| South Korea at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korea Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 86 in 14 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]
Source: [3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Badminton | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Boccia | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Swimming | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Table Tennis | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 58 | 28 | 86 |
South Korea has qualified three archers in Women's Individual W1, Women's Individual Recurve, and Mixed Team Recurve. [4]
Yoo Byung-hoon qualified in Men's 400m, 800m T53 events, while Jeon Min-jae qualified in Women's 200m T36.
South Korea has qualified a total of nine para badminton players for each of the following events into the Paralympic tournament based on the Para Badminton World Rankings. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lee Dong-seop | Singles WH1 |  Homhual (THA)W (23–21, 21–16) |  Wandschneider (GER)W (17–21, 21–19, 21–17) | — | 1 Q | Bye |  Lee S-s (KOR)L (21–19, 7–21, 20–22) |  Murayama (JPN)W (22–20, 17–21, 21–14) |  |
| Lee Sam-seop | Murayama (JPN) L (21–15, 13–21, 17–21) | Mi (GER) W (21–18, 21–13) | — | 2 Q | Homhual (THA) W (21–14, 21–16) | Lee D-s (KOR) W (19–21, 21–7, 22–20) |  Qu (CHN)L (6–21, 6r–11) |  | |
| Kim Jung-jun | Singles WH2 | Kim K-h (KOR) W (21–19, 21–15) |  Manzoney (AUS)W (21–8, 21–9) | — | 1 Q | Bye |  Chan (HKG)W (15–21, 21–15, 21–15) | Kajiwara (JPN) L (18–21, 19–21) | |
| Kim Kyung-hoon | Kim J-j (KOR) L (19–21, 15–21) | Manzoney (AUS) W (21–8, 21–5) | — | 2 Q | Mai (CHN) W (21–13, 21–12) | Kajiwara (JPN) L (14–21, 15–21) | Chan (HKG) L (22–24, 10–21) | 4 | |
| Shin Kyung-hwan | Singles SL4 |  Setiawan (INA)L (8–21, 9–21) |  Dhillon (IND)L (18–21, 21–15, 17–21) | Teamarrom (THA) W (21–17, 21–8) | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Lee Dong-seop Kim Jung-jun | Doubles WH1–WH2 | Homhual / Junthong (THA) W (21–19, 21–12) |  Toupé / Jakobs (FRA) W (21–11, 21–13) | — | 1 Q | — | Homhual / Junthong (THA) W (21–18, 21–13) | Mai / Qu (CHN) L (10–21, 14–21) | |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kang Jung-kum | Singles WH1 | Satomi (JPN) L (12–21, 7–21) | Yin (CHN) L (16–21, 14–21) | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Lee Sun-ae | Singles WH2 | Yamazaki (JPN) L (20–22, 16–21) |  Seçkin (TUR)L (21–12, 9–21, 16–21) | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Kang Jung-kum Lee Sun-ae | Doubles WH1–WH2 | Satomi / Yamazaki (JPN) L (12–21, 5–21) | Pookkham / Wetwithan (THA) L (9–21, 16–21) | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||
Six South Korean athletes qualified in Individual BC1, BC2, and BC3 events. [6]
South Korea sent one male & one female cyclist after successfully receiving a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation Asian quota. [7] [8] [9]
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South Korea qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the games by winning the B-final at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria and securing the last of the seven available places. [10]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Se-jeong | Women's single sculls | 12:19.02 | 3 | 11:04.59 | 3 | 12:18.83 | 7 (FB) |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Fourteen South Korean shooters have qualified.
Five South Korean swimmers have successfully qualified for the Paralympic slot after passing the MQS. [11] [12]
South Korea entered sixteen athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Five athletes qualified from the 2019 ITTF Asian Para Championships which was held in Taichung, Taiwan and eleven athletes from the World Ranking allocation. [13]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joo Young-dae | Individual C1 |  Falco (ITA)W 3-0 |  Eberhardt (ARG)W 3-0 | 1 Q | — |  Izquierdo (CUB)W 3-2 | Nam (KOR) W 3-0 | Kim H-u (KOR) W 3-1 |  |
| Kim Hyeon-uk |  Keller (SUI)W 3-0 | Izquierdo (CUB) W 3-0 | 1 Q | — | Falco (ITA) W 3-0 |  Matthews (GBR)W 3-0 | Joo (KOR) L 1-3 | | |
| Nam Ki-won |  Lavrov (RPC)W 3-0 | Matthews (GBR) L 1-3 | 2 Q | — |  Major (HUN)W 3-0 | Joo (KOR) L 0-3 | Did not advance | | |
| Park Jin-cheol | Individual C2 |  Reyes Turcio (MEX)W 3-0 |  Perlic (SRB)W 3-0 | 1 Q | Bye |  Ludrovský (SVK)W 3-2 |  Czuper (POL)L 1-3 | Did not advance | |
| Cha Soo-yong | Minami (JPN) W 3-2 | Riapoš (SVK) W 3-0 | 1 Q | Bye |  Yezyk (UKR)W 3-1 | Lamirault (FRA) L 1-3 | Did not advance | | |
| Baek Young-bok | Individual C3 | Schmidberger (GER) L 0-3 | Toporkov (RPC) L 2-3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Young-gun | Individual C4 | Mihálik (SVK) W 3-2 |  Lopez Sayago (ESP)W 3-1 | 1 Q | Bye |  Saleh (EGY)W 3-0 | Turan (TUR) W 3-1 | Ozturk (TUR) L 1-3 | |
| Kim Jung-gil |  Nacházel (CZE)L 1-3 | Zylka (POL) W 3-1 | 2 Q | Trávniček (SVK) L 1-3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Park Hong-kyu | Individual C6 | Hamadtou (EGY) W 3-0 | Chen (CHN) W 3-1 | 1 Q | Bye | Karabardak (GBR) L 2-3 | Did not advance | ||
| Kim Gi-tae | Individual C11 | Von Einem (AUS) L 0-3 | Asano (JPN) W 3-1 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Chang-gi | Palos (HUN) L 1-3 | Kato (JPN) W 3-1 | 2 Q | — |  Van Acker (BEL)L 1-3 | Did not advance | |||
| Park Jin-cheol Cha Soo-yong | Team C1-2 | — | Spain (ESP) W 2-0 | Poland (POL) W 2-1 | France (FRA) L 0-2 | | |||
| Joo Young-dae Nam Ki-won | Team C3 | — | Thailand (THA) L 0-2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kim Young-gun Kim Jung-gil | Team C4-5 | — | Bye | Poland (POL) W 2-1 | France (FRA) W 2-0 | China (CHN) L 0-2 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Seo Su-yeon | Individual C1-2 |  Almyrisl (KSA)W 3-0 | Pushpasheva (RPC) W 3-2 | 1 Q | — | Prvulovic (SRB) W 3-0 |  Oliveira (BRA)W 3-1 | Liu (CHN) L 1-3 | |
| Lee Mi-gyu | Individual C3 | Li (CHN) W 3-0 | Patel (IND) W 3-1 | 1 Q | Bye | Brunelli (ITA) W 3-0 | Kánová (SVK) L 1-3 | Did not advance | |
| Yoon Ji-yu | Amaral Santos (BRA) W 3-0 | Kánová (SVK) W 3-0 | 1 Q | Bye |  Mužinić (CRO)W 3-1 | Xue (CHN) L 2-3 | Did not advance | | |
| Jung Young-a | Individual C5 | Pan (CHN) W 3-2 |  Leonelli (CHI)W 3-0 | 1 Q | — | Sringam (THA) W 3-1 | Zhang (CHN) L 0-3 | Did not advance | |
| Lee Kun-woo | Individual C6 | Alieva (RPC) L 1-3 |  Aldayyeni (IRQ)W 3-1 | 2 Q | — | Chebanika (RPC) L 2-3 | Did not advance | ||
| Moon Sung-keum | Chebanika (RPC) L 1-3 | Grebe (GER) L 0-3 | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Seong-ok | Individual C7 | Wang (CHN) L 0-3 | dos Santos (BRA) W 3-0 | 2 Q | — |  van Zon (NED)L 1-3 | Did not advance | ||
| Yoon Ji-yu Lee Mi-gyu | Team C1-3 | — | Brazil (BRA) W 2-1 | Croatia (CRO) W 2-0 | China (CHN) L 0-2 | | |||
| Kim Seong-ok Lee Kun-woo | Team C6-8 | — | France (FRA) L 0-2 | Did not advance | |||||
South Korea qualified one athlete. Joo Jeong-hun qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joo Jeong-hun | Men's –75 kg | Isaldibirov (RPC) L 31–35 | Did not advance | Çelik (TUR) W 40–31 |  Abuzarli (AZE)W 46-32 | Isaldibirov (RPC) W 24-14 | | |
South Korea's men's wheelchair basketball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after finishing in top three at the 2019 IWBF Asia Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Pattaya, Thailand.
