North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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North Korea at the Olympic Games

Flag of North Korea
IOC code  PRK
NOC Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 60		 Gold
0		 Silver
1		 Bronze
3		 Total
4
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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.

Contents

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

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

[edit] Athletics

Men's marathon

  • Jung Won Kim
    1. Final - 2:18:04 (29th place)
  • Jong Chol Kim
    1. Final - 2:18:04 (30th place)
  • Jae Son Kil
    1. Final - 2:25:13 (59th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Yong Ok Jong
    1. Final - 2:31:40 (20th place)
  • Chang Ok Kim
    1. Final - 2:35:32 (28th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48kg)

  • Un Chol Kim - Bronze medal
    • Round 1 – Defeated Sebusiso Keketsi of Lesotho
    • Round 2 – Defeated Pál Lakatos of Hungary
    • Quarterfinal – Defeated Ivan Stapovic of Lithuania
    • Semifinal – Lost to Rafael Lozano of Spain

[edit] Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Yong - Ryong Pak
    1. Preliminary - 271.47 (47th place, did not advance)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

  • Hyong - Gil Choe
    1. Preliminary - 448.41
    2. Semi-final - 185.52 - 633.93
    3. Final - 377.46 - 562.98 (12th place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

  • Yong - Ryong Pak
    1. Preliminary - 400.29
    2. Semi-final - 181.74 - 582.03 (16th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Ok Rim Ri
    1. Preliminary - 238.77 (26th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Song Hui Choe
    1. Preliminary - 222.84 (33rd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

  • Ok Rim Ri
    1. Preliminary - 262.20 (22nd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

  • Myong Hwa Choe
    1. Preliminary - 308.73
    2. Semi-final - 183.84 - 492.57
    3. Final - 269.22 - 453.06 (10th place)

[edit] Synchronized swimming

Duet

  • Son Yong Choe, Yong Hui Jo
    1. Technical Routine - 29.867 Did not compete in free routine