Pak Bong-sik

Pak Bong-sik (1930–1951) was a South Korean athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent South Korea at the Olympics.

Career Pak Bong-sik played various sports including basketball before focusing on athletics and discus throw. She studied in Korea and in China, where she was taught a physical education different from the education in her country. She beat the world record in a domestic contest in Korea in 1948 (not recognized by IAAF), she competed in the women's discus throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics, finishing 18th out of 22. She was the first woman to represent South Korea at the Olympics; she said to Dong-a Ilbo on June 20, 1948 :

She beat the national record in 1949 with a jump at 39.65 m.