Korea at the 2018 Asian Games

{{Infobox country at games

| NOC = COR

| year = 2018

| games = Asian Games

| games_link = 2018 Asian Games

| flagcaption = Korean Unification Flag

| alt = Refer to caption

| location = Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia

| date = 18 August–2 September 2018

| competitors = 60

| sports = 3

| flagbearer = Lim Yung-hui{{cite news|last=Jee|first=Ho|date=17 August 2018|title=Unified Korean hoops captain says team training in great atmosphere|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/08/07/0200000000AEN20180807008100315.html|work=Yonhap|location=Seoul, South Korea|access-date=18 August 2018}}
{{small|(South Korea)}}
Ju Kyong-chol{{cite news|last=Jee|first=Ho|date=18 August 2018|title=Koreas march together at opening ceremony|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/08/18/0200000000AEN20180818003451315.html|work=Yonhap|location=Seoul, South Korea|access-date=18 August 2018}}
{{small|(North Korea)}}

| flagbearer_open =

| flagbearer_close =

| rank = 28

| gold = 1

| silver = 1

| bronze = 2

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 2018

| app_end_year =

| seealso =

}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Shin |first1=Hyonhee |title=North, South Korea agree to joint teams for Asian Games |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/north-south-korea-agree-to-joint-teams-for-asian-games-idUSKBN1JE118 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=18 June 2018}}

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.{{cite news |title=Asian Games: Unified Korea team grab historic gold in canoe race |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/asian-games-unified-korea-team-grab-historic-gold-in-canoe-race-10654074 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=26 August 2018 |accessdate=27 August 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827115104/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/asian-games-unified-korea-team-grab-historic-gold-in-canoe-race-10654074 |url-status=dead }}

Background

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{{cite news |title=Koreas to field joint teams in 3 sports at Asian Games |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/06/28/0200000000AEN20180628010951315.html |accessdate=28 June 2018 |agency=Yonhap News Agency |date=28 June 2018}}

Medalists

The following the unified Korean competitors won medals at the Games.{{cite web |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/medals/noc/COR |title=Korea > Medals > Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826010615/https://en.asiangames2018.id/medals/noc/COR |archive-date=2018-08-26 |url-status=dead }} In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|To Myong-suk|Ri Hyang|Jong Ye-song|Cha Un-yong|Hyun Jae-chanM|Lee Ye-lin|Jang Hyun-jung|Jo Min-ji|Yun Un-jong|Kim Su-hyang|Ho Su-jong|Cha Un-gyong|Kang Cho-hee|Choi Yu-seul|Byun Eun-jeong|Kim Hyeon-hee}}}}

| Canoeing

Women's TBR-12 500 m{{dts|26 August}}
{{silver medal}}{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|Kim Hye-yon|Jang Mi-gyong|Kang Lee-seul|Lim Yung-hui|Park Ji-su|Kim So-dam|Ro Suk-yong|Park Hye-jin|Kim Han-byul|Choi Eun-sil|Park Ha-na|Park Ji-hyun}}}}

| Basketball

Women's tournament{{dts|1 September}}
{{bronze medal}}{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|To Myong-suk|Ri Hyang|Jong Ye-song|Cha Un-yong|Hyun Jae-chanM|Lee Ye-lin|Jang Hyun-jung|Jo Min-ji|Yun Un-jong|Kim Su-hyang|Ho Su-jong|Cha Un-gyong|Kang Cho-hee|Choi Yu-seul|Byun Eun-jeong|Kim Hyeon-hee}}}}

| Canoeing

Women's TBR-12 200 m{{dts|25 August}}
{{bronze medal}}{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|Kim Pu-song|Jon Chung-hyok|O In-guk|Ri Yong-hyok|Lee Hyeon-jooW|Park Cheol-min|Shin Dong-jin|Jung Hoon-seock|Kim Jin-il|Choe Kyong-uk|Paek Won-ryol|Yang Chol-jin|Yeom Hee-tae|An Hyun-jin|Kim Yong-gil|Shin Seong-woo}}}}

| Canoeing

Men's TBR-12 1000 m{{dts|27 August}}

M man, W woman

Competitors

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

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width=200 rowspan=2|Sportwidth=100 colspan=2|Menwidth=100 colspan=2|Womenwidth=60 rowspan=2|Total
width=50|{{flagicon|North Korea}}width=50|{{flagicon|South Korea}}width=50|{{flagicon|North Korea}}width=50|{{flagicon|South Korea}}
align=left|Basketball

| 0

031013
align=left|Canoeing

| 8

88832
align=left|Rowing

| 6

71115
Total1415121960

Basketball

{{main|Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games}}

;Summary

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rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=5|Group Stage

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinals / {{abbr|Pl.|Placement semifinal}}

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} / {{abbr|Pl.|Placement match}}

Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=left|Korea women's

|align=left|Women's tournament

|{{bkw|INA}}
W 108–40

|{{bkw|TPE}}
L 85–87

|{{bkw|IND}}
W 104–54

|{{bkw|KAZ}}
W 57–85

|2 Q

|{{bkw|THA}}
W 106–63

|{{bkw|TPE}}
W 89–66

|{{bkw|CHN}}
L 65–71

|{{silver2}}

=5x5 basketball=

Korea women's team drawn in group X at the Games.{{cite news |title='COR' makes debut in Asian Games draw |url=http://www.ocasia.org/News/GetNewsbyNewsID?q=r/qFNh53kmEv71+Rj5JJd1S1X5qo0olicgiHi3cPGvo= |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia |date=5 July 2018 |accessdate=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194349/http://www.ocasia.org/News/GetNewsbyNewsID?q=r%2FqFNh53kmEv71+Rj5JJd1S1X5qo0olicgiHi3cPGvo%3D |archive-date=16 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

==Women's tournament==

{{main|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.{{cite news |first=Gyeong-yun |last=Kim |title=AG 여자농구 단일팀 엔트리 확정…박지수 포함 |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2018/08/01/0200000000AKR20180801099500007.HTML |publisher=Yonhap |date=1 August 2018 |access-date=22 August 2018 |language=ko }} Kwak Joo-yeong from South Korea did not play.

{{FIBA roster header|team=Korea women's national basketball team – 2018 Asian Games

| color1 = #003478| bg1 = white| color2 = white| bg2 = #0A6EFF}}

{{FIBA player | pos = F | num = 1 | name = Kang Lee-seul | year = 1994 | month = 4 | date = 5 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Bucheon KEB Hana Bank | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 2 | name = Park Ji-hyun | dab = basketball | year = 2000 | month = 4 | date = 7 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Soongeui Girls' High School | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 3 | name = Kim Hye-yon | year = 1998 | month = 2 | date = 16 | m = 1.72 | clublink = | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = PRK }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 5 | name = Park Hye-jin | year = 1990 | month = 7 | date = 22 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Asan Woori Bank Wibee | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA player | pos = F | num = 6 | name = Choi Eun-sil | year = 1994 | month = 8 | date = 17 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Asan Woori Bank Wibee | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 7 | name = Jang Mi-gyong | year = 1992 | month = 11 | date = 4 | m = 1.68 | clublink = | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = PRK }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 10 | name = Park Ha-na | dab = basketball | year = 1990 | month = 9 | date = 14 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Yongin Samsung Blueminx | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA player | pos = F | num = 11 | name = Lim Yung-hui | year = 1980 | month = 5| date = 29 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Asan Woori Bank Wibee | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR | note = C }}

{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 12 | name = Ro Suk-yong | year = 1993 | month = 1 | date = 28 | m = 1.82 | clublink = | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = PRK }}

{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 13 | name = Kim So-dam | year = 1993 | month = 1 | date = 4 | m = 1.85 | clublink = Guri KDB Life Winnus | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 19 | name = Park Ji-su | year = 1998 | month = 12 | date = 6 | m = 1.98 | clublink = Las Vegas Aces | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = USA }}

{{FIBA player | pos = F | num = 35 | name = Kim Han-byul | year = 1986 | month = 11 | date = 21 | m = 1.80 | clublink = Yongin Samsung Blueminx | compyear = 2018 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | nat = KOR }}

{{FIBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

  • {{Flagicon|PRK}} Jong Song-sim
  • {{Flagicon|KOR}} Ha Sook-rye

| otherlegend =

  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2018

}}

;Group X

{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|X}}

{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|X2}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|X3}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|X7}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|X8}}

;Quarterfinal

{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|QF2}}

;Semifinal

{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|SF1}}

;Final

{{#section:Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|GM}}

Canoeing

{{Main|Canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games}}

The Korea team participated in both men's and women's dragon boat.

;Traditional boat race

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rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Repechage

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left rowspan=3|{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|Kim Pu-song|Jon Chung-hyok|O In-guk|Ri Yong-hyok|Lee Hyeon-joo{{nobold|D}}|Park Cheol-min|Shin Dong-jin|Jung Hoon-seock|Kim Jin-il|Choe Kyong-uk|Paek Won-ryol|Yang Chol-jin|Yeom Hee-tae|An Hyun-jin|Kim Yong-gil|Shin Seong-woo}}}}

|align=left|Men's TBR-12 200 m

|52.991

|3 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|53.006

|4 FB

|53.651

|7

align=left|Men's TBR-12 500 m

|2:16.112

|3 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|2:16.416

|4 FB

|2:20.837

|7

align=left|Men's TBR-12 1000 m

|5:21.100

|6

|4:44.730

|1 Q

|4:40.013

|2 FA

|4:36.459

|{{bronze3}}

align=left rowspan=2|{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|To Myong-suk|Ri Hyang|Jong Ye-song|Cha Un-yong|Hyun Jae-chan{{nobold|S}}|Lee Ye-lin|Jang Hyun-jung|Jo Min-ji|Yun Un-jong|Kim Su-hyang|Ho Su-jong|Cha Un-gyong|Kang Cho-hee|Choi Yu-seul|Byun Eun-jeong|Kim Hyeon-hee}}}}

|align=left|Women's TBR-12 200 m

|57.362

|3 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|56.861

|2 FA

|56.851

|{{bronze3}}

align=left|Women's TBR-12 500 m

|2:24.044

|1 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|2:27.203

|1 FA

|2:24.788

|{{gold1}}

Drummer (D) and Steerer (S) need not be of the same gender.

Rowing

{{Main|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.

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rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Repechage

!colspan=2|Final

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Yun Chol-jin
Kim Chol-jin
Kim Su-min
Park Tae-hyun

|align=left|Men's lightweight coxless four

|7:12.74

|4

|7:08.12

|4 FA

|6:59.61

|6

align=left|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

|align=left|Men's lightweight eight

|6:28.62

|3

|6:29.49

|3 FA

|6:18.72

|5

align=left|Kim Un-hui
Song Ji-sun

|align=left|Women's lightweight double sculls

|8:16.16

|5 FA

|colspan=2{{n/a}}

|8:17.45

|6

See also

References