South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| South Korea at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Bora Lee | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 7 |
Gold 6 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 11 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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South Korea competed as Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind a white flag bearing a solid dark blue image of Korea.
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[edit] Medals
- In terms of medal count, Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten.
- Ten of the eleven medals are from short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-Yu and Ahn Hyun Soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Of three people who won three gold medal, Ahn is the only one who won any other medal, winning an extra bronze medal.
[edit] Gold
- Short track speed skating
- Men's 1000 m: Hyun-Soo Ahn in a time of 1:26.739
- Men's 1500 m: Hyun-Soo Ahn in a time of 2:25.341
- Men's 5000 m relay: Lee Ho-Suk, Ahn Hyun-Soo, Seo Ho-Jin, Song Suk-Woo in a time of 6:43.376 (Olympic record)
- Women's 1000 m: Jin Sun-Yu in a time of 1:32.859
- Women's 1500 m: Jin Sun-Yu in a time of 2:23.494
- Women's 3000 m relay: Byun Chun-Sa, Choi Eun-Kyung, Jeon Da-Hye, Jin Sun-Yu, Kang Yun-Mi
[edit] Silver
- Short track speed skating
- Men's 1000 m: Lee Ho-Suk in a time of 1:26.764
- Men's 1500 m: Lee Ho-Suk in a time of 2:25.6
- Women's 1500 m: Choi Eun-Kyung in a time of 2:24.069
[edit] Bronze
- Short track speed skating
- Men's 500 m: Ahn Hyun-Soo in a time of 42.089
- Speed skating
- Men's 500 m: Lee Kang-Seok in a time of 35.34 (1st heat) & 35.09 (2nd heat)
[edit] Events
[edit] Alpine skiing
- Men's giant slalom
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Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank Hyung Chul Kim 1:26.09 1:26.37 2:52.46 28th place Min Heuk Kang Did not finish - - - Woo-Sung Kim Did not finish - - -
- Men's slalom
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Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank Min Heuk Kang 58.53 Disqualified - -
- Women's giant slalom
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Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank Jae Eun Oh 1:08.22 1:16.25 2:24.47 33rd place
- Women's slalom
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Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank Jae Eun Oh 48.07 53.77 1:41.84 41st place
[edit] Biathlon
- Men's 10 km sprint
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Name Missed shots Final Final rank Yoon Bae Park 3 31:29.5 81st place
- Men's 20 km individual
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Name Missed shots Final Final rank Yoon Bae Park 6 1:07:03.4 82nd place
[edit] Bobsleigh
[edit] Men
- Cho In Ho
- Lee Ki Ro
- Lee Yong
- Kang Kwang Bae
[edit] Cross-country skiing
[edit] Men
- Choi Im Heon
- Jung Eui Myung
- Park Byung Joo
[edit] Women
- Lee Chae Won
[edit] Freestyle skiing
[edit] Women's moguls
- Yoon Chae Rin
- Qualification run - 7.07 (did not advance)
[edit] Luge
Men's singles luge
| Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Final rank |
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| Min-Kyu Kim | 53.748 | 54.961 | 53.528 | 53.344 | 3:35.581 | 29th place |
[edit] Short track speed skating
Men's 500 m
- Qualifying heats - 0:42.960 (Heat 1; 1st place)
- Quarterfinals - 0:42.213 (Quarterfinal 1; 1st place)
- Semifinals - 0:41.826 (Semifinal 2; 1st place)
- Finals - 0:42.089 (Bronze medal)
- Ho-Suk Lee
- Qualifying heats - 0:42.676 (Heat 6; 1st place)
- Quarterfinals - 1:22.896 (Quarterfinal 2; 4th place - did not advance)
- Ho-Jin Seo
- Qualifying heats - disqualified (Heat 4 - did not advance)
Men's 1000 m
- Preliminiaries - 1:27.372 (Heat 3, 1st Place)
- Quarterfinal - 1:29.671 (Quarterfinal 2, 1st Place)
- Semifinal - 1:27.909 (Semifinal 2, 1st Place)
- Final - 1:26.739 (Gold medal)
- Preliminaries - 1:35.634 (Heat 4, 1st Place)
- Quarterfinal - 1:27.265 (Quarterfinal 4, 1st Place)
- Semifinal - 1:29.150 (Semifinal 1, 1st Place)
- Final - 1:26.764 (Silver medal)
Men's 1500 m
- Qualifying heats - 2:29.808 (Heat 4; 1st place)
- Semifinals - 2:17.718 QA (Semifinal 2; 1st place)
- Finals - 2:25.341 (Gold medal)
- Qualifying heats - 2:31.511 (Heat 2; 1st place)
