South Korea at the Paralympics

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games since then. South Korea has also participated in every Winter Paralympic Games since the 1992 Games.^[1]

South Korea at the Paralympics
IPC code	KOR
NPC	Korean Paralympic Committee
Website	www.koreanpc.kr
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 127 Silver 108 Bronze 111 Total 346
Summer appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

With 343 medals, of which 126 gold, 108 silver and 109 bronze, South Korea (following the 2016 Summer Paralympics) has been ranked among the top twenty nations around the world in the all-time Paralympic Games medal tally.^[2]

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1968 Tel-Aviv 0 0 0 0 1972 Heidelberg 4 2 1 7 1976 Toronto 1 2 1 4 1980 Arnhem 2 2 1 5 1984 Stoke Mandeville and New York City 0 2 2 4 1988 Seoul* 40 35 19 94 1992 Barcelona 11 15 18 44 1996 Atlanta 13 2 15 30 2000 Sydney 18 7 7 32 2004 Athens 11 11 6 28 2008 Beijing 10 8 13 31 2012 London 9 9 9 27 2016 Rio 7 11 17 35 2020 Tokyo 2 10 12 24 Totals (14 entries) 128 116 121 365

Medals by Winter Sports Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1992 Tignes-Albertsville 0 0 0 0 1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0 1998 Nagano 0 0 0 0 2002 Salt Lake City 0 1 0 1 2006 Turin 0 0 0 0 2010 Vancouver 0 1 0 1 2014 Sochi 0 0 0 0 2018 Pyeongchang* 1 0 2 3 2022 Beijing 0 0 0 0 Totals (9 entries) 1 2 2 5

Medals by Summer Sport Source:^[3] Games Gold Silver Bronze Total   Archery 15 10 13 38   Athletics 27 23 21 71   Boccia 10 5 6 20   Cycling 3 6 5 14   Dartchery 0 1 0 1   Judo 4 2 8 14   Lawn Bowls 0 1 2 3   Powerlifting 7 8 5 20   Shooting 23 19 15 57   Swimming 7 2 6 15   Table Tennis 27 35 36 98   Weightlifting 2 0 1 3   Wheelchair Fencing 3 1 1 5 Total 128 116 121 365

Medals by Winter Sport Source: Games Gold Silver Bronze Total   Alpine skiing 0 1 0 1   Cross-country skiing 1 0 1 2   Para ice hockey 0 0 1 1   Wheelchair curling 0 1 0 1 Total 1 2 2 5

See also

• Category:Paralympic competitors for South Korea
• South Korea at the Asian Para Games
• South Korea at the Olympics
• South Korea at the Asian Games

References

1. Korea at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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