South Korea at the Asian Games

The Republic of Korea has competed at every celebration of the Asian Games except the 1951 Asian Games, including hosting the Summer Games in 1986, 2002, and 2014 and the Winter Games in 1999.

South Korean athletes have won a total of 2,235 medals at the Asian Games and have won a total of 249 medals at the Asian Winter Games, with short-track speed skating and speed skating as the main medal-producing sports. However, South Korea never finished at the top of the medal table of an Asian Games (the closest was in 1986 edition).

Male athletes receive an exemption from mandatory active-duty military service by winning a gold medal at the Asian Games or any medal at the Olympic Games. They instead complete basic military training and a short period of community service, a policy designed to reward achievements that raise national prestige. Introduced in 1973 by the dictator Park Chung Hee, the policy has faced increasing domestic debate regarding civic equity and whether athletic achievements merit exemption from national duty.

Asian Games

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*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotalAthletes 1954 Manila 3 8 6 5 19 57 1958 Tokyo 3 8 7 12 27 119 1962 Jakarta 6 4 9 10 23 137 1966 Bangkok 2 12 18 21 51 181 1970 Bangkok 2 18 13 23 54 131 1974 Tehran 4 16 26 15 57 177 1978 Bangkok 3 18 20 31 69 203 1982 New Delhi 3 28 28 37 93 280 1986 Seoul 2 93 55 76 224 494 1990 Beijing 2 54 54 73 181 552 1994 Hiroshima 3 63 56 64 183 558 1998 Bangkok 2 65 46 53 164 537 2002 Busan 2 96 80 84 260 770 2006 Doha 2 58 52 83 193 656 2010 Guangzhou 2 76 65 91 232 806 2014 Incheon 2 79 70 79 228 831 2018 Jakarta / Palembang 3 49 58 71 178 807 2022 Hangzhou 3 42 59 89 190 867 2026 Nagoya 3 39 43 68 150 787 Total 3 826 765 984 2,575 8,984

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal Archery 1 42 25 16 83 Athletics 5 34 36 58 128 Badminton 3 16 17 33 66 Baseball 1 5 1 1 7 Basketball 2 11 12 7 30 Bodybuilding 2 3 0 4 7 Bowling 1 33 22 23 78 Boxing 1 59 25 30 114 Canoeing 5 5 12 16 33 Cue sports 8 1 4 4 9 Cycling 3 39 33 43 115 Dancesport 2 0 7 3 10 Diving 4 1 7 16 24 Dragon boat 5 0 0 1 1 Equestrian 2 16 14 7 37 Fencing 2 46 42 34 122 Football 1 5 3 6 14 Go 1 4 1 2 7 Golf 1 13 13 9 35 Gymnastics 2 20 19 36 75 Handball 1 13 1 3 17 Hockey 1 9 4 2 15 Judo 2 41 31 44 116 Ju-jitsu 3 2 4 8 14 Karate 19 0 0 9 9 Modern pentathlon 1 10 10 8 28 Roller sports 3 3 3 4 10 Rowing 3 1 14 21 36 Rugby union 1 4 1 1 6 Sailing 2 21 10 15 46 Sepaktakraw 5 1 7 9 17 Shooting 2 63 90 90 243 Soft tennis 1 23 13 14 50 Squash 6 0 0 3 3 Swimming 3 21 16 60 97 Synchronized swimming 3 0 3 4 7 Table tennis 3 10 28 46 84 Taekwondo 1 53 11 6 70 Tennis 2 16 20 15 51 Triathlon 4 0 1 1 2 Volleyball 3 5 17 7 29 Water polo 8 0 1 1 2 Weightlifting 3 31 26 29 86 Wrestling 3 52 28 52 132 Wushu 3 3 6 9 18 Total 3 699 608 763 2070

Medals by individual Athlete Sport Years Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Swimming 2006–2014 M 6 3 8 17 Equestrian 1986–2006 M 6 2 0 8 Archery 1986–1990 M 6 1 0 7 Fencing 2002–2014 F 6 0 1 7 Shooting 1990–2010 M 5 9 5 19 Shooting 1986–1998 M 5 6 0 11 Archery 1978–1986 F 5 4 0 9 Soft tennis 1994–2006 M 5 3 2 10 Bowling 2006–2002 F 5 2 0 7 Cycling 1994–2010 M 5 1 0 6 Equestrian 2002–2010 M 5 0 0 5 Cycling 2006–2010 M 5 0 0 5

