South Korea participated as the Republic of Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was their best performance at the Winter Olympics to date, ranking 5th in gold medals and 7th in overall medals.
Korea won its first-ever medal in figure skating when Kim Yuna won gold and set a world record in the ladies' event.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Lee Jung-su Short track Men's 1500 metres 13 Feb Lee Jung-su Short track Men's 1000 metres 20 Feb Mo Tae-bum Speed skating Men's 500 metres 15 Feb Lee Sang-hwa Speed skating Women's 500 metres 16 Feb Lee Seung-hoon Speed skating Men's 10000 metres 23 Feb Kim Yuna Figure skating Ladies' singles 25 Feb Lee Eun-byul Short track Women's 1500 metres 20 Feb Lee Ho-suk Short track Men's 1000 metres 20 Feb Lee Seung-hoon Speed skating Men's 5000 metres 13 Feb Mo Tae-bum Speed skating Men's 1000 metres 17 Feb Sung Si-bak Short track Men's 500 metres 26 Feb Kwak Yoon-gyLee Ho-sukLee Jung-suSung Si-bakKim Seoung-il Short track Men's 5000 metre relay 26 Feb Park Seung-hi Short track Women's 1500 metres 20 Feb Park Seung-hi Short track Women's 1000 metres 26 Feb
Medals by sportSportTotal Short track speed skating 2 4 2 8 Speed skating 3 2 0 5 Figure skating 1 0 0 1 Total 6 6 2 14Medals by dateCumulativeDayDateTotalTotalDay 113th11021102Day 214th00001102Day 315th10012103Day 416th10013104Day 517th01013205Day 618th00003205Day 719th00003205Day 820th12144419Day 921st00004419Day 1022nd00004419Day 1123rd100154110Day 1325th100164111Day 1426th021366214Total6621466214
Alpine skiing
AthleteDate of birthEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJung Dong-hyun1 June 1988Men's slalomDNF Kim Woo-sung2 April 1986Men's slalomDNFMen's giant slalomDSQKim Sun-joo13 November 1985Women's slalom1:23.88 53 1:20.70 49 2:44.58 49Women's giant slalom1:23.88531:20.70492:44.5849
Biathlon
AthleteDate of birthEventFinalTimePenaltiesRankLee In-bok30 March 1984Men's sprint27:34.11+365Men's individual56:24.52+0+0+271Mun Ji-hee2 August 1988Women's sprint22:34.11+163Women's individual48:53.90+0+2+373
Bobsleigh
AthleteDate of birthEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankKang Kwang-baeLee Jin-heeKim Jung-suKim Dong-hyun29 July 19737 July 198120 April 198412 November 1987Four-man52.76 52.53 52.92 53.15 53.11 19
Cross-country skiing
AthleteDate of birthEventFinalTimeRankLee Jun-gil18 September 1985Men's 15 km freestyle39:51.679Lee Chae-won7 April 1981Women's 10 km freestyle27:56.054Women's 15 kilometre pursuit47:34.659
Figure skating
South Korea qualified 2 entrants in ladies singles, for a total of 2 athletes. Kim Yuna's gold medal at the ladies' event is the South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics in an event other than short track and speed skating.
