North Korea at the Olympics

North Korea at the
Olympics
North Korea at the; Olympics
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Medals	Gold 16 Silver 17 Bronze 23 Total 56
Summer appearances
	1972; 1976; 1980; 1984–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Winter appearances
	1964; 1968; 1972; 1976–1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	South Korea (1948-1956 W, 1948-1968 S) Korea (2018)

North Korea at the Olympics is a history which includes 17 games in 14 countries and 300+ athletes.^[1] Since 1946, North Korea has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".^[2]

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the North Korea was NKO. It is now PRK.^[3]

History

The North Korean National Olympic Committee was formed in 1953. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1957.^[4]

North Korea's team first competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck .^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Han Pil Hwa	1964 Innsbruck	Speed skating	Women's 3000 metres
1 Gold	Li Ho-Jun	1972 Munich	Shooting	50 metre rifle prone
2 Silver	Kim U Gil	1972 Munich	Boxing	Light flyweight
3 Bronze	Kim Yong Ik	1972 Munich	Judo	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Ri Chun Ok Kim Myong Suk Kim Jung Bok Kang Ok Sun Kim Un Ja Hwang Hye Suk Chang Ok Rim Paek Myong Suk Ryom Chun Ja Kim Su Dae Chong Ok Jin	1972 Munich	Volleyball	Women's volleyball
3 Bronze	Kim Gwong Hyong	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
1 Gold	Gu Young Jo	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Bantamweight
2 Silver	Li Byong Uk	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Light flyweight
2 Silver	Ho Bong Chol	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Jang Se Hong	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light flyweight
2 Silver	Li Ho Pyong	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
3 Bronze	Li Byong Uk	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Light flyweight
3 Bronze	Han Gyong Si	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	Men's flyweight
1 Gold	Choi Chol Su	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Flyweight
1 Gold	Pae Gil-Su	1992 Barcelona	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
1 Gold	Kim Il	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light flyweight
1 Gold	Li Hak-Son	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
3 Bronze	Li Gwang Sik	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Bantamweight
3 Bronze	Li Bun Hui and Yu Sun Bok	1992 Barcelona	Table tennis	Women's doubles
3 Bronze	Li Bun Hui	1992 Barcelona	Table tennis	Women's singles
3 Bronze	Kim Myong Nam	1992 Barcelona	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Kim Yong Sik	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
3 Bronze	Hwang Ok Sil	1992 Albertville	Short track speed skating	Women's 500 metres
1 Gold	Kye Sun-Hui	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Women's extra lightweight
1 Gold	Kim Il	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light flyweight
2 Silver	Kim Myong Nam	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Jon Chol Ho	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Ri Yong Sam	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
2 Silver	Ri Song Hui	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Kim Un Chol	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
3 Bronze	Kye Sun-Hui	2000 Sydney	Judo	Women's half lightweight
3 Bronze	Kang Yong-Gyun	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg
2 Silver	Kim Song-Guk	2004 Athens	Boxing	Featherweight
2 Silver	Kye Sun-Hui	2004 Athens	Judo	Women's lightweight
2 Silver	Kim Hyang Mi	2004 Athens	Table tennis	Women's singles
2 Silver	Ri Song Hui	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Kim Jong Su	2004 Athens	Shooting	Men's 50 metre pistol
1 Gold	Hong Un Jong	2008 Beijing	Gymnastics	Women's vault (artistic gymnastics)
1 Gold	Pak Hyon Suk	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg
2 Silver	An Kum Ae	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's lightweight
3 Bronze	O Jong Ae	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Pak Chol Min	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Won Ok Im	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's lightweight
1 Gold	Om Yun-Chol	2012 London	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
1 Gold	An Kum-Ae	2012 London	Judo	Women's 52 kg
1 Gold	Kim Un-Guk	2012 London	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg
1 Gold	Rim Jong-Sim	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg
3 Bronze	Ryang Chun-Hwa	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
3 Bronze	Yang Kyong-Il	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 55 kg

North Korea At The Olympics Media

The unified Korean team at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Related pages

List of IOC country codes

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "North Korea" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-29.
↑ Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-29.
↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
↑ Olympic.org, "North Korea"; retrieved 2012-7-29.

Other websites

[sr-1] 1.0 ^1.1 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "North Korea" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-29.

[2] Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-29.

[3] "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

[4] Olympic.org, "North Korea"; retrieved 2012-7-29.

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