[3] This symbol was eventually changed in 1994, as it was considered to be too close to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 5-ring emblem.

[4] Paul Croft, competing in his second Paralympic Games, was the flag bearer for Australia during the Opening Ceremony.

[2] Parachutists in the Paralympic colors of blue, black, red, yellow, and green swept down into the Olympic Stadium following a procession of children in wheelchairs.

[8] The Olympic Torch was carried in by a one-legged South Korean Paralympic volleyball player and handed to 19 year old Cho Hyun-hui, a wheelchair bound athlete with cerebral palsy.

Cho Hyun-hai was wheeled around the stadium by her 7-year-old daughter before handing the Torch to blind runner Lee Jae-oon, who linked hands with women's handball Olympic gold medalist Kiifi Hyun-mi, who together, were carried up by elevator platform to light the Olympic Flame.

[8] Chief Paralympic Organiser Koh Kwi-nam addressed the athletes by saying "The goal you as athletes should try to reach for in the Games is not to accomplish the Olympic slogan of 'faster, higher and farther' but to show the world your real selves as courageous challengers, glorious conquerors and impartial participants.

[4] A Libyan team arrived at the Seoul Paralympic Games without having gone through the normal entry procedures.

They could compete in the marathon event, however they would not have any medal entitlement, nor would they be officially recognized at the Closing Ceremony.

[4] Twenty-seven athletes were incorrectly awarded medals after the first round of competition in the men's and women's wheelchair slalom event.

The mistake was discovered when officials realised that the medals should not have been awarded until after a second round of competition.

The team was organised by disability athlete categories – amputee, blind, cerebral palsy, wheelchair (paraplegic and quadriplegic).

[11] Four athletes came home with two gold medals – Adrian Lowe, Nigel Parsons, Russell Short and Bruce Wallrodt.

[13] McIntyre came into the games as the world record holder for the Women's 200m 5-6 classification, which she eventually won the gold medal for.

[16] Patricia Molseed set a Paralympic Record of 8.82m in the Women's Shot Put B1 competition on her first throw despite suffering from a torn back muscle.

Only able to make token efforts after her back gave out, her first throw was enough to clinch the gold medal.

[12] Alan Dufty Richard Cordukes Vincenzo Vallelonga Rodney NugentNigel ParsonsJason Smart Andrew O'SullivanAdrian LoweRodney Nugent Track events – women Results key Selected team of 4 athletes.

Australia were represented by two athletes, Matthew Pobje and Michael Farrell who won silver and bronze respectively.

[1] Men Women Team Australia was represented by John Hunt and Michael Quinn.

After winning gold in the 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle, The United States of America and Great Britain, protested that Young was swimming in the wrong category and should be reclassified from amputee to Les Autres.

After winning both events in a world record time, the protest was upheld and Young was re-classified in the Les Autres category.

[1] The Australian Men's Wheelchair Basketball team was placed in Group B with Argentina, France, Germany and Morocco.