North Korea at the 2018 Asian Games explained

Noc:PRK
Nocname:Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year:2018
Date: –
Games:Asian Games
Location:Jakarta and Palembang
Competitors:167
Sports:17
Gold:12
Silver:12
Bronze:12
Rank:10
Appearances:auto

Korea DPR participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Korea DPR made its first appearance at the Asian Games in 1974 Tehran, and ranked at the top five in 1974, 1978, 1982, and 1990.[1] At the latest games in Incheon, North Korea had collected 36 medals, and standing at the seventh position in medals tally.[2]

Medalists

The following North Korea competitors won medals at the Games.| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|

MedalNameSportEventDate
20 August
20 August
20 August
20 August
22 August
23 August
24 August
24 August
25 August
25 August
26 August
27 August
19 August
22 August
24 August
24 August
24 August
27 August
28 August
28 August
30 August
1 September
1 September
1 September
20 August
20 August
21 August
23 August
23 August
24 August
29 August
29 August
29 August
29 August
30 August
1 September
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Medals by sport
SportTotal
Archery0101
Artistic swimming0011
Athletics0000
Boxing0314
Diving0134
Gymnastics1236
Judo0112
Shooting1102
Table tennis0101
Weightlifting81110
Wrestling2125
Total12121337
Medals by day
DayDateTotal
1August 190101
2August 204026
3August 210011
4August 221102
5August 231023
6August 242316
7August 252002
8August 261012
9August 271102
10August 280202
11August 290044
12August 300112
13August 310000
14September 10314
15September 20000
Total12121337

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing North Korea that participated at the Games:[3]

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Archery3 4 7
Artistic swimming— 9 9
Athletics3 5 8
Boxing5 3 8
Canoeing0 3 3
Diving2 4 6
Football20 20 40
Gymnastics6 9 15
Handball0 14 14
Judo3 5 8
Karate1 2 3
Shooting5 4 9
Soft tennis2 2 4
Swimming0 2 2
Table tennis5 5 10
Weightlifting6 7 13
Wrestling4 4 8
Total 65 102 167
As competitors representing the unified Korea
width=200Sport!width=60Men!width=60Women!width=60Total
Basketball0 3 3
Canoeing8 8 16
Rowing6 1 7
Total 14 12 26

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2018 Asian Games.

Recurve
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kim Kuk-songalign=left rowspan=3Men's individual61857did not advance
Pak Yong-won64322
W 6–0
L 3–7		did not advance
Ri Tae-bom62234
L 3–7		did not advance
Kim Kuk-song
Pak Yong-won
Ri Tae-bom		Men's team188315
W 6–0
L 3–5		did not advance
Kang Jin-hwaalign=left rowspan=4Women's individual61638did not advance
Kang Un-ju65012
L 3–7		did not advance
Pak Hyang-sun62133did not advance
Ri Ji-hyang63419
L 2–6		did not advance
Kang Un-ju
Pak Hyang-sun
Ri Ji-hyang		Women's team19058
W 5–3
L 0–6		did not advance
Pak Yong-won
Kang Un-ju		Mixed team129310
W 6–0
W 5–3
W 5–4
W 6–2
L 0–6

Artistic swimming

See main article: article and Artistic swimming at the 2018 Asian Games.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routineTotalRank
PointsRankPointsRank
Min Hae-yon
Jang Hyon-ok		Duet82.8094483.80004166.60944
Jang Hyon-ok
Jong Na-ri
Ko Su-rim
Min Hae-yon
Mun Hye-song
Ri Il-sim
Ri Sol
Yun Yu-jong
Cha Ye-gyongRR		Team84.5142386.33333170.8475
RR: Reserved in technical and free routines.

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games.

North Korea entered eight athletes (3 men's and 5 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.[4]

Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's marathon

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2018 Asian Games.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Kim Jang-ryong–49 kg
W 3–2
L 0–5		did not advance
O Tae-bom–52 kg
W 5–0
W 5–0
L 0–5		did not advance
Jo Hyo-nam–56 kg
W 5–0
W 4–0
WO
L RSC-I
Choe Choi-man–60 kg
L 0–5		did not advance
Ri Kon-thae–64 kg
W 5–0
L 0–5		did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Pang Chol-mi–51 kg
W 4–1
W 5–0
W
W 4–0
L 2–3
Jo Son-hwa–57 kg
W 5–0
W 5–0
WO
L 1–4
Choe Hye-song–60 kg
W 5–0
W 5–0
L 0–5		Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games.

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ko Haeng-bokWomen's C-1 200 m51.1452 QF49.3054
O Un-ha
O Su-rim		Women's C-2 500 m2:09.6425
Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 2018 Asian Games.

