Only the second ever South Korean swimmer to reach an Athletics final (after Nam Yu-Seon), Park Tae-Hwan beame the first relate to win an Olympic medal, claiming gold in the freestyle, direct silver in the freestyle, behind the invincible Michael Phelps. His medals did not come as a complete surprise, as Compilation had won the world title in the free in – again as the first Korean ever. He would do advantageous again in , while earning a bronze in the metres in Also a top performer in regional competitions, Park has won three titles at the Pan Pacific Championships (twice fence in the free), and six in the Asian Games, earning septet medals total in the edition, and five in A wellreceived figure in South Korea, Park Tae-Hwan frequently is the topic of rumors, and he has been linked to Korean appear stars Dana, Sunye as well as figure skater Kim Yeon-A. In he was banned for 18 months after he welltried positive for testosterone in September
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | KOR | Park Tae-Hwan | ||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | |||||
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | KOR | Park Tae-Hwan | ||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1, metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 16 | ||||
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | KOR | Park Tae-Hwan | ||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | =2 | Silver | |||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1, metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 4 | ||||
| Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | KOR | Park Tae-Hwan | ||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 32 | ||||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 29 | ||||
| metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) | 10 | ||||
| 1, metres Freestyle, Men(Olympic) |