South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Track and road
Field
Basketball
Group round
- China 83-76 Korea
- Bulgaria 89-58 Korea
- Uruguay 83-60 Korea
Classification 9-15
Group 2 (9-15)
- Canada 74-63 Korea
- Japan 83-67 Korea
Classification 13-15
Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.
- Korea 61-47 Thailand
- Singapore, BYE
Classification 13/14
- Singapore 92-79 Korea
Korea's final ranking was 14th.
Squad
An Yeong-sik, An Byeong-seok, Jo Byeong-hyeon, Choi Tae-gon, Kim Chun-bae, Kim Hyeong-il, Kim Yeong-gi, Kim Yeong-su, Go Se-tae, Baek Jeong-nam
Boxing
Cycling
Road competition
Shooting
Two shooters represented South Korea in 1956.
- Men
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
- Men's Freestyle
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
