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South Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics

South Korea competed as Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag. 281 competitors, 175 men and 106 women, took part in 144 events in 26 sports.

Medalists

Archery

The Korean women swept the medals in the individual event and took the gold medal in the team event. The men added another gold medal with their victory in the team round, despite none of the individual archers advancing past the quarterfinal.

Men
Women

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Badminton

Men's singles
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles

Baseball

The South Korean baseball team, which had finished last four years earlier, improved their result drastically in their second Olympic baseball appearance. They lost their games against perennial powers Cuba (which was the Cubans' 21st straight Olympic win) and the United States as well as Australia, but defeated defending silver medallist Japan as well as the other three teams in the competition. Their third-place finish in the preliminary round pitted them against the Americans in the semifinal, which Korea lost 3–2. In the bronze medal match, the Koreans again defeated the Japanese to take home the medal.

Team roster
Summary

Basketball

Women's Team Competition

Team roster
* Jeon Ju-won
* Jeong Eun-soon
* Jang Sun-hyoung
* Jung Sun-min
* Kang Ji-sook
* Kim Ji-yoon
* Lee Eon-ju
* Lee Jong-ae
* Lee Mi-sun
* Park Jung-eun
* Wang Su-jin
* Yang Jung-ok
Results
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

* Final – Lapped (38th place)

Track Cycling

Men's Point Race

  • Cho Ho-sung
  • Points – 15
  • Laps down – 1 (4th place)

Men's Keirin

  • Eum In-young
  • First round – Heat – 2; Place – 3
  • Repechage – Heat – 2; Place – 4 (did not advance)

Diving

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 2000.

Men
Women

Football

Men's team competition

Team roster
Group play

Gymnastics

Men's team
Men's individual events
Women's artistic

Handball

Field hockey

Men's team competition

Team roster
Summary

Women's team competition

Team roster
Summary

Judo

Men
Women

Rowing

Men
Women

Sailing

Korea competed in three Sailing events at the 2000 Olympics.

Shooting

Eight South Korean shooters (four men and nfour women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Women

Swimming

Men
Women

Synchronized swimming

Duet

* Technical routine – 32.2
* Free routine – 59.626
* Final – 91.826 (→ 11th place)

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

* First round – Lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 7–6, 6–7, 5–7

Volleyball

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (group B)
* Lost to Italy (0–3)
* Lost to Argentina (1–3)
* Lost to Russia (2–3)
* Defeated United States (3–2)
* Lost to Yugoslavia (2–3) → did not advance, ninth place overall
  • Team roster
* Bang Ji-sub
* Bang Sin-bong
* Chang Byung-chul
* Choi Tae-woong
* Kim Se-jin
* Lee Byung-yong
* Lee Ho
* Lee Kyung-soo
* Park Hee-sang
* Sin Jin-sik
* Shin Sun-ho
* Who In-jung

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary round (group B)
* Defeated Italy (3–2)
* Defeated Germany (3–0)
* Lost to Cuba (0–3)
* Defeated Peru (3–1)
* Lost to Russia (0–3)
  • Quarterfinals
* Lost to United States (2–3)
  • Classification Matches
* 5th/8th place: Lost to PR China (1–3)
* 7th/8th place: Lost to Croatia (3–1) → 8th place
  • Team roster
* Chang So-yun
* Choi Kwang-hee
* Chung Sun-hye
* Eoh Yeon-soon
* Kang Hye-mi
* Kim Guy-hyun
* Koo Ki-lan
* Ku Min-jung
* Lee Meong-hee
* Lee Yun-hui
* Park Mee-kyung
* Park Soo-jeong

Weightlifting

Men

Women

Wrestling

See also

Notes

References