South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games


South Korea participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It was the 18th appearance of the country at the Asian Games, except the first edition in Delhi. As one of the best competitors at the Games, South Korea's best achievement was in the 2002 Busan, with the acquisition of 96 gold, 80 silver and 84 bronze medals. At the latest edition in 2014 Incheon, the country had collected 79 gold, 71 silver, and 84 bronze medals.
South Korea sent 779 athletes across 39 sports to compete in Jakarta and Palembang. Korean Sport & Olympic Committee is aiming to finish second for the sixth consecutive Asian Games with 65 gold medals, fewer than the Incheon Asian Games four years ago. South Korea marched along with North Korea under the Korean Unification Flag at the opening ceremony, and have together fielded unified Korean teams in women's basketball, rowing and canoeing.

Medalists

The following South Korean competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate
Kang Min-sungTaekwondoMen's individual poomsae
TaekwondoMen's team poomsae
Kim Tae-hunTaekwondoMen's 58 kg
Jeon Hee-sookFencingWomen's individual foil
Gu Bon-gilFencingMen's individual sabre
Lee Da-binTaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
Ryu Han-suWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 67 kg
Kang Young-miFencingWomen's individual épée
Na Ah-reumCyclingWomen's road race
FencingWomen's team sabre
Cho Hyo-chulWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 97 kg
FencingMen's team sabre
Shin Hyun-wooShootingMen's double trap
Kim Han-solGymnasticsMen's floor
Yeo Seo-jeongGymnasticsWomen's vault
Lee Dae-hoonTaekwondoMen's 68 kg
Choi Young-jeonShootingMen's 300 metre standard rifle
Na Ah-reumCyclingWomen's road time trial
Park Hyun-suRowingMen's lightweight single sculls
BowlingWomen's team of six
Jeong You-jinShootingMen's 10 m running target
FencingMen's team foil
Kim Seo-yeongSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley
BowlingMen's team of six
Sung Ki-raJu-jitsuWomen's 62 kg
Chon Jong-wonSport climbingMen's combined
Jung Hye-limAthleticsWomen's 100 m hurdles
ArcheryWomen's team recurve
Kim Woo-jinArcheryMen's individual recurve
ArcheryWomen's team compound
ArcheryMen's team compound
CyclingWomen's team pursuit
Kim Jin-woongSoft tennisMen's singles
ParaglidingWomen's team cross-country
Jeong Bo-kyeongJudoWomen's 48 kg
Park Sang-hoonCyclingMen's individual pursuit
An Ba-ulJudoMen's 66 kg
Lee Ju-miCyclingWomen's individual pursuit
HandballWomen's tournament
CyclingWomen's madison
Ha Jee-minSailingMen's laser
Gwak Dong-hanJudoMen's 90 kg
Kim Sung-minJudoMen's +100 kg
Cho Gwang-heeCanoeingMen's K-1 200 m
Soft tennisMen's team
Jun Woong-taeModern pentathlonMen's individual
Oh Yeon-jiBoxingWomen's 60 kg
BaseballMen's team
FootballMen's tournament
ShootingMixed 10 m air pistol team
TaekwondoWomen's team poomsae
Park Sang-youngFencingMen's individual épée
EquestrianTeam dressage
Ha Min-ahTaekwondoWomen's 53 kg
Kim Jan-diTaekwondoWomen's 67 kg
Oh Sang-ukFencingMen's individual sabre
Jung Eun-heaShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle
Kang Gee-eunShootingWomen's trap
Cho Seung-jaeWushuMen's daoshu and gunshu
Lee Ah-reumTaekwondoWomen's 57 kg
Kim Seo-yeongSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley
ParaglidingMen's team accuracy
Sepak takrawWomen's team regu
Lee Hwa-junTaekwondoMen's 80 kg
Kim Dong-yongRowingMen's single sculls
RowingWomen's coxless pair
RowingWomen's double sculls
Lee Da-gyeomParaglidingWomen's individual accuracy
Kim Woo-jaeWeightliftingMen's 77 kg
RowingMen's lightweight double sculls
Kim Min-jungShootingWomen's 10 metre air pistol
KabaddiMen's tournament
Kim Han-solGymnasticsMen's vault
Jang Yeon-hakWeightliftingMen's 85 kg
FencingWomen's team épée
