South Korea at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| South Korea at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korea Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 56 in 8 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Korea is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Badminton | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Boccia | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Shooting | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Swimming | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 23 | 56 |
Archery[edit]
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]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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| Individual W1 | — | ||||||||
| Individual recurve | |||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Individual W1 | — | ||||||||
| Individual compound | |||||||||
| Individual recurve | |||||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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Rank | |||
| |
Team W1 | |||||||
| |
Team recurve | |||||||
Badminton[edit]
South Korea has qualified six para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Choi Jung-man | Singles WH1 | |||||||
| Jeong Jae-gun | ||||||||
| Yu Soo-young | Singles WH2 | |||||||
| Shin Kyung-hwan | Singles SL4 | |||||||
| Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun |
Doubles WH1–2 | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Kwon Hyun-ah | Singles WH1 | |||||||
| Jung Gye-oul | Singles WH2 | |||||||
| Jung Gye-oul Kwon Hyun-ah |
Doubles WH1–2 | |||||||
Boccia[edit]
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Men's individual BC3 | — | ||||||||||
| Women's individual BC3 | — | ||||||||||
| |
Mixed team BC1/BC2 | ||||||||||
| Mixed pairs BC3 | — | ||||||||||
Goalball[edit]
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]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| South Korea women's | Women's tournament | |||||||
Shooting[edit]
South Korea entered eleven 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 May 31, 2020.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | |||||
| R1 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | |||||
| R2 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | |||||
| R8 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | |||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Swimming[edit]
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.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lim Eun-yeong | 100 m butterfly S8 | ||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay S13 | ||||
Table tennis[edit]
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;[5] meanwhile, the other eleven athletes qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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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 | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 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 | ||||||||
Taekwondo[edit]
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 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Lee Dong-ho | Men's –63 kg | |||||||
| Joo Jeong-hun | Men's –80 kg | |||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
- ^ Figueiredo, Pedro (2022-12-15). "Goalball: Four tickets granted to Paris 2024". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "World Para Swimming Rankings Paris 2024 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Mixed Fortunes for Asian stars as Paralympic Games Gold Medallists Set Sights on Paris". International Table Tennis Federation. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.