North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

North Korea at the
1980 Summer Olympics

IOC code| PRK
NOC| Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Moscow
Competitors| 47 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 26th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1972
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* 1980
* 1984–1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
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* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

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

## Medalists

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### Silver

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* 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

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

## Archery

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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

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Marathon: Chun Son-Koh in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral

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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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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

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1. ^ a b c Official Report

* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Congo
* Ethiopia
* Guinea
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mozambique
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Tanzania
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Brazil
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad-Tobago
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* India
* Iraq
* Jordan
* North Korea
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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