Sa SolSport climbingWomen's combined
GolfWomen's team
Oh Seung-taekGolfMen's individual
BasketballMen's 3x3 tournament
ArcheryMen's team recurve
ArcheryMixed team compound
Park Jong-wooBowlingMen's masters
Lee Yeon-jiBowlingWomen's masters
Woo Sang-hyeokAthleticsMen's high jump
Son Young-heeWeightliftingWomen's +75 kg
Lee Woo-seokArcheryMen's individual recurve
Lee Hye-jinCyclingWomen's keirin
Table tennisMen's team
DivingMen's synchronized 3 m springboard
Park Da-solJudoWomen's 52 kg
DivingMen's synchronized 10 m platform
CanoeingMen's K-4 500 m
Soft tennisMixed doubles
An Chang-rimJudoMen's 73 kg
Kim Seong-yeonJudoWomen's 70 kg
SailingMen's 49er
Choi Gwang-hoRoller sportsMen's roller skate 20 km
Lee Hye-jinCyclingWomen's sprint
CyclingMen's madison
Park Yu-jinJudoWomen's 78 kg
Cho Gu-hamJudoMen's 100 kg
Kim Se-heeModern pentathlonWomen's individual
Kim Min-jeongJudoWomen's +78 kg
Soft tennisWomen's team
Lee Ji-hunModern pentathlonMen's individual
VolleyballMen's tournament
TriathlonMixed relay
Yun Ji-hyeTaekwondoWomen's individual poomsae
Kim Ji-yeonFencingWomen's individual sabre
Jung Jin-sunFencingMen's individual épée
Lee Ju-hoSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke
Gong Byung-minWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg
Kim Jae-gangWrestlingMen's freestyle 97 kg
Ahn Dae-myeongShootingMen's trap
Kang Ji-seokSwimmingMen's 50 m backstroke
Kim Hyung-jooWrestlingWomen's freestyle 50 kg
Nam Koung-jinWrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kg
Lee Yong-munWushuMen's nanquan
Choi In-jeongFencingWomen's individual épée
An Se-hyeonSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly
Son Young-kiFencingMen's individual foil
ParaglidingWomen's team accuracy
FencingMen's team épée
GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around
Kim Hyeon-wooWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 77 kg
Kim Min-jungShootingWomen's 25 m pistol
Kim Min-seokWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 130 kg
Cho Gang-minTaekwondoMen's 63 kg
Ham Gwan-sikWushuMen's sanda 70 kg
SwimmingMixed 4 × 100 m medley relay
Kim HyeokEquestrianIndividual dressage
Lee Chul-sooParaglidingMen's individual accuracy
RowingWomen's lightweight quadruple sculls
FencingWomen's team foil
Lee Won-gyuShootingMen's 300 metre standard rifle
Lee Duck-heeTennisMen's singles
Park Hee-junKarateMen's individual kata
Kim Jun-hongShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol
Hwang Myeng-seJu-jitsuMen's 94 kg
Mun Yu-raWeightliftingWomen's 69 kg
Kim Ja-inSport climbingWomen's combined
Kim Min-jiShootingWomen's skeet
Mun Min-heeWeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
GolfMen's team
GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic team all-around
Sepak takrawMen's regu
Koo Seong-hoiBowlingMen's masters
Lee Yeon-jiBowlingWomen's masters
CyclingWomen's team sprint
Kang Chae-youngArcheryWomen's individual recurve
Table tennisWomen's team
Lim Eun-jiAthleticsWomen's pole vault
Kim Kyung-aeAthleticsWomen's javelin throw
Kim Dong-hoonSoft tennisMen's singles
Eun Ju-wonRoller sportsMen's skateboard street
Lee Ha-rimJudoMen's 60 kg
Kim You-riCyclingWomen's omnium
Lee Sun-jaCanoeingWomen's K-1 500 m
Joo Hyun-myeongAthleticsMen's 50 km walk
Soft tennisMixed doubles
Im Chae-binCyclingMen's sprint
Han Hee-juJudoWomen's 63 kg
Woo Ha-ramDivingMen's 1 m springboard
Son Geun-seongRoller sportsMen's roller skate 20 km
Lee Tae-hoonSailing
Cho Sun-youngCyclingWomen's sprint
FootballWomen's tournament
HandballMen's tournament
Kim Sun-wooModern pentathlonWomen's individual
Kim Su-jiDivingWomen's 1 m springboard
Jeon Ji-heeTable tennisWomen's singles
Lee Sang-suTable tennisMen's singles
BasketballMen's tournament
VolleyballWomen's tournament
JudoMixed team
Rugby sevensMen's tournament
Woo Ha-ramDivingMen's 10 m platform

