South Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 42 competitors (32 men and 10 women), took part in 24 events in 8 sports. Medalists Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, South Korea entered three women. Their highest placing competitor was Kim Ho-gu, at 7th place in the women's competition. Women's Individual Competition: Kim Ho-gu - 2369 points (7th place) Ju Chun-sam - 2349 points (12th place) Kim Hyang-min - 2275 points (20th place) Athletics Men's High Jump Park Sang-soo Qualification Round — 2.00m (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Lee Chung-ping, Soo Wen-ho, Chen Chin-lung, and Chen Ming-chih Heat — 41.78s (→ did not advance) Women's Shot Put Paik Ok-ja Qualification Round — 15.78m (→ did not advance) Women's Discus Throw Paik Ok-ja Qualification Round — DNS (→ did not advance) Boxing Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg) Jae Keun-lim First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Namchal Tsendaiush (MGL), 3:2 Third Round — Lost to Rolando Garbey (CUB), TKO-2 Judo Shooting Five male shooters represented South Korea in 1972. Open Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle: Cho Oh-ryun - Heat: 4:21.78 (did not advance) Men's 1500 m freestyle Cho Oh-ryun - Heat: 17:29.23 (did not advance) Volleyball Men's: 7th place Roster: Choi Jong-ok, Chung Dong-kee, Jin Jun-tak, Kang Man-soo, Kim Chung-han, Kim Kun-bong, Kim Kyui-hwan, Lee Chun-pio, Lee In, Lee Sun-koo, Lee Yong-kwan, and Park Kee-won Preliminary round: 2-3 Semi–Final: Lost to Romania (0-3) Final: Defeated Brazil (3-0) Women's: 4th place Roster: Jo Hea-jung, Kim Eun-hui, Kim Young-ja, Lee In-sook, Lee Jung-ja, Lee Kyung-ai, Lee Kyung-sook, Lee Soon-bok, Yoon Young-nae, Yu Jung-hye, and Yu Kyung-hwa Preliminary round: 2-1 Semi–Final: Lost to Japan (0-3) Final: Lost to D.P.R. Korea (0-3) Weightlifting Lightweight: Won Shin-hee - 427.5 kg (7th place) Wrestling References Korea, South 1972 1972 in South Korean sport