| Did You Know... | | | | against the People`s Republic of China. |
| South Korea -one of the most modern countries in the | | | | Jae-Wang Kang was one of the best handball players |
| Third World- is very successful in international sport. | | | | in the 20th century. Under his exceptional play, South |
| From 1976 to 2004, Korea has won 203 Olympic | | | | Korea won the silver medal in handball in the Olympics |
| medals, including 72 golds. It has more gold medals than | | | | in 1988. |
| Cuba, Venezuela, Portugal and Nigeria combined. | | | | South Korea has won a gold medal in men´s |
| The team from South Korea won the gold medal in | | | | basketball three times at the Asian Games (1970, 1982 |
| the 4th World Junior Men`s volleyball Championship | | | | and 2002). |
| held in Manama (Bahrain) in 1987. Suk-Eun Kim, best | | | | The Peruvian women`s volleyball team was coached |
| player of the tournament, helped his team towards first | | | | by Man Bok Park, who was born in South Korea. |
| position, the best result ever for an Asian country since | | | | Immediately after Peruvian women`s team failed to |
| 1981. | | | | qualify for the Olympic Games in 1972, the Peruvian |
| Seoul -the capital city of Korea- has hosted several | | | | Volleyball Federation appointed Man Bok Park as head |
| international sports events including: | | | | coach of the senior national team. Man Bok Park said: |
| -The X Asian Games | | | | " In four years time I intend to make Peru one of the |
| -The VIII World Basketball Championship | | | | top six in the world". In just a few months the Peruvian |
| -The XXIV Olympic Games | | | | national team changed. He was expecting dedication |
| Like Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey (Dominican Republic) | | | | and a banishment from their vocabulary of the word |
| and Oswaldo Jose Guillen Barrios (Venezuela) , Dong | | | | "vacation". He won the gold medal at the 1993 South |
| Won Choi was one of the best baseball players in the | | | | American Championship, the silver medal at the 1982 |
| 1980s. Under his creative leadership, Korea won the | | | | World Championship, the silver medal at the 1986 |
| silver medal at the 1980 World Championship in Japan. | | | | Goodwill Games, the silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, |
| Un Yong Kim -former Korean politician and diplomat- | | | | the bronze medal at the 1986 World Championship and |
| received the 2000 Sports Grand Prix of the Korea | | | | the bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games. |
| Sports Press Union, in recognition of his contribution for | | | | The Republic of Korea hosted the 27th Baseball |
| the historic joint parade of the Democratic People's | | | | World Cup in 1982. The Korean team beat Japan to |
| Republic of Korea and South Korea on Olympic teams | | | | clinch the first place. This was the first time in which a |
| during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in | | | | country other than Venezuela, Colombia or Puerto |
| Sydney. This great man of Korean sport has been | | | | Rico had won the World Championship. |
| honored several times in recognition of his efforts to | | | | Yang Jung-Mo won the Olympic gold medal for |
| national and regional sports movement. | | | | freestyle wrestling at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, |
| South Korea won the second Olympic title of its | | | | Canada. However, he lost the chance to defend his |
| history in women`s handball in Barcelona'92 (the first | | | | title when South Korea boycotted the Olympics in 1980 |
| one was in Seoul'88). It defeated teams such as | | | | in the USSR. |
| Austria, Spain, Germany and Norway. The team also | | | | The 2003 World University Games took place in |
| won the gold medal at the 1995 World Cup. In 1998, | | | | Daeju, Republic of Korea. |
| Korea won the gold medal at the Asian Games in | | | | Korea -one of the world`s poorest countries in the |
| Thailand. | | | | 1950s- competed at the Asian Games for the first |
| The Korean baseball players were participants in the | | | | time at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines. |
| second Olympic tournament in Atlanta (Georgia,USA). | | | | The Republic of Korea sent 9 sportswomen to the |
| This Asian country is well-known for its sportswomen | | | | Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer (Norway) in |
| in the world. Among these athletes are Kim Jin Ho | | | | 1994. |
| (archery), Jang Ji-Won (taekwondo), Kim Hyun Ok | | | | Kim Hwa Soon is the best basketball player in the |
| (handball), Lee Bo-Na (shooting), Lee Eun-Sil (table | | | | history of Korea. In 1984, she finally realized her dream |
| tennis), Jang Mi Nam (weightlifting), Jin Sun-Yu (skating), | | | | of competing in the Olympic Games, helping the |
| Seok Eun-Mi (table tennis), Byun Chun-So (skating), Kim | | | | Korean team win a silver medal at the Los Angeles |
| Hyung Mee (handball), Hyun Tung-Hwa (table tennis), | | | | Games. |
| Suh Kwang-Mi ( field hockey), Jang Young-Ja (table | | | | In the 1980s, Korea had famous volleyball players in |
| tennis), Sun-Hee Lee (taekwondo), Se Ri Pak (golf), | | | | Asia. They were Jang Suk Han, Jong-Il Yoon, |
| Cho-Hyun Kang (shooting), Kim Soo Nyung (archery), | | | | Hee-Kyung Gae and Byung-Sun Lee. |
| Kim Hwa Soon (basketball), Lee Eun Kyung (archery), | | | | Korean sportspeople have performed excellent in |
| Bang Soo Hyun (badminton) and Hyun Sook Hee | | | | international events in sports such as archery, |
| (taekwondo). | | | | badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing , kayak, cycling, |
| Yoo Nam-Kyu won a gold medal in men`s table tennis | | | | equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, fencing, |
| singles at the Olympics in Seoul. | | | | field hockey, judo, karate, shooting, softball, |
| The 1st World Youth Women`s Volleyball | | | | synchronized swimming, table tennis, volleyball, beach |
| Championship was won by South Korea in a final | | | | volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. |