North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics

North Korea at the Olympic Games
Flag of North Korea – Flag bearers IOC code  PRK NOC Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	57 in 8 sports
Medals Rank: 26	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 2	Total 5
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North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics 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

• Byong-Uk Li — Boxing, men's light flyweight

• Gyong-Si Han — Weightlifting, men's flyweight

Results by event

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:

• Gwang Sun-O — 2401 points (→ 5th place)
• Sok Chang-Suk — 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 → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round — Defeated Henryk Pielesiak (Poland) on points (3-2)
  2. Second Round — Defeated Gilberto Sosa (Mexico) on points (3-2)
  3. Quarter Finals — Defeated Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (4-1)
  4. Semi Finals — Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Yo Ryon-Sik
  1. First Round — Defeated Amala Dass (India) on points (5-0)
  2. Second Round — Defeated Ramon Armando Guevara (Venezuela) on points (4-1)
  3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (2-3)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Gu Young-Jo
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points (0-5)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Jong Jo-Ung
  1. First Round — Defeated Rabani Ghulam (Afghanistan) after referee stopped contest in second round
  2. Second Round — Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Ryu Bun-Hwa
  1. First Round — Defeated Bishnu Malakar (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
  2. Second Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) on points (1-4)

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database