South Korea at the Paralympics

South Korea at the Paralympics
IPC code	KOR
NPC	Korean Paralympic Committee
Website	www.koreanpc.kr
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 134 Silver 126 Bronze 136 Total 396
Summer appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games since then. South Korea has also participated in every Winter Paralympic Games since the 1992 Games. ^[1]

With 343 medals, of which 126 gold, 108 silver and 109 bronze, South Korea (following the 2016 Summer Paralympics) has been ranked among the top twenty nations around the world in the all-time Paralympic Games medal tally. ^[2]

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1968 Tel-Aviv 0 0 0 0 1972 Heidelberg 4 2 1 7 1976 Toronto 1 2 1 4 1980 Arnhem 2 2 1 5 1984 Stoke Mandeville and New York City 0 2 2 4 1988 Seoul* 40 35 19 94 1992 Barcelona 11 15 18 44 1996 Atlanta 13 2 15 30 2000 Sydney 18 7 7 32 2004 Athens 11 11 6 28 2008 Beijing 10 8 13 31 2012 London 9 9 9 27 2016 Rio 7 11 17 35 2020 Tokyo 2 10 12 24 2024 Paris 6 10 14 30 Totals (15 entries) 134 126 135 395

Medals by Winter Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1992 Tignes-Albertville 0 0 0 0 1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0 1998 Nagano 0 0 0 0 2002 Salt Lake City 0 1 0 1 2006 Turin 0 0 0 0 2010 Vancouver 0 1 0 1 2014 Sochi 0 0 0 0 2018 Pyeongchang* 1 0 2 3 2022 Beijing 0 0 0 0 Totals (9 entries) 1 2 2 5

Medals by Summer Sport Source: [2] Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Archery 15 10 13 38 Athletics 27 23 21 71 Boccia 10 5 6 20 Cycling 3 6 5 14 Dartchery 0 1 0 1 Judo 4 2 8 14 Lawn Bowls 0 1 2 3 Powerlifting 7 8 5 20 Shooting 23 19 15 57 Swimming 7 2 6 15 Table Tennis 27 35 36 98 Weightlifting 2 0 1 3 Wheelchair Fencing 3 1 1 5 Total 128 116 121 365

Medals by Winter Sport Source: Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Alpine skiing 0 1 0 1 Cross-country skiing 1 0 1 2 Para ice hockey 0 0 1 1 Wheelchair curling 0 1 0 1 Total 1 2 2 5

Multi-medalists

South Korean athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five or more medals of any colour.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Lee Hae-gon	Table tennis	1988-2008	6	M	7	1	4	12
2	Kim Young-gun	Table tennis	2004-2024	6	M	5	2	0	7
3	Kim Kyung-mook	Table tennis	1992-2016	6	M	4	3	6	13
4	Jeong Ho-won	Boccia	2008-2024	5	M	4	2	1	7
5	Kim Du-chun	Athletics	1988-2000	4	M	4	1	1	6
6	Hong Suk-man	Athletics	2004-2012	3	M	3	1	3	7
7	Kim Byoung-young	Table tennis	2000-2008	3	M	3	1	0	4
8	Park Sea-kyun	Shooting	2008-2012	2	M	3	0	0	3
9	Jung Eun-chang	Table tennis	2000-2012	4	M	2	4	1	7
10	Choi Kyoung-sik	Table tennis	2000-2008	3	M	2	2	1	5
11	Seo Su-yeon	Table tennis	2016-2024	3	F	0	4	2	6

See also

• Category:Paralympic competitors for South Korea
• South Korea at the Asian Para Games
• South Korea at the Olympics
• South Korea at the Asian Games

References

1. Korea at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. "Team Republic of Korea". Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2023.