List of medals won by South Korea in Olympic games. The tally includes records, gold, silver and bronze medalists in various olympic games and athletics events.
South Korea at Olympics
South Korea first competed at the Olympic Games in 1948. Except for 1980, the nation has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. South Korea is one of the top medal winning countries at the Summer Olympic Games. They have won most of their gold medals in archery. The Korean Olympic Committee was created in 1946 and recognized by the IOC in 1947. Here is an all-time medals tally of South Korea at the Summer Olympic Games.
| Total Medals : 264 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medals : 90 | Silver Medals : 85 | Bronze Medals : 89 | Overall Rank : 19 |
Olympic Games Medal Table of South Korea (IOC code: KOR)
Year |
Host |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | London, United Kingdom | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 1956 | Melbourne, Australia | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | 0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 1972 | Munich, West Germany | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1976 | Montreal, Canada | 1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | 6 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 12 |
10 |
11 |
33 |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 12 |
5 |
12 |
29 |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 7 |
15 |
5 |
27 |
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 8 |
10 |
10 |
28 |
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 9 |
12 |
9 |
30 |
| 2008 | Beijing, China | 13 |
10 |
8 |
31 |
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 13 |
8 |
7 |
28 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
| Total | 90 |
85 |
89 |
264 |
South Korea Total Medal Count by Sport
Sport |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Archery | 23 |
9 |
7 |
39 |
| Athletics Men | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Badminton | 6 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
| Baseball | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Basketball | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Boxing | 3 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
| Fencing | 4 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
| Field Hockey | 0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Football | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gymnastics Artistic | 1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
| Handball | 2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
| Judo | 11 |
16 |
16 |
43 |
| Men's Shooting | 5 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
| Women's Shooting | 2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Men's Swimming | 1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| Table Tennis | 3 |
3 |
12 |
18 |
| Taekwondo | 12 |
2 |
5 |
19 |
| Volleyball | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Women Weightlifting | 1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Men's Weightlifting | 2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Wrestling | 11 |
11 |
14 |
36 |
South Korea Medal Count by Athletes
Athlete Name |
Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Jong-oh | Men's Shooting | 4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Women's Handball Team | Handball | 2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| Park Tae-hwan | Men's Swimming | 1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| Hwang Kyung-seon | Taekwondo | 2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Kim Soo-Nyung | Archery | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Park Jang-Soon | Wrestling | 1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Bang Soo-hyun | Badminton | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Cha Dong-min | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Cho In-Chul | Judo | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Cho Min-Sun | Judo | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Cho Yong-Chul | Judo | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Choi Min-ho | Judo | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Ha Tae-kwon, Kim Dong-moon | Badminton | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Jang Jae-Sung | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Jang Mi-ran | Women Weightlifting | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Jung Sung-Sook | Judo | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Ki Bo-bae | Archery | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Kim Hyeon-woo | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Kim Jae-bum | Judo | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Kim Jae-yup | Judo | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Kim Jong-hyun | Men's Shooting | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Kim Jung-joo | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Kim Sung-Jip | Men's Weightlifting | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Lee Bo-na | Women's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Lee Dae-hoon | Taekwondo | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Lee Dong-soo, Yoo Yong-sung | Badminton | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Lee Joo-Hyung | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Lee Seung-Bae | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Men's Baseball Team | Baseball | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Moon Eui-Jae | Wrestling | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Park Sung-hyun | Archery | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Sim Kwon-Ho | Wrestling | 2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Women's Hockey Team | Field Hockey | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Yoon Jin-hee | Women Weightlifting | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Ahn Byeong-Keun | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ahn Jae-Hyung and Yoo Nam-Kyu | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| An Ba-ul | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| An Dae-Hyun | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| An Han-Bong | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| An Young-su | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Baik Hyun-Man | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Bang Dae-Du | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cha Young-Chul | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chang Chang-Sun | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chang Eun-Kyung | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chang Hye-jin Choi Mi-sun Ki Bo-bae | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chang Hye-jin | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chang Kyou-Chul | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cho Jea-ki | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cho Jun-ho | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cho Youn-Jeong | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Cho Youn-Jeong, Kim Soo-Nyung, and Lee Eun-Kyung | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Choi Byung-chul | Fencing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Choi In-jeong, Shin A-lam, Jung Hyo-jung, Choi Eun-sook | Fencing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Choi Young-rae | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chun Byung-Kwan | Men's Weightlifting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chun Chil-Sung | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Chung Hoon | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Chung Jae-Hun | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chung Shin-Cho | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Dang Ye-seo, Kim Kyung-ah, Park Mi-young | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gil Young-ah, Jang Hye-ock | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Gil Young-ah, Shim Eun-jung | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gu Bon-gil, Won Woo-young, Kim Jung-hwan, Oh Eun-seok | Fencing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gwak Dong-han | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ha Hyoung-Zoo | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Han Myung-Woo | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Han Soo-Ann | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Han Soon-chul | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Hong Sung-Sik | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hwang Hye-young, Chung So-young | Badminton | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hwang Ji-man, Lee Jae-jin | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hwang Jung-oh | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Hwang Young-Cho | Athletics Men | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hyun Jung-Hwa | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hyun Jung-Hwa and Yang Young-Ja | Table Tennis | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hyun Jung-Hwa, Hong Cha-Ok | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hyun Sook-Hee | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Im Dong-hyun, Jang Yong-ho, Park Kyung-mo | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Im Dong-hyun, Kim Bub-min, Oh Jin-hyek | Archery | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Im Dong-hyun, Lee Chang-hwan, Park Kyung-mo | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Inbee Park | Golf | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jang Ji-won | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jang Sung-ho | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jang Yong-Ho, Kim Chung-tae, Oh Kyo-Moon | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jee Yong-Ju | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jeon Byung-Kwan | Men's Weightlifting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jeon Hae-Sup | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jeon Ki-Young | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jeong Bo-kyeong | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jeong Gyeong-mi | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jo Seok-hwan | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Joo Hyun-jung, Park Sung-hyun, Yun Ok-hee | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Joo Se-hyuk, Oh Sang-eun, Ryu Seung-min | Table Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jung Bu-Kyung | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jung Jae-Eun | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jung Jae-sung, Lee Yong-dae | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jung Ji-hyun | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jung Jin-sun | Fencing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jung Sun-Yong | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kang Cho-hyun | Women's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kang Hee-Chan, Lee Chul-Seung | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kang Jun-Ho | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Byung-Joo | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Chang-Hui | Men's Weightlifting | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Dae-eun | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Dong-moon, Gil Young-ah | Badminton | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Eui-Kon | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Eui-Tae | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim In-Sub | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Jang-mi | Women's Shooting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Ji-yeon | Fencing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Jin-Ho | Archery | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Jong-kyu | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Jong-Shin | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Jung-hwan | Fencing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Ki-Taik | Table Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Kwang-Sun | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Kyong-Hun | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Kyung-ah | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Kyung-Wook | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Kyung-Wook, Kim Jo-Sun, and Yoon Hye-Young | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Mi-Jung | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Min-Soo | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Moo-Kyo, Ryu Ji-Hae | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Moon-soo, Park Joo-bong | Badminton | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Nam-Soon | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Nam-Soon, Kim Soo-Nyung, Yun Mi-Jin | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Sang-Kyu | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Seon-Young | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim So-hui | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Soo-Nyung, Wang Hee-Kyung, and Yun Young-Sook | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Sung-Moon | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Tae-hun | Taekwondo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Tae-woo | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Taek-Soo | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Taek-Soo, Yoo Nam-Kyu | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Weon-Kee | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Woo-jin Ku Bon-chan Lee Seung-yun | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Young-Ho | Fencing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kim Young-Nam | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ku Bon-chan | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kwak Dae-Sung | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Bae-young | Men's Weightlifting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Bong-Ju | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Eun-Chul | Men's Shooting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Eun-sil, Seok Eun-mi | Table Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Hyo-jung, Lee Kyung-won | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Jae-Hyuk | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lee Jae-Suk | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lee Jung-Keun | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lee Kyung-Keun | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Kyung-Kun | Men's Weightlifting | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lee Kyung-won, Ra Kyung-min | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lee Sang-Ki | Fencing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lee Sun-hee | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Sung-jin | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Sung-jin, Park Sung-hyun, Yun Mi-jin | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Sung-jin. Ki Bo-bae, Choi Hyun-joo | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Won-hee | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee Yong-dae, Lee Hyo-jung | Badminton | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lim Su-jeong | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Men's Football Team | Football | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Men's Handball Team | Handball | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Men's Hockey Team | Field Hockey | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Min Kyung-gab | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Moon Dae-sung | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Nam Hyun-hee | Fencing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Nam Hyun-hee, Jung Gil-ok, Jeon Hee-sook, Oh Ha-na | Fencing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Noh Kyung-Sun | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Oh Hye-ri | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Oh Jin-hyek | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Oh Kyo-Moon | Archery | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Oh Kyo-Moon, Kim Bo-Ram, and Jang Yong-Ho | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Oh Sang-eun, Ryu Seung-min, Yoon Jae-young | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Oh Seung-Lip | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Eun-chul | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Park Jong-Hoon | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Park Joo-bong, Ra Kyung-min | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Kyung-mo | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Sang-young | Fencing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Si-Hun | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Sung-Soo | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Sung-Soo, Chun In-Soo, and Lee Han-Sup | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Park Young-Chul | Judo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ryu Ji-Hae, Park Hae-Jung | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ryu Seung-min | Table Tennis | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sa Jae-hyouk | Men's Weightlifting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Seo Hyang-Soon | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Shin Joon-Sup | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Shon Seung-mo | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Sin Joon-Sik | Taekwondo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Son Gab-Do | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Son Tae-jin | Taekwondo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Song Dae-nam | Judo | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Song Myeong-seob | Taekwondo | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Song Soon-chun | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Wang Hee-Kyung | Archery | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Wang Ki-chun | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Women's Baseball Team | Basketball | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Women's Volleyball Team | Volleyball | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Yang Hak-seon | Gymnastics Artistic | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Yang Hyun-Mo | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Yang Jung-Mo | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Yang Tae-young | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Yeo Hong-Chul | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Yeo Kab-Soon | Women's Shooting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Yoo Nam-Kyu | Table Tennis | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Yoo Nam-Kyu, Lee Chul-Seung | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Yoo Ok-Ryul | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Yoo Won-chul | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Yoon Hyun | Judo | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| You In-Tak | Wrestling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Yun Mi-Jin | Archery | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Yun Ok-hee | Archery | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Yun Young-Sook | Archery | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |