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| South Korea at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | KOR (COR used at these Games) |
| NPC | Korean Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. They were the third paralympics to be held and were originally meant to take place alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. However, in 1966 the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Kim | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 704 | 4 |
| Han | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 686 | 6 |
| Park | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 590 | 19 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Choi | Men's Precision javelin throw open | 68 | 10 | DNQ | 10 |
| Park | Men's Precision javelin throw open | 60 | 44 | DNQ | 44 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Park | Men's Singles B |  Andre Hennaert (FRA)Lose | |||||
| Lee | Men's Singles B |  Hofstad (NOR)Won |  Giovanni Ferraris (ITA)Lose |
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad and officially branded as Mexico 1968, were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America, the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country, and the first to be staged in the Global South. Consequently, these games also marked the first time that there would be a gap of two Olympic Games not to be held in Europe. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment.
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