Athletics
All four members of the North Korea athletics team were marathoners, with the top performance coming from Jong Yong-Ok, who finished 21st. Ham pulled out just before the halfway point of the race, when she was in 35th place.
- Men
- Track and Road Events
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jong Myong-Chol | Marathon | 2:19:47 | 35 | ||||||
- Women
- Track and Road Events
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ham Bong-Sil | Marathon | DNF | x | ||||||
| Jo Bun-Hui | 2:55:54 | 56 | |||||||
| Jong Yong-Ok | 2:37:52 | 21 | |||||||
Read more about this topic: North Korea At The 2004 Summer Olympics