South_Korea_at_the_2020_Summer_Paralympics
South Korea at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
Quick Facts South Korea at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, IPC code ...
| South Korea at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korea Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 86 in 14 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
More information Medal, Name ...
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Source:[3]
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Badminton | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Boccia | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Swimming | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Table Tennis | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 58 | 28 | 86 |
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Main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
South Korea has qualified three archers in Women's Individual W1, Women's Individual Recurve, and Mixed Team Recurve.[4]
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Yoo Byung-hoon qualified in Men's 400m, 800m T53 events, while Jeon Min-jae qualified in Women's 200m T36.
Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
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.[5]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Lee Dong-seop | Singles WH1 |  Homhual (THA)W (23–21, 21–16) |
 Wandschneider (GER)W (17–21, 21–19, 21–17) |
— | 1 Q | Bye |  Lee S-s (KOR)L (21–19, 7–21, 20–22) |
 Murayama (JPN)W (22–20, 17–21, 21–14) |
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| Lee Sam-seop | Murayama (JPN) L (21–15, 13–21, 17–21) |
Mi (GER) W (21–18, 21–13) |
— | 2 Q | Homhual (THA) W (21–14, 21–16) |
Lee D-s (KOR) W (19–21, 21–7, 22–20) |
 Qu (CHN)L (6–21, 6r–11) |
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| Kim Jung-jun | Singles WH2 | Kim K-h (KOR) W (21–19, 21–15) |
 Manzoney (AUS)W (21–8, 21–9) |
— | 1 Q | Bye |  Chan (HKG)W (15–21, 21–15, 21–15) |
Kajiwara (JPN) L (18–21, 19–21) |
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| Kim Kyung-hoon | Kim J-j (KOR) L (19–21, 15–21) |
Manzoney (AUS) W (21–8, 21–5) |
— | 2 Q | Mai (CHN) W (21–13, 21–12) |
Kajiwara (JPN) L (14–21, 15–21) |
Chan (HKG) L (22–24, 10–21) |
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| Shin Kyung-hwan | Singles SL4 |  Setiawan (INA)L (8–21, 9–21) |
 Dhillon (IND)L (18–21, 21–15, 17–21) |
Teamarrom (THA) W (21–17, 21–8) |
3 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Lee Dong-seop Kim Jung-jun |
Doubles WH1–WH2 | Homhual / Junthong (THA) W (21–19, 21–12) |
 Toupé / Jakobs (FRA) W (21–11, 21–13) |
— | 1 Q | — | Homhual / Junthong (THA) W (21–18, 21–13) |
Mai / Qu (CHN) L (10–21, 14–21) |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Kang Jung-kum | Singles WH1 | Satomi (JPN) L (12–21, 7–21) |
Yin (CHN) L (16–21, 14–21) |
3 | Did not advance | |||
| Lee Sun-ae | Singles WH2 | Yamazaki (JPN) L (20–22, 16–21) |
 Seçkin (TUR)L (21–12, 9–21, 16–21) |
3 | Did not advance | |||
| Kang Jung-kum Lee Sun-ae |
Doubles WH1–WH2 | Satomi / Yamazaki (JPN) L (12–21, 5–21) |
Pookkham / Wetwithan (THA) L (9–21, 16–21) |
3 | — | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Six South Korean athletes qualified in Individual BC1, BC2, and BC3 events.[6]
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
South Korea sent one male & one female cyclist after successfully receiving a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation Asian quota.[7][8][9]
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
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Main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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.[10]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Se-jeong | Women's single sculls | 12:19.02 | 3 | 11:04.59 | 3 | 12:18.83 | 7 (FB) |
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Fourteen South Korean shooters have qualified.
- Park Chul (Mixed 25m Pistol SH1)
- Moon Aee-kyung (Mixed 50m Pistol SH1)
- Park Jin-hoo & 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)
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Five South Korean swimmers have successfully qualified for the Paralympic slot after passing the MQS.[11][12]
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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.[13]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Joo Young-dae | Individual C1 |  Falco (ITA)W 3-0 |
 Eberhardt (ARG)W 3-0 |
1 Q | — |  Izquierdo (CUB)W 3-2 |
Nam (KOR) W 3-0 |
Kim H-u (KOR) W 3-1 |
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| Kim Hyeon-uk |  Keller (SUI)W 3-0 |
Izquierdo (CUB) W 3-0 |
1 Q | — | Falco (ITA) W 3-0 |
 Matthews (GBR)W 3-0 |
Joo (KOR) L 1-3 |
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| Nam Ki-won |  Lavrov (RPC)W 3-0 |
Matthews (GBR) L 1-3 |
2 Q | — |  Major (HUN)W 3-0 |
Joo (KOR) L 0-3 |
Did not advance | | |
| Park Jin-cheol | Individual C2 |  Reyes Turcio (MEX)W 3-0 |
 Perlic (SRB)W 3-0 |
1 Q | Bye |  Ludrovský (SVK)W 3-2 |
 Czuper (POL)L 1-3 |
Did not advance | |
| Cha Soo-yong | Minami (JPN) W 3-2 |
Riapoš (SVK) W 3-0 |
1 Q | Bye |  Yezyk (UKR)W 3-1 |
Lamirault (FRA) L 1-3 |
Did not advance | | |
| Baek Young-bok | Individual C3 | Schmidberger (GER) L 0-3 |
Toporkov (RPC) L 2-3 |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Young-gun | Individual C4 | Mihálik (SVK) W 3-2 |
 Lopez Sayago (ESP)W 3-1 |
1 Q | Bye |  Saleh (EGY)W 3-0 |
Turan (TUR) W 3-1 |
Ozturk (TUR) L 1-3 |
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| Kim Jung-gil |  Nacházel (CZE)L 1-3 |
