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South Korea at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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South Korea at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
(COR used at these Games)
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Rome
Competitors35 in 9 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 35 competitors, 33 men and 2 women, took part in 38 events in 9 sports.[1]

Athletics

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Track and road

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Event Athletes First round
/ Heat
Second round Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Men's 100 m Kim Jong-Cheol 11.5 6 (H5) Did not advance
Men's marathon Lee Chang-Hoon 2:25:02 20
Lee Sang-Cheol 2:35:14 47
Kim Yeon-Beom Did not finish -
Women's 800 m Lee Hak-ja 2:28.4 7 (H1) Did not advance

Field

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Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result (m) Rank Result Rank
Men's long jump Seo Yeong-Ju 6.98 34 Did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jeong Sin-Jo Flyweight  Sivko (URS)
L by 0-5
N/A Did not advance
Kang Chun-Won Bantamweight  Armstrong (USA)
L by 1-4
N/A Did not advance
Song Sun-Cheon Featherweight  Okezie (NGR)
W by 3-2
 Musso (ITA)
L by 0-5
N/A Did not advance
Lee Gwang-Ju Lightweight  Stoilov (BUL)
W by 3-1-1
 Campbell (USA)
L by KO
Did not advance
Kim Deuk-Bong Light-Welterweight  Mongkolrit (THA)
W by KO
 Sarrazin (CAN)
W by DQ
 Amarista (VEN)
W by referee's stop
 Quartey (GHA)
L by 1-1-3
Did not advance
Kim Ki-Soo Welterweight  Perry (IRL)
W by 3-2
 Benvenuti (ITA)
L by 0-5
Did not advance

Cycling

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Road Competition

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Jo Jae-hyeon Individual road race Did not finish
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Lee Seung-hun Individual road race Did not finish
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No Do-cheon Individual road race Did not finish
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Pak Jong-hyeon Individual road race Did not finish
-

Track Competition

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Jo Jae-hyeon
Lee Seung-hun
No Do-cheon
Pak Jong-hyeon
Team time trial 2:53:59
30

Diving

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Athlete Event Qualifying Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Lee Pil-Jung Men's 10 metre platform 28.34 28 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Athlete Round 1 Round 2 Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Kim Dong-Gyu Did not finish - Did not advance
Min Gwan-Gi Did not finish - Did not advance

Gymnastics

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Men
Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank Total Rank
Kim Sang-Guk All-around 17.80 15.20 18.40 17.65 17.95 17.55 104.55 88 Did not advance
Floor 17.80 N/A 17.80 =77
Pommel horse N/A 15.20 N/A 15.20 109
Rings N/A 18.40 N/A 18.40 =46
Vault N/A 17.65 N/A 17.65 =81
Parallel bars N/A 17.95 N/A 17.95 =70
Horizontal bar N/A 17.55 17.55 =87
Women
Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Floor Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Total Rank Total Rank
Yu Myeong-Ja All-around 18.033 16.666 17.266 15.166 67.131 88 Did not advance
Floor 18.033 N/A 18.033 70
Vault N/A 16.666 N/A 16.666 81
Uneven bars N/A 17.266 N/A 17.266 81
Balance beam N/A 15.166 15.166 =102

Shooting

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Three shooters represented South Korea in 1960.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
An Jae-song 50 m pistol 520 42
Sim Myeong-hui Trap NQ 46
Sim Mun-seop 25 m pistol 552 44

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "South Korea at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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