Olympic medalists of the modern Summer Olympic Games 1896-2016


North Korea



Summary statistics
Total medals for North Korea: 65
No. of medalists: 56
No. of sports: 8
Total GOLD medals: 16
Total SILVER medals: 15
Total BRONZE medals: 34
 Gold  16 / 65 
 24,6%
 Silver  15 / 65 
 23,1%
 Bronze  34 / 65 
 52,3%

Count of medals by sport
 Sport  Medals count Share (%)
 1)  Weightlifting  17 
 26,15% 
 2)  Volleyball  11 
 16,92% 
 3)  Wrestling  10 
 15,38% 
 4)  Judo  8 
 12,31% 
 5)  Boxing  8 
 12,31% 
 6)  Table Tennis  5 
 7,69% 
 7)  Shooting  3 
 4,62% 
 8)  Gymnastics  3 
 4,62% 

GOLD MEDALS
 Sport  Count Share (%)
 1)  Weightlifting  5 
 31,25% 
 2)  Gymnastics  3 
 18,75% 
 3)  Wrestling  3 
 18,75% 
 4)  Boxing  2 
 12,50% 
 5)  Judo  2 
 12,50% 
 6)  Shooting  1 
 6,25% 
SILVER MEDALS
 Sport  Count Share (%)
 1)  Weightlifting  7 
 46,67% 
 2)  Boxing  3 
 20,00% 
 3)  Wrestling  2 
 13,33% 
 4)  Judo  2 
 13,33% 
 5)  Table Tennis  1 
 6,67% 
BRONZE MEDALS
 Sport  Count Share (%)
 1)  Volleyball  11 
 32,35% 
 2)  Wrestling  5 
 14,71% 
 3)  Weightlifting  5 
 14,71% 
 4)  Table Tennis  4 
 11,76% 
 5)  Judo  4 
 11,76% 
 6)  Boxing  3 
 8,82% 
 7)  Shooting  2 
 5,88% 


Medalists ordered by medals count
ยป show all medalists from North Korea (individual records)

 namecountrymedals countsport
1KYE Sun HuiNorth Korea3Judo
2KIM Myong NamNorth Korea2Weightlifting
3RI Song HuiNorth Korea2Weightlifting
4KIM IlNorth Korea2Wrestling
5YUN-CHOL OmNorth Korea2Weightlifting
6LI Byong UkNorth Korea2Boxing
7LI Bun HuiNorth Korea2Table Tennis
8JONG-SIM RimNorth Korea2Weightlifting
9KYONG-IL YangNorth Korea1Wrestling
10KIM Un JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
11HO Bong CholNorth Korea1Weightlifting
12PAK Chol MinNorth Korea1Judo
13LI Ho-JunNorth Korea1Shooting
14SE-GWANG RiNorth Korea1Gymnastics
15PAEK Myong SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
16JANG Se HongNorth Korea1Wrestling
17KANG Yong GyunNorth Korea1Wrestling
18O Jong AeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
19CHANG Ok RimNorth Korea1Volleyball
20CHONG Ok JinNorth Korea1Volleyball
21SONG-GUK KimNorth Korea1Shooting
22RI Chun OkNorth Korea1Volleyball
23LI Ho PyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
24LI Hak-SonNorth Korea1Wrestling
25KIM Song GukNorth Korea1Boxing
26PAK Hyon SukNorth Korea1Weightlifting
27HWANG Hye SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
28SONG-I KimNorth Korea1Table Tennis
29RYOM Chun JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
30CHOI Chol SuNorth Korea1Boxing
31KIM Yong SikNorth Korea1Wrestling
32KIM Jong SuNorth Korea1Shooting
33KUM-AE AnNorth Korea1Judo
34KANG Ok SunNorth Korea1Volleyball
35HYO-SIM ChoeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
36KIM Gwong HyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
37LI Gwang SikNorth Korea1Boxing
38KIM Hyang MiNorth Korea1Table Tennis
39UN-GUK KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
40KIM Jung BokNorth Korea1Volleyball
41KUK-HYANG KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
42PAE Gil-SuNorth Korea1Gymnastics
43JON Chol HoNorth Korea1Weightlifting
44HONG Un JongNorth Korea1Gymnastics
45CHUN-HWA RyangNorth Korea1Weightlifting
46KIM Myong SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
47GU Young JoNorth Korea1Boxing
48RI Yong SamNorth Korea1Wrestling
49AN Kum AeNorth Korea1Judo
50KIM U GilNorth Korea1Boxing
51KIM Su DaeNorth Korea1Volleyball
52HAN Gyong SiNorth Korea1Weightlifting
53YU Sun BokNorth Korea1Table Tennis
54KIM Un CholNorth Korea1Boxing
55WON Ok ImNorth Korea1Judo
56KIM Yong IkNorth Korea1Judo


Multiple medalists
 1)   KYE Sun Hui  3 
 
 2)   LI Bun Hui  2 
 
 3)   KIM Myong Nam  2 
 
 4)   KIM Il  2 
 
 5)   RI Song Hui  2 
 
 6)   YUN-CHOL Om  2 
 
 7)   JONG-SIM Rim  2 
 
 8)   LI Byong Uk  2 
 


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