| South Korea at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korea Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 83 in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Choi Yong-beom |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| Archery | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Boccia | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Paracanoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Swimming | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 46 | 37 | 83 |
South Korea entered five athletes into the games by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic and 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals/BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Park Hong Jo | Individual W1 | 613 | 12 | — |  Han (CHN)L 140–130 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
| Kwak Geonhwi | Individual recurve | 647 | 2 | Bye |  Papağan (TUR)W 6–2 |  Kenton-Smith (AUS)L 4-6 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals/BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kim Ok-geum | Individual W1 | 623 | 3 | — | Bye |  Kingstone (GBR)W 128-122 | Chen (CHN) L 123-132 |  Brandtlová (CZE)L 122-127 | 4 |
| Choi Nami | Individual compound | 661 | 18 |  Zúñiga (CHI)L135-139 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Jeong Jinyoung | 659 | 19 | Lin (CHN) L134-140 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Jang Gyeong Suk | Individual recurve | 510 | 20 |  Pattawaeo (THA)L 0-6 | Did not advance | 23 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals/BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Park Hong Jo Kim Ok-geum | Team W1 | 1236 | 4 | — | Hekimoğlu / Mısır (TUR) W 134-132 | Tianxin / Minyi (CHN) L 139-145 |  Tonon /Dameno (ITA) L 132-134 | 4 |
| Jang Gyeong Suk Kwak Geonhwi | Team recurve | — |  Rahimi /Arab Ameri (IRI) L 4-5 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
South Korean track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Byunghoon Yoo | Men's 400 m T53 | 51.38 | 4 | Did not advance | |
South Korea has qualified six para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quaterfinals | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Choi Jung-man | Singles WH1 |  Nagashima (JPN)W 2-0 | Murayama (JPN) W 2-0 | — | 1 Q | — |  Jeong (KOR)W 2-0 | Zimo (CHN) L 0-2 |  |
| Jeong Jae-gun | Qu (CHN) L 0-2 |  Ramli (MAS)W 2-1 | — | 2 Q | Murayama (JPN) W 2-0 | Choi (KOR) L 0-2 | |||
| Yu Soo-young | Singles WH2 | Mai (CHN) W 2-0 |  Hellmann (GER)W 2-1 | — | 1 Q | — |  Chan (HKG) | ||
| Kim Jung-jun |  Jakobs (FRA)W 2-1 |  Levi (ISR)W 2-0 | — | 1 Q | — | Kajiwara (JPN) | |||
| Shin Kyung-hwan | Singles SL4 |  Yathiraj (IND)L 0-2 |  Ramdani (INA)L 1-2 | — | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun | Doubles WH1–2 | Jeong / Yu (KOR) L 0-2 | Matsumoto / Nagashima (JPN) L0-2 | Jakobs / Toupe (FRA) W2-1 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young | Choi / Kim (KOR) W 2-0 | Jakobs / Toupe (FRA) W 2-0 | Matsumoto / Nagashima (JPN) W 2-0 | 1 Q | — | Matsumoto / Nagashima (JPN) W 2-0 | Mai / Qu (CHN) | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quaterfinals | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kwon Hyun-ah | Singles WH1 |  Koósz (AUT)W 2-0 |  To (BEL)L 0-2 | — | 2 Q | To (BEL) L 0-2 | Did not advance | ||
| Jung Gye-oul | Singles WH2 | Ginns (AUS) WDN | Weitwithan (THA) L 1-2 | — | 2 |  Renggli (SUI)L 0-2 | Did not advance | ||
| Jung Gye-oul Kwon Hyun-ah | Doubles WH1–2 | Satomi / Yamazaki (JPN) L 0-2 | Liu / Yin (CHN) L 0-2 | — | 3 | Did not advance | |||
South Korea confirmed two quotas (one in men and one in women), by virtue of their result as the highest rank nation's in the BC3 pairs event, at the 2023 Asian/Oceanian Championships in Hong Kong; the nations also secured one teams quota in mixed BC1/BC2 teams through the final world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jung Sung-joon | Men's individual BC1 | Huadpradit (THA) L 3–7 | |||||||
| Kim Doh-yun |  Král (SVK)L 2–4 | Syafa (INA) L 4–7 | — | 3 | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Seo Min-kyu | Men's individual BC2 | Rombouts (BEL) W 5–2 | |||||||
| Jeong Ho-won | Men's individual BC3 |  | |||||||
| Jeong So-yeong | Women's individual BC2 | ||||||||
| Kang Sun-hee | Women's individual BC3 | ||||||||
| Jeong Ho-won Kang Sun-hee | Mixed pairs BC3 | ||||||||
| Jung Sung-joon Seo Min-kyu Jeong So-yeong | Mixed team BC1/BC2 | ||||||||
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| South Korea women's | Women's tournament |  Japan L 1–3 |  France W 6–1 |  Canada D 0–0 | 3 Q |  Turkey L 3–6 | — | France W 2–2 (2–1 p) | 7 |
The South Korean women's goalball team entered the Paralympic games after being the runner-up at 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Matosinhos, Portugal. [2]
Coach: Jung Eun-sun
The following is the South Korea squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [3]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
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| 1 | Kim Hee-jin | B3 | 29 November 1994 (aged 29) |
| 3 | Kim Eun-ji | B2 | 23 April 1991 (aged 33) |
| 4 | Park Eun-ji | B1 | 2 June 1999 (aged 25) |
| 6 | Sim Seon-hwa | B2 | 2 March 1992 (aged 32) |
| 7 | Seo Min-ji | B2 | 29 December 2001 (aged 22) |
| 8 | Choi Eum-jee | B1 | 6 July 1999 (aged 25) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | France (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1–3 | Japan |
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| France | 1–6 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 0–0 | Canada |
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| Turkey | 6–3 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 2–2 | France |
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South Korea earned quota places for the following events through the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Men's KL3 | |||||||
Kazakhstan qualified one boats in women's single sculls classes, by virtue of the highest ranked eligible boats, at the 2024 Asia/Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Sejeong | PR1 women's single sculls | 10:45.53 | 3 R | 10:52.23 | 2 FA | ||
| Kang Hyounjoo Bae Jiin Choi Seonwoong Lee Seungho coxswain= Seo Hakyung | PR3 mixed coxed four | 7:51.27 | 5 R | 7:30.93 | 5 FB | ||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
South Korea entered twelve para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2022 Asian Para Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | |||||
| R1 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | |||||
| R2 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | |||||
| R8 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P3 – 25 m pistol SH1 | |||||
| P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 | |||||
| R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | |||||
| R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | |||||
| R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2 | |||||
South Korea entered six swimmers (five men and one woman), by virtue of the results at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines; and through the Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) allocation slots. [6]
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jo Giseong | 50 m freestyle S4 | ||||
| 100 m freestyle S4 | |||||
| 200 m freestyle S4 | |||||
| 50 m backstroke S4 | |||||
| 50 m backstroke S4 | |||||
| 50 m backstroke S4 | |||||
| Cho Wonsang | 100 m butterfly S14 | 59.92 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Lee Inkook | 100 m butterfly S14 | 59.15 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lim Eun-yeong | 100 m butterfly S8 | ||||
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S13 | ||||
South Korea entered fifteen table tennis players to compete for Paris 2024. Four of them qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou; [7] meanwhile, the other eleven athletes qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joo Young-dae | Individual C1 | ||||||
| Kim Hak-jin | |||||||
| Park Jin-cheol | Individual C2 | ||||||
| Cha Soo-yong | |||||||
| Jang Yeong-jin | Individual C3 | ||||||
| Baek Young-bok | |||||||
| Kim Young-gun | Individual C4 | | |||||
| Kim Jung-gil | |||||||
| Kim Gi-tae | Individual C11 | | |||||
| Cha Soo-yong Park Jin-cheol | Doubles MD4 | — | Mihálik (SVK)/ Trávníček (SVK) L 2-3 |  | |||
| Jang Yeong-jin Park Sung-joo | — | Davies (GBR)/ Matthews (GBR) W 3-0 | Mihálik (SVK)/ Trávníček (SVK) L 1-3 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Seo Su-yeon | Individual C1–2 | ||||||||
| Yoon Ji-yu | Individual C3 | | |||||||
| Lee Mi-gyu | |||||||||
| Jung Young-a | Individual C5 | ||||||||
| Moon Sung-hye | |||||||||
| Kim Seong-ok | Individual C7 | ||||||||
South Korea entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Joo Jeong-hun qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in men's 80 kg class; meanwhile Lee Dong-ho qualified for Paris 2024, after winning the gold medal results in under 63 class, through the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lee Dong-ho | Men's –63 kg | Milad (ISR) L 12-27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joo Jeong-hun | Men's –80 kg | Bye |  Spajić (SRB)W 8-1 |  Nájera (MEX)L 8-10 | — |  Dombayev (KAZ)W 7-1 | |
| 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 | ||
| Han Sung-bong | Men's singles | Langmann (AUT) L 2-6, 6-0, 2-6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Im Ho-won | Bin Yusuf (MAS) W 6-2, 6-3 |  Caverzaschi (ESP)L 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Han Sung-bong Im Ho-won | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Langmann / Riegler (AUT) W 6-2, 6-0 | Miki / Oda (JPN) | |||
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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.
Brazil competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
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Thailand competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Iran competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 24 August to 5 September 2024. This was their tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1988.
China competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This is their eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.
France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It is the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992.
Turkey, officially named Türkiye by the IPC competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the country's eighth appearance.
The United States competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
Brazil competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
Argentina competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Canada competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
Colombia competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Italy competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Japan competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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Uzbekistan competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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