;Demonstration events
MedalNameSportEventDate
Cho Seong-jueSportsStarCraft II tournament
eSportsLeague of Legends tournament

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing South Korea that participated at the Games:
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery8816
Artistic swimming—1010
Athletics221840
Badminton101020
Baseball24—24
Basketball16420
Bowling6612
Boxing7310
Canoeing13518
Cycling18927
Diving246
Equestrian11011
Fencing121224
Field hockey181836
Football202040
Golf437
Gymnastics5914
Handball161632
Jet ski606
Ju-jitsu112
Judo91019
Kabaddi121123
Karate448
Kurash112
Modern pentathlon224
Paragliding538
Roller sports628
Rowing10818
Rugby sevens121224
Sailing8311
Sepak takraw151227
Shooting181028
Soft tennis5510
Softball—1717
Sport climbing7714
Squash448
Swimming141327
Table tennis5510
Taekwondo9918
Tennis6612
Triathlon235
Volleyball161632
Water polo13013
Weightlifting8715
Wrestling12618
Wushu10212
Total432334766

;Demonstration events
SportMenWomenTotal
eSports707

SportMenWomenTotal
Basketball01010
Canoeing8816
Rowing718
Total151934

Archery

;Recurve
* Oh Jin-hyek and Kang Chae-young took part in the ranking round.
;Compound
** Did not play.

*** Choi Yong-hee and So Chae-won took part in the ranking round.

Artistic swimming

FR: Reserved in free routine; RR: Reserved in technical and free routines; TR: Reserved in technical routine.

Athletics

;Track
* Did not play.
;Road
;Field
;Combined
AthleteEventPointRank
Choe Dong-hwiMen's decathlon11.047.1912.771.8251.8514.2736.464.6053.144:45.2173456

Badminton

;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Baseball

;Round 2 – Group B
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;Super round
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;Final

Basketball

5x5 basketball

As the defending champion, South Korea men's team drawn in the group A at the competition.

Men's tournament

;Group A
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match

3x3 basketball

South Korea also set a men's and women's team that competed in the 3-on-3 basketball. The men's team placed in the pool B, and the women's team in the pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.

Men's tournament

;Roster
Korea Basketball Association selected four athletes for the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
;Pool B
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Final

Women's tournament

;Roster
The following is the South Korea roster in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
;Pool D
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;Quarterfinal

Bowling

;Men
;Women

Boxing

;Men
;Women

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

Cycling

BMX

Mountain biking

Road

Track

;Sprint
;Team sprint
Riders who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Riders who entered the competition but did not participating in any phase of the team event.

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
;Pursuit
Riders who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Riders who entered the competition but did not participating in any phase of the team event.

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
;Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRankRank
Im Chae-binMen's keirin2 Q2 FA4
Oh Je-seokMen's keirin3 R3 Q4 FB9
Cho Sun-youngWomen's keirin2 Q3 FA5
Lee Hye-jinWomen's keirin1 Q1 FA

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
;Omnium
;Madison
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Park Sang-hoon
Kim Ok-cheol		Men's madison5320
Kim You-ri
Na Ah-reum		Women's madison7640

Diving

;Men
;Women

Equestrian

;Dressage
;Eventing
;Jumping
  1. – indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

    Esports (demonstration)

;StarCraft II
;League of Legends

Fencing

;Individual
;Team

Field hockey

Men's tournament

;Team roster
;Pool A
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;5th place match

Women's tournament

;Team roster
;Pool B
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;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match

Football

South Korea men's team were drawn in Group E at the Games, while the women's team in Group A.

Men's tournament

;Group E
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;Round of 16
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Final

Women's tournament

;Group A
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match

Golf

;Men
;Women

Gymnastics

Handball

South Korea men's team were drawn in group B, while the women's team in group A. The women's team was a champion in the last edition in 2014 Incheon.

