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South Korea
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Seoul
Population
48,300,000
Size
99,313km²
Languages
- Korean
Records
- 591 pts
- OR Shooting Women's 25m Pistol
- Jangmi Kim
- Set 1 Aug 12
- 699 pts
- OR WR Archery Men's Individual
- Im Dong-hyun
- Set 27 Jul 12
External Web Links
- External website: Korean Olympic Committee
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Hwang defends Olympic -67kg title
South Korea's Hwang Kyung-Seon defends her Olympic -67kg taekwondo title with a 12-5 victory over Nur Tatar of Turkey.
10 Aug 12
South Korea beat Japan to bronze
10 Aug 12
South Korea beat Japan 2-0 in Cardiff to clinch the Olympic bronze medal.
Korean Kim wins wrestling gold
7 Aug 12
South Korea's Kim Hyeon-Woo wins gold in the -66kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition, beating Hungarian Tamas Lorincz in the final.
Jin wins 50m pistol on last shot
5 Aug 12
Jin Jong-Oh wins a second gold medal in the shooting after a dramatic final-shot win in the 50m pistol.
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South Korea at the Olympics
5 London 2012 ranking
7 Beijing 2008 ranking
1948 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from South Korea
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One to watch Im Dong-Hyun 
Archery Medallist -
Soonchul Han Boxing Medallist -
Hee Sook Jeon Fencing Medallist -
Sungryong Jung Football Medallist -
Wooyoung Jung Football Medallist -
Young Rae Choi Shooting Medallist -
Gil Ok Jung Fencing Medallist -
Eun Sook Choi Fencing Medallist -
Sungdong Baek Football Medallist -
Saehyuk Joo Table Tennis Medallist -
Byungchul Choi Fencing Medallist -
Jinsun Jung Fencing Medallist
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South Korea vs Great Britain
South Korea
London 2012 medal count
28
Beijing 2008 medal count
31
Best medal haul
33 Seoul 1988
London 2012 ranking
5
Beijing 2008 ranking
7
First Olympic appearance
1948
Great Britain
London 2012 medal count
65
Beijing 2008 medal count
47
Best medal haul
146 London 1908
London 2012 ranking
3
Beijing 2008 ranking
4
First Olympic appearance
1896
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| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | 3 | 2 | 0 | RANK 1 |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 1 | RANK 1 |
| Fencing | 2 | 1 | 3 | RANK 2 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
|
38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 5 |
South Korea
(selected)
|
13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
South Korea Medallists
- Silver
Soonchul Han Men's Lightweight (60kg) - Bronze
South Korea Men's Football Team
Men's Football - Gold
Kyung Sun Hwang Women's -67kg
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