North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventSe-Hong JangWrestlingMen's freestyle light flyweightHo-Pyong Li WrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweightBong-Chol HoWeightliftingMen's flyweightRi Byong-ukBoxingMen's light flyweightGyong-Si HanWeightliftingMen's flyweight
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: O Gwang-sun — 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 First Round — Defeated Henryk Pielesiak (Poland) on points (3-2) Second Round — Defeated Gilberto Sosa (Mexico) on points (3-2) Quarter Finals — Defeated Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (4-1) Semi Finals — Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg) Yo Ryon-Sik First Round — Defeated Amala Dass (India) on points (5-0) Second Round — Defeated Ramon Armando Guevara (Venezuela) on points (4-1) Quarter Finals — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (2-3)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg) Gu Yong-ju First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg) Jong Jo-Ung First Round — Defeated Rabani Ghulam (Afghanistan) after referee stopped contest in second round Second Round — Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) Ryu Bun-Hwa First Round — Defeated Bishnu Malakar (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round Second Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) on points (1-4) Gymnastics
11 athletes have participated. Cho Hun Choe Jong-Sil Choe Myong-Hui Han Gwang-Song Kang Gwang-Song Kim Chun-Son Kim Gwang-Jin Li Su-Gil Lo Ok-Sil Sin-Myong-Ok Song Sun-Bong Judo
4 male athletes have participated. Kim Byong-Gun Kim Myong-Gyu Ko Hyong Pak Jong-Chol
Shooting
Weightlifting
Wrestling Men's freestyle 48 kg Jang Se-hong First Round — Defeated Gombyn Khishigbaatar (MGL), 7:43 (won by fall) Second Round — Defeated Mohammed Jabbar (IRQ), 2:41 (won by fall) Third Round — Defeated Mohammad Aktar (AFG), 8:30 (won by fall) Fourth Round — Lost to Claudio Pollio (ITA), 7:12 (won by passivity) Fifth Round — Defeated Jan Falandys (POL), 8 - 13 Final Lost to Claudio Pollio (ITA), 7:12 (won by passivity) Defeated Sergey Kornilayev (URS), 7:23 (won by fall) → Silver Medal
Men's freestyle 52 kg Jang Dok-ryong First Round — Lost to Ashok Kumar (IND), 7 - 12 Second Round — Defeated Mark Dunbar (GBR), 2 - 37 Third Round — Defeated Mohammad Aynutdin (AFG), 6:28 (won by fall) Fourth Round — Lost to Nermedin Selimov (BUL), 16 - 6 → 5th place
Men's freestyle 57 kg Li Ho-pyong First Round — Defeated Cris Brown (AUS), 7:41 (won by fall) Second Round — Defeated Amrik Singh Gill (GBR), 5:03 (won by passivity) Third Round — Defeated Wiesław Kończak (POL), 9 - 5 Fourth Round — Defeated Aurel Neagu (ROU), 3 - 10 Fifth Round — Lost to Sergei Beloglazov (URS), 1:12 (won by fall) Final Lost to Sergei Beloglazov (URS), 1:12 (won by fall) Tied with Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold (MGL), 7 - 7 → Silver Medal
References
Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database