South Korea participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It was the 18th appearance of the country at the Asian Games, except the first edition in Delhi. As one of the best competitors at the Games, South Korea's best achievement was in the 2002 Busan, with the acquisition of 96 gold, 80 silver and 84 bronze medals. At the latest edition in 2014 Incheon, the country had collected 79 gold, 71 silver, and 84 bronze medals.

South Korea sent 779 athletes across 39 sports to compete in Jakarta and Palembang. Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KOC) is aiming to finish second for the sixth consecutive Asian Games with 65 gold medals, fewer than the Incheon Asian Games four years ago. South Korea marched along with North Korea under the Korean Unification Flag at the opening ceremony, and have together fielded unified Korean teams in women's basketball, rowing and canoeing.

Medalists The following South Korean competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date Kang Min-sung Taekwondo Men's individual poomsae Taekwondo Men's team poomsae Kim Tae-hun Taekwondo Men's 58 kg Jeon Hee-sook Fencing Women's individual foil Gu Bon-gil Fencing Men's individual sabre Lee Da-bin Taekwondo Women's +67 kg Ryu Han-su Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg Kang Young-mi Fencing Women's individual épée Na Ah-reum Cycling Women's road race Fencing Women's team sabre Cho Hyo-chul Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg Fencing Men's team sabre Shin Hyun-woo Shooting Men's double trap Kim Han-sol Gymnastics Men's floor Yeo Seo-jeong Gymnastics Women's vault Lee Dae-hoon Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Choi Young-jeon Shooting Men's 300 metre standard rifle Na Ah-reum Cycling Women's road time trial Park Hyun-su Rowing Men's lightweight single sculls Bowling Women's team of six Jeong You-jin Shooting Men's 10 m running target Fencing Men's team foil Kim Seo-yeong Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley Bowling Men's team of six Sung Ki-ra Ju-jitsu Women's 62 kg Chon Jong-won Sport climbing Men's combined Jung Hye-lim Athletics Women's 100 m hurdles Archery Women's team recurve Kim Woo-jin Archery Men's individual recurve Archery Women's team compound Archery Men's team compound Cycling Women's team pursuit Kim Jin-woong Soft tennis Men's singles Paragliding Women's team cross-country Jeong Bo-kyeong Judo Women's 48 kg Park Sang-hoon Cycling Men's individual pursuit An Ba-ul Judo Men's 66 kg Lee Ju-mi Cycling Women's individual pursuit Handball Women's tournament Cycling Women's madison Ha Jee-min Sailing Men's laser Gwak Dong-han Judo Men's 90 kg Kim Sung-min Judo Men's +100 kg Cho Gwang-hee Canoeing Men's K-1 200 m Soft tennis Men's team Jun Woong-tae Modern pentathlon Men's individual Oh Yeon-ji Boxing Women's 60 kg Baseball Men's team Football Men's tournament Shooting Mixed 10 m air pistol team Taekwondo Women's team poomsae Park Sang-young Fencing Men's individual épée Equestrian Team dressage Ha Min-ah Taekwondo Women's 53 kg Kim Jan-di Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Oh Sang-uk Fencing Men's individual sabre Jung Eun-hea Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle Kang Gee-eun Shooting Women's trap Cho Seung-jae Wushu Men's daoshu and gunshu Lee Ah-reum Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Kim Seo-yeong Swimming Women's 400 m individual medley Paragliding Men's team accuracy Sepak takraw Women's team regu Lee Hwa-jun Taekwondo Men's 80 kg Kim Dong-yong Rowing Men's single sculls Rowing Women's coxless pair Rowing Women's double sculls Lee Da-gyeom Paragliding Women's individual accuracy Kim Woo-jae Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls Kim Min-jung Shooting Women's 10 metre air pistol Kabaddi Men's tournament Kim Han-sol Gymnastics Men's vault Jang Yeon-hak Weightlifting Men's 85 kg Fencing Women's team épée Sa Sol Sport climbing Women's combined Golf Women's team Oh Seung-taek Golf Men's individual Basketball Men's 3x3 tournament Archery Men's team recurve Archery Mixed team compound Park Jong-woo Bowling Men's masters Lee Yeon-ji Bowling Women's masters Woo Sang-hyeok Athletics Men's high jump Son Young-hee Weightlifting Women's +75 kg Lee Woo-seok Archery Men's