North Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics

North Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Barcelona
Competitors	64 (36 men, 28 women) in 12 sports
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 4 Silver 0 Bronze 5 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the nation's first appearance in twelve years at the Summer Games due to its boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 64 competitors, 36 men and 28 women, took part in 53 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Choi Chol-su	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Gold	Kim Il	Wrestling	Men's 48 kg freestyle
Gold	Pae Gil-su	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
Gold	Ri Hak-son	Wrestling	Men's 52 kg freestyle
Bronze	Kim Myong-nam	Weightlifting	Men's 75 kg
Bronze	Kim Yong-sik	Wrestling	Men's 57 kg freestyle
Bronze	Ri Pun-hui	Table tennis	Women's singles
Bronze	Ri Pun-hui Yu Sun-bok	Table tennis	Women's doubles
Bronze	Ri Gwang-sik	Boxing	Men's bantamweight

Archery[]

Women's Individual Competition:

• Kim Jong Hwa — Round of 32, 19th place (0-1)
• Li Myong Gum — Round of 32, 29th place (0-1)
• Sin Song Hui — Ranking round, 52nd place (0-0)

Women's Team Competition:

• Kim, Li, and Sin — Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)

Athletics[]

Men's Marathon

• Okhyon Ryu — 2:40.51 (→ 80th place)

Women's Marathon

• Mun Gyong-Ae — 2:37.03 (→ 6th place)

Women's Long Jump

• Li Yong-Ae

• Heat — 6.17 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing[]

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• First Round – Defeated Anicet Rasoanaivo (MAD), KO-2
• Second Round – Lost to Daniel Petrov (BUL), RSC-3

Cycling[]

Three cyclists, all women, represented North Korea in 1992.

Women's Individual Road Race

• Pak Chun-wa — 2:38:38 (→ 53rd place)
• Kim Gyong-hui — 2:39:43 (→ 54th place)
• Choi In-ae — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving[]

Women's 3m Springboard

• Kim Myong-Son

• Preliminary Heat — 232.65 points (→ did not advance, 28th place)

• Kim Hye-Ok

• Preliminary Heat — 206.64 points (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Kim Chun-Ok

• Preliminary Round — 282.36 points (→ 18th place)

• Ryu Un-Sil

• Preliminary Round — 282.36 points (→ 23rd place)

Gymnastics[]

Judo[]

Rhythmic gymnastics[]

Shooting[]

Table tennis[]

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database