South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics
South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games.
North and South Korea had initially intended to send a joint delegation to the Games, but were unable to agree on the details of its implementation.
The South Korean contingent aimed for ten gold medals and to be ranked in the top ten in the games. However, they exceeded expectations and the nation was ranked 7th in gold medals, and 8th in total medals. The 13 gold medals won was the highest number of gold medals earned in its Olympic history.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Choi Min-ho | Judo | Men's 60 kg | |
| Park Tae-hwan | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | |
| Joo Hyun-jung Park Sung-hyun Yun Ok-hee | Archery | Women's team | |
| Im Dong-hyun Lee Chang-hwan Park Kyung-mo | Archery | Men's team | |
| Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | |
| Sa Jae-hyouk | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | |
| Jang Mi-ran | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | |
| Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung | Badminton | Mixed doubles | |
| Lim Su-jeong | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | |
| Son Tae-jin | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | |
| Hwang Kyung-seon | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg | |
| Cha Dong-min | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | |
| South Korea national baseball team | Baseball | Men's tournament | |
| Jin Jong-oh | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | |
| Yoon Jin-hee | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | |
| Wang Ki-chun | Judo | Men's 73 kg | |
| Nam Hyun-hee | Fencing | Women's foil | |
| Park Tae-hwan | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | |
| Kim Jae-bum | Judo | Men's 81 kg | |
| Park Sung-hyun | Archery | Women's individual | |
| Park Kyung-mo | Archery | Men's individual | |
| Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | Badminton | Women's doubles | |
| Yoo Won-chul | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | |
| Im Jyoung-hwa | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | |
| Park Eun-chul | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg | |
| Yun Ok-hee | Archery | Women's individual | |
| Jeong Gyeong-mi | Judo | Women's 78 kg | |
| Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin | Badminton | Men's doubles | |
| Dang Ye-seo Kim Kyung-ah Park Mi-young | Table tennis | Women's team | |
| Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min Yoon Jae-young | Table tennis | Men's team | |
| Kim Jung-joo | Boxing | Welterweight | |
| South Korea women's national handball team | Handball | Women's tournament |
Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Korea's won the championship in both the men's and women's events. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.;Men
;Women
Athletics
;Men;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Badminton
;Men;Women
L 15–21, 13–21
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!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
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!Opposition
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Baseball
Korea placed second in the Final Qualifying Tournament, earning the South Korea national baseball team a qualification spot in baseball. 2008 will be Korea's third appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament; the team took the bronze medal in 2000 and placed eighth in 1996. On Korea's third appearance, they won the gold.Group Stage
- August 13 8 - 7
- August 14 0 - 0 '
- August 15 1 - 0
- August 16 5 - 3
- August 17 1 - 0
- August 18 9 - 8
- August 19 7 - 4
- August 20 10 - 0
| Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 100% | - | - | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | 85.7% | 1 | - | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 71.4% | 2 | - | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 57.1% | 3 | - | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 28.6% | 5 | 1-0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 28.6% | 5 | 0-1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 14.3% | 6 | 1-0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 14.3% | 6 | 0-1 |
Semifinals
- August 22
- August 23
Basketball
Women's tournament
Korea's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007. It will be the women's team's sixth Olympic appearance.;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinals
Boxing
Korea qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Lee, Baik, and Kim each earned their spots at the first Asian qualifying tournament. Han and Cho joined them as Olympic qualifiers at the second qualifying tournament.Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify directly to final; q = Qualify to semi-finalCycling
Road
Track
;Omnium| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Lee Min-hye | Women's points race | −40 | −2 | 19 |
Diving
;MenEquestrian
Dressage
Fencing
;Men;Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Classification match for 5th/6th place
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Classification match for 9th/10th place
Football (soccer)
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
Rhythmic
South Korea qualified one woman in rhythmic gymnastics.Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Classification semifinal
;7th–8th place
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal game
;Final rank
Judo
;Men;Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
;Men;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
;MenM = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
;Men;Women
Table tennis
South Korea had qualified places in both singles and team events.;Men's singles
;Women's singles
;Team
Taekwondo
Tennis
Weightlifting
;Men;Women
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle