South Korea at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
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 SportAlpine SkiingSang 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.
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