Republic of Korea at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Athletics

800 metres, Men Sim Sang-Ok 6 h4 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Sim Sang-Ok 13 h2 r1/2
Marathon, Men Lee Chang-Hun 4
Choi Chung-Sik 12
Im Hwa-Dong DNF
Long Jump, Men Seo Yeong-Ju 18 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Choi Yeong-Gi 21
Hammer Throw, Men Song Gyo-Sik 16 r1/2

Basketball

Basketball, Men Republic of Korea 14
An Yeong-SikAn Byeong-SeokJo Byeong-HyeonChoi Tae-GonKim Chun-BaeKim Hyeong-IlKim Yeong-GiKim Yeong-SuGo Se-TaeBaek Jeong-Nam

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Pyo Hyeon-Gi =9
Bantamweight, Men Song Sun-Cheon 2 Silver
Featherweight, Men Jeong Do-Hun =9
Lightweight, Men Baek Do-Seon =9
Light-Welterweight, Men Hwang Ui-Gyeong =5

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Kim Ho-Sun 37
Im Sang-Jo DNF

Shooting

Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Kim Yun-Gi 30
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Chu Hwa-Il 19

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Yu In-Ho 4
Kim Hae-Nam 5
Featherweight, Men Lee Gyeong-Seop 8
Lightweight, Men Kim Chang-Hui 3 Bronze
Middleweight, Men Kim Seong-Jip 5
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Park Dong-Cheol AC

Wrestling

Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Lee Jeong-Gyu AC
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Lee Sang-Gyun 4
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Oh Tae-Geun AC