| South Korea at the 1972 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korean Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Heidelberg | |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
South Korea competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Cho Keum-Im | Archery | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Gold | Song Sin-Nam | Table tennis | Men's Singles 1B |
| Gold | Choi Tae-Am | Table tennis | Men's Singles 2 |
| Gold | South Korea | Table tennis | Men's Teams 3 |
 Silver | Heo Yong Cho Keum-Im Lee Hae-Sik | Archery | Mixed St. Nicholas round team paraplegic |
| Silver | Kim Keun-Soo Cho Keum-Im | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
 Bronze | Kim Keun-Soo | Archery | Men's short western round open |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Kim Keun-Soo | Men's short western round open | 741 | |
| Kim Yoon-Bae | Men's short western round open | 734 | T4 |
| Lee Hae-Sik | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 680 | 9 |
| Heo Yong | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 676 | 13 |
| Cho Keum-Im | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 680 | |
| Heo Yong Cho Keum-Im Lee Hae-Sik | Mixed St. Nicholas round team paraplegic | 2036 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Park Yeon-Kyu | Men's 100 m wheelchair 4 | 34.1 | 41 | DNQ | 41 |
| Song Sin-Nam | Men's 60 m wheelchair 1B | 40.7 | 24 | DNQ | 24 |
| Men's Discus throw 1B | n/a | 9.60 | 8 | ||
| Men's Shot put 1B | n/a | 4.01 | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Keun-Soo Cho Keum-Im | Mixed pairs open | |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Song Sin-Nam | Men's Singles 1B |  Pimmelar (NED)W 2–0 |  S. Bradshaw (GBR)W 2–0 |  Daniel Jeannin (FRA)W 2–0 |
| Choi Tae-Am | Men's Singles 2 |  Manfred Emmel (FRG)W 2–0 |  Giuseppe Trieste (ITA)W 2–0 |  Lesli Lam (HKG)W 2–0 |
| Choi Keum-Im | Women's Singles 4 | I. Schmidt (NED) L 0–2 |
 South Korea | 1–3 |  Sweden |
| Team (Group A) | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:2 |
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 |
| South Korea | 0–3 | France |
| South Korea | 3–0 |  Switzerland |
| Team (Group B) | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:0 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0:6 |
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