Park Kyung-mo

Background

Park Kyung-mo competed for South Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first three elimination matches, advancing to the quarterfinals, where he faced Tim Cuddihy of Australia and lost 112-111 to the eventual bronze medalist, placing 5th overall. During those Games, he set the Olympic record for an 18-arrow match at 70 meters with a score of 173 out of 180. He was also a member of South Korea's gold medal men's archery team in 2004.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Park finished the ranking round with 676 points, three points behind leader Juan René Serrano, earning the fourth seed. He defeated Luiz Trainini (116-99), Kuo Cheng Wei (111-110), and Rafał Dobrowolski (113-105) to reach the quarterfinals. There, he and Juan Carlos Stevens tied at 108 points, requiring an extra round in which Park scored 19 to Stevens' 17. In the semifinal, he beat ranking round winner Serrano, then lost the final to Viktor Ruban 113-112, taking the silver medal.

In the team event at the 2008 Olympics, Park competed alongside Lee Chang-Hwan and Im Dong-Hyun. Their combined ranking round scores (Park 676, Im 670, Lee 669) placed them first, earning a direct seed to the quarterfinals. They defeated Poland 224-222, beat host nation China 221-218 in the semifinal, and won the gold medal against Italy 227-225.