History of Korea in the Olympic Winter Games
From the 5th Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz (Switzerland) in 1948, Korea has participated in the Olympic Winter Games 17 times up to the Vancouver Games in 2010. The Korean team won four medals (two golds, one silver, one bronze) at the 16th Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France, in 1992. In Vancouver 2010, the Korean team was ranked 5th overall with six golds, six silvers and two bronze.
Korea came into prominence as a winter sport powerhouse with its strong performances in skating events. Korean stars such as Ki-hoon Kim, the gold medallist in the 1000m short-track speed skating, and Yoon-man Kim, the silver medallist in the 1000m speed skating, delivered Korea's first-ever gold medals in Albertville 1992. At the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Yuna Kim won the gold in figure skating with a new world record.
| Edition | Period | Host City (Host Country) |
Korea's Ranking (Medals) |
Korea's Gold Medallists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 30 January - 8 February 1948 | St. Moritz (Switzerland) | - | |
| 7 | 26 January - 5 February 1956 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) | - | |
| 8 | 18 February - 28 February 1960 | Squaw Valley (USA) | - | |
| 9 | 29 January - 9 February 1964 | Innsbruck (Austria) | - | |
| 10 | 6 February - 18 February 1968 | Grenoble (France) | - | |
| 11 | 2 February - 13 February 1972 | Sapporo (Japan) | - | |
| 12 | 4 February - 15 February 1976 | Innsbruck (Austria) | - | |
| 13 | 13 February - 24 February 1980 | Lake Placid (USA) | - | |
| 14 | 8 February - 19 February 1984 | Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) | - | |
| 15 | 13 February - 28 February 1988 | Calgary (Canada) | - | |
| 16 | 8 February - 23 February 1992 | Albertville (France) | 10th (2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) |
-1000m short track men / Kim Ki-hoon -5000m short track relay men |
| 17 | 12 February - 27 February 1994 | Lillehammer (Norway) | 6th (4 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) |
-1000m short track men / Kim Ki-hoon -500m short track men / Chae Ji-hoon -500m short track women / Chun Lee-kyung -3000m short track relay women |
| 18 | 7 February - 22 February 1998 | Nagano (Japan) | 9th (3 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronze) |
-1000m short track men / Kim Dong-sung -1000m short track women / Chun Lee-kyung -3000m short track relay women |
| 19 | 8 February - 24 February 2002 | Salt Lake City (USA) | 14th (2 golds, 2 silvers) |
-1500m short track women / Ko Gi-hyun -3000m short track relay women |
| 20 | 10 February - 26 February 2006 | Torino (Italy) | 7th (6 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronze) |
-1500m short track men / Ahn Hyun-soo -1000m short track men / Ahn Hyun-soo -1000m short track women / Jin Sun-yu -1500m short track women / Jin Sun-yu -3000m short track relay women -5000m short track relay men |
| 21 | 12 February - 28 February 2010 | Vancouver (Canada) | 5th (6 golds, 6 silvers, 2 bronze) |
-1000m short track men / Lee Jung-su -1500m short track men / Lee Jung-su -10,000m speed skating men / Lee Seung-Hoon -500m speed skating men / Mo Tae-Bum -500m speed skating women / Lee Sang-Hwa -Figure single (free) women / Kim Yuna |
