1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (North Korea)

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North Korea took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Japanese Nagano with a delegation of eight athletes in two disciplines in part, two men and six women. None of the athletes managed to win a medal.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the short tracker Yun Chol .

Participants by sport

Speed ​​skating

Women

• Kim Jong-hui

  500 m: 35th place (83.74 s)

  1000 m: 37th place (1: 23.88 min)

• Kim Ok-hui

  1000 m: 33rd place (1: 23.37 min)

Short track

Men

• Han Sang-guk

  500 m: 26th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

  1000 m: 23rd place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

• Yun Chol

  500 m: 27th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

  1000 m: 26th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

Women

• Han Ryon-hui

  500 m: race not finished

  1000 m: 13th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)

  3000 m relay: 7th place (4: 27.030 min)

• Ho Jong-hae

  1000 m: 17th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)

  3000 m relay: 7th place (4: 27.030 min)

• Hwang Ok-sil

  500 m: 22nd place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

  3000 m relay: 7th place (4: 27.030 min)

• Jong Ok-Myong

  500 m: 16th place (disqualified in the quarterfinals)

  1000 m: disqualified in the preliminary run

  3000 m relay: 7th place (4: 27.030 min)

Web links

• North Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )