South Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

South Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Both North Korea and South Korea marched together in the Parade of Nations at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies under the Unification Flag, a white flag showing the united Korean Peninsula in blue. They had two flagbearers carrying the flag together at each occasion, one representing the North and the other representing the South. The female athletes and staff wore red blazers, while their male counterparts wore blue. Although they marched together, the teams competed separately and had separate medal tallies.

Medalists

Results by event

Archery

Men

Women

Athletics

Track and road

Field

Badminton

Men

Women

Mixed

Basketball

Women's competition

Preliminary round (Group B)

• August 14 54 – 72
• August 16 73 – 81
• August 18 57 – 00
• August 20 75 – 97
• August 22 61 – 64

11-12th place classification

• August 24 64 – 68

Final Ranking : 12th

Boxing

South Korea sent seven boxers to Athens. They returned with two bronze medals, putting them in a four-way tie for 12th place in the boxing medal count. Three lost their round of 32 bouts, while the other four all won in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals. Two more fell there, with the remaining two losing in the semifinals to finish with bronze medals. The combined record of the...
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