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At the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg
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| Competitors | in 4 sports | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 16 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 7 |
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| Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 | ||||||||||
South Korea competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany.
Contents |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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| Gold | Cho Keum-Im | Archery | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Gold | Song Sin-Nam | Table tennis | Men's Singles 1B |
| Gold | Choi Tae-Am | Table tennis | Men's Singles 2 |
| Gold | South Korea | Table tennis | Men's Teams 3 |
| Silver | Heo Yong Cho Keum-Im Lee Hae-Sik |
Archery | Mixed St. Nicholas round team paraplegic |
| Silver | Kim Keun-Soo Cho Keum-Im |
Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
| Bronze | Kim Keun-Soo | Archery | Men's short western round open |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Kim Keun-Soo | Men's short western round open | 741 | |
| Kim Yoon-Bae | Men's short western round open | 734 | T4 |
| Lee Hae-Sik | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 680 | 9 |
| Heo Yong | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 676 | 13 |
| Cho Keum-Im | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 680 | |
| Heo Yong Cho Keum-Im Lee Hae-Sik |
Mixed St. Nicholas round team paraplegic | 2036 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Park Yeon-Kyu | Men's 100 m wheelchair 4 | 34.1 | 41 | DNQ | 41 |
| Song Sin-Nam | Men's 60 m wheelchair 1B | 40.7 | 24 | DNQ | 24 |
| Men's Discus throw 1B | n/a | 9.60 | 8 | ||
| Men's Shot put 1B | n/a | 4.01 | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Rank |
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| Kim Keun-Soo Cho Keum-Im |
Mixed pairs open |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Song Sin-Nam | Men's Singles 1B | Pimmelar (NED) W 2–0 |
S. Bradshaw (GBR) W 2–0 |
Daniel Jeannin (FRA) W 2–0 |
| Choi Tae-Am | Men's Singles 2 | Manfred Emmel (FRG) W 2–0 |
Giuseppe Trieste (ITA) W 2–0 |
Lesli Lam (HKG) W 2–0 |
| Choi Keum-Im | Women's Singles 4 | I. Schmidt (NED) L 0–2 |
| South Korea | 1–3 | Sweden |
| Team (Group A) | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 |
| South Korea | 0–3 | France |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| Team (Group B) | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:0 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0:6 |
— South Korea
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