North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

competed as the ''Democratic People's Republic of Korea'' at the

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Results by event

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

Men's Marathon *

Kim Jung-Won Kim Jung-won (born 20 January 1973) is a North Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad ...

→ 38th place (2:19.54) *

Kim Jong-Su Kim Jong-su ( or ; born January 1, 1977) is a North Korean sport shooter who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In Athens, he won the bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol competition, and fi ...

→ 40th place (2:20.19) Women's Marathon * Jong Song-Ok → 20th place (2:35.31) * Kim Chang-Ok → 26th place (2:36.31)

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) * Jong Gil Hoe :* First Round — Lost to

Zahir Raheem Zahir Raheem (born November 7, 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American boxer. Known as "King Raheem", his current professional record stands at 33 wins, 3 losses with 20 knockouts. After a stellar amateur career, which included a 213 ...

(United States) on points (4-19)

Diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

Women's 3m Springnboard * Ri Ok-Rim :* Preliminary Heat — 219.63 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Women's 10m Platform * Ri Ok-Rim :* Preliminary Heat — 230.16 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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