Korea_at_the_2018_Asian_Games
Korea at the 2018 Asian Games
Sporting event delegation
South Korea and North Korea competed in some events at the 2018 Asian Games as a unified team, under the title "Korea" (IOC code: COR, from French name "Corée"). Both nations also marched together under a unified flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
Quick Facts Korea at the 2018 Asian Games, IOC code ...
| Korea at the 2018 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | COR |
| in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia 18 August–2 September 2018 | |
| Competitors | 60 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Lim Yung-hui[1] (South Korea) Ju Kyong-chol[2] (North Korea) |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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Korea claimed their first gold medal at the Games in the women's 500m canoeing event. The national folksong "Arirang" was played in the awarding ceremony.[4]
In June 2018, representatives from both South Korea and North Korea agreed to march together under a unified flag and form combined teams to compete in the Asian Games, similar to what they did earlier in the year at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has stated that the size of the Unified Korea teams shall not exceed the athlete quota which applies to teams of other participating nations the Asian Games. The two countries agreed to field teams in full 5-a-side women's basketball, men's and women's dragon boat, and men's and women's rowing[5]
The following the unified Korean competitors won medals at the Games.[6] In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold |
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Canoeing | Women's TBR-12 500 m | 26 August |
 Silver |
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Basketball | Women's tournament | 1 September |
 Bronze |
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Canoeing | Women's TBR-12 200 m | 25 August |
| Bronze |
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Canoeing | Men's TBR-12 1000 m | 27 August |
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M man, W woman
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing the unified Korea that participated at the Games:
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | ||
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| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Canoeing | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| Rowing | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Total | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 60 |
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Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinals / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | |||||
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Korea women's | Women's tournament |  IndonesiaW 108–40 |
 Chinese TaipeiL 85–87 |
 IndiaW 104–54 |
 KazakhstanW 57–85 |
2 Q |  ThailandW 106–63 |
Chinese Taipei W 89–66 |
 ChinaL 65–71 |
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5x5 basketball
Korea women's team drawn in group X at the Games.[7]
Women's tournament
Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women
- Roster
The following is the unified Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[8] Kwak Joo-yeong from South Korea did not play.
More information Players, Coaches ...
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- Group X
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
4 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 239 | +119 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 238 | +144 | 7 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
4 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 291 | −28 | 6 | |
| 4 | Indonesia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 233 | 374 | −141 | 5 | |
| 5 | India |
4 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 336 | −94 | 4 |
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Source: OCA
15 August 18:30 |
| Korea |
108–40 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 33–12, 21–9, 29–11 | ||
| Pts: Ro S.Y. 22 Rebs: Ro S.Y. 8 Asts: Kim S.D. 6 |
Pts: Christaline 17 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Wongsohardjo, Sutjiono 2 | |
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Zhu Duan (CHN), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Jun Horiuchi (JPN) |
17 August 10:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
87–85 (OT) | Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–17, 16–18, 14–15, Overtime: 14–12 | ||
| Pts: Peng S.C. 21 Rebs: Huang P.J., Bao H.L. 7 Asts: Peng S.C. 8 |
Pts: Ro S.Y. 32 Rebs: Kim H.B. 9 Asts: Lim Y.H. 10 | |
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Zhu Duan (CHN), Watcharin Padungratchadakit (THA), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN) |
20 August 10:00 |
| Korea |
104–54 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 27–10, 25–17, 30–15 | ||
| Pts: Kang L.S. 17 Rebs: Park J.H. 7 Asts: Jang M.G. 8 |
Pts: Kumari 14 Rebs: Jeena 10 Asts: Jeena 6 | |
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hadi Salem (IRI), Jun Horiuchi (JPN), Watcharin Padungratchadakit (THA) |
21 August 10:00 |
| Kazakhstan |
57–85 | Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–29, 17–18, 12–22, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: Kolesnikova, Kondrakova 10 Rebs: Kondrakova 8 Asts: Astapenko 4 |
Pts: Ro S.Y. 19 Rebs: Park J.H., Ro S.Y. 7 Asts: Park H.J. 10 | |
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Cui Zhexiong (CHN) |
- Quarterfinal
26 August 12:30 |
| Korea |
106–63 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 32–8, 16–18, 30–26 | ||
| Pts: Kang L.S. 20 Rebs: Choi E.S. 11 Asts: Park J.H. 8 |
Pts: Maihom 12 Rebs: Klanbut, Prajuapsook 6 Asts: four players 3 | |
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hadi Salem (IRI), Budi Marfan (INA), Cui Zhexiong (CHN) |
- Semifinal
30 August 10:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
66–89 | Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 15–22, 12–22, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Chen Y.C. 11 Rebs: Huang Y.L. 6 Asts: Peng S.C. 5 |
Pts: Park H.J., Lim Y.H., Ro S.Y. 17 Rebs: Park J.S. 11 Asts: Park H.J. 10 | |
Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Hadi Salem (IRI) |
- Final
1 September 16:00 |
| Korea |
65–71 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 16–15, 15–20, 12–13 | ||
| Pts: Lim Y.H. 24 Rebs: Park J.S. 13 Asts: Park H.J. 6 |
Pts: Shao T. 17 Rebs: Liu J.C., Li Y.R. 10 Asts: Wang S.Y. 5 | |
Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Mohammad Doust (IRI) |
Main article: Canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games
The Korea team participated in both men's and women's dragon boat.
- Traditional boat race
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
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Men's TBR-12 200 m | 52.991 | 3 Q | Bye | 53.006 | 4 FB | 53.651 | 7 | |
| Men's TBR-12 500 m | 2:16.112 | 3 Q | Bye | 2:16.416 | 4 FB | 2:20.837 | 7 | ||
| Men's TBR-12 1000 m | 5:21.100 | 6 | 4:44.730 | 1 Q | 4:40.013 | 2 FA | 4:36.459 | | |
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Women's TBR-12 200 m | 57.362 | 3 Q | Bye | 56.861 | 2 FA | 56.851 | | |
| Women's TBR-12 500 m | 2:24.044 | 1 Q | Bye | 2:27.203 | 1 FA | 2:24.788 | | ||
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Drummer (D) and Steerer (S) need not be of the same gender.
Main article: Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games
Korea participated in the following three events - the lightweight men's four, lightweight men's eight, and lightweight women's double sculls.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yun Chol-jin Kim Chol-jin Kim Su-min Park Tae-hyun |
Men's lightweight coxless four | 7:12.74 | 4 | 7:08.12 | 4 FA | 6:59.61 | 6 |
| Ri Hyon-mong Choe Myong-hak Choe Kwang-guk Jong Kwang-bok Kang Ji-su Kim Dong-hyeon Kwon Seung-min Myeong Su-seong Hong Hun |
Men's lightweight eight | 6:28.62 | 3 | 6:29.49 | 3 FA | 6:18.72 | 5 |
| Kim Un-hui Song Ji-sun |
Women's lightweight double sculls | 8:16.16 | 5 FA | — | 8:17.45 | 6 | |
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