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South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics; IOC code: KOR: NOC: Korean Olympic Committee: Website: www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English) in Nagano; Competitors: 38 in 8 sports: Flag bearer : Hur Seung-Wook: Officials: 25: Medals Ranked 9th: Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 6: Winter Olympics appearances
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After Seoul first won its bid to host the 1988 Olympics, North Korea began to campaign — unsuccessfully — to co-host them.The dispute turned tragic a few years later. On Nov. 29, 1987, Korean Air Flight 858 from Baghdad to Seoul disappeared off the Burmese Coast, along with its 115 passengers. The wreckage would later be discovered in the Andaman S...
At the same time, the 1988 Olympics were seen by many as a sign that tense Cold War relations were thawing. The U.S. and the Soviet competed against one another at a Summer Olympics for the first time since 1976, and the Games helped the host country open up “diplomatic trade and cultural relations” with nations it had been previously cut off from ...
Of course, South Korea’s ascent wasn’t the only inspirational story of 1988. There were plenty inside the arenas. American Jackie Joyner-Kersee set a world record for heptathlon that still hasn’t been beat. In one of the springboard preliminary rounds, American diver Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board while doing a somersault. Just minu...
Feb 12, 2018 · Chris Cole/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images. At the Calgary Olympics in 1988, American speed skater Dan Jansen, fresh off his win for the title of World Spring Champion, was the favorite for both ...
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Opening ceremony; Venues; Sports Disciplines & Sports; Events; IOC ... Republic of Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Alpine Skiing: Giant Slalom, Men: Hur Seung-Wook ...
Feb 5, 2018 · The duel between Lipinski and Kwan was the main event of the 1998 women's figure skating competition, but we can't overlook another historic moment from Nagano: Surya Bonaly's badass backflip with ...
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South Korea at theOlympics. The Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 which they boycotted. South Korea has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1948, except for the 1952 games.
Feb 9, 2018 · The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday — at 8 p.m. in South Korea and at 6 a.m. ET in the U.S. — with 2,900 athletes from 92 countries gathering to compete for 102 ...
