[2] Four of these medals were awarded to the athletes in archery, badminton, and taekwondo (South Korea's traditional martial art), and three each in judo, shooting, and table tennis.

South Korea's team-based athletes proved successful in Athens as the women's handball team climbed the podium with a silver medal for the second time, following its major setback in Sydney from a fourth-place finish.

Among the nation's medalists were taekwondo jin Moon Dae-sung in the men's super heavyweight division,[3] archer Park Sung-hyun in both women's individual and team event, artistic gymnasts Kim Dae-eun and Yang Tae-young in the men's individual all-around,[4] and trap shooter Lee Bo-Na.

[9] Head coach: Kim Young-kyu The following is the South Korean roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[10] Head coach: Kim Sang-ryul The following is the South Korean squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[12] Head coaches: Kim Tae-hoon The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Two South Korean athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Championships.