South Korea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, although South Korean athletes had appeared before as part of Japan. The nation has also appeared at almost every edition of the Winter Olympic Games since St. Moritz 1948, only missing out on Oslo 1952.
South Korea has won over 350 medals at the Olympic Games, of which most in Short Track, Judo, Archery, and Wrestling. The nation has won 79 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, of which the big majority in short track and speed skating.
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee was created recognized in 1947.
Medal Table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London 1948 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Helsinki 1952 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Melbourne 1956 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Rome 1960 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tokyo 1964 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
| Mexico City 1968 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| Munich 1972 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Montreal 1976 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| Moscow 1980 | Did not participate | |||||
| Los Angeles 1984 | 175 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 10 |
| Seoul 1988 | 401 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 4 |
| Barcelona 1992 | 226 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| Atlanta 1996 | 300 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 10 |
| Sydney 2000 | 281 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 12 |
| Athens 2004 | 264 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 9 |
| Beijing 2008 | 267 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 7 |
| London 2012 | 248 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 5 |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 204 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 8 |
| Tokyo 2020 | 237 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 16 |
| Total | 96 | 91 | 100 | 287 | ||
Medals by Winter Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz 1948 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oslo 1952 | Did not participate | |||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Squaw Valley 1960 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Innsbruck 1964 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Grenoble 1968 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sapporo 1972 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Innsbruck 1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Lake Placid 1980 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sarajevo 1984 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Calgary 1988 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Albertville 1992 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Lillehammer 1994 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Nagano 1998 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Salt Lake City 2002 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Turin 2006 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Vancouver 2010 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| Sochi 2014 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Pyeongchang 2018 | 122 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
| Beijing 2022 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| Total | 33 | 30 | 19 | 79 | ||
Medals by Sport[]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 27 | 9 | 7 | 43 |
| Short Track | 26 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| Taekwondo | 12 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| Judo | 11 | 17 | 18 | 46 |
| Wrestling | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| Shooting | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| Badminton | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Speed Skating | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| Fencing | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Boxing | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Table Tennis | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Handball | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Swimming | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Figure Skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Baseball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hockey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern Pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |