South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Table tennis Men's individual – Class 1 30 August Boccia Mixed pairs BC3 Table tennis Women's individual class 1–2 28 August Kim Hyeon-uk Table tennis Men's individual – Class 1 30 August Kim Young-gun Table tennis Men's individual – Class 4 30 August Shooting Mixed R3 10 metre air rifle prone SH1 Table tennis Men's team class 4–5 Table tennis Women's team class 1–3 Table tennis Men's team class 1–2 Badminton Men's singles WH1 Badminton Men's singles WH2 Badminton Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Table tennis Women's individual class 3 28 August Table tennis Women's individual class 3 28 August Table tennis Men's individual class 2 28 August Table tennis Men's individual class 2 28 August Table tennis Men's individual class 2 28 August Table tennis Women's individual class 5 28 August Judo Men's 81 kg 28 August Judo Men's +100 kg 29 August Shooting Men's R1 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 30 August Shooting Men's R7 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 Taekwondo Men's 75 kg Badminton Men's singles WH1
Competitors Source: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 2 4 6Athletics 1 1 2Badminton 5 2 7Boccia 5 2 7Cycling 1 2 3Judo 2 0 2Powerlifting 2 3 5Rowing 0 1 1Shooting 8 4 12Swimming 4 1 5Table Tennis 11 8 19Taekwondo 1 0 1Wheelchair Basketball 12 0 12Wheelchair Tennis 4 0 4Total 58 28 86
Archery
South Korea has qualified three archers in Women's Individual W1, Women's Individual Recurve, and Mixed Team Recurve.
Athletics
Yoo Byung-hoon qualified in Men's 400m, 800m T53 events, while Jeon Min-jae qualified in Women's 200m T36.
Badminton
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.
Men Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Lee Dong-seop Singles WH1 W (23–21, 21–16) W (17–21, 21–19, 21–17) 1 Q L (21–19, 7–21, 20–22) W (22–20, 17–21, 21–14) Lee Sam-seop L (21–15, 13–21, 17–21) W (21–18, 21–13) 2 Q W (21–14, 21–16) W (19–21, 21–7, 22–20) L (6–21, 6r–11) Kim Jung-jun Singles WH2 W (21–19, 21–15) W (21–8, 21–9) 1 Q W (15–21, 21–15, 21–15) L (18–21, 19–21) Kim Kyung-hoon L (19–21, 15–21) W (21–8, 21–5) 2 Q W (21–13, 21–12) L (14–21, 15–21) L (22–24, 10–21) 4 Shin Kyung-hwan Singles SL4 L (8–21, 9–21) L (18–21, 21–15, 17–21) W (21–17, 21–8) 3 Did not advance Lee Dong-seopKim Jung-jun Doubles WH1–WH2 W (21–19, 21–12) W (21–11, 21–13) 1 Q W (21–18, 21–13) L (10–21, 14–21)
Women Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Kang Jung-kum Singles WH1 L (12–21, 7–21) L (16–21, 14–21) 3 Did not advance Lee Sun-ae Singles WH2 L (20–22, 16–21) L (21–12, 9–21, 16–21) 3 Did not advance Kang Jung-kumLee Sun-ae Doubles WH1–WH2 L (12–21, 5–21) L (9–21, 16–21) 3 Did not advance
Boccia
Six South Korean athletes qualified in Individual BC1, BC2, and BC3 events.
Cycling
South Korea sent one male and one female cyclist after receiving a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation Asian quota.
Powerlifting
AthleteEventTotal liftedRank - - - - -
Rowing
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.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim Se-jeongWomen's single sculls12:19.02311:04.59312:18.837 (FB)
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
Fourteen South Korean shooters have qualified. Park Chul (Mixed 25m Pistol SH1) Moon Aee-kyung (Mixed 50m Pistol SH1) Park Jin-ho & Lee Seung-chul (Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1) Sim Jae-yong & Lee Jang-ho (Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1) Lee Ji-seok (Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2) Ju Sung-chul (Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1) Shim Young-jip (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position) Lee Yun-ri & Kang Myung-soon (Women's 50m Rifle Three Position)
Swimming
Five South Korean swimmers qualified for the Paralympic slot after passing the MQS.
Table tennis
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.
Men AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoo Young-daeIndividual C1W 3–0W 3–01 QW 3–2W 3–0W 3–1Kim Hyeon-ukW 3–0W 3–01 QW 3–0W 3–0L 1–3Nam Ki-wonW 3–0L 1–32 QW 3–0L 0–3Did not advancePark Jin-cheolIndividual C2W 3–0W 3–01 QW 3–2L 1–3Did not advanceCha Soo-yongW 3–2W 3–01 QW 3–1L 1–3Did not advanceBaek Young-bokIndividual C3L 0–3L 2–33Did not advanceKim Young-gunIndividual C4W 3–2W 3–11 QW 3–0W 3–1L 1–3Kim Jung-gilL 1–3W 3–12 QL 1–3Did not advancePark Hong-kyuIndividual C6W 3–0W 3–11 QL 2–3Did not advanceKim Gi-taeIndividual C11L 0–3W 3–13Did not advanceKim Chang-giL 1–3W 3–12 QL 1–3Did not advancePark Jin-cheolCha Soo-yongTeam C1-2colspan=4 W 2–0W 2–1L 0–2Joo Young-daeNam Ki-wonTeam C3colspan=4 L 0–2Did not advanceKim Young-gunKim Jung-gilTeam C4-5colspan=3 W 2–1W 2–0L 0–2
Women AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSeo Su-yeonIndividual C1-2W 3–0W 3–21 QW 3–0W 3–1L 1–3Lee Mi-gyuIndividual C3W 3–0W 3–11 QW 3–0L 1–3Did not advanceYoon Ji-yuW 3–0W 3–01 QW 3–1L 2–3Did not advanceJung Young-aIndividual C5W 3–2W 3–01 QW 3–1L 0–3Did not advanceLee Kun-wooIndividual C6L 1–3W 3–12 QL 2–3Did not advanceMoon Sung-keumL 1–3L 0–33Did not advanceKim Seong-okIndividual C7L 0–3W 3–02 QL 1–3Did not advanceYoon Ji-yuLee Mi-gyuTeam C1-3colspan=4 W 2–1W 2–0L 0–2Kim Seong-okLee Kun-wooTeam C6-8colspan=4 L 0–2Did not advance
Taekwondo
South Korea qualified one athlete. Joo Jeong-hun qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.
AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoo Jeong-hunMen's –75 kg L 31–35Did not advance W 40–31 W 46–32 W 24–14
Wheelchair basketball
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. Roster
Group A
9th–10th classification match
Wheelchair tennis
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.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIm Ho-wonMen's singlesOh Sang-hoKim Kyu-seungQuad singlesKim Myung-je
See also South Korea at the Paralympics South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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