North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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North Korea competed as the ''Democratic People's Republic of Korea'' at the
1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
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 Ri Byong-uk (born November 7, 1954) is a retired North Korean boxer, who won two Olympic medals in the men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) category. Olympic results 1976 * Defeated Sidney McKnight (Canada) KO 1 * Defeated Henryk Średnicki ( ...
— Boxing, men's light flyweight * Gyong-Si Han — Weightlifting, men's flyweight


Archery

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 Sok Chang-suk (born 1 February 1963) is a North Korean archer. Olympics She competed in the women's individual event at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Le ...
— 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 Ri Byong-uk (born November 7, 1954) is a retired North Korean boxer, who won two Olympic medals in the men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) category. Olympic results 1976 * Defeated Sidney McKnight (Canada) KO 1 * Defeated Henryk Średnicki ( ...
→ Bronze Medal *# First Round — Defeated
Henryk Pielesiak Henryk Pielesiak (9 August 1955 – 25 October 2005) was a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, L ...
(Poland) on points (3-2) *# Second Round — Defeated Gilberto Sosa (Mexico) on points (3-2) *# Quarter Finals — Defeated Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (4-1) *# Semi Finals — Lost to
Shamil Sabirov Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров; born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing cha ...
(Soviet Union) on points (0-5) Men's Flyweight (51 kg) *
Yo Ryon-Sik Jo Ryon-sik (born 30 January 1960) is a North Korean boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ig ...
*# First Round — Defeated Amala Dass (India) on points (5-0) *# Second Round — Defeated Ramon Armando Guevara (Venezuela) on points (4-1) *# Quarter Finals — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (2-3) Men's Featherweight (57 kg) * Gu Yong-ju *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points (0-5) Men's Lightweight (60 kg) * Jong Jo-Ung *# First Round — Defeated Rabani Ghulam (Afghanistan) after referee stopped contest in second round *# Second Round — Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5) Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) * Ryu Bun-Hwa *# First Round — Defeated
Bishnu Malakar Bishnu Malakar (born 9 November 1959) is a Nepalese boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer ...
(Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round *# Second Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) on points (1-4)


Gymnastics

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

4 male athletes have participated. * Kim Byong-Gun * Kim Myong-Gyu * Ko Hyong * Pak Jong-Chol


Shooting


Weightlifting


Wrestling

Men's freestyle 48 kg * Jang Se-hongOfficial Report
/ref> *# First Round — Defeated Gombyn Khishigbaatar (MGL), 7:43 (won by fall) *# Second Round — Defeated Mohammed Jabbar (IRQ), 2:41 (won by fall) *# Third Round — Defeated
Mohammad Aktar Mohammad Aktar (born 2 August 1962) is an Afghan Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia *Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity ** Afghan (ethnonym), the ...
(AFG), 8:30 (won by fall) *# Fourth Round — Lost to
Claudio Pollio Claudio Pollio (born 27 May 1958 in Naples) is an Italian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. Olympics Pollio competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling Freest ...
(ITA), 7:12 (won by passivity) *# Fifth Round — Defeated
Jan Falandys Jan Falandys (born 18 June 1956) is a retired light-flyweight freestyle wrestler from Poland. He won bronze medals at the world championships in 1979 and 1983 and placed fourth at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: ...
(POL), 8 - 13 *# Final *## Lost to
Claudio Pollio Claudio Pollio (born 27 May 1958 in Naples) is an Italian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. Olympics Pollio competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling Freest ...
(ITA), 7:12 (won by passivity) *## Defeated Sergey Kornilayev (URS), 7:23 (won by fall) → Silver Medal Men's freestyle 52 kg * Jang Dok-ryong *# First Round — Lost to Ashok Kumar (IND), 7 - 12 *# Second Round — Defeated Mark Dunbar (GBR), 2 - 37 *# Third Round — Defeated Mohammad Aynutdin (AFG), 6:28 (won by fall) *# Fourth Round — Lost to
Nermedin Selimov Nermedin Selimov ( bg, Нермедин Селимов; born 3 January 1954) is a Bulgarian former wrestler who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...
(BUL), 16 - 6 → 5th place Men's freestyle 57 kg *
Li Ho-pyong Li Ho-Pyong (, born 16 October 1951) is a Korean former wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), official ...
*# First Round — Defeated
Cris Brown Christopher "Cris" Brown is an Australian freestyle wrestler who competed at five Olympics from 1980 to 1996. His best result was fourth at the 1984 Olympics when he lost in the bronze medal match of the Featherweight class to South Korean Le ...
(AUS), 7:41 (won by fall) *# Second Round — Defeated
Amrik Singh Gill Amrik Singh Gill (born 24 April 1951) is a male Indian born former wrestler who competed for Great Britain and England. Wrestling career Gill competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. He repre ...
(GBR), 5:03 (won by passivity) *# Third Round — Defeated Wiesław Kończak (POL), 9 - 5 *# Fourth Round — Defeated Aurel Neagu (ROU), 3 - 10 *# Fifth Round — Lost to
Sergei Beloglazov Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born 16 September 1956 in Kaliningrad) is a Soviet and Russian former Olympic wrestler and World Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports s ...
(URS), 1:12 (won by fall) *# Final *## Lost to
Sergei Beloglazov Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born 16 September 1956 in Kaliningrad) is a Soviet and Russian former Olympic wrestler and World Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports s ...
(URS), 1:12 (won by fall) *## Tied with Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold (MGL), 7 - 7 → Silver Medal


References


Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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