North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	PRK
Nocname:	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1980
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	47
Sports:	8
Rank:	26
Gold:	0
Silver:	3
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Medalists

Silver

• Se-Hong Jang — Wrestling, men's freestyle light flyweight
• Ho-Pyong Li — Wrestling, men's freestyle bantamweight
• Bong-Chol Ho — Weightlifting, men's flyweight

Bronze

• Ri Byong-uk — Boxing, men's light flyweight
• Gyong-Si Han — Weightlifting, men's flyweight

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics. 1980 was the second time that North Korea competed in archery in the Olympics. Two women and one man competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

• O Gwang-sun - 2401 points (→ 5th place)
• Sok Chang-suk - 2269 points (→ 17th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Kim Gye-Yong - 2331 points (→ 22nd place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Chun Son-Koh

• Final - 2:20:08 (→ 27th place)
• Jong Hyong-Li

• Final - 2:21:10 (→ 29th place)
• Chang Sop-Choe

• Final - 2:22:42 (→ 33rd place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Li Byong-Uk → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round - Defeated Henryk Pielesiak (Poland) on points (3-2)
  2. Second Round - Defeated Gilberto Sosa (Mexico) on points (3-2)
  3. Quarter Finals - Defeated Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (4-1)
  4. Semi Finals - Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Yo Ryon-Sik
  1. First Round - Defeated Amala Dass (India) on points (5-0)
  2. Second Round - Defeated Ramon Armando Guevara (Venezuela) on points (4-1)
  3. Quarter Finals - Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (2-3)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Gu Yong-ju
  1. First Round - Bye
  2. Second Round - Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points (0-5)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Jong Jo-Ung
  1. First Round - Defeated Rabani Ghulam (Afghanistan) after referee stopped contest in second round
  2. Second Round - Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Ryu Bun-Hwa
  1. First Round - Defeated Bishnu Malakar (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
  2. Second Round - Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) on points (1-4)

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics. 11 athletes have participated.

• Cho Hun
• Choe Jong-Sil
• Choe Myong-Hui
• Han Gwang-Song
• Kang Gwang-Song
• Kim Chun-Son
• Kim Gwang-Jin
• Li Su-Gil
• Lo Ok-Sil
• Sin-Myong-Ok
• Song Sun-Bong

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics. 4 male athletes have participated.

• Kim Byong-Gun
• Kim Myong-Gyu
• Ko Hyong
• Pak Jong-Chol

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

Men's freestyle 48 kg

• Jang Se-hong^[1]
  1. First Round - Defeated Gombyn Khishigbaatar (MGL), 7:43 (won by fall)
  2. Second Round - Defeated Mohammed Jabbar (IRQ), 2:41 (won by fall)
  3. Third Round - Defeated Mohammad Aktar (AFG), 8:30 (won by fall)
  4. Fourth Round - Lost to Claudio Pollio (ITA), 7:12 (won by passivity)
  5. Fifth Round - Defeated Jan Falandys (POL), 8 - 13
  6. Final
     1. Lost to Claudio Pollio (ITA), 7:12 (won by passivity)
     2. Defeated Sergey Kornilayev (URS), 7:23 (won by fall) → Silver Medal

Men's freestyle 52 kg

• Jang Dok-ryong^[1]
  1. First Round - Lost to Ashok Kumar (IND), 7 - 12
  2. Second Round - Defeated Mark Dunbar (GBR), 2 - 37
  3. Third Round - Defeated Mohammad Aynutdin (AFG), 6:28 (won by fall)
  4. Fourth Round - Lost to Nermedin Selimov (BUL), 16 - 6 → 5th place

Men's freestyle 57 kg

• Li Ho-pyong^[1]
  1. First Round - Defeated Cris Brown (AUS), 7:41 (won by fall)
  2. Second Round - Defeated Amrik Singh Gill (GBR), 5:03 (won by passivity)
  3. Third Round - Defeated Wiesław Kończak (POL), 9 - 5
  4. Fourth Round - Defeated Aurel Neagu (ROU), 3 - 10
  5. Fifth Round - Lost to Sergei Beloglazov (URS), 1:12 (won by fall)
  6. Final
     1. Lost to Sergei Beloglazov (URS), 1:12 (won by fall)
     2. Tied with Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold (MGL), 7 - 7 → Silver Medal

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/or1980v3.pdf Official Report