2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)

PRK

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North Korea took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics forthe eighth timein Beijing .

The country dispatched 63 athletes to participate in eleven sports. A joint sports delegation between North Korea and South Korea did not come about. Joint talks between the two countries had previously failed.

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	category
Pak Hyon-suk	Weightlifting	Women 63 kg
Hong Un-jong	do gymnastics	Leap

silver

Surname	sport	category
To Kum-ae	Judo	Women 52 kg
O Jong-ae	Weightlifting	Women 58 kg

bronze

Surname	sport	category
Pak Chol-min	Judo	Men 66 kg
Won ok-im	Judo	Women 63 kg

Archery

Ladies

• Kwŏn Ŭn-sil
• Son Hye-yŏng

Boxing

• Lightweight (up to 60 kg)
  • Kim Song-guk

Soccer

Women

• goal

1 Chon Myong-hui

18 Han Hye-yong

• Defense

3 Om Chong-ran

4 Chang Yong-ok

5 Song Chong-sun

12 Ri Un-hyang

13 Yu Chong-hui

14 Jang Il-ok

15 Sonu Kyong-sun

16 Kong Hye-ok

• midfield

2 Kim Kyong-hwa

7 Ho Sun-hui

9 Ri Un-suk

11 Ri Un-gyong

• Storm

6 Kim Ok-sim

8 kilos of son-hui

10 Ri Kum-suk

17 Kim Yong-ae

• Trainer

Kim Kwang-min

• Results

Preliminary round

 Nigeria : 1-0

 Brazil : 1: 2

 Germany : 0: 1

retired as third party

Weightlifting

Men:

• Up to 56 kg
  • Cha Kum-chol
  • Ri Kyong-sok
• Up to 62 kg
  • In the Yong-su
• Up to 69 kg
  • Kim Chol-jin

Women:

• Up to 58 kg
  • O Jong-ae (bronze )
• Up to 63 kg
  • Pak Hyon-suk (gold )
• Up to 69 kg
  • Hong Yong-ok

Judo

Men:

• Up to 60 kg
  • Kim Kyong-jin
• Up to 66 kg
  • Pak Chol-min (bronze )
• Up to 73 kg
  • Kim Chol-su

Women:

• Up to 48 kg
  • Pak Ok song
• Up to 52 kg
  • An Kum-ae (silver )
• Up to 57 kg
  • Kye Sun-hui
• Up to 63 kg
  • Won Ok-im (Bronze )

Gymnastics

• Women, singles
  • Cha Yong-hwa
  • Hong Un-jong (jump: gold )

athletics

Men:

• marathon
  • Kim Il-nam
  • Pak Song-chol
  • Ri Kim song

Women:

• marathon
  • Jo Bun-hui
  • Jong Yong-ok
  • Kim Kum-ok

Wrestling

Men:

• Freestyle

• Up to 55 kg
  • Yang Kyong-il
• Up to 66 kg
  • Yang Chun song

• Greco-Roman

• Up to 55 kg
  • Cha Kwang-su

shoot

Men:

• 10 m air pistol
  • Kim Jong-su
  • Kwon Tong-hyok
• 50 m pistol
  • Kim Jong-su
  • Ryu Myong-yon

Women:

• 25 m pistol
  • Jo Yong-suk
• 10 m air pistol
  • Jo Yong-suk
• Skeet
  • Pak Jong-ran
• Trap
  • Pak Yong-hui

Synchronized swimming

• Kim Yong-mi
• Wang Ok-gyong

Table tennis

Men:

• singles
  • Jang Song-man
  • Kim Hyok-bong
  • Ri Chol-guk

Women:

• singles
  • Kim Jong
  • Kim Mi-yong

Diving

• Choe Kum-hui

  Women, 10 m synchronized jumping

• Kim Jin-ok

  Women, 10 m diving

• Kim Un-hyang

  Women, 10 m tower and synchronized jumping

• Kim Chon-man

  Men, 10 m diving

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ABC: No progress on joint Korean Olympic team: officials