| South Korea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korean Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 79 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Park Jong-Chul |
| Officials | 54 |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of 79 competitors and 54 officials.
Among the competitors were world record holders Park Jong-chul in powerlifting, Min Byeong-eon in swimming and Hong Suk-man in athletics. The team's athletics (track and field) director was Yu Hee-sang. Other members of the team included wheelchair racers Hong Duk-ho and Yoo Byung-hoon. The group left for Beijing on September 1, five days before the start of the games. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cho Hyun-kwan Kim Hong-kyu Lee Hong-gu | Archery | Men's team recurve | |
| Lee Hwa-sook | Archery | Women's individual recurve standin | |
| Hong Suk-man | Athletics | Men's 400m T53 | |
| Park Keon-woo | Boccia | Mixed individual BC3 | |
| Jeong Ho-won Park Keon-woo Shin Bo-Mee | Boccia | Mixed pairs BC3 | |
| Lee Yun-ri | Shooting | Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | |
| Park Sea-kyun | Shooting | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | |
| Lee Ji-seok | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | |
| Lee Ji-seok | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | |
| Jung Eun-chang Kim Byoung-Young | Table tennis | Men's team class 4-5 | |
| Kim Ki-hee Kim Ran-Sook Lee Hwa-Sook | Archery | Women's team recurve | |
| Yong-Sik Jin | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit CP3 | |
| Moon Aee-kyung | Shooting | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | |
| Kim Im-yeon | Shooting | Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | |
| Lee Ju-hee | Shooting | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | |
| Min Byeong-eon | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S3 | |
| Cho Jae-kwan | Table tennis | Men's singles class 1 | |
| Jung Eun-chang | Table tennis | Men's singles class 4-5 | |
| Hong Suk-man | Athletics | Men's 200m T53 | |
| Hong Suk-man | Athletics | Men's 800m T53 | |
| Hong Suk-man Jung Dong-ho Kim Gyu-dae Yoo Byung-hoon | Athletics | Men's 4x100m relay T53-54 | |
| Jeong Ho-won | Boccia | Mixed individual BC3 | |
| Yong-Sik Jin | Cycling | Men's time trial CP3 | |
| Jung Keum-jong | Powerlifting | Men's 56kg | |
| Lee Ju-hee | Shooting | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | |
| Sim Jae-yong | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | |
| Min Byeong-eon | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S3 | |
| Lee Hae-kon | Table tennis | Men's singles class 1 | |
| Kim Kyung-mook | Table tennis | Men's singles class 2 | |
| Cho Jae-kwan Kim Kong-yong Kim Kyung-mook Lee Hae-kon | Table tennis | Men's team class 1-2 | |
| Moon Sung-hye | Table tennis | Women's singles class 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Go Sung Kil | Men's individual compound open | 680 | 4 | Bye | L 112-113 | did not advance | |||
| Kweon Hyun Ju | 662 | 17 | L 106-106* | did not advance | |||||
| Lee Ouk Soo | 686 | 2 | Bye | L 112-115 | did not advance | ||||
| An Seong Pyo | Men's individual compound W1 | 619 | 6 | — | W 104-100 | L 104-106 | did not advance | ||
| An Tae Sung | Men's individual recurce standing | 580 | 17 | W 96-95 | L 98-101 | did not advance | |||
| Cho Hyun Kwan | 625 | 4 | Bye | L 96-101 | did not advance | ||||
| Yoon Young Bae | 594 | 15 | L 91-102 | did not advance | |||||
| Jung Young Joo | Men's individual recurve W1/W2 | 616 | 9 | W 102-88 | W 106-94 | L 102-103 | did not advance | ||
| Kim Hong Kyu | 632 | 2 | Bye | L 99-104 | did not advance | ||||
| Lee Hong Gu | 629 | 3 | W 105-80 | W 108-103 | L 104-105 | did not advance | |||
| Cho Hyun Kwan Kim Hong Kyu Lee Hong Gu | Men's team recurve | 1886 WR | 1 | — | Bye | W 188-187 | W 201-188 | W 209-206 | |
* - Kweon Hyun Ju's round of 32 match against Eric Bennett was decided by additional arrows: Kweon won 9, 8 while Bennett scored 9, 9. Bennett succeeded through to the next round.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Kim Ki Hee | Women's individual recurve standing | 567 | 5 | Bye | W 85-79 | L 85-86 | did not advance | ||
| Kim Ran Sook | 564 | 6 | Bye | L 85-98 | did not advance | ||||
