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)  Boxing  8 
 12,31% 
 5)  Judo  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)  Judo  2 
 12,50% 
 5)  Boxing  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)  Judo  4 
 11,76% 
 5)  Table Tennis  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
2YUN-CHOL OmNorth Korea2Weightlifting
3LI Byong UkNorth Korea2Boxing
4LI Bun HuiNorth Korea2Table Tennis
5JONG-SIM RimNorth Korea2Weightlifting
6KIM Myong NamNorth Korea2Weightlifting
7RI Song HuiNorth Korea2Weightlifting
8KIM IlNorth Korea2Wrestling
9PAK Hyon SukNorth Korea1Weightlifting
10CHONG Ok JinNorth Korea1Volleyball
11SONG-GUK KimNorth Korea1Shooting
12RI Chun OkNorth Korea1Volleyball
13LI Ho PyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
14LI Hak-SonNorth Korea1Wrestling
15KIM Song GukNorth Korea1Boxing
16KIM Jong SuNorth Korea1Shooting
17KUM-AE AnNorth Korea1Judo
18HWANG Hye SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
19SONG-I KimNorth Korea1Table Tennis
20RYOM Chun JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
21CHOI Chol SuNorth Korea1Boxing
22KIM Yong SikNorth Korea1Wrestling
23KIM Hyang MiNorth Korea1Table Tennis
24KANG Ok SunNorth Korea1Volleyball
25HYO-SIM ChoeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
26KIM Gwong HyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
27LI Gwang SikNorth Korea1Boxing
28HONG Un JongNorth Korea1Gymnastics
29UN-GUK KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
30KIM Jung BokNorth Korea1Volleyball
31KUK-HYANG KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
32PAE Gil-SuNorth Korea1Gymnastics
33JON Chol HoNorth Korea1Weightlifting
34AN Kum AeNorth Korea1Judo
35KIM U GilNorth Korea1Boxing
36CHUN-HWA RyangNorth Korea1Weightlifting
37KIM Myong SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
38GU Young JoNorth Korea1Boxing
39RI Yong SamNorth Korea1Wrestling
40WON Ok ImNorth Korea1Judo
41KIM Yong IkNorth Korea1Judo
42KIM Su DaeNorth Korea1Volleyball
43HAN Gyong SiNorth Korea1Weightlifting
44YU Sun BokNorth Korea1Table Tennis
45KIM Un CholNorth Korea1Boxing
46PAK Chol MinNorth Korea1Judo
47LI Ho-JunNorth Korea1Shooting
48KYONG-IL YangNorth Korea1Wrestling
49KIM Un JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
50HO Bong CholNorth Korea1Weightlifting
51O Jong AeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
52CHANG Ok RimNorth Korea1Volleyball
53SE-GWANG RiNorth Korea1Gymnastics
54PAEK Myong SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
55JANG Se HongNorth Korea1Wrestling
56KANG Yong GyunNorth Korea1Wrestling


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


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