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%

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


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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