| Lee Hwa Sook | 614 WR | 1 | Bye | W 101-97 | W 107-96 | W 101-100 | W 103-92 | ||
| Kim Ki Hee Kim Ran Sook Lee Hwa Sook | Women's team recurve | 1745 | 2 | — | W 178-161 | W 199-184 | L 177-205 | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Hong Duk-Ho | T53 | 800m | 1:41.59 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Hong Suk-Man | T53 | 200m | 27.02 | 3 Q | — | 26.87 | ||
| 400m | 49.13 PR | 1 Q | — | 47.67 WR | ||||
| 800m | 1:39.52 | 5 Q | — | 1:37.45 | ||||
| Jung Dong-Ho | T53 | 100m | 15.82 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| 400m | 53.47 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Kim Gyu-Dae | T54 | 200m | 26.12 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Lee Yun-Oh | T54 | Marathon | — | 1:38:44 | 31 | |||
| Yoo Byung-Hoon | T53 | 400m | 52.19 | 3 Q | — | 49.84 | 4 | |
| 800m | 1:38.65 | 3 Q | — | 1:37.80 | 7 | |||
| 1500m | 3:10.24 | 16 q | DNS | did not advance | ||||
| Hong Suk-Man Jung Dong-Ho Kim Gyu-Dae Yoo Byung-Hoon | T53-T54 | 4x100m relay | 52.67 | 4 Q | — | 53.52 | ||
| 4x400m relay | 3:18.98 | 3 Q | — | DSQ | ||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Park Se Ho | F32 | Shot put | 6.93 | - | 5 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Jeon Min-Jae | T36 | 100m | — | 15.67 | 6 | ||
| 200m | — | 32.62 | 4 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cho Hang-duk | Men's road race HC B | 1:38:09 | 13 |
| Men's road time trial HC B | 25:50.09 | 15 | |
| Jin Yong-sik | Men's road race LC3/LC4/CP3 | 1:38:13 | 9 |
| Men's road time trial CP3 | 38:45.83 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Jin Yong-sik | Men's individual pursuit CP3 | 3:58.817 | 2 Q | — | L OVL | ||
The men's football team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out 6 teams.
| China | 1 - 0 | |
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| South Korea | 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1 - 0 | ||
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Park Jung Min | Men's +100kg | W 1100-000 | Bye | L 0001-1000 | — | L 0110-1001 | |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bong Duk-Hwan | 75kg | 170.0 | 11 |
| Jung Keum-Jong | 56kg | 180.0 | |
| Park Jong-Chul | 90kg | NMR | |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yun Jin-Kyoung | 60kg | 72.5 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lee Jong Rye | Women's single sculls | 6:24.04 | 9 R | 7:15.70 | 8 FB | 7:11.48 | 3 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Han Tae-ho | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 578 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 598 | 18 | did not advance | |||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 584 | 16 | did not advance | |||
| Jang Sung-won | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 586 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1142 | 6 Q | 98.6 | 1240.6 | 6 | |
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 580 | 27 | did not advance | |||
| Lee Ji-seok | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 600 | 1 Q | 105.3 | 705.3 | |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 600 | 1 Q | 104.3 | 704.3 | ||
| Lee Ju-Hee | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 568 | 4 Q | 96.6 | 664.6 | |
| Mixed 25m pistol SH1 | 571 | 4 Q | 195.4 | 766.4 | 4 | |
| Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 541 | 3 Q | 89.1 | 630.1 | ||
| Park Sea-kyun | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 568 | 3 Q | 92.9 | 660.9 | 7 |
| Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 552 | 1 Q | 92.9 | 644.9 | ||
| Sim Jae-yong | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 587 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1146 | 5 Q | 96.1 | 1242.1 | 5 | |
| Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 599 | 3 Q | 104.8 | 703.8 | ||
| You Ho-gyoung | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 600 | 1 Q | 104.1 | 704.1 | 4 |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 597 | 6 Q | 104.2 | 701.2 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Bae Young-ee | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 364 | 7 Q | 92.2 | 456.2 | 8 |
| Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 499 | 26 | did not advance | |||
| Kim Im-yeon | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 386 | 6 Q | 100.3 | 486.3 | 7 |
| Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 571 | 3 Q | 100.0 | 671.0 | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 30 | did not advance | |||
| Lee Yoo-jeong | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 386 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 570 | 5 Q | 96.1 | 666.1 | 5 | |
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 587 | 6 Q | 100.8 | 687.8 | 7 | |
| Lee Yun-ri | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 378 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 579 | 1 Q | 97.9 | 676.9 | ||
| Moon Aee-kyung | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 374 | 2 Q | 89.2 | 463.2 | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Lee Kwon Sik | SB4 | 100m breaststroke | 1:52.39 | 7 Q | 2:13.37 | 8 |
| Lim Woo Guen | SB5 | 100m breaststroke | 1:40.51 | 5 Q | 1:38.98 | 5 |
| Min Byeong-Eon | S3 | 50m backstroke | 45.85 WR | 1 Q | 44.80 | |
| 50m freestyle | 46.71 | 1 Q | 45.75 | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Choi Na Mi | SB5 | 100m breaststroke | 2:10.96 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Kim Ji Eun | S7 | 100m backstroke | 1:35.28 | 8 Q | 1:34.31 | 8 |
| 50m freestyle | 37.31 | 7 Q | DSQ | |||
| 100m freestyle | — | 1:18.54 | 5 | |||
| 400m freestyle | 5:54.76 | 7 Q | 5:51.52 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Cho Jae Kwan | Men's singles C1 | W 3–2 | W 3–2 | W 3–0 | 1 Q | — | W 3–1 | L 0-3 | ||
| Choi Kyoung Sik | Men's singles C4-5 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | — | 1 Q | L 1-3 | did not advance | |||
| Jeyoung Young Ill | Men's singles C3 | L 0-3 | W 3-2 | — | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Jung Eun Chang | Men's singles C4-5 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | — | 1 Q | W 3-1 | W 3-2 | W 3-1 | L 2-3 | |
| Kim Byoung Young | Men's singles C4-5 | L 2-3 | W 3-0 | — | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Kim Jeong Seok | Men's singles C3 | L 1-3 | W 3-1 | — | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Kim Kong Yong | Men's singles C2 | L 1-3 | L 2-3 | W 3-0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Kim Kyung Mook | Men's singles C2 | W 3-0 | W 3-2 | W 3-0 | 1 Q | — | L 1-3 | W 3-1 | ||
| Kim Young Gun | Men's singles C3 | W 3-2 | W 3-2 | — | 1 Q | — | L 2-3 | did not advance | ||
| Lee Hae Kon | Men's singles C1 | W 3-2 | W 3-2 | W 3-0 | 1 Q | — | L 1-3 | W 3-1 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Choi Hyun Ja | Women's singles C3 | L 1–3 | W 3–0 | W 3-1 | 2 | did not advance | ||
| Jung Ji Nam | Women's singles C4 | L 0-3 | W 3-1 | W 3-1 | 2 | did not advance | ||
| Moon Sung Hye | Women's singles C4 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | 1 Q | L 0-3 | W 3-1 | |
| Na Yu Rim | Women's singles C6-7 | L 0-3 | L 1-3 | — | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Cho Jae Kwan Kim Kong Yong Kim Kyung Mook Lee Hae Kon | Men's team C1-2 | — | Bye | L 2-3 | W 3-0 | |
| Kim Jeong Seok Kim Young Gun | Men's team C3 | — | L 1-3 | did not advance | ||
| Choi Kyoung Sik Jung Eun Chang Kim Byoung Young | Men's team C4-5 | — | W 3-2 | W 3-2 | W 3-1 | |
| Choi Hyun Ja Jung Ji Nam Moon Sung Hye | Women's team C4-5 | L 1-3 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kim Gi Hong | Men's épée B | L 1–5 | 3 Q | W 15–13 | L 13-15 | did not advance | |||
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| Men's foil B | L 1-5 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| L 0-5 | |||||||||
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| L 4-5 | |||||||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Lee Ha-gel | Open | Men's singles | W 6–1, 6–1 | L 2-6, 1-6 | did not advance | |||
| Oh Sang-ho | L 2-6, 4-6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Lee Ha-gel Oh Sang-ho | Men's doubles | — | W 6-0, 6-1 | W 6-2, 6-3 | L 0-6, 0-6 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Hong Young-Suk | Open | Women's singles | W 6–1, 6–1 | L 0-6, 1-6 | did not advance | ||
| Hwang Myung-Hee | W 6-2, 6-2 | L 1-6, 0-6 | did not advance | ||||
| Hong Young-Suk Hwang Myung-Hee | Women's doubles | — | L 1-6, 3-6 | did not advance | |||