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)  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 Hak-SonNorth Korea1Wrestling
21KIM Song GukNorth Korea1Boxing
22PAK Hyon SukNorth Korea1Weightlifting
23CHONG Ok JinNorth Korea1Volleyball
24SONG-GUK KimNorth Korea1Shooting
25RI Chun OkNorth Korea1Volleyball
26LI Ho PyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
27KIM Yong SikNorth Korea1Wrestling
28KIM Jong SuNorth Korea1Shooting
29KUM-AE AnNorth Korea1Judo
30HWANG Hye SukNorth Korea1Volleyball
31SONG-I KimNorth Korea1Table Tennis
32RYOM Chun JaNorth Korea1Volleyball
33CHOI Chol SuNorth Korea1Boxing
34KIM Hyang MiNorth Korea1Table Tennis
35KANG Ok SunNorth Korea1Volleyball
36HYO-SIM ChoeNorth Korea1Weightlifting
37KIM Gwong HyongNorth Korea1Wrestling
38LI Gwang SikNorth Korea1Boxing
39JON Chol HoNorth Korea1Weightlifting
40HONG Un JongNorth Korea1Gymnastics
41UN-GUK KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
42KIM Jung BokNorth Korea1Volleyball
43KUK-HYANG KimNorth Korea1Weightlifting
44PAE Gil-SuNorth Korea1Gymnastics
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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