Men's tournament

;Preliminary round – Group B
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;Main round – Group II
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;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

;Group A
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;Semifinal
;Final

Jet ski

Ju-jitsu

South Korea entered the ju-jitsu competition with 1 men's and 1 women's athletes.
;Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
AthleteEventOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Hwang Myeng-se–94 kg
W 3–0
W 100SUB–0
W 9–0
L 0–0ADV
W 100SUB–0

;Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
AthleteEventOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Sung Ki-ra–62 kg
W 21–0
W 26–0
W 2–0
W 5–0
W 4–2

Judo

;Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
AthleteEventOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Lee Ha-rim–60 kg
W 10–00s2
W 10s1–00s1
L 00–01s1
W 01s1–00s1
An Ba-ul–66 kg
W 01–00s1
W 01s2–00s1
W 01s2–00s2
W 10–00
An Chang-rim–73 kg
W 10s1–00s1
W 01–00s1
W 10s1–00s1
L 00s2–01s2
Lee Seung-su–81 kg
W 10s1–00s3
W 01s1–00s1
L 00–11
L 00–01s2		–
Gwak Dong-han–90 kg
W 11–00
W 11s2–00s3
W 10s1–00s3
W 10s1–00
Cho Gu-ham–100 kg
W 10–00s1
W 01–00s2
W 10–00s3
L 00s3–10s1
Kim Sung-min+100 kg
W 10–00
W 10–00H
W 01s2–00s1

;Women
;Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
AthleteEventOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ahn Joo-sung
An Chang-rim
Cho Gu-ham
Gwak Dong-han
Han Mi-jin
Jeong Hye-jin
Kim Jan-di
Kim Min-jeong
Kim Seong-yeon
Kim Sung-min
Kwon You-jeong
Lee Jae-yong		Team
W 4–1
L 321–330		Did not advance
W 4–0

Kabaddi

Men's tournament

;Team roster
;Group A
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;Semifinal
;Final

Women's tournament

;Team roster
;Group B
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Karate

Kurash

;Men
;Women

Modern pentathlon

South Korea entered four pentathletes at the Games.

Paragliding

;Men
;Women

Roller sports

Skateboarding

Speed skating

Rowing

;Men
;Women

Rugby sevens

South Korea rugby sevens men's team entered the group C at the Games, while the women's team placed in group A.

Men's tournament

;Team squad
The following is the South Korea squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Choi Chang-ryul
;Group C
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

;Team squad
The following is the South Korea squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Cho Sung-lyong
;Group A
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;Quarterfinal
;5th–8th place semifinal
;7th place match

Sailing

;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Sepak takraw

;Men
;Women

Shooting

;Men
;Women
;Mixed team

Soft tennis

Softball

;Preliminary round
Final round
Eliminated

The top four teams will advance to the Final round.
TeamWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker
605931.000–
4230160.66721–1; RA = 1
4220170.66721–1; RA = 3
4227130.66721–1; RA = 7
2415230.3334
1515410.1675
062550.0006

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Sport climbing

;Speed
;Speed relay
;Combined

Squash

;Singles
;Team

Swimming

;Freestyle
;Backstroke
;Breaststroke
;Butterfly
;Medley

Table tennis

;Individual
;Team

Taekwondo

;Poomsae
;Kyorugi

Tennis

;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Triathlon

South Korea entered their triathletes to compete at the Games.
;Individual
AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run Total timeRank
Heo Min-hoMen's20:020:2856:420:2436:451:54:219
Kim Ji-hwanMen's18:490:2656:350:22DNF–
Jang Yun-jungWomen's19:170:271:03:090:1939:232:02:255
Jeong Hye-rimWomen's20:170:261:02:080:22DNF–

;Mixed relay
AthleteEventTotal times per athlete
Total group timeRank
Heo Min-ho
Jang Yun-jung
Kim Ji-hwan
Park Ye-jin		Mixed relay22:11
23:37
22:07
24:56		1:32:51

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

Indoor volleyball

Men's tournament

;Pool D
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;Playoff
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Final

Women's tournament

;Pool B
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match

Water polo

Men's tournament

;Roster
Head coach: Kim Jung-yeoul
  1. Lee Seung-hun
  2. Park Jeong-min
  3. Yoo Byeong-jin
  4. Lee Seo-nuk
  5. Youn Young-gwan
  6. Choi Jin-jae
  7. Kim Dong-hyeok
  8. Kim Moon-soo
  9. Chu Min-jong
  10. Han Hyo-min
  11. Gwon Dae-yong
  12. Lee Seong-gyu
  13. Jung Byeong-young
;Group A
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;Quarterfinal
;5th–8th place semifinal
;5th place match

Weightlifting

;Men
;Women

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle

Wushu

;Taolu
;Sanda

eSports