North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Unification Flag of Korea.[1]

North Korea at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codePRK
NOCOlympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Sydney
Competitors31 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Pak Jung-Chul
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverRi Song-huiWeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 BronzeKim Un-cholBoxingMen's light flyweight
 BronzeKye Sun-huiJudoWomen's 52 kg
 BronzeKang Yong-gyunWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 54 kg

Results by event

Archery

North Korea sent only one woman to the archery competition in Sydney. She was undefeated until her semifinal match with an archer from South Korea. She also lost her bronze medal match, again to a South Korean archer.

Women's individual
Ok Sil Choe
1/32 eliminations Defeated Katri Suutari
Finland		 161-149
1/16 eliminations Defeated Nataliya Burdeyna
Ukraine		 162-160
1/8 eliminations Defeated Kateryna Serdyuk
Ukraine		 160-153
Quarterfinal Defeated Natalia Valeeva
Italy		 107-103
Semifinal Lost to Nam-Soon Kim
Korea		 114-107
Final Lost to Soo-Nyung Kim
Korea		 114-107
4th place

Athletics

Men's marathon

Women's Marathon

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Yong - Ryong Pak
    1. Preliminary - 271.47 (47th place, did not advance)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

  • Hyong - Gil Choe
    1. Preliminary - 448.41
    2. Semi-final - 185.52 - 633.93
    3. Final - 377.46 - 562.98 (12th place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

  • Yong - Ryong Pak
    1. Preliminary - 400.29
    2. Semi-final - 181.74 - 582.03 (16th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Ok Rim Ri
    1. Preliminary - 238.77 (26th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Song Hui Choe
    1. Preliminary - 222.84 (33rd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

  • Ok Rim Ri
    1. Preliminary - 262.20 (22nd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

  • Myong Hwa Choe
    1. Preliminary - 308.73
    2. Semi-final - 183.84 - 492.57
    3. Final - 269.22 - 453.06 (10th place)

Synchronized swimming

Duet

  • Son Yong Choe, Yong Hui Jo
  • Technical Routine - 29.867 Did not compete in free routine

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Kim Yong-Ok – 63 kg 85.0 90.0 92.5 115.0 120.0 120.0 205.0 5

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

References
  1. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 488.

Works cited
  • Yonhap News Agency (2002). North Korea Handbook. Seoul: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.

Further reading
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