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.[2]
| North Korea at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | PRK |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| in Doha | |
| Flag bearer | Ri Kum-suk[1] |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
|
| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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
editNorth Korea is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia[3] and has competed in the Asian Games since the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.[4]
Archery
editNorth Korea sent three athletes to participate in archery, all of which were female.[5] As a team, North Korea finished fourth in recurve.[6] For the individual rankings, North Korea finished 10th and 11th.[7]
Boxing
editFour North Korean pugilists went to the Games.[8] 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.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Preliminary | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Ro Sok | Light flyweight (48 kg) | BYE |  Suban Pannon (THA)L |
Did not advance | [10] | |||
| Kwak Hyok Ju | Flyweight (51 kg) |  Jitender Kumar (IND)L |
Did not advance | [11] | ||||
| Kim Won Guk | Bantamweight (54 kg) | BYE |  Gu Yu (CHN)W |
 Joan Tipon (PHI)L |
Did not advance | [12] | ||
| Kim Song-guk | Featherweight (57 kg) | BYE |  Saqid Abdullatef (QAT)W RSCOS |
 Ahmed Ahmed Mayouf (KSA)W RSCOS |
 Sultonov Bahodirjon (UZB)L PTS |
Did not advance | [13] | |
Wushu
editWon 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.[14]
Medalists
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References
edit- ^ Asian Games opens in spectacular style
- ^ "Overall Medal Standings – Doha 2006". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "OCA » Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Asian Games XIII". Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". www.doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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- ^ "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". www.doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". www.doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "North Korea". DAGOC. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006.
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