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South Korea Summer Sports
South Korea: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 16 summer games in 13 countries
Events: 293 distinct events in 31 sports
Participants: 2,002 (1,319 men and 683 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)
31 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1984 | 2012 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 34 | Kim Su-Nyeong (6 medals) |
| 2 | Athletics | 1948 | 2012 | 155 | 102 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hwang Yeong-Jo and Lee Bong-Ju (1 medal) | |
| 3 | Badminton | 1992 | 2012 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | Gir Yeong-A and Kim Dong-Mun (3 medals) |
| 4 | Baseball | 1996 | 2008 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 5 | Basketball | 1948 | 2008 | 103 | 56 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 6 | Boxing | 1948 | 2012 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | Lee Seung-Bae and Kim Jeong-Ju (2 medals) |
| 7 | Canoeing | 1984 | 2008 | 24 | 19 | 5 | |||||
| 8 | Cycling | 1948 | 2012 | 64 | 49 | 15 | |||||
| 9 | Diving | 1960 | 2012 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |||||
| 10 | Equestrianism | 1952 | 2008 | 26 | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | Fencing | 1964 | 2012 | 76 | 47 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Nam Hyeon-Hui (2 medals) |
| 12 | Football | 1948 | 2012 | 131 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 13 | Gymnastics | 1960 | 2012 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Lee Ju-Hyeong (2 medals) |
| 14 | Handball | 1984 | 2012 | 138 | 63 | 75 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Oh Seong-Ok (4 medals) |
| 15 | Hockey | 1988 | 2012 | 147 | 63 | 84 | 3 | 3 | Jang Eun-Jeong (2 medals) | ||
| 16 | Judo | 1964 | 2012 | 86 | 55 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 7 athletes with 2 medals |
| 17 | Modern Pentathlon | 1964 | 2012 | 16 | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 18 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1988 | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 19 | Rowing | 1964 | 2012 | 61 | 34 | 27 | |||||
| 20 | Sailing | 1984 | 2012 | 23 | 20 | 3 | |||||
| 21 | Shooting | 1956 | 2012 | 112 | 66 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | Jin Jong-O (5 medals) |
| 22 | Swimming | 1964 | 2012 | 93 | 41 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Park Tae-Hwan (4 medals) | |
| 23 | Synchronized Swimming | 1988 | 2012 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 24 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2012 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | Yu Nam-Gyu (4 medals) |
| 25 | Taekwondo | 2000 | 2012 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Hwang Gyeong-Seon (3 medals) |
| 26 | Tennis | 1988 | 2008 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| 27 | Triathlon | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | Volleyball | 1964 | 2012 | 159 | 72 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 12 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 29 | Water Polo | 1988 | 1988 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | Weightlifting | 1948 | 2012 | 74 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 31 | Wrestling | 1948 | 2012 | 120 | 117 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 | Park Jang-Sun (3 medals) |
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