| South Korea at the 2002 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | KOR |
| NPC | Korean Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Salt Lake City | |
| Competitors | 6 |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Jin Jeon | Men's Downhill LW3,5/7,9 | 1:37.63 | 9 |
| Men's Giant Slalom LW3,5/7,9 | - | DNF | |
| Men's Super-G LW3,5/7,9 | 1:30.16 | 8 | |
| Men's Slalom LW3,5/7,9 | 1:50.64 | 7 | |
| Hongbin Kim | Men's Downhill LW3,5/7,9 | - | DQ |
| Men's Giant Slalom LW3,5/7,9 | - | DNF | |
| Men's Super-G LW3,5/7,9 | 1:30.61 | 9 | |
| Men's Slalom LW3,5/7,9 | 2:03.54 | 9 | |
| Nam Je Kim | Men's Downhill LW11 | 1:48.39 | 9 |
| Men's Giant Slalom LW11 | - | DNF | |
| Men's Super-G LW11 | 1:39.00 | 9 | |
| Men's Slalom LW11 | - | DNF | |
| Sang Min Han | Men's Downhill LW12 | 1:47.33 | 12 |
| Men's Giant Slalom LW12 | 2:52.31 | 2 | |
| Men's Super-G LW12 | 1:34.58 | 7 | |
| Men's Slalom LW12 | 2:16.04 | 7 | |
| Hwan Kyung Lee | Men's Giant Slalom LW2 | - | DNF |
| Men's Slalom LW2 | 2:30.90 | 22 | |
| Mi Jeong Kim | Women's Downhill B2-3 | 1:51.17 | 4 |
| Women's Giant Slalom B2-3 | 3:09.12 | 5 | |
| Women's Super-G B2-3 | 1:37.22 | 4 | |
| Women's Slalom B2-3 | 2:28.32 | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing - ParticipantNumbers". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Sang Min Han - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Republic of Korea - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-14.