South Korea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

South Korea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	KOR
NPC	Korean Paralympic Committee
Website	www.kosad.or.kr (in Korean)
in Beijing
Competitors	79 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Park Jong-Chul
Officials	54
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 10 Silver 8 Bronze 13 Total 31
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of 79 competitors and 54 officials.

Among the competitors were world record holders Park Jong-chul in powerlifting, Min Byeong-eon in swimming and Hong Suk-man in athletics. The team's athletics (track and field) director was Yu Hee-sang. Other members of the team included wheelchair racers Hong Duk-ho and Yoo Byung-hoon. The group left for Beijing on September 1, five days before the start of the games.^[1]