Sporting event delegation
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.[1]
Medalists
Athletics
Track and road
Event
|
Athletes
|
Heat
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Semifinal
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Final
|
Result
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Rank
|
Result
|
Rank
|
Result
|
Rank
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Men's 800 metres
|
Sim Sang-Ok
|
1:55.5
|
6 (H4)
|
Did not advance
|
Men's 1500 metres
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4:09.0
|
13 (H2)
|
Did not advance
|
Men's marathon
|
Lee Chang-Hoon
|
|
2:28:45
|
4
|
Choi Chung-Sik
|
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2:36:53
|
12
|
Im Hwa-Dong
|
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Did not finish
|
-
|
Field
Event
|
Athletes
|
Qualification
|
Final
|
Result (m)
|
Rank
|
Result
|
Rank
|
Men's long jump
|
Seo Yeong-Ju
|
7.09
|
18
|
Did not advance
|
Men's triple jump
|
Choi Yeong-Gi
|
14.86
|
20 Q
|
14.65
|
21
|
Men's hammer throw
|
Song Gyo-Sik
|
53.74
|
16
|
Did not advance
|
Basketball
Group round
- China 83-76 Korea
- Bulgaria 89-58 Korea
- Uruguay 83-60 Korea
Classification 9-15
Group 2 (9-15)
- Canada 74-63 Korea
- Japan 83-67 Korea
Classification 13-15
Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.
- Korea 61-47 Thailand
- Singapore, BYE
Classification 13/14
Korea's final ranking was 14th.
Squad
An Yeong-sik, An Byeong-seok, Jo Byeong-hyeon, Choi Tae-gon, Kim Chun-bae, Kim Hyeong-il, Kim Yeong-gi, Kim Yeong-su, Go Se-tae, Baek Jeong-nam
Boxing
Cycling
Road competition
Shooting
Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956.
- Men
Weightlifting
Men
Athlete
|
Event
|
Press
|
Snatch
|
Clean & jerk
|
Total
|
Rank
|
Result
|
Rank
|
Result
|
Rank
|
Result
|
Rank
|
Yu In-Ho
|
Bantamweight (-56 kg)
|
90
|
5
|
95
|
5T
|
135
|
1
|
320
|
4
|
Kim Hae-Nam
|
85
|
10
|
95
|
5T
|
127.5
|
4
|
307.5
|
5
|
Lee Kyung-Seop
|
Featherweight (-60 kg)
|
90
|
16
|
95
|
8
|
127.5
|
4T
|
312.5
|
8
|
Kim Chang-Hui
|
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)
|
107.5
|
11
|
112.5
|
7
|
150
|
1T
|
370
|
3
|
Kim Seong-Jip
|
Middleweight (-75 kg)
|
125
|
2
|
110
|
11
|
145
|
6
|
380
|
5
|
Park Dong-Cheol
|
Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)
|
120
|
12
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
120
|
15
|
Wrestling
- Men's Freestyle
References
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Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only) |