Asian Winter Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1986 Sapporo 3 1 5 12 18 1990 Sapporo 3 6 7 8 21 1996 Harbin 4 8 10 8 26 1999 Gangwon 2 11 10 14 35 2003 Aomori 2 10 8 10 28 2007 Changchun 3 9 13 11 33 2011 Astana / Almaty 3 13 12 13 38 2017 Sapporo / Obihiro 2 16 18 16 50 2025 Harbin 2 16 15 14 45 2029 Trojena Future event Total 3 90 98 106 294

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal Alpine skiing 2 8 11 16 35 Biathlon 4 0 1 6 7 Cross-country skiing 4 2 5 9 16 Curling 1 3 2 1 6 Figure skating 5 1 0 2 3 Ice hockey 4 0 1 4 5 Freestyle skiing 4 0 1 0 1 Short-track speed skating 1 34 35 27 96 Ski jumping 3 1 0 3 4 Ski orienteering 2 0 1 1 2 Snowboarding 3 2 3 3 8 Speed skating 2 23 23 21 67 Total 4 74 83 92 249

East Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1993 Shanghai 3 23 28 40 91 1997 Busan 3 45 38 51 134 2001 Osaka 3 34 46 32 112 2005 Macau 3 32 48 65 145 2009 Hong KongOverall Medal Standings - Hong Kong 2009 3 39 45 59 143 2013 Tianjin 3 36 51 74 161 Total 3 209 256 321 786

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotalAsian Indoor Games 2005 Bangkok 8 5 7 10 22 2007 Macau 4 10 14 13 37 2009 Hanoi 6 16 14 16 46Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 Bangkok 3 10 6 3 19Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2013 IncheonOverall Medal Standings - Incheon 2013 2 22 26 22 70 2017 Ashgabat 7 15 11 15 41 Total 5 78 78 79 235

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2008 Bali 4 4 7 10 21 2010 Muscat 8 2 3 0 5 2012 Haiyang 3 6 7 10 23 2014 Phuket 4 9 14 14 37 2016 Danang 23 1 4 11 16 2026 Sanya Future event Total 5 22 35 45 102

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2009 SingaporeOverall Medal Standings - Singapore 2009 2 20 17 17 54 2013 NanjingOverall Medal Standings - Nanjing 2013 2 25 13 14 52 2017 Hambantota Cancelled 2021 Shantou Future event Total 2 45 30 31 106

Asian Para Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2010 Guangzhou 3 27 43 33 103 2014 Incheon 2 72 62 77 211 2018 Jakarta 2534546144 2022 Hangzhou 4 30 33 40 103 Total 2 182183197562

Medals per sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

Archery 4 10 8 22

Athletics 7 10 13 30

Badminton 9 8 9 26

Blind Football 0 0 1 1

Boccia 4 8 6 18

Cycling Road 18 11 12 41

Goalball 0 1 1 2

Judo 10 5 8 23

Lawn Bowls 14 8 4 26

Para Dance Sport 5 0 1 6

Para Football 7-a-side 0 0 1 1

Para Shooting 16 10 19 45

Para Tenpin Bowling 28 14 7 49

Powerlifting 2 2 5 9

Rowing 2 1 1 4

Swimming 14 22 19 55

Table Tennis 16 30 19 65

Wheelchair Basketball 1 0 2 3

Wheelchair Fencing 0 3 16 19

Wheelchair Rugby 0 1 0 1

Wheelchair Tennis 2 4 4 10

Total 152 148 156 456

Medals per year

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total

2018 54 44 46 144

2014 71 61 77 209

2010 27 43 33 103

Total 152 148 156 456

Asian Youth Para Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2009 Tokyo 7 13 9 7 29 2013 Kuala Lumpur 10 11 7 6 24 2017 Dubai 8 14 9 10 33 2021 Manama 4 14 11 22 47 2025 Dubai 8 17 14 14 45 Total 6 69 50 59 178

See also South Korea at the Olympics

References

External links sports123.com Asian Winter Games at KOC website