South Korea at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
| South Korea at the 2002 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| 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) | |
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.[1] Sang Min Han won the nation's only medal, clinching the silver in the Men's Giant Slalom LW12 event in Alpine Skiing.[2] 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.[3]
Results by Sport
[edit]Alpine Skiing
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.