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Hyon Il-myongalign=left rowspan=210 m platform433.405 Q451.405
Rim Kum-song376.708 Q399.156
Hyon Il-myong
Rim Kum-song		10 m synchronized platform395.04
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Kim Kwang-huialign=left rowspan=21 m springboard243.905 Q197.1010
Kim Mi-hwa220.858 Q226.057
Kim Kuk-hyangalign=left rowspan=210 m platform341.353 Q367.454
Kim Mi-rae324.154 Q367.90
Kim Kwang-hui
Kim Mi-hwa		3 m synchronized springboard282.78
Kim Kuk-hyang
Kim Mi-rae		10 m synchronized platform337.86

Football

See main article: article and Football at the 2018 Asian Games.

North Korea men's team were drawn in Group F at the Games, while the women's team in Group B.[5] North Korea women's team were the champion in the last edition in Incheon.[6]

Summary
TeamEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
North Korea men'sMen's tournament
D 1–1
L 0–3
W 3–0		2 Q
W 3–1
L 1–1 PSO 3–5		did not advance7
North Korea women'sWomen's tournament
W 16–0
W 7–0
L 0–2		2 Q
L 1–2		did not advance6

Men's tournament

See main article: Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament.

Roster
  • Group F

    • --------

    Round of 16
    Quarter-final

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group B

    • --------

    Quarter-final

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games.

    Handball

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2018 Asian Games.

    North Korea joined in group A at the women's team event.[7]

    Summary

    Women's tournament

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group A------------
    5–8th place semifinal
    Fifth place game

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2018 Asian Games.

    North Korea put up 8 athletes for Judo:[8]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result
    An Jae-yong–60 kg
    W 10s2–00s2
    W 10s2–00s3
    L 00s1–01
    L 00s3–10s1    		–
    Kim Hyong-un–66 kg
    W 10–00
    W 10s2–00s2
    L 00s1–01s2    		Did not advance
    L 00s3–10s2    		did not advance
    Kim Chol-gwang–73 kg
    W 10–00s1
    W 10–00s1
    L 00s1–10    		Did not advance
    W 01s2–00s1
    L 00–10    		–
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result
    Jon Yu-sun–48 kg
    W 10–01
    L 00s1–01    		Did not advance
    W 10–00
    L 01–10    		–
    Rim Song-sim–52 kg
    W 11–00s3
    W 10–00
    L 00–10
    W 01s1–00s2
    Kim Jin-a–57 kg
    W 10–00s1
    W 10s2–00s2
    W 01–00
    L 01–10
    Ri Pok-hyang–63 kg
    L 00s2–01s2    		did not advance
    Kwon Sun-yong–70 kg
    W 01–00
    L 00–01    		Did not advance
    L 00s1–01    		did not advance

    Karate

    See main article: article and Karate at the 2018 Asian Games.

    North Korea participated in the karate competition at the Games with three athletes (1 men and 2 women's).[9]

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Kim Song-guk10 m air pistol57513did not advance
    Ryong Song-gang10 m air rifle606.738did not advance
    Kwon Kwang-ilalign=left rowspan=210 m running target5677did not advance
    Pak Myong-won5731 Q


    W 7–5
    :
    L 4–6

    Jo Yong-cholalign=left rowspan=210 m running target mixed3757
    Pak Myong-won384
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Han Yong-sim10 m air pistol55629did not advance
    Ri Un-gyong10 m air rifle607.136did not advance
    Kim Yong-bokalign=left rowspan=2Trap10521did not advance
    Pak Yong-hui11210did not advance
    Mixed team
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Kim Song-guk
    Han Yong-sim    		10 m air pistol75115did not advance
    Ryong Song-gang
    Ri Un-gyong    		10 m air rifle809.718did not advance

    Soft tennis

    See main article: article and Soft tennis at the 2018 Asian Games.

    AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Ri Chung-ilalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    W 4–2
    W 4–3    		1 Q
    L 2–4    		did not advance
    So Je-il
    W 4–1
    W 4–3    		1 Q
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Hong Ji-sunalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    L 1–4
    W 4–0
    W 4–0    		2did not advance
    Kim Mi-hyang
    W 4–0
    W 4–3    		1 Q
    L 3–4    		did not advance
    Kim Mi-hyang
    So Je-il    		align=left rowspan=2Mixed doubles
    W 5–0
    W 5–2
    W 5–2    		1 Q
    L 1–5    		did not advance
    Ri Chung-il
    Hong Ji-sun
    WO
    L 0R–5    		3did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games.

