South Korea at the Paralympics
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]
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| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korean Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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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 across the world in the all-time Paralympic Games medal tally.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 Seoul (host)* | 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 |
| Totals (13 games) | 126 | 106 | 109 | 341 |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Tignes-Albertsville | 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 |
| Totals (8 games) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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
- Korea at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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