individual recurve Lee Hye-jin Cycling Women's keirin Table tennis Men's team Diving Men's synchronized 3 m springboard Park Da-sol Judo Women's 52 kg Diving Men's synchronized 10 m platform Canoeing Men's K-4 500 m Soft tennis Mixed doubles An Chang-rim Judo Men's 73 kg Kim Seong-yeon Judo Women's 70 kg Sailing Men's 49er Choi Gwang-ho Roller sports Men's roller skate 20 km Lee Hye-jin Cycling Women's sprint Cycling Men's madison Park Yu-jin Judo Women's 78 kg Cho Gu-ham Judo Men's 100 kg Kim Se-hee Modern pentathlon Women's individual Kim Min-jeong Judo Women's +78 kg Soft tennis Women's team Lee Ji-hun Modern pentathlon Men's individual Volleyball Men's tournament Triathlon Mixed relay Yun Ji-hye Taekwondo Women's individual poomsae Kim Ji-yeon Fencing Women's individual sabre Jung Jin-sun Fencing Men's individual épée Lee Ju-ho Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke Gong Byung-min Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg Kim Jae-gang Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg Ahn Dae-myeong Shooting Men's trap Kang Ji-seok Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke Kim Hyung-joo Wrestling Women's freestyle 50 kg Nam Koung-jin Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg Lee Yong-mun Wushu Men's nanquan Choi In-jeong Fencing Women's individual épée An Se-hyeon Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Son Young-ki Fencing Men's individual foil Paragliding Women's team accuracy Fencing Men's team épée Gymnastics Men's artistic team all-around Kim Hyeon-woo Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg Kim Min-jung Shooting Women's 25 m pistol Kim Min-seok Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Cho Gang-min Taekwondo Men's 63 kg Ham Gwan-sik Wushu Men's sanda 70 kg Swimming Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay Kim Hyeok Equestrian Individual dressage Lee Chul-soo Paragliding Men's individual accuracy Rowing Women's lightweight quadruple sculls Fencing Women's team foil Lee Won-gyu Shooting Men's 300 metre standard rifle Lee Duck-hee Tennis Men's singles Park Hee-jun Karate Men's individual kata Kim Jun-hong Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Hwang Myeng-se Ju-jitsu Men's 94 kg Mun Yu-ra Weightlifting Women's 69 kg Kim Ja-in Sport climbing Women's combined Kim Min-ji Shooting Women's skeet Mun Min-hee Weightlifting Women's 75 kg Golf Men's team Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team all-around Sepak takraw Men's regu Koo Seong-hoi Bowling Men's masters Lee Yeon-ji Bowling Women's masters Cycling Women's team sprint Kang Chae-young Archery Women's individual recurve Table tennis Women's team Lim Eun-ji Athletics Women's pole vault Kim Kyung-ae Athletics Women's javelin throw Kim Dong-hoon Soft tennis Men's singles Eun Ju-won Roller sports Men's skateboard street Lee Ha-rim Judo Men's 60 kg Kim You-ri Cycling Women's omnium Lee Sun-ja Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m Joo Hyun-myeong Athletics Men's 50 km walk Soft tennis Mixed doubles Im Chae-bin Cycling Men's sprint Han Hee-ju Judo Women's 63 kg Woo Ha-ram Diving Men's 1 m springboard Son Geun-seong Roller sports Men's roller skate 20 km Lee Tae-hoon Sailing Men's RS:X Cho Sun-young Cycling Women's sprint Football Women's tournament Handball Men's tournament Kim Sun-woo Modern pentathlon Women's individual Kim Su-ji Diving Women's 1 m springboard Jeon Ji-hee Table tennis Women's singles Lee Sang-su Table tennis Men's singles Basketball Men's tournament Volleyball Women's tournament Judo Mixed team Rugby sevens Men's tournament Woo Ha-ram Diving Men's 10 m platform Demonstration events Medal Name Sport Event Date Cho Seong-ju eSports StarCraft II tournament eSports League of Legends tournament

Medals by sportSport TotalArchery4318Athletics1146Baseball1001Basketball0112Bowling2226Boxing1001Canoeing1113Cycling63413Diving0235Equestrian0112Fencing63615Football1012Golf0213Gymnastics2125Handball1012Ju-jitsu1012Judo46313Kabaddi0101Karate0011Modern pentathlon1214Paragliding1225Roller sports0123Rowing1416Rugby sevens0011Sailing1113Sepak takraw0112Shooting34512Soft tennis2226Sport climbing1113Swimming1146Table tennis0134Taekwondo55212Tennis0011Triathlon0101Volleyball0112Weightlifting0325Wrestling2068Wushu0123Total495870177

