North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Korean Unification Flag

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972. North Korean athletes did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, when they joined the Soviet boycott, and subsequently, led a boycott at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, along with six other nations.

Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sent a total of 36 athletes, 13 men and 23 women, to compete only in 9 sports. For the second time in Olympic history, North Korea was represented by more female than male athletes due to its stark team size of women in diving and artistic gymnastics. Former basketball player and National Olympic Committee official Kim Song-Ho became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Both North Korea and South Korea marched together in the Parade of Nations at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies under the Korean Unification Flag, a white flag showing the united Korean peninsula in blue. They had two flagbearers carrying the flag together at each occasion, one representing the North and the other representing the South. The female athletes and staff wore red blazers, while their male counterparts wore blue. Although they marched together, the teams competed separately and had separate medal tallies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

North Korea left Athens with a total of five Olympic medals (four silver and one bronze), failing to claim a single gold for the second consecutive time since Sydney.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> All of these medals were awarded to the athletes in boxing, judo, shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting. Lightweight judoka Kye Sun-Hui managed to complete a full set of medals in her illustrious sporting career with a silver, in addition to her gold in Atlanta and bronze in Sydney.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Template:Silver medal	Kye Sun-hui	Judo	Women's 57 kg	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Ri Song-hui	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Kim Hyang-mi	Table tennis	Women's singles	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Kim Song-guk	Boxing	Featherweight	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Kim Jong-su	Shooting	Men's 50 m pistol	Template:Dts

Athletics

Template:Main article North Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Jong Myong-chol	Marathon	2:19:47	35

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Ham Bong-sil	Marathon	Template:Abbr
Jo Bun-hui		2:55:54	56
Jong Yong-ok		2:37:52	21

Boxing

Template:Main article Kim Song-Guk was a surprise finalist in the featherweight class, beating the European bronze medalist in the second round and the All-Africa Games silver medalist in the quarters before edging World runner-up and European champion Vitali Tajbert in the semifinals. In the final, Tichtchenko pulled out into an early lead over Kim and never looked back, easily taking victory and leaving Kim to the silver medal.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kwak Hyok-ju	Light flyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 7–21	Did not advance
Kim Song-guk	Featherweight	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 25–14	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 32–11	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 29–24	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 17–39	Template:Silver02

Diving

Template:Main article North Korean divers qualified for four individual spots in the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Choe Hyong-gil	10 m platform	419.58	16 Q	600.36	15	Did not advance
Pak Yong-ryong		414.33	17 Q	596.01	17	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jon Hyon-ju	10 m platform	272.01	22	Did not advance
Kim Kyong-ju		263.52	25	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip			Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Kim Hyon-il	Pommel horse	Template:N/a	9.112	colspan=4 Template:N/a	9.112	56	Did not advance
	Parallel bars	colspan=4 Template:N/a	9.537	Template:N/a	9.537	35	Did not advance
Ri Jong-song	Floor	9.675	colspan=5 Template:N/a	9.675	14	Did not advance
	Vault	colspan=3 Template:N/a	9.162	colspan=2 Template:N/a	9.162	62	Did not advance

Women

Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip			Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Han Jong-ok	Team	Template:N/a	9.537	8.000	colspan=3 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Hong Su-jong		9.075	9.200	8.212	8.475							34.962	50
Kang Yun-mi		9.637 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	8.850	colspan=2 Template:N/a
Kim Un-jong		9.125	9.475	8.412	9.050							36.062	36
Pyon Kwang-sun		9.200	9.600 Q	9.062	8.650							36.512	23 Q
Ri Hae-yon		8.762	8.862	8.600	8.687							34.911	52
Total		37.037	37.812	34.286	35.237							144.372	12

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Kang Yun-mi	Vault	Template:N/a	9.381	colspan=2 Template:N/a	9.381	5
Pyon Kwang-sun	All-around	8.525	9.587	8.850	8.900	35.862	17
	Uneven bars	colspan=2 Template:N/a	9.600	Template:N/a	9.600	4

Judo

Template:Main article Six North Korean judoka (one man and five women) qualified for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pak Nam-chol	−60 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0001–1000	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ri Kyong-ok	−48 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0021–0111	Did not advance
Ri Sang-sim	−52 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1000	Did not advance			Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0020–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0010–0011	Did not advance
Kye Sun-hui	−57 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1010–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0031–0010	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1010–0010	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1000–0000	colspan=3 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0010–0011	Template:Silver02
Hong Ok-song	−63 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0001–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1000–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0010–0100	Did not advance	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0010–0001	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1010	Did not advance
Kim Ryon-mi	−70 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1010–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0100–1000	Did not advance	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0100–0011	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0030–0110	Did not advance

Shooting

Template:Main article Three North Korean shooters (two men and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Hyon-ung	10 m air pistol	583	=4 Q	682	6
	25 m rapid fire pistol	572	16	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	553	=18	Did not advance
Kim Jong-su	10 m air pistol	582	=6 Q	681.2	8
	50 m pistol	564	=3 Q	657.7	Template:Bronze03

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ri Hyon-ok	Skeet	68 (2)	7	Did not advance

Table tennis

Template:Main article Four North Korean table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
O Il	Men's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–0	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–4	Did not advance
Kim Hyang-mi	Women's singles	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–0	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Template:Silver02
Kim Hyon-hui		colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance
Kim Yun-mi		Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–4	Did not advance
Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui	Women's doubles	colspan=3 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Template:Main article Four North Korean weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Im Yong-su	Men's −62 kg	140	=2	170	Template:Abbr	140	Template:Abbr
Choe Un-sim	Women's −48 kg	82.5	=4	95	=10	177.5	8
Pak Hyon-suk	Women's −58 kg	95	=6	122.5	=5	217.5	6
Ri Song-hui		102.5	=2	130	=1	232.5	Template:Silver02

Wrestling

Key

• Template:Abbr - Victory by Fall.
• Template:Abbr - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• Template:Abbr - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
O Song-nam	−55 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–3 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 3–1 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5–0 Template:Abbr	2	Did not advance			8

See also

• North Korea at the 2002 Asian Games

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

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