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
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Ki Gye-jong
- Individual: 22nd place
- Women
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O Gwang-sun
- Singles: 5th place
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Sok Chang-suk
- Individual: 17th place
Boxing
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Li Byong-uk
- Light flyweight: bronze
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Jo Ryon-sil
- Flyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Gu Yong-ju
- Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Jong Jo-ung
- Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
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Ryu Bun-hwa
- Light welterweight: eliminated in the second round
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Jang Bong-mun
- Middleweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
Weightlifting
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Ho Bong-chol
- Flyweight: silver
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Han Gyong-si
- Flyweight: bronze
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Yang Eui-yong
- Bantamweight: 5th place
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Choe Jong-sop
- Bantamweight: 9th place
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Li Gwang-ju
- Lightweight: 13th place
Judo
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Ko Hyong
- Super light weight: 11th place
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Pak Byong-gun
- Lightweight: 7th place
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Pak Jong-chol
- Middleweight: 13th place
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Kim Myong-gyu
- Heavyweight: 5th place
- Open class: 15th place
athletics
- Men
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Koh Chun-son
- Marathon: 27th place
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Li Jong-hyun
- Marathon: 29th place
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Chang Sop-choe
- Marathon: 33rd place
Wrestling
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Jang Se-hong
- Light flyweight, freestyle: silver
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Jang Dok-ryong
- Flyweight, freestyle: 5th place
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Li Ho-pyong
- Bantamweight, freestyle: silver
shoot
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So Gil-san
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 9th place
- Free pistol 50 m: 4th place
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Yun Chang-ho
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 19th place
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Kim Ji-jong
- Free pistol 50 m: 18th place
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Kim Dong-gil
- Small bore rifle, three position fight 50 m: 11th place
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Li Ho-jun
- Small bore rifle, three position fight 50 m: 11th place
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Kim Jun-sop
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 20th place
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Kim Gyong-ho
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 25th place
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Jo Sang-nam
- Running target 50 m: 9th place
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Han In-sok
- Running target 50 m: 11th place
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Kim Jun-ho
- Skeet: 28th place
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Kim Hwa-jong
- Skeet: 33rd place
do gymnastics
- Men
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 )