Female Table Tennis & Taekwondo Da-bin Lee Adds Bronze... Korea Wins 30 Medals (Summary) [Paris Olympics]

Gold 13·Silver 8·Bronze 9...Aiming for Record High
30 Medals Achieved for First Time in 12 Years Since London Games
Modern Pentathlon's Jeon Woongtae and High Jumper Woo Sanghyeok 'No Medals'

One day before the closing of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the South Korean delegation added two bronze medals, achieving a total of 30 Olympic medals for the first time in 12 years.

On the 10th (local time), at the South Paris Arena in Paris, France, in the bronze medal match of the women's team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Korea defeated Germany. Korea's Shin Yubin, Lee Eunhye, and Jeon Jihee (from left) are sharing their joy after the match.
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The women's table tennis team, consisting of Shin Yubin, Lee Eunhye (both from Korean Air), and Jeon Jihi (Mirae Asset Securities), defeated Germany 3-0 in the bronze medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics team event held on the 10th (local time) at the South Paris Arena in Paris, France, securing the bronze medal.

With this, Korean table tennis won a medal in this event for the first time in 16 years since the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Shin Yubin, who had previously won a bronze medal in mixed doubles with Lim Jonghoon (Korea Exchange), added a second bronze medal, becoming a 'multi-medalist.'

Shin Yubin became the first Korean table tennis multi-medalist in 32 years since Kim Taeksu (Vice President of the Korea Table Tennis Association), who won men's singles and doubles bronze medals at the 1922 Barcelona Games, and Hyun Junghwa (Director of Korea Racing Authority), who won third place in women's singles and doubles.

The pair of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi, who won gold together at the Hangzhou Asian Games, took the lead by winning the first match, and then Lee Eunhye and Jeon Jihi secured the two singles matches without dropping a set, finishing the match cleanly.

Lee Da-bin is raising the Taegeukgi flag after winning 2-1 against Lorena Brandl (Germany) in the women's over 67kg bronze medal match in Taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympics, held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on the morning of the 11th (Korean time).
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Da-bin Lee (Seoul City Hall), the flagship athlete of Korean taekwondo, lost narrowly in the women's over 67kg semifinal held at the Paris Grand Palais and moved on to the bronze medal match. In the third-place match, she defeated Lorena Brandl (Germany) with a round score of 2-1 (4-2, 5-9, 13-2) to claim the bronze medal.

Da-bin Lee, the silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, enjoyed the joy of winning medals for two consecutive times. The taekwondo team wrapped up the competition in Paris with a total of three medals: two golds and one bronze.

Originally aiming for five gold medals, the South Korean delegation, as of 5 a.m. on the 11th (Korean time), set a new record for the most gold medals in a single competition with 13 golds, 8 silvers, and 9 bronzes, recovering the total medal count of 30 for the first time in 12 years since the 2012 London Games (31 medals).

Meanwhile, strong medal contenders such as modern pentathlon athlete Jeon Woongtae (Gwangju City Hall), high jumper Woo Sanghyeok (Yongin City Hall), and breaker Kim Hongyeol (Dobong-gu Office) did not make it to the podium.

On the 10th (local time), at the fencing bonus round of the men's modern pentathlon final of the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Palace of Versailles in France, Jeon Woongtae of Korea is celebrating his victory. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Jeon Woongtae, who became Korea's first modern pentathlon medalist by winning bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finished 6th with a total of 1526 points in fencing, swimming, equestrian, and laser run (athletics + shooting) at the men's final held at the Versailles Palace modern pentathlon venue in Paris.

He had raised expectations for a consecutive medal by performing well in the fencing ranking round (4th place) and swimming (3rd place), but consecutive shooting difficulties in the final laser run prevented him from winning a medal again. Seo Changwan (Armed Forces Sports Unit), who also competed, finished 7th with 1520 points.

Woo Sanghyeok, who rose as a world-class jumper by finishing 4th in the men's high jump at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, failed to clear the 2.31m barrier and had to leave without the much-desired Olympic medal.

In the men's high jump final held at Stade de France in Paris, Woo Sanghyeok placed 7th with a height of 2.27m. He easily cleared 2.17m and 2.22m on his first attempts but slightly touched the bar on his first attempt at 2.27m.

On the 10th (local time), Woo Sang-hyeok of Korea, who competed in the men's high jump final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Stade de France in Paris, France, is showing regret after failing all attempts at 2.31 meters.
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However, he cleared 2.27m easily on his second attempt and performed a 'tap on his chest' celebration. He failed all three attempts at 2.31m, ending his competition earlier than expected.

Seo Chaehyun (Seoul City Hall, The North Face), competing in sport climbing, finished 6th with a total of 105.0 points in the women's combined (bouldering + lead) final held at Le Bourget Climbing Venue in Paris.

On the 10th (local time), Seo Chaehyun, who participated in the women's combined (boulder + lead) final of the 2024 Paris Olympic sports climbing held at the Le Bourget climbing venue in France, is greeting the audience after finishing the lead event.
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Seo Chaehyun ranked last among eight competitors in bouldering with a total of 28.9 points but recovered her ranking by scoring 76.1 points in her main event, lead climbing. However, she was unable to make up enough points due to failing to complete earlier assigned tasks.

Weightlifter Jang Yeonhak (Asan City Hall) lifted 173kg in snatch, 200kg in clean and jerk, totaling 373kg in the men's 102kg category held at the South Arena, ranking 9th out of 13 competitors. Jang struggled in both snatch and clean and jerk due to lingering knee injury aftereffects.

Kim Soo-hyun is lifting a barbell in the women's 81kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held on the 11th (Korean time) at South Paris Arena 6 in Paris, France.
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Kim Suhyun (Busan Metropolitan City Sports Council) in the women's 81kg weightlifting category lifted 110kg in snatch, 140kg in clean and jerk, totaling 250kg, ranking 6th out of 13 competitors, postponing her medal challenge.

South Korea, currently ranked 7th in the overall medal standings, is expecting additional medals from weightlifter Park Hyejeong and the women's modern pentathlon on the closing day, the 11th.

The 33rd Summer Olympics, held in Paris for the first time in 100 years, will conclude the 17-day competition with the closing ceremony at Stade de France in Saint-Denis at 4 a.m. Korean time on the 12th.