South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Archery
Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho.Women's Individual Competition
- Seo Hyang-soon — 2568 points
- Kim Jin-ho — 2555 points
- Park Young-sook — 2445 points
- Koo Ja-chung — 2500 points
- Choi Won-tae — 2490 points
- Jeon In-su — 2467 points
Athletics
Men's 100 metresMen's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's Marathon
- Lee Hong-yul — 2:20:56
- Hong Nak-chae — 2:23:33
- Kim Won-sick — 2:30:57
- Kim Ju-ryong
Men's Long Jump
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Basketball
;Women's Team CompetitionPreliminary RoundFinal- '''Team Roster'''
Boxing
Men's Light FlyweightMen's Flyweight
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Featherweight
Men's Lightweight
- Jeon Chil-seong
Men's Welterweight
- An Yeong-su
Men's Middleweight
- Shin Joon-sup → '''Gold Medal'''
Cycling
Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented South Korea in 1984.;Men's individual road race
;Team time trial
;Women's individual road race
- Choi Eun-suk → 42nd place
- Mun Suk → 43rd place
- Son Yak-seon → 44th place
Diving
Men's 10m PlatformFencing
Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented South Korea in 1984.;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Women's foil
Handball
;Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round Classification MatchTeam Roster;Women's Team Competition
- '''Team Roster'''
Modern pentathlon
Three male modern pentathletes represented South Korea in 1984.;Individual
;Team
Shooting
Twenty South Korean shooters qualified to compete in the following events:;Men
;Women
;Open
Swimming
Men's 100m ButterflyMen's 200m Butterfly
Women's 100m Freestyle
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 200m Backstroke
Tennis
;Women's individual- Susanna Lee
Volleyball
;Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round Classification MatchesTeam Roster;Women's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round Classification Match
- '''Team Roster'''