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)  Weightlifting  5 
 14,71% 
 3)  Wrestling  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
2LI Byong UkNorth Korea2Boxing
3LI Bun HuiNorth Korea2Table Tennis
4JONG-SIM RimNorth Korea2Weightlifting
5RI Song HuiNorth Korea2Weightlifting
6KIM Myong NamNorth Korea2Weightlifting
7KIM IlNorth Korea2Wrestling
8YUN-CHOL OmNorth Korea2Weightlifting
9JON Chol HoNorth Korea1Weightlifting
10HONG Un JongNorth Korea1Gymnastics
11UN-GUK KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
12KIM Jung BokNorth Korea1Volleyball
13KUK-HYANG KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
14PAE Gil-SuNorth Korea1Gymnastics
15RI Yong SamNorth Korea1Wrestling
16AN Kum AeNorth Korea1Judo
17KIM U GilNorth Korea1Boxing
18CHUN-HWA RyangNorth Korea1Weightlifting
19KIM Myong SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
20GU Young JoNorth Korea1Boxing
21KIM Un CholNorth Korea1Boxing
22WON Ok ImNorth Korea1Judo
23KIM Yong IkNorth Korea1Judo
24KIM Su DaeNorth Korea1Volleyball
25HAN Gyong SiNorth Korea1Weightlifting
26YU Sun BokNorth Korea1Table Tennis
27PAK Chol MinNorth Korea1Judo
28LI Ho-JunNorth Korea1Shooting
29KYONG-IL YangNorth Korea1Wrestling
30KIM Un JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
31HO Bong CholNorth Korea1Weightlifting
32KANG Yong GyunNorth Korea1Wrestling
33O Jong AeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
34CHANG Ok RimNorth Korea1Volleyball
35SE-GWANG RiNorth Korea1Gymnastics
36PAEK Myong SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
37JANG Se HongNorth Korea1Wrestling
38KIM Song GukNorth Korea1Boxing
39PAK Hyon SukNorth Korea1Weightlifting
40CHONG Ok JinNorth Korea1Volleyball
41SONG-GUK KimNorth Korea1Shooting
42RI Chun OkNorth Korea1Volleyball
43LI Ho PyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
44LI Hak-SonNorth Korea1Wrestling
45KIM Yong SikNorth Korea1Wrestling
46KIM Jong SuNorth Korea1Shooting
47KUM-AE AnNorth Korea1Judo
48HWANG Hye SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
49SONG-I KimNorth Korea1Table Tennis
50RYOM Chun JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
51CHOI Chol SuNorth Korea1Boxing
52KIM Hyang MiNorth Korea1Table Tennis
53KANG Ok SunNorth Korea1Volleyball
54HYO-SIM ChoeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
55KIM Gwong HyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
56LI Gwang SikNorth Korea1Boxing


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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