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South Korea at the 1960 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).png
IOC codeKOR
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

Track and road

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 12
Kim Yeon-Beom Did not finish -
Women's 800 m Lee Hak-ja 2:28.4 7 (H1) Did not advance

Field

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

Boxing

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

Road Competition

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

Track Competition

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

Diving

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

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

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

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

Wrestling

References

  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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