South Korea was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Korean Olympic Committee.
In total, 23 athletes including 19 men and four women represented South Korea in six different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating and speed skating.
South Korea won four medals at the games, all in short track speed skating, after Kim Ki-hoon won gold in the women's 500 m, the men's relay team won gold in the men's 5,000 m relay and Kim Yoon-man and Lee Joon-ho won silver and bronze respectively in the men's 1,000 m.
Competitors In total, 23 athletes represented South Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across six different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 2 0 2Biathlon 4 0 4Cross-country skiing 4 0 4Figure skating 1 1 2Short track speed skating 4 2 6Speed skating 4 1 5 Total 19 4 23
Medalists
South Korea won a total of four medals at the games including two golds, one silver and one bronze. Medal Name Sport Event Date Kim Ki-hoon Short track speed skating Men's 1,000 metres 20 February Kim Ki-hoon Lee Joon-ho Mo Ji-soo Song Jae-kun Short track speed skating Men's 5,000 metre relay 22 February Kim Yoon-man Speed skating Men's 1,000 metres 18 February Lee Joon-ho Short track speed skating Men's 1,000 metres 20 February
Alpine skiing
In total, two South Korean athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Choi Yong-hee and Huh Sung-wook.
Athlete Event Record RankChoi Yong-hee Downhill 2:04.85 39 Combined Downhill 1:55.68 47 Combined Slalom 2:00.97 33 Giant Slalom did not finish - Slalom 2:03.73 27 Super G 1:22.75 63Huh Sung-wook Combined Downhill 1:55.27 46 Combined Slalom did not finish - Giant Slalom Disqualified - Slalom did not finish - Super G 1:20.96 54
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Biathlon
In total, four South Korean athletes participated in the biathlon events – Hong Byung-sik, Jang Dong-lin, Kim Woon-ki and Han Myung-hee.
Athlete Event Record RankHong Byung-sik 10 km 32:59.2 84 20 km 1:15:06.7 87Jang Dong-lin 10 km 34:44.2 88 20 km 1:17:06.9 88Kim Woon-ki 10 km 35:05.8 89Han Myung-hee 10 km 35:48.9 90 20 km 1:19:28.1 89Kim Woon-kiHong Byung-sikJang Dong-linHan Myung-hee 4 × 7.5 km Relay 1:47:24.4 21
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Cross-country skiing
In total, four South Korean athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Park Byung-chul, An Jin-soo, Kim Kwang-rae and Wi Jae-wook.
Athlete Event Record RankPark Byung-chul 10 km 31:10.0 40 15 km 45:20.4 51 30 km 1:33:01.8 55An Jin-soo 10 km 34:26.4 77 15 km 53:14.2 79 30 km 1:40:24.7 70Kim Kwang-rae 10 km 35:26.8 85 15 km 53:51.4 81 30 km 1:41:34.4 71Wi Jae-wook 10 km 36:53.7 95 15 km 55:39.1 86 30 km did not finish -Park Byung-chulAn Jin-sooKim Kwang-raeWi Jae-wook 4 × 10 km Relay 2:01:01.4 15
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Figure skating
In total, two South Korean athletes participated in the figure skating events – Jung Sung-il and Lee Eun-hee.
Athlete Event RankJung Sung-il Single 21
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Athlete Event RankLee Eun-hee Single 27
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Short track speed skating
In total, six South Korean athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – Kim Ki-hoon, Lee Joon-ho, Song Jae-kun, Mo Ji-soo, Chun Lee-kyung and Kim So-hee.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime Rank Kim Ki-hoon 1000 metres1:33.791st1:32.671st1:32.121st1:30.76 Lee Joon-ho 1000 metres1:39.302nd1:33.511st1:31.271st1:31.16 Song Jae-kun 1000 metres1:37.863rdRanking Round20th Kim Ki-hoonLee Joon-hoSong Jae-kunMo Ji-soo 5000 metres Relay 7:14.071st7:20.571st7:14.02
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AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime Rank Chun Lee-kyung 500 metres48.182nd48.253rdRanking Round12th Kim So-hee 500 metres50.991st54.903rdRanking Round9th
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Speed skating
In total, five South Korean athletes participated in the speed skating events – Kim Yoon-man, Jegal Sung-ryeol, Lee In-hun, Oh Yeong-seok and Yoo Seon-hee.
Athlete Event Record RankKim Yoon-man 500m 37.60 10 1000m 1:14.86 Jegal Sung-ryeol 500m 37.71 12 1000m 1:17.34 T26Lee In-hun 500m 38.74 31 1000m 1:19.08 39Oh Yeong-seok 1500m 2:02.17 39
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Athlete Event Record RankYoo Seon-hee 500m 41.28 9 1000m 1:23.49 11
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External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database
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