2000 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)

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North Korea took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with a delegation of 31 athletes (14 men and 17 women) in 34 competitions in ten sports.

Participants by sport

Archery

Women

• Choe Ok-sil

  Singles: 4th place

Boxing

Men

• Kim Un-chol

  Light flyweight: bronze

Weightlifting

Men Chon Chol-ho Middleweight: 6th place In the Yong-su Featherweight: DNF

Women Kim Yong-ok Middleweight: 5th place Ri Song-hui Lightweight: silver

Judo

Men Kwak Ok-chol Light middleweight: 7th place

Women Cha Hyon-hyang Ultra light weight: 5th place Ji Kyong-sun Light Middleweight: Quarter Finals Kye Sun-hui Half light weight: bronze

athletics

Men Kil Jae-son Marathon: 59th place Kim Jong-chol Marathon: 30th place Kim Jung-won Marathon: 29th place

Women Ham bong-sil Marathon: 8th place Jong Yong-ok Marathon: 20th place Kim Chang-ok Marathon: 28th place

Wrestling

Men

• Jin Ju-dong

  Bantamweight, freestyle: 9th place

• Jo Yong-son

  Lightweight, freestyle: 14th place

• Kang Yong-gyun

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Ri Yong-sam

  Featherweight, freestyle: 11th place

shoot

Women

• Kim Myong-hwa

  Skeet: 9th place

Synchronized swimming

Women

• Choe Son-yong & Jo Yong-hui

  Duet: 17th place

do gymnastics

Men Pae Gil-su Individual all-around: 53rd place in qualification Floor: 76th place in qualification Horse: 80th place in qualification Bars: 80th place in qualification Horizontal bar: 78th place in qualification Rings: 78th place in qualification Pommel horse: 5th place

Women Mok Un-ju Individual all-around: 42nd place in qualification Floor: 65th place in qualification Horse: 65th place in qualification Uneven bars: 58th place in qualification Balance beam: 29th place in qualification Son Un-hui Individual all-around: 78th place in qualification Floor: 75th place in qualification Horse: 84th place in qualification Uneven bars: 47th place in qualification Balance beam: 79th place in qualification

Diving

Men Choe Hyong-gil Diving: 12th place Pak Yong-ryong Art jumping: 47th place Diving: 16th place

Women Choe Myong-hwa Diving: 10th place Choe Song-hui Art jumping: 33rd place Ri ok-rim Art jumping: 26th place Diving: 22nd place

Web links

• North Korean Olympic Team from 2000 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )