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South Korea: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 30 games in 18 countries
Events: 339 distinct events in 40 sports
Participants: 2,023 (1,359 men and 664 women)
Youngest Participant: Byeon Hye-Yeong (13 years, 35 days), 1996 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Kim Nam-Gu (48 years, 325 days), 1972 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Kim Su-Nyeong (6 medals)
30 Games
| Rk | Games | Flag Bearer | Participants | Men | Women | Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Summer | Jang Seong-Ho | 265 | 159 | 106 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 6 athletes with 2 medals |
| 2 | 2006 Winter | Lee Bo-Ra | 40 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | An Hyeon-Su (4 medals) |
| 3 | 2004 Summer | Gu Min-Jeong | 264 | 145 | 119 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 4 | 2002 Winter | Hur Seung-Wook | 46 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Choi Eun-Gyeong and Go Gi-Hyeon (2 medals) | |
| 5 | 2000 Summer | Jeong Eun-Sun | 281 | 175 | 106 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 6 | 1998 Winter | Hur Seung-Wook | 37 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Jeon I-Gyeong (3 medals) |
| 7 | 1996 Summer | Choi Cheon-Sik | 300 | 189 | 111 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 8 | 1994 Winter | Lee Jun-Ho | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 9 | 1992 Summer | 226 | 154 | 72 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 4 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 10 | 1992 Winter | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Kim Gi-Hun and Lee Jun-Ho (2 medals) | |
| 11 | 1988 Summer | Jo Yong-Cheol | 401 | 269 | 132 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 5 athletes with 2 medals |
| 12 | 1988 Winter | Hong Kun-Pyo | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 13 | 1984 Summer | Ha Hyeong-Ju | 175 | 116 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 41 athletes with 1 medal |
| 14 | 1984 Winter | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 15 | 1980 Winter | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 1976 Summer | 50 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 17 | 1976 Winter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 18 | 1972 Summer | Ji-Hak Kim | 42 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | O Seung-Rip (1 medal) | ||
| 19 | 1972 Winter | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | 1968 Summer | 54 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jang Sun-Gil and Ji Yong-Ju (1 medal) | ||
| 21 | 1968 Winter | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 22 | 1964 Summer | 154 | 128 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 23 | 1964 Winter | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 24 | 1960 Summer | 35 | 33 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| 25 | 1960 Winter | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 26 | 1956 Summer | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Song Sun-Cheon and Kim Chang-Hui (1 medal) | ||
| 27 | 1956 Winter | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 28 | 1952 Summer | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Gang Jun-Ho and Kim Seong-Jip (1 medal) | |||
| 29 | 1948 Summer | Kitei Son | 46 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Han Su-An and Kim Seong-Jip (1 medal) | ||
| 30 | 1948 Winter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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