| North Korea at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PRK |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| in Doha | |
| Flag bearer | Ri Kum-suk [1] |
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Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Asian Games appearances ( overview) | |
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]
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 [3] and has competed in the Asian Games since the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. [4]
Archery
North 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
Four 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
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. [14]
Medalists
References
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- ^ "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 December 31, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "North Korea". DAGOC. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006.
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