South Korea competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 6 competitors from South Korea (5 men and 1 woman) participated, all in the Alpine Skiing event. Sang Min Han won the nation's only medal, clinching the silver in the Men's Giant Slalom LW12 event in Alpine Skiing. Han would go on to represent South Korea at the 2006, 2010, 2018, and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Overall, South Korea finished 21st in the medal table.
Results by Sport
Alpine Skiing Sang Min Han won the only Korean medal in the Men's Giant Slalom (LW12), while Mi Jeong Kim narrowly missed out on a bronze, finishing 3.67 seconds behind 3rd place Austrian Gabriele Huemer in the Women's Downhill (B2-3). She also lost a bronze to France's Pascale Casanova in the Women's Super-G by 4.44 seconds. +AthleteEventTimeRankYoung Jin JeonMen's Downhill LW3,5/7,91:37.639Men's Giant Slalom LW3,5/7,9 -DNFMen's Super-G LW3,5/7,91:30.168Men's Slalom LW3,5/7,91:50.647Hongbin KimMen's Downhill LW3,5/7,9 -DQMen's Giant Slalom LW3,5/7,9 -DNFMen's Super-G LW3,5/7,91:30.619Men's Slalom LW3,5/7,92:03.549Nam Je KimMen's Downhill LW111:48.399Men's Giant Slalom LW11 -DNFMen's Super-G LW111:39.009Men's Slalom LW11 -DNFSang Min HanMen's Downhill LW121:47.3312Men's Giant Slalom LW122:52.312Men's Super-G LW121:34.587Men's Slalom LW122:16.047Hwan Kyung LeeMen's Giant Slalom LW2 -DNFMen's Slalom LW22:30.9022Mi Jeong KimWomen's Downhill B2-31:51.174Women's Giant Slalom B2-33:09.125Women's Super-G B2-31:37.224Women's Slalom B2-32:28.324
See also South Korea at the Paralympics South Korea at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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