Korea at the 2018 Asian Games

South Korea and North Korea competed in some events at the 2018 Asian Games as a unified team, under the title "Korea" (COR). Both nations also marched together under a unified flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]

Korea at the
2018 Asian Games
IOC codeCOR
in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
18 August–2 September 2018
Competitors60 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Lim Yung-hui[1]
(South Korea)
Ju Kyong-chol[2]
(North Korea)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Korea claimed their first gold medal at the Games in the canoeing women's traditional boat race 500 m event. The national folksong "Arirang" sang in the awards ceremony.[4]

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[5]

Medalists

The following the unified Korean competitors won medals at the Games.[6] In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold
  • 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
 CanoeingWomen's TBR-12 500 m26 August
 Silver
 BasketballWomen's tournament1 September
 Bronze
  • 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
 CanoeingWomen's TBR-12 200 m25 August
 Bronze
  • 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
 CanoeingMen's TBR-12 1000 m27 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:

SportMenWomenTotal
Basketball 0031013
Canoeing 888832
Rowing 671115
Total1415121960

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Korea women's Women's tournament  Indonesia
W 108–40		  Chinese Taipei
L 85–87		  India
W 104–54		  Kazakhstan
W 57–85		 2 Q  Thailand
W 106–63		  Chinese Taipei
W 89–66		  China
L 65–71

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's tournament
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.

Korea women's national basketball team – 2018 Asian Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 1 Kang Lee-seul 24 – (1994-04-05)April 5, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bucheon KEB Hana Bank
G 2 Park Ji-hyun 18 – (2000-04-07)April 7, 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Soongeui Girls' High School
G 3 Kim Hye-yon 20 – (1998-02-16)February 16, 1998 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 5 Park Hye-jin 28 – (1990-07-22)July 22, 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Asan Woori Bank Wibee
F 6 Choi Eun-sil 23 – (1994-08-17)August 17, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Asan Woori Bank Wibee
G 7 Jang Mi-gyong 25 – (1992-11-04)November 4, 1992 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
G 10 Park Ha-na 27 – (1990-09-14)September 14, 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Yongin Samsung Blueminx
F 11 Lim Yung-hui (C) 38 – (1980-05-29)May 29, 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Asan Woori Bank Wibee
C 12 Ro Suk-yong 25 – (1993-01-28)January 28, 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 13 Kim So-dam 25 – (1993-01-04)January 4, 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Guri KDB Life Winnus
C 19 Park Ji-su 19 – (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Las Vegas Aces
F 35 Kim Han-byul 31 – (1986-11-21)November 21, 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Yongin Samsung Blueminx
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jong Song-sim
  • Ha Sook-rye
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2018
Group X
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 358 239 +119 8 Advanced to Quarter-finals
2  Korea 4 3 1 382 238 +144 7
3  Kazakhstan 4 2 2 263 291 −28 6
4  Indonesia (H) 4 1 3 233 374 −141 5
5  India 4 0 4 242 336 −94 4
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
18:30 UTC+7
Korea  108–40  Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 33–12, 21–9, 29–11
Pts: Ro 22
Rebs: Ro 8
Asts: Kim S.D. 6		 Pts: Christaline 17
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Sutjiono, Wongsohardjo 2
17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)
10:00 UTC+7
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 32
Rebs: Kim H.B. 9
Asts: Lim Y.H. 10
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
10:00 UTC+7
Korea  104–54  India
Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 27–10, 25-17, 30-15
Pts: Kang 17
Rebs: Park J.H. 7
Asts: Jang 8		 Pts: Kumari 14
Rebs: Jeena 10
Asts: Jeena 6
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)
10:00 UTC+7
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 19
Rebs: Ro, Park J.H. 7
Asts: Park H.J. 10
Quarterfinal
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)
12:30 UTC+7
Korea  106–63  Thailand
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 32–8, 16–18, 30–26
Pts: Kang 20
Rebs: Kim S.D. 9
Asts: Park J.H. 8		 Pts: Maihom 12
Rebs: Prajuapsook 6
Asts: four players 3
Semifinal
30 August 2018 (2018-08-30)
10:00 UTC+7
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: Lim Y.H., Park H.J., Ro 17
Rebs: Park J.S. 11
Asts: Park H.J. 10
Final
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)
16:00 UTC+7
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 17
Rebs: Li Y.R., Liu 10
Asts: Wang S.Y. 5

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games

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

Traditional boat race
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  • Kim Pu-song
  • Jon Chung-hyok
  • O In-guk
  • Ri Yong-hyok
  • Lee Hyeon-jooD
  • 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
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
  • To Myong-suk
  • Ri Hyang
  • Jong Ye-song
  • Cha Un-yong
  • Hyun Jae-chanS
  • 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
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

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

Rowing
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.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
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 coxed 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 N/A 8:17.45 6
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See also

References
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  2. Jee, Ho (18 August 2018). "Koreas march together at opening ceremony". Yonhap. Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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