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Summer Olympics · Delegation · 1972–2024 · 11 Games on the podium
North Korea
61 medals — 16 gold, 18 silver, 27 bronze — 47th in the all-time table by gold, then silver, then bronze. Best sport: Weightlifting (5 gold). Delegations stay as the source names them; historical teams are not merged into their successors.
Open in the atlas →Gold16
Silver18
Bronze27
Medals619 sports
Games111972–2024
Games by Games
By sport
| Sport | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 5 | 18 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 12 |
| Gymnastics | 3 | 3 |
| Boxing | 2 | 9 |
| Judo | 2 | 8 |
| Shooting | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 5 |
| Diving | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 |
Most decorated
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Il | 2 | 2 |
| Kye Sun-Hi | 1 | 2 |
| Ri Ho-jun | 1 | 1 |
| Gu Yong-Ju | 1 | 1 |
| Choi Chol-Su | 1 | 1 |
| Pae Gil-Su | 1 | 1 |
| Li Hak-Son | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Un Jong | 1 | 1 |
| Pak Hyon Suk | 1 | 1 |
| An Kum-ae | 1 | 1 |
| Om Yun-chol | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Un-Guk | 1 | 1 |
| Rim Jong-Sim | 1 | 1 |
| Ri Se-gwang | 1 | 1 |
| Rim Jong-sim | 1 | 1 |