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.Korea at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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.
Medals
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by Summer Sport Source: 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 Biathlon 1 1 0 2 Cross-country skiing 2 2 1 5 Para ice hockey 0 0 1 1 Snowboarding 0 0 1 1 Wheelchair curling 0 2 0 2 Total 3 6 3 12
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 GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Lee Hae-gon1988-20086M714122Kim Young-gun2004-20246M52073Kim Kyung-mook1992-20166M436134Jeong Ho-won2008-20245M42175Kim Du-chun1988-20004M41166Hong Suk-man2004-20123M31377Kim Byoung-young2000-20083M31048Park Sea-kyun2008-20122M30039Jung Eun-chang2000-20124M241710Kim Yun-ji20261F230511Choi Kyoung-sik2000-20083M221512Seo Su-yeon2016-20243F0426
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
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