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