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North Korea At The 1998 Winter Olympics
North Korea competed as the ''Democratic People's Republic of Korea'' at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Japan. Short track speed skating ;Men ;Women Speed skating ;Women ReferencesOfficial Olympic ReportsOlympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Korea, North North Korea at the Winter Olympics by year, 1998 1998 in North Korean sport {{1998-winter-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Committee Of The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea
The Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (; List of IOC country codes, IOC code: PRK) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing North Korea (competing either as DPR Korea or as the country's full official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea). It is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). It is based in Kwangbok Street, Kumsong-dong, Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang. Its chairman is Kim Il-guk, Vice President Chang Ung, and Secretary General Son Kwang-ho. History Before the Korean War, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized a single Korean National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing both the North and South Korea, based in Seoul. After the war, North Korea displayed dissatisfaction with this arrangement, and repeatedly called for the creation of a North Korean NOC. The IOC declined these pleas on the grounds that there could be only one NOC per coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1998 Winter Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ok-hui (speed Skater)
Kim Ok-hui (born 6 October 1979) is a North Korean speed skater. She competed in the women's 1000 metres at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1979 births Living people North Korean female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for North Korea Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{NorthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Jong-Hae
Ho (or the transliterations He or Heo) may refer to: People Language and ethnicity * Ho people, an ethnic group of India ** Ho language, a tribal language in India * Hani people, or Ho people, an ethnic group in China, Laos and Vietnam * Hiri Motu, ISO 639-1 language code ho *Ho (Armenian) a letter of the Armenian script. Names * Ho (Korean name), a family name, given name, and an element in two-syllable given names * Heo, also romanised as Hŏ, a Korean family name * Hồ (surname), a Vietnamese surname * He (surname), or Ho, the romanised transliteration of several Chinese family names * Hè (surname) , also romanised as Ho, a Chinese surname People with the surname * Cassey Ho (born 1987), American social media fitness entrepreneur * Coco Ho (born 1991), American surfer * Derek Ho (1964—2020), Hawaiian surfer * Don Ho (1930–2007), American musician * Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969), Vietnamese political leader * Michael Ho (born 1957), American surfer * Sornsawan Ho (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Ok-Myong
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2013-09-06. The name is spelled Jón in and on the . In the , it is derived from |
Han Ryon-Hui
Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese people who may be fully or partially Han Chinese descent. * Han Minjok, or Han people (): the Korean native name referring to Koreans. * Hän: one of the First Nations peoples of Canada. Former states * Han (Western Zhou state) (韓) (11th century BC – 757 BC), a Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn period * Han (state) (韓) (403–230 BC), a Chinese state during the Warring States period * Han dynasty (漢/汉) (206 BC – 220 AD), a dynasty split into two eras, Western Han and Eastern Han ** Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263), a Han Chinese dynasty that existed during the Three Kingdoms Period * Former Zhao (304–329), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, known as Han (漢) before 319 * Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347), one of the Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano, Nagano
is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin (Zenkoji Daira) in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, with an altitude of . The city is surrounded by mountains, the highest of which is Mount Takatsuma (2,353m), and is near the confluence of the Chikuma River - the longest and widest river in Japan - and the Sai River. , the city had an estimated population of 370,632 in 160,625 households, and a population density of 444 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Nagano City, located in the former Shinano Province, developed from the Nara period (AD 710 to 794) as a temple town (''monzen machi''). The city of Nagano is home to Zenkō-ji, a 7th-century Buddhist temple that is listed as a Japanese national treasure. Zenkō-ji was established in its current location in 642 AD. The location of Zenkō-ji is approximately 2 kilometer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jong Ok-Myong
Jong Ok-myong (born 5 June 1979) is a North Korean short track speed skater. She competed in three events at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1979 births Living people North Korean female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for North Korea Short track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea 20th-century North Korean women 20th-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