The following is the Republic of Korea roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [14] [15]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 375 | 272 | +103 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Japan (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 312 | 298 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 327 | +26 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 307 | 333 | −26 | 7 | |
| 5 |  South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 305 | 332 | −27 | 6 | 9th/10th place playoff |
| 6 |  Colombia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 256 | 346 | −90 | 5 | 11th/12th place playoff |
25 August 2021 20:30 |
| Spain | 65–53 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 15–14, 12–16, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: García 18 Rebs: García 13 Asts: García 12 | Pts: Gim 24 Rebs: Gim 14 Asts: Cho 8 | |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Referees: Matias Quintana |
26 August 2021 17:00 |
| South Korea | 70–80 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 18–17, 15–19, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Cho 26 Rebs: Gim 11 Asts: Cho 8 | Pts: Gürbulak 25 Rebs: Toprak 8 Asts: Gürbulak 13 | |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Attendance: 40 Referees: Tomas Pajer |
27 August 2021 20:30 |
| Japan | 59–52 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 17–12, 16–15, 12–16 | ||
| Pts: Fujimoto 21 Rebs: Akita 11 Asts: Chokai 10 | Pts: Cho 21 Rebs: Gim 14 Asts: Cho 6 | |
Ariake Arena Referees: Krunoslav Peic |
28 August 2021 20:30 |
| South Korea | 66–54 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–17, 18–10, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Lee C. 14 Rebs: Lee Y. 13 Asts: Oh 11 | Pts: Hernandez 21 Rebs: Sanz 8 Asts: Hernandez 9 | |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Attendance: 0 Referees: Hiroki Ono |
29 August 2021 17:00 |
| Canada | 74–64 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–15, 17–15, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 29 Rebs: Anderson 9 Asts: Goncin 10 | Pts: Cho 22 Rebs: Kim S. 9 Asts: Gim 7 | |
Ariake Arena Referees: Ben Wood |
South Korea qualified four player entries for wheelchair tennis. Two of them qualified through the world rankings, while two others qualified under bipartite commission invitation allocation quotas.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Im Ho-won | Men's singles | |||||||
| Oh Sang-ho | ||||||||
| Kim Kyu-seung | Quad singles | — | ||||||
| Kim Myung-je | ||||||||
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Japan competed as the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their capital Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Great Britain competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have competed at sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.
India competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984, though they made their official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. This was India's most successful Paralympic season with 5 golds 8 silvers and 6 bronzes. Before this edition, India had won 12 medals of all previous Paralympics appearances combined.
China competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1984. China sent 251 athletes to the Games and competed in 20 of the 22 sports except Equestrian and Wheelchair rugby.
Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was Spain's fourteenth appearance at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, Spanish athletes settled 4 World records and 1 Paralympic record.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
Iran competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1988.
Israel competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The delegation includes 33 athletes – 18 women and 15 men – competing in 11 sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, goalball, paracanoeing, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair tennis.
Malaysia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Poland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Slovenia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Slovakia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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