- Semifinals - 2:20.901 QA (Semifinal 1; 2nd place)
- Finals - 2:25.600 (Silver medal)
Men's 5000 m relay
- Ahn Hyun-Soo, Ho-Suk Lee, Se-Jong Oh Ho-Jin Seo, Suk-Woo Song
- Semifinals - 7:01.783 (Semifinal 1, 2nd place)
- Finals - 6:43.376 (Gold medal) - Olympic Record
Women's 500 m
- Sun-Yu Jin
- Qualifying heats - 0:45.954 (Heat 8; 1st place)
- Quarterfinals - 0:46.428 (Quarterfinal 4; 3rd place) (did not advance)
- Yun-Mi Kang
- Qualifying heats - 0:45.755 (Heat 2; 2nd place)
- Quarterfinals - DQ (Quarterfinal 2) (did not advance)
Women's 1000 m
- Sun-Yu Jin
- Qualifying heats - 1:31.504 (Heat 5, 1st place)
- Quarterfinals - 1:33.351 (Quarterfinal 1, 1st place)
- Semifinals - 1:32.546 (Semifinal 2, 1st place)
- Finals - 1:32.859 (Gold medal)
- Eun-Kyung Choi
- Qualifying heats - 1:38.414 (Heat 6, 1st place)
- Quarterfinals - Quarterfinal 2, 1st place)
- Semifinals - 1:32.099 (Semifinal 1, 2nd place)
- Finals - disqualified
Women's 1500 m
- Sun-Yu Jin
- Qualifying heats - 2:29.731 (Heat 5; 1st place)
- Semifinals - 2:31.747 (Semifinal 1; 1st place)QA
- Finals - 2:23.494 (Gold medal)
- Eun-Kyung Choi
- Qualifying heats - 2:37.862 (Heat 3; 2nd place)
- Semifinals - 2:22.776 (Semifinal 2; 1st place)QA
- Finals - 2:24.069 (Silver medal)
- Chun-Sa Byun
- Qualifying heats - 2:41.411 (Heat 1; 2nd place)
- Semifinals - 2:26.915 (Semifinal 3; 1st place)QA
- Finals - disqualified
Women's 3000 m relay
- Chun-Sa Byun, Eun-Kyung Choi, Da-Hye Jeon, Sun-Yu Jin, Yun-Mi Kang
- Semifinals - 4:18.854 (Semifinal 2, 1st place)
- Finals - 4:17.040 (Gold medal)
[edit] Skeleton
Men's skeleton
| Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final rank |
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| Kwang Bae Kang | 01:00.41 | 59.88 | 02:00.29 | 23rd place |
[edit] Ski jumping
Men's large hill individual
| Final round jumps | |||||
| Name | Qualification | 1st round | Final round | Total | Final rank |
| Hyun-Ki Kim | 75.3 points | 84.4 points | - | - | 39th place |
| Heung-Chul Choi | 85.4 points | 65.3 points | - | - | 47th place |
| Chil Ku Kang | 58.8 points | - | - | - | - |
| Yong-Jik Choi | 22.8 points | - | - | - | - |
Men's normal hill individual jump
| Final round jumps | |||||
| Name | Qualification | 1st round | Final round | Total | Final rank |
| Hyun-Ki Kim | 107.50 points | 104.50 points | - | - | 43rd place |
| Heung-Chul Choi | 104.00 points | - | - | - | - |
| Yong-Jik Choi | 104.00 points | - | - | - | - |
| Chil Ku Kang | 96.50 points | - | - | - | - |
Men's large hill team jump
| Name | 1st round | Final round | Total | Final rank |
| Yong-Jik Choi | 79.00 points | - | - | - |
| Heung-Chul Choi | 69.80 points | - | - | - |
| Hyun-Ki Kim | 89.80 points | - | - | - |
| Chil Ku Kang | 82.90 points | - | - | - |
| Total | 321.50 points | - | - | 13th place |
[edit] Speed skating
Men's 500 m
| Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
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| Lee Kang Seok | 35.34 | 35.09 | 70.43 | Bronze medal |
| Choi Jae Bong | 35.61 | 35.43 | 71.04 | 8th place |
| Lee Kyou Hyuk | 35.76 | 35.62 | 71.38 | 17th place |
| Kwon Sun Chun | 58.66 | 36.13 | 94.79 | 37th place |
Men's 1000 m
| Name | Final | Rank |
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| Kyou-Hyuk Lee | 1:09.37 | 4th place |
| Jae-Bong Choi | 1:10.23 | 17th place |
| Kang Seok Lee | 1:10.52 | 22nd place |
| Joon Mun | 1:10.66 | 24th place |
Men's 1500 m
| Name | Final | Rank |
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| Jong Woo Lee | 01:48.11 | 14th place |
| Joon Mun | 01:48.38 | 16th place |
| Jin Woo Lee | 01:49.85 | 28th place |
Men's 5000 m
| Name | Final | Rank |
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| Yeo Sang Yeop | 6:58.13 | 28th place |
Women's 500 m
| Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
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| Lee Sang Hwa | 38.69 | 38.35 | 77.04 | 5th place |
| Choi Seung Yong | 39.65 | 39.37 | 79.02 | 18th place |
| Kim You Lim | 39.57 | 39.68 | 79.25 | 20th place |
| Lee Bo Ra | 40.01 | 39.72 | 79.73 | 25th place |
Women's 1500 m
| Name | Final | Rank |
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| Ju-Youn Lee | 02:00.85 | 16th place |
| Seon Yeong Noh | 02:03.35 | 32nd place |
Women's 3000 m
| Name | Final | Rank |
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| Noh Seon Yeong | 4:15.68 | 19th place |
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