North Korea at the 2000 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 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors	31 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Pak Jung-Chul
Medals Rank: 60	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 4
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North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Unification Flag of Korea.

Results by event

Archery

North Korea sent only one woman to the archery competition in Sydney. She was undefeated until her semifinal match with an archer from South Korea. She also lost her bronze medal match, again to a South Korean archer.

Women's individual
	Ok Sil Choe
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Katri Suutari Finland	161-149
1/16 eliminations	Defeated	Nataliya Burdeyna Ukraine	162-160
1/8 eliminations	Defeated	Kateryna Serdyuk Ukraine	160-153
Quarterfinal	Defeated	Natalia Valeeva Italy	107-103
Semifinal	Lost to	Nam-Soon Kim Korea	114-107
Final	Lost to	Soo-Nyung Kim Korea	114-107
	4th place

Athletics

Men's marathon

• Kim Jung-Won
  1. Final - 2:18:04 (29th place)

• Kim Jong-Chol
  1. Final - 2:18:04 (30th place)

• Kil Jae-Son
  1. Final - 2:25:13 (59th place)

Women's Marathon

• Ham Bong-Sil
  1. Final - 2:27:07 (8th place)

• Jong Yong-Ok
  1. Final - 2:31:40 (20th place)

• Kim Chang-Ok
  1. Final - 2:35:32 (28th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Un Chol Kim - Bronze Medal
  • Round 1 – Defeated Sebusiso Keketsi of Lesotho
  • Round 2 – Defeated Pál Lakatos of Hungary
  • Quarterfinal – Defeated Ivanas Stapovičius of Lithuania
  • Semifinal – Lost to Rafael Lozano of Spain

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Yong - Ryong Pak
  1. Preliminary - 271.47 (47th place, did not advance)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Hyong - Gil Choe
  1. Preliminary - 448.41
  2. Semi-final - 185.52 - 633.93
  3. Final - 377.46 - 562.98 (12th place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Yong - Ryong Pak
  1. Preliminary - 400.29
  2. Semi-final - 181.74 - 582.03 (16th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Ok Rim Ri
  1. Preliminary - 238.77 (26th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Song Hui Choe
  1. Preliminary - 222.84 (33rd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Ok Rim Ri
  1. Preliminary - 262.20 (22nd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Myong Hwa Choe
  1. Preliminary - 308.73
  2. Semi-final - 183.84 - 492.57
  3. Final - 269.22 - 453.06 (10th place)

Synchronized swimming

Duet

• Son Yong Choe, Yong Hui Jo

• Technical Routine - 29.867 Did not compete in free routine

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Kim Yong-Ok	– 63 kg	85.0	90.0	92.5	115.0	120.0	120.0	205.0	5