South Korea at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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| NPC = KOR
| NPCname = Korean Paralympic Committee
| games = Summer Paralympics
| year = 1968
| flagcaption =
| oldcode = COR
| website = {{url|www.kosad.or.kr }} {{in lang|ko}}
| location = Tel Aviv
| sports = 3
| flagbearer =
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1968
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}
South Korea competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. They were the third paralympics to be held and were originally meant to take place alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. However, in 1966 the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties.
Archery
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Points
!Rank |
| Kim
|Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |704 |4 |
| Han
|Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |686 |6 |
| Park
|Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |590 |19 |
Athletics
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank |
| Choi
|Men's Precision javelin throw open |68 |10 |DNQ |10 |
| Park
|Men's Precision javelin throw open |60 |44 |DNQ |44 |
Table tennis
{{main|Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Final |
|---|
| Opposition Result !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition |
| Park
|Men's Singles B |{{flagIPCathlete|Andre Hennaert|FRA|1968 Summer}} | | | | | |
| Lee
|Men's Singles B |{{flagIPCathlete|Hofstad|NOR|1968 Summer}} |{{flagIPCathlete|Giovanni Ferraris|ITA|1968 Summer}} | | | | |
References
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- [http://www.paralympic.org IPC]
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