North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	57 in 8 sports
Medals Rank: 26	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 2	Total 5
Olympic history (summary)
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North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Medalists

Silver

• Se-Hong Jang — Wrestling, men's freestyle light flyweight

• Ho-Pyong Li — Wrestling, men's freestyle bantamweight

• Bong-Chol Ho — Weightlifting, men's flyweight

Bronze

• Ri Byong-uk — Boxing, men's light flyweight

• Gyong-Si Han — Weightlifting, men's flyweight

Results by event

Archery

1980 was the second time that North Korea competed in archery in the Olympics. Two women and one man competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Gwang Sun-O — 2401 points (→ 5th place)
• Sok Chang-Suk — 2269 points (→ 17th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Kim Gye-Yong — 2331 points (→ 22nd place)

Athletics

Marathon: Chun Son-Koh in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral

Men's Marathon

• Chun Son-Koh

• Final — 2:20:08 (→ 27th place)

• Jong Hyong-Li

• Final — 2:21:10 (→ 29th place)

• Chang Sop-Choe

• Final — 2:22:42 (→ 33rd place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Li Byong-Uk → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round — Defeated Henryk Pielesiak (Poland) on points (3-2)
  2. Second Round — Defeated Gilberto Sosa (Mexico) on points (3-2)
  3. Quarter Finals — Defeated Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (4-1)
  4. Semi Finals — Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Yo Ryon-Sik
  1. First Round — Defeated Amala Dass (India) on points (5-0)
  2. Second Round — Defeated Ramon Armando Guevara (Venezuela) on points (4-1)
  3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (2-3)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Gu Young-Jo
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points (0-5)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Jong Jo-Ung
  1. First Round — Defeated Rabani Ghulam (Afghanistan) after referee stopped contest in second round
  2. Second Round — Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Ryu Bun-Hwa
  1. First Round — Defeated Bishnu Malakar (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
  2. Second Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) on points (1-4)

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database