1972 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)
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North Korea took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a delegation of 37 athletes (23 men and 14 women) in 23 competitions in ten sports. It was the country's first participation in the Summer Olympics.
Participants by sport
Archery
Women
Boxing
- Kim Jong-ik
-
Kim U-gil
- Silver paper weight
Weightlifting
Judo
-
Kim Yong-ik
- Bronze lightweight
athletics
Wrestling
- Jang Dok-ryong
-
Kim Gwong-hyong
- Bronze flyweight freestyle
rowing
shoot
- Kim Song-bok
- Li Yun-hae
-
Ri Ho-jun
- Gold small caliber lying
do gymnastics
volleyball
Women
- bronze
- Hwang He-suk
- Jang Ok-rim
- Jong Ok-jin
- Kang Ok-sun
- Kim Myong-suk
- Kim Su-dae
- Kim Yeun-yes
- Kim Zung-bok
- Paek Myong-suk
- Ri Chun-ok
- Ryom Chun-yes
Web links
- North Korean Olympic team from 1972 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )