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


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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