Unified Korean sporting teams
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| Events | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | COR |
| NOCs | |
Other related appearances North Korea South Korea | |
| International medals | ||
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| World Table Tennis Championships | ||
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1991 Chiba | Women's team |
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1991 Chiba | Women's singles |
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1991 Chiba | Men's singles |
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1991 Chiba | Mixed doubles |
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2018 Sweden | Women's team |
| Asian Games | ||
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2018 Jakarta–Palembang | Women's Canoe TBR 500 meters |
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2018 Jakarta–Palembang | Women's Canoe TBR 200 meters |
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2018 Jakarta–Palembang | Men's Canoe TBR 1000 meters |
| ITTF World Tour | ||
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2018 Korea Open | Mixed doubles |
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2018 Korea Open | Men's doubles |
| Korea | |
| Hangul | 코리아 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Koria |
| McCune–Reischauer | K'oria |
| IPA | /kʰo̞ɾi.a̠/ |
A unified team of North and South Korea has played at certain sports competitions under the name Korea.
History
A unified team under the name Korea (KOR) competed in 1991 World Table Tennis Championships and FIFA World Youth Championship with athletes from both North and South Korea. In 1991, the team used the Unification Flag and the anthem "Arirang".[1][2]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in South Korea, the Koreas marched together at the Parade of Nations under the Unification Flag.[3] A unified team played in the women's ice hockey tournament as Korea under the IOC country code COR, using the Unification Flag and the "Arirang" anthem. For other disciplines, the two Koreas retained separate national teams.[4] At the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships, the two Koreas entered separate teams, but when they were paired against each other at the quarter-final of the women's event, they negotiated instead to field a joint team for the semifinal, with the agreement of the International Table Tennis Federation.[5]
The two Koreas also initially agreed to form a unified Korea team at the 2018 East Asian Judo Championships in Mongolia.[6] Plans to compete under a unified flag were eventually scrapped due to a dispute over the flag.[7]
Four unified teams also participated in the international table tennis event, 2018 Korea Open. The unified Korean women's doubles team won gold, the first gold medal won by a unified Korean team since the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships, while the unified men's doubles team won bronze.[8]
Records
Multi-sport events
2018 Winter Olympics
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang |
35[4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 Asian Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 Jakarta–Palembang |
60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
2018 Asian Para Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Jakarta |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Single sports events
World Table Tennis Championships
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1991 Chiba |
22[9] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 2018 Sweden |
5[10] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
ITTF World Tour
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Korea Open |
8[11] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Single sport team tournaments
FIFA World Youth Championship
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1991 Portugal |
18[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
World Men's Handball Championship
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  2019 Denmark / Germany |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
See also
Korea national under-20 football team
- Korea women's national basketball team
- Korea women's national ice hockey team
- Korea
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- United Team of Germany
References
- ^ "제41회 세계탁구선수권대회 남북단일팀 구성·참가에 관한 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "제6회 세계청소년 축구선수권대회 남북단일팀 구성·참가에 관한 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Hyonhee Shin; Christine Kim (17 January 2018). "Koreas to form unified ice hockey team, march together in Olympics". Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Unified Korean Olympic Team to march at Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018". International Olympic Committee. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Table Tennis: Koreas form unified team at world championships". Reuters. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Young, Henry (6 June 2018). "Unified Korean team to fight at East Asian Judo Championships". CNN. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Judo: South, North Korea cancel plans to compete as joint team". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Table tennis: Joint inter-Korea team beats China to win mixed doubles at Korea Open". Channel NewsAsia.
- ^ "제41회 세계탁구선수권대회 단일팀 실무위원회 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-26. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "As one, Korea unified, the power of table tennis - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Unified Korean mixed doubles team cruises at int'l table tennis event". Yonhap News Agency. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "제6회 세계청소년축구선수권대회 단일팀 실무위원회 합의서". Ministry of Unification (in Korean). 1991-02-26. Retrieved 2018-01-10.