1980 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)

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North Korea took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow with a delegation of 47 athletes (39 men and 8 women) in 40 competitions in eight sports.

The North Korean athletes won three silver and two bronze medals.

Participants by sport

Archery

Men

• Ki Gye-jong

  Individual: 22nd place

Women

• O Gwang-sun

  Singles: 5th place

• Sok Chang-suk

  Individual: 17th place

Boxing

• Li Byong-uk

  Light flyweight: bronze

• Jo Ryon-sil

  Flyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Gu Yong-ju

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Jong Jo-ung

  Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

• Ryu Bun-hwa

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the second round

• Jang Bong-mun

  Middleweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

Weightlifting

• Ho Bong-chol

  Flyweight: silver

• Han Gyong-si

  Flyweight: bronze

• Yang Eui-yong

  Bantamweight: 5th place

• Choe Jong-sop

  Bantamweight: 9th place

• Li Gwang-ju

  Lightweight: 13th place

Judo

• Ko Hyong

  Super light weight: 11th place

• Pak Byong-gun

  Lightweight: 7th place

• Pak Jong-chol

  Middleweight: 13th place

• Kim Myong-gyu

  Heavyweight: 5th place

  Open class: 15th place

athletics

Men

• Koh Chun-son

  Marathon: 27th place

• Li Jong-hyun

  Marathon: 29th place

• Chang Sop-choe

  Marathon: 33rd place

Wrestling

• Jang Se-hong

  Light flyweight, freestyle: silver

• Jang Dok-ryong

  Flyweight, freestyle: 5th place

• Li Ho-pyong

  Bantamweight, freestyle: silver

shoot

• So Gil-san

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 9th place

  Free pistol 50 m: 4th place

• Yun Chang-ho

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 19th place

• Kim Ji-jong

  Free pistol 50 m: 18th place

• Kim Dong-gil

  Small bore rifle, three position fight 50 m: 11th place

• Li Ho-jun

  Small bore rifle, three position fight 50 m: 11th place

• Kim Jun-sop

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 20th place

• Kim Gyong-ho

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 25th place

• Jo Sang-nam

  Running target 50 m: 9th place

• Han In-sok

  Running target 50 m: 11th place

• Kim Jun-ho

  Skeet: 28th place

• Kim Hwa-jong

  Skeet: 33rd place

do gymnastics

Men

• Han Gwang song

  Individual all-around: 26th place

  Floor: 36th place

  Horse jump: 57th place

  Bars: 24th place

  Horizontal bar: 64th place

  Rings: 44th place

  Pommel horse: 55th place

  Team all-around: 9th place

• Kang Gwang song

  Individual all-around: 27th place

  Floor: 42nd place

  Horse jump: 41st place

  Bars: 40th place

  Horizontal bar: 44th place

  Rings: 55th place

  Pommel horse: 62nd place

  Team all-around: 9th place

• Kim Gwang-jin

  Individual all-around: 36th place

  Floor: 43rd place

  Horse jump: 46th place

  Bars: 32nd place

  Horizontal bar: 63rd place

  Rings: 12th place

  Pommel horse: 65th place

  Team all-around: 9th place

• Cho Hun

  Individual all-around: 57th place

  Floor: 64th place

  Horse jump: 63rd place

  Bars: 24th place

  Horizontal bar: 56th place

  Rings: 33rd place

  Pommel horse: 59th place

  Team all-around: 9th place

• Song Sun-bong

  Individual all-around: 60th place

  Floor: 30th place

  Horse jump: 41st place

  Bars: 62nd place

  Horizontal bar: 49th place

  Rings: 50th place

  Pommel horse: 60th place

  Team all-around: 9th place

• Li Su-gil

  Individual all-around: 61st place

  Floor: 55th place

  Horse jump: 51st place

  Bars: 53rd place

  Horizontal bar: 53rd place

  Rings: 57th place

  Pommel horse: 64th place

  Team all-around: 9th place

Women

• Choe Jong-sil

  Individual all-around: 19th place

  Floor: 44th place

  Horse jump: 29th place

  Uneven bars: 43rd place

  Balance beam: 25th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Sin Myong-ok

  Individual all-around: 24th place

  Floor: 45th place

  Horse jump: 45th place

  Uneven bars: 55th place

  Balance beam: 45th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Kang Myong-suk

  Individual all-around: 34th place

  Floor: 50th place

  Horse jump: 43rd place

  Uneven bars: 57th place

  Balance beam: 43rd place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Kim Chun-son

  Individual all-around: 51st place

  Floor: 46th place

  Horse jump: 51st place

  Uneven bars: 54th place

  Balance beam: 57th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Choi Myong-hui

  Individual all-around: 53rd place

  Floor: 50th place

  Horse jump: 47th place

  Uneven bars: 60th place

  Balance beam: 51st place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Lo ok-sil

  Individual all-around: 58th place

  Floor: 50th place

  Horse jump: 60th place

  Uneven bars: 50th place

  Balance beam: 58th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

Web links

• North Korean Olympic team from 1980 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )