Olympic medalists of the modern Summer Olympic Games 1896-2020


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%


Olympic medals won by North Korea
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 nameplaceyearsportmedalinfo
1KIM U GilMunich1972BoxingSilver info KIM U Gil
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
2KIM Yong IkMunich1972JudoBronze info KIM Yong Ik
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: - 63kg (lightweight)
3LI Ho-JunMunich1972ShootingGold info LI Ho-Jun
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Shooting
Discipline: Shooting
Sport event: 50m rifle prone (60 shots)
4CHANG Ok RimMunich1972VolleyballBronze info CHANG Ok Rim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
5CHONG Ok JinMunich1972VolleyballBronze info CHONG Ok Jin
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
6HWANG Hye SukMunich1972VolleyballBronze info HWANG Hye Suk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
7KANG Ok SunMunich1972VolleyballBronze info KANG Ok Sun
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
8KIM Jung BokMunich1972VolleyballBronze info KIM Jung Bok
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
9KIM Myong SukMunich1972VolleyballBronze info KIM Myong Suk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
10KIM Su DaeMunich1972VolleyballBronze info KIM Su Dae
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
11KIM Un JaMunich1972VolleyballBronze info KIM Un Ja
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
12PAEK Myong SukMunich1972VolleyballBronze info PAEK Myong Suk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
13RI Chun OkMunich1972VolleyballBronze info RI Chun Ok
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
14RYOM Chun JaMunich1972VolleyballBronze info RYOM Chun Ja
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Volleyball
Discipline: Volleyball
Sport event: volleyball
15KIM Gwong HyongMunich1972WrestlingBronze info KIM Gwong Hyong
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Munich in 1972

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: 48 - 52kg (flyweight)
16LI Byong UkMontreal1976BoxingSilver info LI Byong Uk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
17GU Young JoMontreal1976BoxingGold info GU Young Jo
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: 51 - 54kg (bantamweight)
18LI Byong UkMoscow1980BoxingBronze info LI Byong Uk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
19HAN Gyong SiMoscow1980WeightliftingBronze info HAN Gyong Si
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: - 52kg, total (flyweight)
20HO Bong CholMoscow1980WeightliftingSilver info HO Bong Chol
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: - 52kg, total (flyweight)
21JANG Se HongMoscow1980WrestlingSilver info JANG Se Hong
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
22LI Ho PyongMoscow1980WrestlingSilver info LI Ho Pyong
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: 52 - 57kg (bantamweight)
23CHOI Chol SuBarcelona1992BoxingGold info CHOI Chol Su
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: 48 - 51kg (flyweight)
24LI Gwang SikBarcelona1992BoxingBronze info LI Gwang Sik
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: 51 - 54kg (bantamweight)
25PAE Gil-SuBarcelona1992GymnasticsGold info PAE Gil-Su
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Gymnastics
Discipline: Artistic G.
Sport event: pommel horse
26LI Bun HuiBarcelona1992Table TennisBronze info LI Bun Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Table Tennis
Discipline: Table Tennis
Sport event: doubles
27YU Sun BokBarcelona1992Table TennisBronze info YU Sun Bok
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Table Tennis
Discipline: Table Tennis
Sport event: doubles
28LI Bun HuiBarcelona1992Table TennisBronze info LI Bun Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Table Tennis
Discipline: Table Tennis
Sport event: singles
29KIM Myong NamBarcelona1992WeightliftingBronze info KIM Myong Nam
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 67.5 - 75kg, total (middleweight)
30KIM IlBarcelona1992WrestlingGold info KIM Il
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
31LI Hak-SonBarcelona1992WrestlingGold info LI Hak-Son
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: 48 - 52kg (flyweight)
32KIM Yong SikBarcelona1992WrestlingBronze info KIM Yong Sik
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: 52 - 57kg (bantamweight)
33KYE Sun HuiAtlanta1996JudoGold info KYE Sun Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: - 48kg (extra-lightweight)
34KIM Myong NamAtlanta1996WeightliftingSilver info KIM Myong Nam
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 64 - 70kg, total (lightweight)
35JON Chol HoAtlanta1996WeightliftingBronze info JON Chol Ho
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 70 - 76kg, total (middleweight)
36KIM IlAtlanta1996WrestlingGold info KIM Il
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
37RI Yong SamAtlanta1996WrestlingBronze info RI Yong Sam
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: 52 - 57kg (bantamweight)
38KIM Un CholSydney2000BoxingBronze info KIM Un Chol
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: - 48kg (light-flyweight)
39KYE Sun HuiSydney2000JudoBronze info KYE Sun Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight)
40RI Song HuiSydney2000WeightliftingSilver info RI Song Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 58kg
41KANG Yong GyunSydney2000WrestlingBronze info KANG Yong Gyun
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Gre-R
Sport event: 48 - 54kg
42KIM Song GukAthens2004BoxingSilver info KIM Song Guk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Athens in 2004

Sport: Boxing
Discipline: Boxing
Sport event: 54 - 57kg (featherweight)
43KYE Sun HuiAthens2004JudoSilver info KYE Sun Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Athens in 2004

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: 52 - 57kg (lightweight)
44KIM Jong SuAthens2004ShootingBronze info KIM Jong Su
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Athens in 2004

Sport: Shooting
Discipline: Shooting
Sport event: 50m pistol (60 shots)
45KIM Hyang MiAthens2004Table TennisSilver info KIM Hyang Mi
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Athens in 2004

Sport: Table Tennis
Discipline: Table Tennis
Sport event: singles
46RI Song HuiAthens2004WeightliftingSilver info RI Song Hui
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Athens in 2004

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 58kg
47HONG Un JongBeijing2008GymnasticsGold info HONG Un Jong
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008

Sport: Gymnastics
Discipline: Artistic G.
Sport event: vault
48AN Kum AeBeijing2008JudoSilver info AN Kum Ae
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight)
49WON Ok ImBeijing2008JudoBronze info WON Ok Im
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: 57 - 63kg (half-middleweight)
50PAK Chol MinBeijing2008JudoBronze info PAK Chol Min
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight)
51O Jong AeBeijing2008WeightliftingBronze info O Jong Ae
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 58kg
52PAK Hyon SukBeijing2008WeightliftingGold info PAK Hyon Suk
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 63kg
53KUM-AE AnLondon2012JudoGold info KUM-AE An
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in London in 2012

Sport: Judo
Discipline: Judo
Sport event: 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight)
54YUN-CHOL OmLondon2012WeightliftingGold info YUN-CHOL Om
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in London in 2012

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 56kg
55UN-GUK KimLondon2012WeightliftingGold info UN-GUK Kim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in London in 2012

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 62kg
56CHUN-HWA RyangLondon2012WeightliftingBronze info CHUN-HWA Ryang
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in London in 2012

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 48kg
57JONG-SIM RimLondon2012WeightliftingGold info JONG-SIM Rim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in London in 2012

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 69kg
58KYONG-IL YangLondon2012WrestlingBronze info KYONG-IL Yang
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in London in 2012

Sport: Wrestling
Discipline: Wrestling Free.
Sport event: - 55kg
59SE-GWANG RiRio2016GymnasticsGold info SE-GWANG Ri
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Gymnastics
Discipline: Artistic G.
Sport event: vault
60SONG-GUK KimRio2016ShootingBronze info SONG-GUK Kim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Shooting
Discipline: Shooting
Sport event: 50m pistol (60 shots)
61SONG-I KimRio2016Table TennisBronze info SONG-I Kim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Bronze medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Table Tennis
Discipline: Table Tennis
Sport event: singles
62YUN-CHOL OmRio2016WeightliftingSilver info YUN-CHOL Om
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Men
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 56kg
63HYO-SIM ChoeRio2016WeightliftingSilver info HYO-SIM Choe
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 63kg
64JONG-SIM RimRio2016WeightliftingGold info JONG-SIM Rim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: 75kg
65KUK-HYANG KimRio2016WeightliftingSilver info KUK-HYANG Kim
Nationality: North Korea (PRK)
Gender: Women
won Silver medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016

Sport: Weightlifting
Discipline: Weightlifting
Sport event: + 75kg




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