Athlete(s) Date of birth Event / / Total Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points RankKim Yuna 5 September 1990 Ladies' 78.50 1 150.06 1 228.56 Kwak Min-jeong 23 January 1994 Ladies' 53.16 16 102.37 12 155.53 13
Freestyle skiing
AthleteDate of birthEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankSeo Jung-hwa27 September 1990Women's moguls20.8821DNQ21
Luge
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankLee YongMen's singles50.54950.60751.01251.1283:23.29636
Short track speed skating
Men AthleteDate of birthEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLee Ho-suk25 June 1986500m41.6321 Q41.2691 Q1:24.5144 QB49.14971000m1:25.925 1 Q1:24.9801 Q1:25.3471 Q1:23.8011500m2:14.3242 Qn/a2:14.8331 QDSQSung Si-bak18 February 1987500m41.8891 Q40.8212 Q41.1262 Q41.3401000m1:24.245 1 Q1:24.5701 Q1:25.068 3 QBDSQ1500m2:14.8361 Qn/a2:13.5851 Q2:45.0105Kwak Yoon-gy26 December 1989500m42.1471 Q41.7612 Q41.6203 QB42.1234Lee Jung-su30 November 19891000m1:24.962 1 Q1:25.8221 Q1:25.5602 Q1:23.747 1500m2:12.380 1 Qn/a2:10.949 1 Q2:17.611Lee Ho-sukSung Si-bakLee Jung-suKwak Yoon-gyKim Seoung-il25 June 198618 February 198730 November 198926 December 198919 December 19905000m relayn/a6:43.8451 Q6:44.446
Women AthleteDate of birthEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCho Ha-ri29 July 1986500m44.3132 Q44.3063Did not qualify101000m1:35.953 1 Q1:30.5432 Q1:30.7924 QB1:31.93241500m2:22.9281 Qn/a2:35.4923 ADV2:18.8315Park Seung-hi28 March 1992500m44.2211 QDSQDid not qualify151000m1:31.885 1 Q1:30.7691 Q1:29.1652 Q1:29.3791500m2:24.1291 Qn/a2:20.8591 Q2:17.927Lee Eun-byul2 October 1991500m44.0001 Q44.582 2 Q44.899 4 QB44.860 81500m2:27.2861 Qn/a2:24.3181 Q2:17.849Cho Ha-riPark Seung-hiLee Eun-byulKim Min-jungChoi Jung-won29 July 198628 March 19922 October 199120 March 198516 March 19903000m relayn/a4:10.7531 QDSQ
Skeleton
AthleteDate of birthEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankCho In-ho24 June 1978Men's singles54.4654.4254.28 DNQ2:43.16 22
Ski jumping
AthleteDate of birthEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankChoi Heung-chul3 December 1981Normal hill108.540 Q95.048DNQ95.048Large hill107.034 Q56.349DNQ56.349Choi Yong-jik3 December 1982Normal hill107.043DNQLarge hill83.446DNQKim Hyun-ki9 February 1983Normal hill121.522 Q107.030DNQ107.040Large hill108.933 Q78.042DNQ78.042
Snowboarding
AthleteDate of birthEventQualifyingSemifinalFinalRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankKim Ho-jun1 May 1990Men's halfpipe8.425.812Did not qualify
Speed skating
Men AthleteDate of birthEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankMo Tae-bum15 February 1989500 m34.92334.90669.821000 mn/a1:09.12 1500 mn/a1:46.475Lee Kyou-hyuk16 March 1978500 m35.14535.34470.48151000 mn/a1:09.92 9Mun Jun14 July 1982500 m35.55235.64071.19191000 mn/a1:10.68 18Lee Kang-seok28 February 1985500 m35.05334.98870.0414Lee Ki-ho17 August 19841000 mn/a1:12.33 36Ha Hong-sun1 June 19911500 mn/a1:49.9331Lee Jong-woo5 July 19851500 mn/a1:49.00 22Lee Seung-hoon6 March 19885000 mn/a6:16.9510000 mn/a12:58.55
Men's team pursuit AthleteDate of birthEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeRankLee Seung-hoonLee Jong-wooHa Hong-sun6 March 19885 July 19851 June 1991Team pursuit3:43.69 QC n/a 3:48.60 5
Women AthleteDate of birthEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankLee Sang-hwa25 February 1989500 m38.24937.85076.091000 mn/a1:18.2423Ahn Ji-min29 April 1992500 m39.59539.54979.1431Lee Bo-ra16 August 1986500 m39.39639.40678.8026Oh Min-ji29 March 1985500 m39.81639.76879.5832Kim Yoo-rim3 February 19901000 mn/aDNFLee Ju-yeon29 October 19871500 mn/a2:03.67333000 mn/a4:18.8723Noh Seon-yeong19 October 19891500 mn/a2:02.84303000 mn/a4:17.3619Park Do-yeong30 January 19933000 mn/a4:20.9227
Women's team pursuit AthleteDate of birthEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeRankLee Ju-yeonNoh Seon-yeongPark Do-yeong29 October 198719 October 198930 January 1993Team pursuit3:07.45 QD n/a 3:06.968
See also South Korea at the Olympics South Korea at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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