North Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Medalists

Gold

• Gu Yong-Ju — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Silver

• Li Byong-Uk — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Results by event

Archery

1976 was the first time that North Korea competed in archery in the Olympics. Two women competed, taking 4th and 10th place to put North Korea at fifth place in the archery national leaderboard.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Jang Sun Yong – 2405 points (→ 4th place)
• Han Sun Hi – 2347 points (→ 10th place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Choe Chang-Sop — 2:16:33 (→ 12th place)

• Kim Chang-Son — 2:27:38 (→ 44th place)

• Goh Chun-Son — 2:31:54 (→ 52nd place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Li Byong-Uk
1. First Round – Defeated Sidney McKnight (CAN), KO-1
2. Second Round – Defeated Henryk Średnicki (POL), 3:2
3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Armando Guevara (VEN), 3:2
4. Semifinals – Defeated Payao Pooltarat (THA), RSC-2
5. Final – Lost to Jorge...... ...
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