South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Korea competed in the Summer Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent country. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games.
Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations.Medalists
Bronze
Men
;Track & road eventsField
Women
Field
Basketball">Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics">Basketball
Group Stage
;Group B
- Korea 29-27 Belgium
- Philippines 35-33 Korea
- China 49-48 Korea
- Korea 120-20 Iraq
- Korea 28-21 Chile
Quarterfinals
- Mexico 43-32 Korea
;Classification 7/8
- Czechoslovakia 39-38 Korea
Squad
, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Ri-Jin, Jo Deuk-Jun, Gang Bong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-Sin, Lee Jun-Yeong, Lee Sang-Hun, O Su-CheolBoxing">Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics">Boxing
Cycling">Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics">Cycling
Football">Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics">Football
----Quarterfinal
----Squad
Weightlifting">Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics">Weightlifting
Wrestling">Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics">Wrestling
;Men's Freestyle