1976 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)

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North Korea took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal with a delegation of 38 athletes (36 men and 2 women) in 21 competitions in eight sports.

The North Korean athletes each won a gold and a silver medal in boxing. Olympic champion was Gu Yong-ju in bantamweight, while Li Byong-uk secured silver in light flyweight.

Participants by sport

Archery

Women

• Jang Sun-yong

  Singles: 4th place

• Han Sun-hi

  Singles: 10th place

Boxing

• Li Byong-uk

  Half flyweight: silver

• Jong Jo-ung

  Flyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Gu Yong-ju

  Bantamweight: gold

Soccer

• Eliminated in the quarterfinals

  To Gil-wan

  To Se-uk

  Cha Jong-sok

  Hong Song-nam

  Jin In-chol

  Kim Gwang-sok

  Kim Il-nam

  Kim Jong-min

  Kim Mu-gil

  Li Hi-yon

  Ma Jong-u

  Myong Dong-chan

  Pak Jong-hun

  Pak Kyong-won

  Yang Song-guk

Weightlifting

• In the Jae-ho

  Flyweight: 10th place

• Han Gyong-si

  Bantamweight: competition not ended

• Om Jong-guk

  Featherweight: 8th place

Judo

• Jong In-chol

  Middleweight: 9th place

• To Ung-nam

  Light Heavyweight: 7th place

• Pak Jong-gil

  Heavyweight: 9th place

  Open class: 7th place

athletics

Men

• Chang Sop-choe

  Marathon: 12th place

• Kim Chang-son

  Marathon: 44th place

• Koh Chun-son

  Marathon: 52nd place

Wrestling

• Li Yong-nam

  Light flyweight, freestyle: 6th place

• Li Bong-sun

  Flyweight, freestyle: 7th place

• Li Ho-pyong

  Bantamweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 4th round

shoot

• So Gil-san

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 15th place

• Yun Chang-ho

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 30th place

• Li Ho-jun

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 6th place

• Kim Gyong-ho

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 39th place

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 64th place

• Li Man-gu

  Running target 50 m: 15th place

• Lu Un-hwa

  Skeet: 62nd place

Web links

• North Korean Olympic team from 1976 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )