North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

North Korea at the
2004 Summer Olympics

IOC code| PRK
NOC| Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Athens
Competitors| 36 in 9 sports
Flag bearer | Kim Song-Ho (official)
Medals
Ranked 57th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Korean Unification Flag

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972. North Korean athletes did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, when they joined the Soviet boycott, and subsequently, led a boycott at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, along with six other nations.

Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sent a total of 36 athletes, 13 men and 23 women, to compete only in 9 sports. For the second time in Olympic history, North Korea was represented by more female than male athletes due to its stark team size of women in diving and artistic gymnastics. Former basketball player and National Olympic Committee official Kim Song-Ho became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][2] Both North Korea and South Korea marched together in the Parade of Nations at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies under the Korean Unification Flag, a white flag showing the united Korean peninsula in blue. They had two flagbearers carrying the flag together at each occasion, one representing the North and the other representing the South. The female athletes and staff wore red blazers, while their male counterparts wore blue. Although they marched together, the teams competed separately and had separate medal tallies.[3]

North Korea left Athens with a total of five Olympic medals (four silver and one bronze), failing to claim a single gold for the second consecutive time since Sydney.[4] All of these medals were awarded to the athletes in boxing, judo, shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting. Lightweight judoka Kye Sun-Hui managed to complete a full set of medals in her illustrious sporting career with a silver, in addition to her gold in Atlanta and bronze in Sydney.[5]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Kye Sun-hui | Judo | Women's 57 kg | August 16
Silver | Ri Song-hui | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | August 16
Silver | Kim Hyang-mi | Table tennis | Women's singles | August 22
Silver | Kim Song-guk | Boxing | Featherweight | August 28
Bronze | Kim Jong-su | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | August 17

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

North Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[6][7]

Key

* Note-Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Jong Myong-chol | Marathon | 2:19:47  | 35

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Ham Bong-sil | Marathon | DNF
Jo Bun-hui | 2:55:54  | 56
Jong Yong-ok | 2:37:52  | 21

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kim Song-Guk was a surprise finalist in the featherweight class, beating the European bronze medalist in the second round and the All-Africa Games silver medalist in the quarters before edging World runner-up and European champion Vitali Tajbert in the semifinals. In the final, Tichtchenko pulled out into an early lead over Kim and never looked back, easily taking victory and leaving Kim to the silver medal.

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Kwak Hyok-ju | Light flyweight |  Ali (IRQ)
L 7–21  | Did not advance
Kim Song-guk | Featherweight | Bye  |  Kupatadze (GEO)
W 25–14  |  Ganiyu (NGR)
W 32–11  |  Tajbert (GER)
W 29–24  |  Tishchenko (RUS)
L 17–39  |

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics

North Korean divers qualified for four individual spots in the following events.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Choe Hyong-gil | 10 m platform | 419.58  | 16 Q | 600.36  | 15  | Did not advance
Pak Yong-ryong | 414.33  | 17 Q | 596.01  | 17  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Jon Hyon-ju | 10 m platform | 272.01  | 22  | Did not advance
Kim Kyong-ju | 263.52  | 25  | Did not advance

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

### Artistic

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB  |  F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB
Kim Hyon-il | Pommel horse | —  | 9.112  | —  | 9.112  | 56  | Did not advance
Parallel bars | —  | 9.537  | —  | 9.537  | 35  | Did not advance
Ri Jong-song | Floor | 9.675  | —  | 9.675  | 14  | Did not advance
Vault | —  | 9.162  | —  | 9.162  | 62  | Did not advance

Women
Team
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F
Han Jong-ok | Team | —  | 9.537  | 8.000  | —  | Did not advance
Hong Su-jong | 9.075  | 9.200  | 8.212  | 8.475  | 34.962  | 50
Kang Yun-mi | 9.637 Q | —  | 8.850  | —
Kim Un-jong | 9.125  | 9.475  | 8.412  | 9.050  | 36.062  | 36
Pyon Kwang-sun | 9.200  | 9.600 Q | 9.062  | 8.650  | 36.512  | 23 Q
Ri Hae-yon | 8.762  | 8.862  | 8.600  | 8.687  | 34.911  | 52
Total | 37.037  | 37.812  | 34.286  | 35.237  | 144.372  | 12

Individual finals
Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB
Kang Yun-mi | Vault | —  | 9.381  | —  | 9.381  | 5
Pyon Kwang-sun | All-around | 8.525  | 9.587  | 8.850  | 8.900  | 35.862  | 17
Uneven bars | —  | 9.600  | —  | 9.600  | 4

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Six North Korean judoka (one man and five women) qualified for the following events.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Repechage 3  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Pak Nam-chol | −60 kg |  Lounifi (TUN)
L 0001–1000  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Repechage 3  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Ri Kyong-ok | −48 kg |  Yıldız (TUR)
L 0021–0111  | Did not advance
Ri Sang-sim | −52 kg |  Yokosawa (JPN)
L 0000–1000  | Did not advance  |  Diédhiou (SEN)
W 0020–0000  |  Singleton (GBR)
L 0010–0011  | Did not advance
Kye Sun-hui | −57 kg |  Bezzina (MLT)
W 1010–0000  |  Yukhareva (RUS)
W 0031–0010  |  Cox (GBR)
W 1010–0010  |  Lupetey (CUB)
W 1000–0000  | Bye  |  Bönisch (GER)
L 0010–0011  |
Hong Ok-song | −63 kg |  Scapin (ITA)
W 0001–0000  |  Moller (RSA)
W 1000–0000  |  Heill (AUT)
L 0010–0100  | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Rousey (USA)
W 0010–0001  |  González (CUB)
L 0000–1010  | Did not advance
Kim Ryon-mi | −70 kg | Bye  |  Moreira (ANG)
W 1010–0000  |  Arlove (AUS)
L 0100–1000  | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Pažoutová (CZE)
W 0100–0011  |  Jacques (BEL)
L 0030–0110  | Did not advance

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Three North Korean shooters (two men and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Kim Hyon-ung | 10 m air pistol | 583  | =4 Q | 682  | 6
25 m rapid fire pistol | 572  | 16  | Did not advance
50 m pistol | 553  | =18  | Did not advance
Kim Jong-su | 10 m air pistol | 582  | =6 Q | 681.2  | 8
50 m pistol | 564  | =3 Q | 657.7  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Ri Hyon-ok | Skeet | 68 (2)  | 7  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four North Korean table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
O Il | Men's singles |  Luyindula (COD)
W 4–0  |  Leung C Y (HKG)
L 1–4  | Did not advance
Kim Hyang-mi | Women's singles | Bye  |  Fazekas (HUN)
W 4–1  |  Steff (ROM)
W 4–2  |  Niu Jf (CHN)
W 4–0  |  Zhang Xl (SIN)
W 4–2  |  Li Jw (SIN)
W 4–3  |  Zhang Yn (CHN)
L 0–4  |
Kim Hyon-hui | Bye  |  Jing Jh (SIN)
W 4–2  |  Tie Y N (HKG)
L 0–4  | Did not advance
Kim Yun-mi | Bye  |  Offiong (NGR)
W 4–1  |  Wang N (HKG)
L 2–4  | Did not advance
Kim Hyang-mi
Kim Hyon-hui | Women's doubles | Bye  |  C Li /
K Li (NZL)
W 4–1  |  Lee E-S /
Seok E-M (KOR)
L 1–4  | Did not advance

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four North Korean weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Im Yong-su | Men's −62 kg | 140  | =2  | ~~170~~ | DNF | 140  | DNF
Choe Un-sim | Women's −48 kg | 82.5  | =4  | 95  | =10  | 177.5  | 8
Pak Hyon-suk | Women's −58 kg | 95  | =6  | 122.5  | =5  | 217.5  | 6
Ri Song-hui | 102.5  | =2  | 130  | =1  | 232.5  |

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key

* VT \- Victory by Fall.
* PP \- Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO \- Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Elimination Pool  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
O Song-nam | −55 kg |  Kardanov (GRE)
L 1–3 PP |  Berberyan (ARM)
W 3–1 PP |  Doğan (TUR)
W 5–0 VB | 2  | Did not advance  | 8

## See also

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* North Korea at the 2002 Asian Games

## References

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1. ^ Crumpacker, John (14 August 2004). "Athens Games: Opening Ceremonies / Flame lights a Greek revival". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
2. ^ "Asian Games organizers ask IOC to bring in NKorea". Associated Press. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
3. ^ "North and South Korea to march together at Olympic opening ceremony". Pravda. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
4. ^ "2004 Athens: Medal Tally". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
5. ^ "Kye Sun Hui pinned high hope to win gold at Olympics for DPRK". Xinhua. 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on August 14, 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
6. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
7. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

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