North Korea at the Olympics

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

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

## History

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

North Korea's team first competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck.

## Medalists

|style="width:6em"|Medal|style="width:12em"|Name|style="width:10em"|Games|style="width:10em"|Sport|style="width:10em"|Event|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Han Pil Hwa|1964 Innsbruck|Speed skating|Women's 3000 metres||||||
||Li Ho-Jun|1972 Munich|Shooting|50 metre rifle prone||||||
||Kim U Gil|1972 Munich|Boxing|Light flyweight||||||
||Kim Yong Ik|1972 Munich|Judo|Men's lightweight||||||
||<span style="font-size:90%">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</span> || 1972 Munich || Volleyball || Women's volleyball|||||||||
||Kim Gwong Hyong|1972 Munich|Wrestling|Men's freestyle flyweight||||||
||Gu Young Jo|1976 Montreal|Boxing|Bantamweight||||||
||Li Byong Uk|1976 Montreal|Boxing|Light flyweight||||||
||Ho Bong Chol|1980 Moscow|Weightlifting|Men's flyweight||||||
||Jang Se Hong|1980 Moscow|Wrestling|Men's freestyle light flyweight||||||
||Li Ho Pyong|1980 Moscow|Wrestling|Men's freestyle bantamweight||||||
||Li Byong Uk|1980 Moscow|Boxing|Light flyweight||||||
||Han Gyong Si|1980 Moscow|Weightlifting|Men's flyweight||||||
||Choi Chol Su|1992 Barcelona|Boxing|Flyweight||||||
||Pae Gil-Su|1992 Barcelona|Gymnastics|Men's pommel horse||||||
||Kim Il|1992 Barcelona|Wrestling|Men's freestyle light flyweight||||||
||Li Hak-Son|1992 Barcelona|Wrestling|Men's freestyle flyweight||||||
||Li Gwang Sik|1992 Barcelona|Boxing|Bantamweight||||||
||Li Bun Hui and Yu Sun Bok|1992 Barcelona|Table tennis|Women's doubles||||||
||Li Bun Hui|1992 Barcelona|Table tennis|Women's singles||||||
||Kim Myong Nam|1992 Barcelona|Weightlifting|Men's middleweight||||||
||Kim Yong Sik|1992 Barcelona|Wrestling|Men's freestyle bantamweight||||||
||Hwang Ok Sil|1992 Albertville|Short track speed skating|Women's 500 metres||||||
||Kye Sun-Hui|1996 Atlanta|Judo|Women's extra lightweight||||||
||Kim Il|1996 Atlanta|Wrestling|Men's freestyle light flyweight||||||
||Kim Myong Nam|1996 Atlanta|Weightlifting|Men's lightweight||||||
||Jon Chol Ho|1996 Atlanta|Weightlifting|Men's middleweight||||||
||Ri Yong Sam|1996 Atlanta|Wrestling|Men's freestyle bantamweight||||||
||Ri Song Hui|2000 Sydney|Weightlifting|Women's 58 kg||||||
||Kim Un Chol|2000 Sydney|Boxing|Men's light flyweight||||||
||Kye Sun-Hui|2000 Sydney|Judo|Women's half lightweight||||||
||Kang Yong-Gyun|2000 Sydney|Wrestling|Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg||||||
||Kim Song-Guk|2004 Athens|Boxing|Featherweight||||||
||Kye Sun-Hui|2004 Athens|Judo|Women's lightweight||||||
||Kim Hyang Mi|2004 Athens|Table tennis|Women's singles||||||
||Ri Song Hui|2004 Athens|Weightlifting|Women's 58 kg||||||
||Kim Jong Su|2004 Athens|Shooting|Men's 50 metre pistol||||||
||Hong Un Jong|2008 Beijing|Gymnastics|Women's vault (artistic gymnastics)||||||
||Pak Hyon Suk|2008 Beijing|Weightlifting|Women's 63 kg||||||
||An Kum Ae|2008 Beijing|Judo|Women's lightweight||||||
||O Jong Ae|2008 Beijing|Weightlifting|Women's 58 kg||||||
||Pak Chol Min|2008 Beijing|Judo|Men's lightweight||||||
||Won Ok Im|2008 Beijing|Judo|Women's lightweight||||||
||Om Yun-Chol|2012 London|Weightlifting|Men's 56 kg||||||
||An Kum-Ae|2012 London|Judo|Women's 52 kg||||||
||Kim Un-Guk|2012 London|Weightlifting|Men's 62 kg||||||
||Rim Jong-Sim|2012 London|Weightlifting|Women's 69 kg||||||
||Ryang Chun-Hwa|2012 London|Weightlifting|Women's 48 kg||||||
||Yang Kyong-Il|2012 London|Wrestling|Men's freestyle 55 kg||||||

## Related pages

- List of IOC country codes

## Other websites

- Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea profile at London2012.com

## Infobox (country at games)

- **noc**: PRK
- **nocname**: Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- **games**: Olympics
- **gold**: 16
- **silver**: 17
- **bronze**: 23
- **seealso**: (1948-1956 W, 1948-1968 S)
 Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Korea (2018)