South Korea at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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South Korea
, as Korea, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Sapporo, Japan
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Figure skating
Women
Speed skating
Men
Women
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, as Korea, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
in Sapporo, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Figure skatingFigure skating at the 1972 Winter OlympicsFigure skating was contested at the 1972 Winter Olympic Games . The competition took place at the Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink.Results of both the men's and ladies' singles events were dominated by placements in the compulsory figures, which at this time were nominally worth 50% of the total...
Women
Athlete | Event | Points | Places | Rank |
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Chang Myung-Soo | Single | 2117.0 | 171 | 19 |
Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 1972 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...
Men
Athlete | Event | Record | Rank |
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Jeong Chung-Ku | 500m | 41.42 | 22 |
1500m | 2:17.36 | 35 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Record | Rank |
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Choi Jung-Hee | 500m | 46.74 | 22 |
1000m | 1:37.57 | 31 | |
1500m | 2:29.79 | 22 | |
3000m | Did Not Start | - | |
Jeon Seon-Ok | 500m | Did Not Start | - |
1000m | 1:36.24 | 25 | |
1500m | 2:32.06 | 28 | |
3000m | 5:22.27 | 19 | |
Lee Kyeong-Hee | 500m | 47.45 | 26 |
1000m | 1:36.50 | 26 |