Zylka (POL) W 3-1 |
2 Q | Trávniček (SVK) L 1-3 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Park Hong-kyu | Individual C6 | Hamadtou (EGY) W 3-0 |
Chen (CHN) W 3-1 |
1 Q | Bye | Karabardak (GBR) L 2-3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Kim Gi-tae | Individual C11 | Von Einem (AUS) L 0-3 |
Asano (JPN) W 3-1 |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Chang-gi | Palos (HUN) L 1-3 |
Kato (JPN) W 3-1 |
2 Q | — |  Van Acker (BEL)L 1-3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Park Jin-cheol Cha Soo-yong |
Team C1-2 | — | Spain (ESP) W 2-0 |
Poland (POL) W 2-1 |
France (FRA) L 0-2 |
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| Joo Young-dae Nam Ki-won |
Team C3 | — | Thailand (THA) L 0-2 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Kim Young-gun Kim Jung-gil |
Team C4-5 | — | Bye | Poland (POL) W 2-1 |
France (FRA) W 2-0 |
China (CHN) L 0-2 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Seo Su-yeon | Individual C1-2 |  Almyrisl (KSA)W 3-0 |
Pushpasheva (RPC) W 3-2 |
1 Q | — | Prvulovic (SRB) W 3-0 |
 Oliveira (BRA)W 3-1 |
Liu (CHN) L 1-3 |
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| Lee Mi-gyu | Individual C3 | Li (CHN) W 3-0 |
Patel (IND) W 3-1 |
1 Q | Bye | Brunelli (ITA) W 3-0 |
Kánová (SVK) L 1-3 |
Did not advance | |
| Yoon Ji-yu | Amaral Santos (BRA) W 3-0 |
Kánová (SVK) W 3-0 |
1 Q | Bye |  Mužinić (CRO)W 3-1 |
Xue (CHN) L 2-3 |
Did not advance | | |
| Jung Young-a | Individual C5 | Pan (CHN) W 3-2 |
 Leonelli (CHI)W 3-0 |
1 Q | — | Sringam (THA) W 3-1 |
Zhang (CHN) L 0-3 |
Did not advance | |
| Lee Kun-woo | Individual C6 | Alieva (RPC) L 1-3 |
 Aldayyeni (IRQ)W 3-1 |
2 Q | — | Chebanika (RPC) L 2-3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Moon Sung-keum | Chebanika (RPC) L 1-3 |
Grebe (GER) L 0-3 |
3 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Seong-ok | Individual C7 | Wang (CHN) L 0-3 |
dos Santos (BRA) W 3-0 |
2 Q | — |  van Zon (NED)L 1-3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Yoon Ji-yu Lee Mi-gyu |
Team C1-3 | — | Brazil (BRA) W 2-1 |
Croatia (CRO) W 2-0 |
China (CHN) L 0-2 |
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| Kim Seong-ok Lee Kun-woo |
Team C6-8 | — | France (FRA) L 0-2 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
South Korea qualified one athlete. Joo Jeong-hun qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Joo Jeong-hun | Men's –75 kg | Isaldibirov (RPC) L 31–35 |
Did not advance | Çelik (TUR) W 40–31 |
 Abuzarli (AZE)W 46-32 |
Isaldibirov (RPC) W 24-14 |
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Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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
The following is the Republic of Korea roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[14][15]
More information Republic of Korea men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster, Players ...
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- Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain |
5 | 5 | 0 | 375 | 272 | +103 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Japan (H) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 312 | 298 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Turkey |
5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 327 | +26 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Canada |
5 | 2 | 3 | 307 | 333 | −26 | 7 | |
| 5 |  South Korea |
5 | 1 | 4 | 305 | 332 | −27 | 6 | 9th/10th place playoff |
| 6 |  Colombia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 256 | 346 | −90 | 5 | 11th/12th place playoff |
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Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) 20:30 |
| Spain |
65–53 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 15–14, 12–16, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: García 18 Rebs: García 13 Asts: García 12 |
Pts: Gim 24 Rebs: Gim 14 Asts: Cho 8 | |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Referees: Matias Quintana |
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) 17:00 |
| South Korea |
70–80 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 18–17, 15–19, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Cho 26 Rebs: Gim 11 Asts: Cho 8 |
Pts: Gürbulak 25 Rebs: Toprak 8 Asts: Gürbulak 13 | |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Attendance: 40 Referees: Tomas Pajer |
27 August 2021 (2021-08-27) 20:30 |
| Japan |
59–52 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 17–12, 16–15, 12–16 | ||
| Pts: Fujimoto 21 Rebs: Akita 11 Asts: Chokai 10 |
Pts: Cho 21 Rebs: Gim 14 Asts: Cho 6 | |
Ariake Arena Referees: Krunoslav Peic |
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 20:30 |
| South Korea |
66–54 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–17, 18–10, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Lee C. 14 Rebs: Lee Y. 13 Asts: Oh 11 |
Pts: Hernandez 21 Rebs: Sanz 8 Asts: Hernandez 9 | |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Attendance: 0 Referees: Hiroki Ono |
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) 17:00 |
| Canada |
74–64 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–15, 17–15, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 29 Rebs: Anderson 9 Asts: Goncin 10 |
Pts: Cho 22 Rebs: Kim S. 9 Asts: Gim 7 | |
Ariake Arena Referees: Ben Wood |
- 9th–10th classification match
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Im Ho-won | Men's singles | |||||||
| Oh Sang-ho | ||||||||
| Kim Kyu-seung | Quad singles | — | ||||||
| Kim Myung-je | ||||||||
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