| South Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KOR |
| NOC | Korean Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Medalists
Gold
- Yang Jung-mo — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
He won the first gold medal for South Korea.
Silver
- Chang Eun-kyung — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)
Bronze
- Park Young-chul — Judo, Men's Middleweight (80 kg)
- Cho Jea-ki — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Jeon Hae-sup — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
- Baik Myung-sun, Byon Kyung-ja, Chang Hee-sook, Jo Hea-jung, Lee Soon-ok, Lee Soon-bok, Ma Kum-ja, Park Mi-kum, Yu Jung-hye, Yu Kyung-hwa, Jung Soon-ok, and Yoon Young-nae — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)
- Park Chan-hee
- First Round — Defeated Abderahim Najim (MAR), DSQ-3
- Second Round — Defeated Alican Az (TUR), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 2:3
Shooting
Five South Korean shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Choi Chung-seok | 50 m rifle prone | 583 | 57 |
| Park Do-geun | Skeet | 172 | 61 |
| Lee Gyun | 50 m rifle prone | 581 | 64 |
| Park Jong-Gil | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 587 | 15 |
| Lee Seung-Gyun | Skeet | 191 | 22 |
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Poland (2-3)
- Defeated Canada (3-0)
- Lost to Cuba (0-3)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3) → Sixth place
- Team Roster
- Kim Kun-bong (김건봉, GoldStar)
- Jo Jae-hak (조재학, GoldStar)
- Lee Yong-kwan (이용관, Korea Integrated Chemical)
- Park Kee-won (박기원, Korea Integrated Chemical)
- Chong Moon-kyong (정문경, GoldStar)
- Lee Sun-koo (이선구, Korea Electric Power)
- Lee Choun-pyo (이춘표, Korea Integrated Chemical)
- Lee In (이인, Korea Electric Power)
- Kim Chung-han (김충한, GoldStar)
- Lee Jong-won (이종원, Kyonggi University)
- Kang Man-soo (강만수, Hanyang University)
- Lim Ho-dam (임호담, Myongji University)
- Head Coach: Lee Kyo-so (이규소, Korea Volleyball Association)
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1–3)
- Defeated East Germany (3–2)
- Defeated Cuba (3–2)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to Japan (0–3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Defeated Hungary (3–1) → Bronze Medal
- Defeated Hungary (3–1) → Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
- Lee Soon-bok
- Yu Jung-hye
- Byon Kyung-ja
- Lee Soon-ok
- Baik Myung-sun
- Chang Hee-sook
- Ma Kum-ja
- Yoon Young-nae
- Yu Kyung-hwa
- Park Mi-kum
- Jo Hea-jung
- Jung Soon-ok
- Head Coach: Kim Han-soo
References