South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors237 in 29 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kim Yeon-koung
Hwang Sun-woo[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Jun Woong-tae[1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
10
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

  1. ^ "Jun makes Korean history in pentathlon". The Korea Times. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung, teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named S. Korean flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics". Yonhap News Agency. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2020.