Medals by dateDayDate Total Day 1 19 August23611 Day 2 20 August36413 Day 3 21 August33410 Day 4 22 August33915 Day 5 23 August55414 Day 6 24 August76215 Day 7 25 August2046 Day 8 26 August24410 Day 9 27 August16512 Day 10 28 August44412 Day 11 29 August52411 Day 12 30 August24612 Day 13 31 August48719 Day 14 1 September63716 Day 15 2 September0101Total495870177

Medals by genderGender TotalPercentageMale2928409755%Female2025297442%Mixed05163%Total495870177100%

Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors representing South Korea that participated at the Games:

Sport Men Women TotalArchery 8 8 16Artistic swimming — 10 10Athletics 22 18 40Badminton 10 10 20Baseball 24 — 24Basketball 16 4 20Bowling 6 6 12Boxing 7 3 10Canoeing 13 5 18Cycling 18 9 27Diving 2 4 6Equestrian 11 0 11Fencing 12 12 24Field hockey 18 18 36Football 20 20 40Golf 4 3 7Gymnastics 5 9 14Handball 16 16 32Jet ski 6 0 6Ju-jitsu 1 1 2Judo 9 10 19Kabaddi 12 11 23Karate 4 4 8Kurash 1 1 2Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Paragliding 5 3 8Roller sports 6 2 8Rowing 10 8 18Rugby sevens 12 12 24Sailing 8 3 11Sepak takraw 15 12 27Shooting 18 10 28Soft tennis 5 5 10Softball — 17 17Sport climbing 7 7 14Squash 4 4 8Swimming 14 13 27Table tennis 5 5 10Taekwondo 9 9 18Tennis 6 6 12Triathlon 2 3 5Volleyball 16 16 32Water polo 13 0 13Weightlifting 8 7 15Wrestling 12 6 18Wushu 10 2 12 Total 432 334 766

Demonstration events SportMenWomenTotaleSports 7 0 7

+As competitors representing the unified KoreaSportMenWomenTotalBasketball 0 10 10Canoeing 8 8 16Rowing 7 1 8 Total 15 19 34

Archery

Recurve AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankIm Dong-hyunMen's individual679Did not advanceKim Woo-jin6722 W 7–1W 7–1W 6–4W 6–2W 6–4Lee Woo-seok6751 W 6–2W 7–1W 7–1W 7–1L 4–6Oh Jin-hyek683 =GRDid not advanceKim Woo-jinLee Woo-seokOh Jin-hyekMen's team2037 GR1 QW 6–0W 5–1W 5–3L 3–5Chang Hye-jinWomen's individual6772 W 6–0W 6–4L 3–7Did not advanceJung Dasomi674Did not advanceKang Chae-young681 =GR1 QW 6–2W 7–3W 6–2L 4–6W 6–4Lee Eun-gyeong680Did not advanceChang Hye-jinKang Chae-youngLee Eun-gyeongWomen's team2038 GR1 Qcolspan=2W 6–0W 6–2W 5–3Lee Woo-seokChang Hye-jinMixed team1364 WR*1 QW 6–0L 1–5Did not advance * Oh Jin-hyek and Kang Chae-young took part in the ranking round.

Compound AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChoi Yong-heeHong Sung-hoKim Jong-hoKim Tae-yoon **Men's team2116 GR1 QW 233–205W 231–220W 235–229W 229–229Choi Bo-minSo Chae-wonSong Yun-sooKim Yun-hee **Women's team2105 GR1 QW 233–226W 231–228W 231–228Kim Jong-hoSo Chae-wonMixed team1412 WR***1 QW 157–151W 153–148W 156–152L 150–151 ** Did not play. *** Choi Yong-hee and So Chae-won took part in the ranking round.

Artistic swimming

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routineTotalRankPointsRankPointsRankChoi Jung-yeonUhm Ji-wanFRLee Ri-youngTRDuet75.8941678.80005154.69416Baek Seo-yeonChoi Jung-yeonJung Young-heeKim So-jinKoo Ye-moLee Ri-youngLee You-jinUhm Ji-wanKim Jun-heeRRLee Jae-hyunRRTeam75.7956677.46676153.26236 FR: Reserved in free routine; RR: Reserved in technical and free routines; TR: Reserved in technical routine.

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