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North Korea at the Olympics

• North Korea first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952

• In 1998, after failing to be recognised as co-host of the Games, North Korea (which was still technically at war with the South) boycotted the Games.

• In 2000 in Sydney, the North and South Korean teams entered the stadium under one flag.

Related Pages

• see also South Korea at the Olympics
• more trivia from each Country at the Olympic Games
• Seoul Olympics 1998