Team Republic of Korea - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Republic of Korea was the host nation for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and competed at PyeongChang with a team of 141 athletes (75 men, 66 women) in all 15 sports. It won 17 medals (five gold), with five medals won by women and 12 by men. Republic of Korea was sixth in the medal table in terms of medals won, and seventh in terms of gold medals.

Its best sport was short track speed skating, in which it has been the dominant NOC for much of the last 20 years. It won six medals, with three gold, in short track, but also won seven medals in speed skating (long track).

Short track skater Choi Min-Jeong won two gold medals in the women's 1500m and the relay. Im Hyo-Jin also won two medals in short track with gold in the 1500m and bronze in the 500m. In speed skating, Lee Seung-Hun won gold in the men's mass start and silver in the team pursuit, while Kim Min-Seok also won silver in the team pursuit and added a bronze in the 1500m.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Bobsleigh: 1 (0-1-0)
Curling: 1 (0-1-0)
Short Track Speed Skating: 6 (3-1-2)
Skeleton: 1 (1-0-0)
Snowboarding: 1 (0-1-0)
Speed Skating: 7 (1-4-2)
Total: 17 (5-8-4)

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Won Yun-Jong (BOB) (Marched together with PRK under one flag.)
Closing Ceremony: Lee Seung-Hun (SSK)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Though the Republic of Korea was formally created in August 1948, its National Olympic Committee (NOC) was already established and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in June 1947. Republic of Korea has competed at all Olympic Games since London 1948, with the exception of Moscow 1980. It made its first Olympic Winter Games appearance in 1948 and has since missed only one Games in 1952.

It has won 70 medals at the Olympic Winter Games, including 31 gold, with Republic of Korea the top nation in short track speed skating, winning 48 medals (24 gold). Of its 70 medals, 64 have come in either short or long track speed skating. The youngest gold medallist at the Olympic Winter Games is short track skater Kim Yun-Mi, who won gold at age 13 years and 83 days at Lillehammer 1994.

Lee Seung-Hun, Park Seung-Hui, and Lee Ho-Seok have won five Olympic Winter medals, both Lees in short track and Park in long track speed skating. An Hyeon-Su won three golds and a bronze for Republic of Korea at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, but then competing as Viktor An for the Russian Federation repeated his three gold and one bronze medal effort at Sochi 2014.

Since 1948, Republic of Korea has won the majority of its medals in boxing, wrestling, judo and weightlifting. More recently, it has become the dominant nation in archery. The women have also won medals in volleyball, basketball, hockey, table tennis and archery. Republic of Korea has won 357 medals, 127 of them gold. Archer Kim Su-Nyeong and shooter Jin Jong-O have the most medals among Korean Olympians, with six. Kim, Jin, and short track speed skater Jeon I-Gyeong lead Korean Olympians each with four golds.

OLYMPIC HOSTS
Seoul - 1988 Olympic Games
PyeongChang - 2018 Olympic Winter Games

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Kim Gyeong-Hoe (20 February 1960) - 1960 - Speed Skating (500m) - 21st
First Competitor, Female: Han Hye-Ja (20 February 1960) - 1960 - Speed Skating (500m) - 22nd

First Competitor, Male: Lee Hyo-Chang (31 January 1948) - 1948 - Speed Skating (500m) - 23rd
First Competitor, Male: Choi Yong-Jin (31 January 1948) - 1948 - Speed Skating (500m) - 21st

Youngest Competitor, Female: Kim Yun-Mi (13y-085d) - 1994 - Short Track Speed Skating (3000m Relay) - Gold
Youngest Competitor, Male: Kim Hyeon-Gi (15y-002d) - 1998 - Ski Jumping (Normal Hill Individual) - 59th

Oldest Competitor, Female: Lee Chae-Won (36y-319d) - 2018 - Cross-Country Skiing (Team Sprint Freestyle) - 21st
Oldest Competitor, Male: Gang Gwang-Bae (36y-211d) - 2010 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - 19th

First Medallist, Female: Team (22 February 1994) - 1994 - Short Track Speed Skating (3000m Relay) - Gold
First Medallist, Male: Kim Yun-Man (18 February 1992) - 1992 - Speed Skating (1000m) - Silver

First Gold Medallist, Female: Team (22 February 1994) - 1994 - Short Track Speed Skating (3000m Relay) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Kim Gi-Hun (20 February 1992) - 1992 - Short Track Speed Skating (1000m) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Kim Yun-Mi (13y-083d) - 1994 - Short Track Speed Skating (3000m Relay) - Gold
Youngest Medallist, Male: Jeong Jae-Won (16y-245d) - 2018 - Speed Skating (Team Pursuit (8 Laps)) - Silver

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Kim Yun-Mi (13y-083d) - 1994 - Short Track Speed Skating (3000m Relay) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Song Jae-Geun (18y-007d) - 1992 - Short Track Speed Skating (5000m Relay) - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Lee Sang-Hwa (28y-357d) - 2018 - Speed Skating (500m) - Silver
Oldest Medallist, Male: Won Yun-Jong (32y-252d) - 2018 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - Silver

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Jo Hae-Ri (27y-203d) - 2014 - Short Track Speed Skating (3000m Relay) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Lee Seung-Hun (29y-354d) - 2018 - Speed Skating (Mass Start) - Gold

Most Medals, Female: Jeon I-Gyeong (5 | 4-0-1) - Short Track Speed Skating
Most Medals, Female: Park Seung-Hui (5 | 2-0-3) - Short Track Speed Skating
Most Medals, Male: Lee Seung-Hun (5 | 2-3-0) - Speed Skating
Most Medals, Male: Lee Ho-Seok (5 | 1-4-0) - Short Track Speed Skating

Most Gold Medals, Female: Jeon I-Gyeong (4) - Short Track Speed Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Viktor An (Ahn Hyeon-Su) (3) - Short Track Speed Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Kim Gi-Hun (3) - Short Track Speed Skating

Additional Information:

https://www.sports.or.kr

Anthem Title: Aegukga (Patriotic Song)

Anthem Composer: Music: Ahn Eak-Tai, Lyrics: Yun Chi-Ho, An Chang-Ho

Anthem Inducted: 1948

Founding Date: 1946

IOC Recognition Date: 1947

Delegation President: Lee Kee-Heung

Delegation Secretary General: Cho Yong-man

IOC Members: Current:
Ryu Seung Min (entry into IOC: 2016)
Lee Kee Heung (entry into IOC: 2019)

Former:
Lee Ki-Pong (1955-1960)
Lee Sang-Beck (1964-1966)
Chang Key-Young (1967-1977)
Kim Taik-Soo (1977-1983)
Park Chong-Kyu (1984-1985)
Kim Un-Yong (1986-2005)
Lee Kun-Hee (1996-2017)
Park Yong-Sung (2002-2007)
Mun Dae-Seong (2008-2016)

First OG/PG Appearance: 1948

Number OG/PG Appearances: 18

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