North Korea participated at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar from 1 to 15 December 2006. North Korea ranked 16th in the medal table with 6 gold medals.
It marched together with South Korea at the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag, but both countries competed as separate teams at the event.
Background
North Korea is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia and has competed in the Asian Games since the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.
Archery
North Korea sent three athletes to participate in archery, all of which were female. As a team, North Korea finished fourth in recurve. For the individual rankings, North Korea finished 10th and 11th.
Boxing
Four North Korean pugilists went to the Games. Kim Song-guk received the bronze medal in the Feather 57Kg category. Song-guk had a bye during the qualification round. In the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds, he won by RSCOS. In the semifinals, he lost by points.
AthleteEvent Qualification Preliminary Quarterfinal Semifinal Final RefOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Ro Sok Light flyweight (48 kg) BYE L Did not advance Kwak Hyok Ju Flyweight (51 kg) LDid not advance Kim Won Guk Bantamweight (54 kg) BYE W LDid not advance Kim Song-guk Featherweight (57 kg) BYE W RSCOS W RSCOS L PTSDid not advance
Wushu
Won To-Song was the only athlete sent from North Korea to participate in the sanda 60 kg wushu. He had a bye during the first preliminary round, and won 2-0 against Afghanistan's Amirshah Amiri in the second preliminary round. During the Quarterfinals, he lost 2-1 to India's M. Bimoljit Singh.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date An Kum-ae Judo Women's 52 kg 4 Jo Jong-chol Gymnastics Men's pommel horse 5 Hong Su-jong Gymnastics Women's uneven bars 5 Ri Se-gwang Gymnastics Men's vault 6 Kim Myong-hwa Shooting Women's skeet 7 Phi Un-huiJang Ok-gyongOm Jong-ranSonu Kyong-sunSong Jong-sunRi Un-sukKim Yong-aeRi Un-gyongHo Sun-huiKim Hye-yongKim Tan-silKong Hye-okRi Kum-sukJong Pok-simRi Un-hyangJon Myong-huiKim Kyong-hwaKil Son-hui Football Women 13 Chae Hye-gyongKim Yong-bokPak Yong-hui Shooting Women's trap team 2 Kim Jong-su Shooting Men's 10 metre air pistol 3 Hong Su-jong Gymnastics Women's vault 5 Kim Hyon-ungKim Jong-suRyu Myong-yon Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol team 5 Kang Kum-sunKim Ok-bunKim Ryon-okYu Sun-ok Rowing Women's coxless four 6 Kim Myong-hwaPak Jong-ranPak Kum-hui Shooting Women's skeet team 7 Ri Jong-namKim Chon-man Diving Men's synchronized 10 m platform 11 Jon Hyon-guk Wrestling Men's freestyle 55 kg 14 Won Ok-im Judo Women's 63 kg 3 Kim JongKim Mi-yongKo Un-gyongRyom Won-ok Table tennis Women's team 3 Im Yong-su Weightlifting Men's 62 kg 3 Pak Hyon-suk Weightlifting Women's 58 kg 3 Hong Su-jong Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around 4 Hong Ok-song Judo Women's 57 kg 4 Hong Un-jong Gymnastics Women's vault 5 Kim Jong-su Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol 5 Hwang Kum-songKim Ok-gyongKim Yong-miSo Un-byolTokgo PomWang Ok-gyongYun Hui Artistic swimming Women's team 9 Hong In-sunChoe Kum-hui Diving Women's synchronized 10 m platform 10 Cha Kwang-su Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg 10 Kim Song-guk Boxing Men's 57 kg 12 Ri Yong-chol Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg 13 Kim Chon-man Diving Men's 10 m platform 14 Hong In-sun Diving Women's 10 m platform 14
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