South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in London
Competitors50 in 7 sports
Flag bearerSohn Kee-chung[1]
Officials17
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.

South Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.

  1. ^ "Son Gi-Jeong". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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