South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
Archery
Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호).
Women's Individual Competition
Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) — 2568 points (→ Gold Medal and Olympic Record) Kim Jin-ho (김진호) — 2555 points (→ Bronze Medal) Park Young-sook (박영숙) — 2445 points (→ 17th place)
Men's Individual Competition
Koo Ja-chung (구자중) — 2500 points (→ 8th place) Choi Won-tae (최원태) — 2490 points (→ 11th place) Jeon In-su (전인수) — 2467 points (→ 22nd place)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Sim Deok-seop
Men's 200 metres
Jang Jae-geun
Men's 800 metres
Kim Bok-joo
Men's 1,500 metres
Kim Bok-joo
Men's Marathon
Lee Hong-yul — 2:20:56 (→ 37th place) Hong Nak-chae — 2:23:33 (→ 48th place) Kim Won-sick — 2:30:57 (→ 58th place)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Kim Ju-ryong
Men's Triple Jump
Park Yeong-jun
Men's Long Jump
Kim Jong-il
Qualification — 7.86m
Final — 7.81m (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 metres
Lee Young-sook
First Heat — 12.06s (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
Mo Myeong-hui
Basketball
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Round
Defeated Canada (67-62) Defeated Yugoslavia (55-52) Lost to United States (47-84) Defeated Australia (54-48) Defeated PR China (69-56)
Final
Lost to United States (55-85) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Park Chan-sook
Sung Jung-a
Lee Hyung-sook
Lee Mi-ja
Moon Kyung-ja
Kim Eun-sook
Kim Hwa-soon
Kim Young-hee
Choi Aei-young
Choi Kyung-hee
Jeong Myung-hee
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg) Kim Kwang-sun First Round — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (0:5)
Men's Flyweight (–51 kg) Heo Yeong-mo
Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg) Moon Sung-kil First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated John Hyland (Great Britain), retired in third round Third Round — Defeated Robert Shannon (United States), referee stopped contest in third round Quarterfinals — Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Featherweight (–57 kg) Park Hyeong-ok
Men's Lightweight (–60 kg) Jeon Chil-seong
Men's Light-Welterweight (–63.5 kg) Kim Dong-gil
Men's Welterweight (–67 kg) An Yeong-su
Men's Light-Middleweight (–71 kg) An Dal-ho
Men's Middleweight (–75 kg) Shin Joon-sup → Gold Medal First Round — Defeated Patrick Lihanda (Uganda), on points (5:0) Second Round — Defeated Rick Duff (Canada), on points (4:1) Quarterfinals — Defeated Jeremiah Okorodudu (Nigeria), on points (4:1) Semifinals — Defeated Arístides González (Puerto Rico), on points (4:1) Final — Defeated Virgil Hill (United States), on points (3:2)
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.
Men's individual road race
Park Se-ryong
Kim Cheol-seok
Lee Jin-ok
Sin Dae-cheol
Team time trial
Jo Geon-haeng
Jang Yun-ho
Kim Cheol-seok
Lee Jin-ok
Women's individual road race
Choi Eun-suk → 42nd place
Mun Suk → 43rd place
Son Yak-seon → 44th place
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
Park Jong-ryong
Fencing
Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.
Men's épée
Kim Seong-mun
Yun Nam-jin
Lee Il-hui
Men's team épée
Kim Bong-man, Kim Seong-mun, Lee Il-hui, Min Gyeong-seung, Yun Nam-jin
Women's foil
O Seung-sun
Choi Bok-ran
Gymnastics
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to West Germany (25:37) Lost to Denmark (31:28) Lost to Sweden (23:36) Lost to Spain (25:31) Drew with United States (22:22)