South Korea competed (as Korea) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games. North and South Korea had initially intended to send a joint delegation to the Games, but were unable to agree on the details of its implementation. (See North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics.) The South Korean contingent aimed for ten gold medals and to be ranked in the top ten in the games. However, they exceeded expectations and the nation was ranked 7th in gold medals, and 8th in total medals. The 13 gold medals won was the highest number of gold medals earned in its Olympic history. Medalists Archery At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Korea's won the championship in both the men's and women's events. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics. Men Women Athletics Men Track & road events Field events Women Track & road events Field events Badminton Men Women Mixed Baseball Korea placed second in the Final Qualifying Tournament, earning the South Korea national baseball team a qualification spot in baseball. 2008 will be Korea's third appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament; the team took the bronze medal in 2000 and placed eighth in 1996. On Korea's third appearance, they won the gold. Group Stage August 13 8 – 7 August 14 0 – 0 (Postponed due to rain) August 15 1 – 0 August 16 5 – 3 August 17 1 – 0 August 18 9 – 8 August 19 7 – 4 August 20 10 – 0 Semifinals August 22 6 – 2 Gold medal match August 23 3 – 2 Basketball Women's tournament Korea's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007. It will be the women's team's sixth Olympic appearance. Roster Group play Quarterfinals Boxing Korea qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Lee, Baik, and Kim each earned their spots at the first Asian qualifying tournament. Han and Cho joined them as Olympic qualifiers at the second qualifying tournament. Canoeing Sprint Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify directly to final; q = Qualify to semi-final Cycling Road Track Omnium Diving Men Equestrian Dressage Fencing Men Women Field