South Korea at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors	54 (41 men, 13 women) in 11 sports
Medals Ranked 36th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 54 competitors, 41 men and 13 women, took part in 43 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Jee Yong-ju	Boxing	Men's Light flyweight	26 October
Bronze	Chang Kyou-chul	Boxing	Men's Bantamweight	26 October

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented South Korea in 1968.

Individual road race

• Gwon Jung-hyeon

Sprint

• Kim Gwang-seon
• Gwon Jung-hyeon

1000m time trial

• Kim Gwang-seon

Individual pursuit

• Gwon Jung-hyeon

Diving

Gymnastics

Shooting

Two shooters, both men, represented South Korea in 1968.

Open

Swimming

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

• Round Robin

• Lost to Poland (2-3)
• Lost to Peru (0-3)
• Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
• Defeated United States (3-1)
• Defeated Mexico (3-0)
• Lost to Japan (0-3)
• Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → Fifth place

• Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling