South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony. Medalists Archery Korea's second appearance in Olympic archery was highly successful, especially for the women's team. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) set new Olympic records in both the single and double FITA round categories. The Korean medalists were separated by only 13 points, while the fourth place competitor was 31 points behind Kim Jin-ho (김진호). Women's Individual Competition Seo Hyang-soon (서향순) — 2568 points (→ Gold Medal and Olympic Record) Kim Jin-ho (김진호) — 2555 points (→ Bronze Medal) Park Young-sook (박영숙) — 2445 points (→ 17th place) Men's Individual Competition Koo Ja-chung (구자중) — 2500 points (→ 8th place) Choi Won-tae (최원태) — 2490 points (→ 11th place) Jeon In-su (전인수) — 2467 points (→ 22nd place) Athletics Men's 100 metres Sim Deok-seop Men's 200 metres Jang Jae-geun Men's 800 metres Kim Bok-joo Men's 1,500 metres Kim Bok-joo Men's Marathon Lee Hong-yul — 2:20:56 (→ 37th place) Hong Nak-chae — 2:23:33 (→ 48th place) Kim Won-sick — 2:30:57 (→ 58th place) Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Kim Ju-ryong Men's Triple Jump Park Yeong-jun Men's Long Jump Kim Jong-il Qualification — 7.86m Final — 7.81m (→ 8th place) Women's 100 metres Lee Young-sook First Heat — 12.06s (→ did not advance) Women's 200 metres Mo Myeong-hui Basketball Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round Defeated Canada (67-62) Defeated Yugoslavia (55-52) Lost to United States (47-84) Defeated Australia (54-48) Defeated PR China (69-56) Final Lost to United States (55-85) → Silver Medal Team Roster Park Chan-sook Sung Jung-a Lee Hyung-sook Lee Mi-ja Moon Kyung-ja Kim Eun-sook Kim Hwa-soon Kim Young-hee Choi Aei-young Choi Kyung-hee Jeong Myung-hee Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg) Kim Kwang-sun First Round — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (0:5) Men's Flyweight (–51 kg) Heo Yeong-mo Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg) Moon Sung-kil First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated John Hyland (Great Britain), retired in third round Third Round — Defeated Robert Shannon (United States), referee stopped contest in third round Quarterfinals — Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest