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North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
PRK

Flag bearer
  
Pak Jung-Chul

Competitors
  
31 in 10 sports

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North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Medals Ranked 60th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 3 4

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.

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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.

Athletics

Men's marathon

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

    • Women's Marathon

  • Ham Bong-Sil
    1. Final - 2:27:07 (8th place)
  • Jong Yong-Ok
    1. Final - 2:31:40 (20th place)
  • Kim Chang-Ok
    1. Final - 2:35:32 (28th place)

    • Boxing

    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

    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)

    • Synchronized swimming

    Duet

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

    • Weightlifting

    Women

    Wrestling

    References

    North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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