    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRank
    Jang Myong-gyong50 m breaststroke34.9519did not advance
    Pak Mi-song50 m freestyle27.0716did not advance

    Table tennis

    See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games.

    Individual
    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Choe Ilalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    W 4–1
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Pak Sin-hyok
    W 4–2
    L 2–4    		did not advance
    Cha Hyo-simalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    W 4–0
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Kim Song-i
    W 4–0
    L 3–4    		did not advance
    An Ji-song
    Cha Hyo-sim    		align=left rowspan=2Mixed doubles
    WO
    W 3–0
    L 2–3    		did not advance
    Pak Sin-hyok
    Kim Nam-hae
    W 3–0
    L 0–3    		did not advance
    Team
    AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Pak Sin-hyok
    Choe Il
    An Ji-song
    Ham Yu-song
    Ri Kwang-myong    		Men's
    W 3–0
    L 0–3
    W 3–0
    W 3–0    		2 Q
    L 2–3    		did not advance
    Kim Song-i
    Cha Hyo-sim
    Choe Hyon-hwa
    Kim Nam-hae
    Pyon Song-gyong    		Women's
    W 3–0
    W 3–2
    W 3–1    		1 Q
    W 3–1
    W 3–0
    L 0–3

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2018 Asian Games.

    North Korea is aiming to win seven to eight gold medals from their weightlifters.[10]

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Om Yun-chol−56 kg12721601287
    Sin Chol-bom−62 kg130516822984
    O Kang-cholalign=left rowspan=2−69 kg15111862336
    Kim Myong-hyok150————
    Choe Jon-wi−77 kg15521931348
    Jon Myong-song−85 kg15831904348
    Women
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Ri Song-gum−48 kg8721121199
    Kim Chung-sim−53 kg88511242004
    Kim Hyo-simalign=left rowspan=2−63 kg11311371250
    Choe Hyo-sim10521332238
    Rim Un-sim−69 kg10911371246
    Rim Jong-sim−75 kg11611471263
    Kim Kuk-hyang+75 kg12611651291

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games.

    North Korea represented by 8 strong wrestlers at the Games. This sport contributing 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze) for the contingent.[11] The gold medals won by the women's wrestler Pak Yong-mi and Jong Myong-suk.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Kang Kum-song−57 kg
    W 9–5
    W 3–1
    W 10–0
    L 2–8
    Kim Kuk-gwang −65 kg
    W 10–0
    L 3–4    		did not advance10
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Ri Se-ung−60 kg
    L 2–10    		did not advance
    W 9–0
    L 5–13    		5
    Kim Myong-chol−67 kg
    L 2–2 PP    		did not advance12
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Kim Son-hyang−50 kg
    W 10–0
    L 4–13
    W 10–0
    Pak Yong-mi−53 kg
    W 6–0
    W 7–7 PP
    W 11–0
    Jong Myong-suk−57 kg
    W 9–6
    W 10–0
    W 10–0
    W 5–4
    Rim Jong-sim−62 kg
    L 6–6 PP    		did not advance
    W 10–0
    W 12–2

    See also

    Notes and References

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    2. News: 한국, 金 79개로 아시안게임 종합 2위…북한은 7위 . No Cut News. 17 July 2018 . ko.
    3. Web site: 18th Asian Games: Participants . . 2 January 2019.
    4. Web site: Official Result Book Athletics . . 30 August 2018 . 30 December 2018.
    5. News: Mark . Henderson . Asian Games Draw – six East Asian teams involved . From the Tofu Bowl . 6 July 2018 . 14 August 2018 . 6 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806024927/https://www.fromthetofubowl.com/single-post/Asian-Games-Draw-%E2%80%93-six-East-Asian-teams-involved . dead .
    6. News: Alastair . Himmer . N.Korea win Asian Games football gold to repay Kim Jong-Un's love . . 1 October 2014 . 14 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024128/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-win-asian-games-football-gold-repay-152421593.html . dead .
    7. News: Two Koreas paired together in women's handball at Asian Games . . 5 July 2018 . 6 August 2018.
    8. Web site: 18th Asian Games Jakarta 2018 . . 17 July 2018.
    9. Web site: Official Result Book Karate . . 27 August 2018 . 28 December 2018.
    10. News: [아시안게임] 中 없는 AG 역도…곳곳에서 남·북 자존심 대결 ]. . 20 August 2018 . 29 August 2018 . ko.
    11. News: Won-man . Lee . [우리는하나다]장점 뚜렷한 북한스포츠,단일팀 기대효과 큰 이유 ]. . 23 August 2018 . 25 August 2018 . ko.

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