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North Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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North Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Medals Ranked 21st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 0 2

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Contents

Gold

  • Gu Yong-ju — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

    • Silver

  • Ri Byong-uk — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

    • Archery

    1976 was the first time that North Korea competed in archery in the Olympics. Two women competed, taking 4th and 10th place to put North Korea at fifth place in the archery national leaderboard.

    Women's Individual Competition:

  • Jang Sun-yong – 2405 points (→ 4th place)
  • Han Sun-hi – 2347 points (→ 10th place)

    • Athletics

    Men's Marathon

  • Choe Chang-sop — 2:16:33 (→ 12th place)
  • Kim Chang-son — 2:27:38 (→ 44th place)
  • Goh Chun-son — 2:31:54 (→ 52nd place)

    • Boxing

    Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Ri Byong-uk
    1. First Round – Defeated Sidney McKnight (CAN), KO-1
    2. Second Round – Defeated Henryk Średnicki (POL), 3:2
    3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Armando Guevara (VEN), 3:2
    4. Semifinals – Defeated Payao Pooltarat (THA), RSC-2
    5. Final – Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 1:4 → Silver Medal

    • Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • Jong Jo-ung
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Defeated Joachim Schür (FRG), RSC-2
    3. Third Round — Defeated Vicente Rodríguez (ESP), 3:2
    4. Quarterfinal — Lost to David Torosyan (URS), 0:5

    • References

    North Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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