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. 64 competitors, 36 men and 28 women, took part in 53 events in 12 sports.

Medalists

Competitors

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Archery

Women's Individual Competition: * Kim Jong-hwa — Round of 32, 19th place (0-1) * Li Myong-gum — Round of 32, 29th place (0-1) * Sin Song-hui — Ranking round, 52nd place (0-0) Women's Team Competition: * Kim, Li, and Sin — Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)

Athletics

Men's Marathon * Ryu Ok-hyon — 2:40.51 (→ 80th place) Women's Marathon *

Mun Gyong-ae Mun Gyong-ae (, born 8 April 1969) is a North Korean long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She has been compared to Choe Chang-sop, a male marathoner whose 1975 win at the Košice Peace Marath ...

— 2:37.03 (→ 6th place) Women's Long Jump *

Ri Yong-ae Ri Yong-ae (born 4 November 1965) is a retired North Korean long jumper. Her personal best jump was 6.79 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Kuala Lumpur. This is the current North Korean record. She also holds the national 100 metres The 100 ...

:* Heat — 6.17 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * O Song-chol :* First Round – Defeated Anicet Rasoanaivo (MAD), KO-2 :* Second Round – Lost to Daniel Petrov (BUL), RSC-3

Cycling

Three cyclists, all women, represented North Korea in 1992. ; Women's Individual Road Race * Pak Chun-wa — 2:38:38 (→ 53rd place) * Kim Gyong-hui — 2:39:43 (→ 54th place) * Choi In-ae — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard *

Kim Myong-son Kim Myong-son (born 9 March 1976) is a North Korean diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu ...

:* Preliminary Heat — 232.65 points (→ did not advance, 28th place) * Kim Hye-ok :* Preliminary Heat — 206.64 points (→ did not advance, 29th place) Women's 10m Platform *Kim Chun-ok :*Preliminary Round — 282.36 points (→ 18th place) * Ryu Un-Sil :*Preliminary Round — 282.36 points (→ 23rd place)

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Shooting

Table tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database

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