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North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics
North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Unification Flag of Korea.[1]
| North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PRK |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 31 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pak Jung-Chul |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Ri Song-hui | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg |
| Bronze | Kim Un-chol | Boxing | Men's light flyweight |
| Bronze | Kye Sun-hui | Judo | Women's 52 kg |
| Bronze | Kang Yong-gyun | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg |
Results by event edit
Archery edit
North Korea sent only one woman to the archery competition in Sydney. She was undefeated until her semifinal match with an archer from South Korea. She also lost her bronze medal match, again to a South Korean archer.
| Women's individual | |||
| Ok Sil Choe | |||
| 1/32 eliminations | Defeated | Katri Suutari Finland | 161-149 |
| 1/16 eliminations | Defeated | Nataliya Burdeyna Ukraine | 162-160 |
| 1/8 eliminations | Defeated | Kateryna Serdyuk Ukraine | 160-153 |
| Quarterfinal | Defeated | Natalia Valeeva Italy | 107-103 |
| Semifinal | Lost to | Nam-Soon Kim Korea | 114-107 |
| Final | Lost to | Soo-Nyung Kim Korea | 114-107 |
| 4th place | |||
Athletics edit
Men's marathon
- Kim Jung-Won
- Final – 2:18:04 (29th place)
- Kim Jong-Chol
- Final – 2:18:04 (30th place)
- Kil Jae-Son
- Final – 2:25:13 (59th place)
Women's Marathon
- Ham Bong-Sil
- Final – 2:27:07 (8th place)
- Jong Yong-Ok
- Final – 2:31:40 (20th place)
- Kim Chang-Ok
- Final – 2:35:32 (28th place)
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Un Chol Kim – Bronze Medal
- Round 1 – Defeated Sebusiso Keketsi of Lesotho
- Round 2 – Defeated Pál Lakatos of Hungary
- Quarterfinal – Defeated Ivanas Stapovičius of Lithuania
- Semifinal – Lost to Rafael Lozano of Spain
Diving edit
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Yong – Ryong Pak
- Preliminary – 271.47 (47th place, did not advance)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Hyong – Gil Choe
- Preliminary – 448.41
- Semi-final – 185.52 – 633.93
- Final – 377.46 – 562.98 (12th place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Yong – Ryong Pak
- Preliminary – 400.29
- Semi-final – 181.74 – 582.03 (16th place, did not advance)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Ok Rim Ri
- Preliminary – 238.77 (26th place, did not advance)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Song Hui Choe
- Preliminary – 222.84 (33rd place, did not advance)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Ok Rim Ri
- Preliminary – 262.20 (22nd place, did not advance)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Myong Hwa Choe
- Preliminary – 308.73
- Semi-final – 183.84 – 492.57
- Final – 269.22 – 453.06 (10th place)
Synchronized swimming edit
Duet
- Son Yong Choe, Yong Hui Jo
- Technical Routine – 29.867 Did not compete in free routine
Weightlifting edit
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Kim Yong-Ok | – 63 kg | 85.0 | 90.0 | 115.0 | 205.0 | 5 | |||
Wrestling edit
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References edit
- ^ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 488.
Works cited edit
- Yonhap News Agency (2002). North Korea Handbook. Seoul: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
Further reading edit
- "DPRK Will Target 2000 Sidney Olympics: Vice Sports Minister". The People's Korea. 24 December 1998. from the original on 5 September 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2020.