South Korea at the 2002 Asian Games

South Korea at the 2002 Asian Games
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
in Busan
Competitors	769 in 36 sports
Flag bearer	Hwangbo Sung-il
Officials	238
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 96 Silver 80 Bronze 84 Total 260
Asian Games appearances (overview)
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South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) was the host nation of the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan from September 29 to October 14, 2002. South Korea was represented by the Korean Olympic Committee, and the South Korean delegation was the largest in this edition of the Asian Games. The delegation of 1,008 people included 770 competitors – 460 men, 310 women – and 238 officials (217 men and 21 women). North Korea competed for the first time in an international sporting event hosted by South Korea. Both nations marched together at the opening ceremony with a Korean Unification Flag depicting the Korean Peninsula as United Korea.

Competitors from the South Korea led the bronze medal count with 84 in the general medal table. South Korea also won 96 gold medals, 80 silver medals and a total of 260 medals, finishing second on the medal table.^[1]