.[101]

Team roster

South Korea's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021.[102]

Head coach: Seo Chun-oh

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points
1 FW Han Kun-kyu (c) (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 34) 4 20
2 FW Kim Hyun-soo (1988-11-08)8 November 1988 (aged 32) 4 25
3 FW Andre Jin Coquillard (1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (aged 30) 2 10
4 BK Chang Yong-heung (1993-11-12)12 November 1993 (aged 27) 0 0
5 BK Lee Seong-bae (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 31) 3 13
6 BK Kim Nam-uk (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 31) 2 0
7 BK Jang Jeong-min (1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 26) 2 27
8 FW Jang Seong-min (1992-08-22)22 August 1992 (aged 28) 2 5
9 BK Park Wan-yong (c) (1984-06-02)2 June 1984 (aged 37) 5 25
10 FW Lee Jin-kyu (1994-07-04)4 July 1994 (aged 27) 1 0
11 FW Choi Seong-deok (1999-05-31)31 May 1999 (aged 22) 0 0
12 BK Jeong Yeon-sik (1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (aged 28) 1 0
13 BK Kim Gwong-min (1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 33) 0 0
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 99 31 +68 9 Quarter-finals
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 99 54 +45 7
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 73 48 +25 5
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 10 148 −138 3
Source: Tokyo 2020 and World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
New Zealand 50–5 South Korea
Try: Knewstubb 2' c
Mikkelson (2) 7' c, 8' m
Penalty try 8'
Warbrick (2) 10' c, 14' m
Nanai-Seturo 12' m
McGarvey-Black 13' c
Con: Knewstubb (2/3) 2', 7'
McGarvey-Black (2/3) 10', 13'
Baker (0/1)		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Jeong 5' m
Con: Lee (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
18:00
Australia 42–5 South Korea
Try: Longbottom 1' c
Roache 2' c
Miller (2) 7' c, 8' c
Malouf 10' c
Pietsch 13' c
Con: Longbottom (4/4) 1', 2', 7', 10'
Miller (1/1) 8'
Coward (1/1) 13'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Coquillard 9' m
Con: Coquillard (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
10:00
Argentina 56–0 South Korea
Try: Bazán 1' c
Osadczuk 2' c
Mare 4' c
González 7' c
Isgro 8' c
Schulz 9' c
Revol 12' c
Mendy 13' c
Con: Mare (5/5) 1', 3', 4', 7', 8'
Revol (2/2) 9', 13'
del Mestre (1/1) 12'		(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
9–12th place playoff
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
16:30
Ireland 31–0 South Korea
Try: Roche 1' m
Conroy (2) 2' m, 13' c
Mullin (2) 11' c, 14' c
Con: Roche (0/2)
Dardis (3/3) 12', 13', 14'		(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
11th place match
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
9:00
South Korea 19–31 Japan
Try: Coquillard 1' c
Jang 4' m
Jeong 10' c
Con: Coquillard (2/3) 1', 10'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Tuqiri 2' c
Hikosaka 5' c
Kano 7' m
Matsui 8' c
Hano 11' m
Con: Kano (3/4) 2', 6', 8'
Fujita (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Sailing[edit]

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

South Korean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2018 Asian Games, and the continental regattas.[103]

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