Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag.

281 competitors, 175 men and 106 women, took part in 144 events in 26 sports.

The men added another gold medal with their victory in the team round, despite none of the individual archers advancing past the quarterfinal.

They lost their games against perennial powers Cuba (which was the Cubans' 21st straight Olympic win) and the United States as well as Australia, but defeated defending silver medallist Japan as well as the other three teams in the competition.

Their third-place finish in the preliminary round pitted them against the Americans in the semifinal, which Korea lost 3–2.