2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)

PRK

4th	-	2

North Korea took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the ninth participation in the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of North Korea nominated 52 athletes in ten sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the marathon runner Pak Song-chol .

Medals

Medal table

Medal table North Korea
space	sport				total
1	Weightlifting	3	-	1	4th
2	Judo	1	-	-	1
3	Wrestling	-	-	1	1
Total		4th	-	2	6th

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Rim Jong-sim	Weightlifting	Women, class up to 69 kg
To Kum-ae	Judo	Women, half light weight (up to 52 kg)
Kim Un-guk	Weightlifting	Men, class up to 62 kg
Om Yun-chol	Weightlifting	Men, class up to 56 kg

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Ryang Chun-hwa	Weightlifting	Women, class up to 48 kg
Yang Kyong-il	Wrestling	Freestyle men, class up to 55 kg

Participants by sport

Archery

Athletes	competition	qualification		1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		Rings	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Kwon Un-sil	singles	638	41	Natalia Valeeva	3: 7	eliminated										33

Boxing

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Kim Hye song	Fly weight 48 to 51 kg	-		Jelena Saweljewa	9:12	eliminated						9
Men
Pak Jong-chol	Fly weight up to 52 kg	Julião Henrique's Neto	8:12	eliminated								-

Soccer

competition	Women
Athletes	Choe Mi-gyong Choe Un-ju Jo Yun-mi Jon Myong-hwa Kim Chung-sim Kim Myong-gum Kim Nam-hui Kim Un-hyang Kwon Song-hwa O Chang-ran O Hui-sun Pong Son-hwa Ri Nam -sil Ri Ye-gyong Ro Chol-ok Yun Hyon-hui Yun Song-mi Kim Song-hui Choe Yong-sim (replacement) Kim Chol-ok (replacement) Kim Su-gyong (replacement) Yu Jong-im (replacement)
Trainer	Sin Ui-gun
Group stage	Colombia 2: 0 (1: 0) France 0: 5 (0: 1) USA 0: 1 (0: 1)
Quarter finals	eliminated
Semifinals
final
rank	9

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Women
Ryang Chun-hwa	Class up to 48 kg	80 kg	5	112 kg	2	192 kg	3	bronze
Jong Chun-mi	Class up to 58 kg	101 kg	7th	130 kg	4th	231 kg	6th	6th
Rim Jong-sim	Class up to 69 kg	115 kg	1	143 kg	1	261 kg	1	gold
Men
Om Yun-chol	Class up to 56 kg	125 kg	6th	168 kg	1	293 kg	1	gold
Sin Chol-bom	Class up to 56 kg	113 kg	14th	145 kg	11	258 kg	10	10
Kim Un-guk	Class up to 62 kg	153 kg	1	174 kg	2	327 kg	1	gold
Kim Kum-sok	Class up to 69 kg	140 kg	13	175 kg	9	315 kg	11	11
Kim Myong-hyok	Class up to 69 kg	145 kg	6th	184 kg	3	329 kg	4th	4th

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
To Kum-ae	Class up to 52 kg	Sophie Cox	001: 000	Misato Nakamura	0102: 002	Priscilla Gneto	0102: 0013	Rosalba Forciniti	101: 000	-		-		Yanet Bermoy	001: 000	gold

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Jon Kyong-hui	marathon	-		-		2:35:17 h	56	56
Kim Kum-ok	marathon	-		-		2:33:30 h	49	49
Kim Mi-gyong	marathon	-		-		2:38:33 h	74	74
Men
Kim Kwang-hyok	marathon	-		-		2:20:20 h	53	53
Pak Song-chol	marathon	-		-		2:20:20 h	52	52

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Freestyle women
Han Kum-ok	Class up to 55 kg	bye		Jackeline Rentería	1: 3	eliminated												10
Choe Un-gyong	Class up to 63 kg	bye		Jing Ruixue	1: 3	eliminated				-		Monika Ewa Michalik	1: 3	eliminated				12
Greco-Roman style men
Yun Won-chol	Class up to 55 kg	bye		Choi Gyu-jin	0: 3	eliminated												15th
Freestyle men
Yang Kyong-il	Class up to 55 kg	bye		Dilschod Mansurov	3: 1	Jamal Otarsultanov	1: 3	eliminated		-		Sem Schilimela	3: 1	Däulet Niyazbekov	3: 1	eliminated		bronze
Ri Jong-myong	Class up to 60 kg	bye		Farzad Tarash	3-0	Hassan Ibrahim Madany Ibrahim	3: 1	Bessik Kuduchow	0: 3	-		-		Yogeshwar bun	1: 3	eliminated		5

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings	rank
		Rings	rank	Rings	rank
Women
Jo Yong-suk	Air pistol 10 m	384	10	eliminated		384	10
Jo Yong-suk	Sports pistol 25 m	583	7th	199.3	7th	782.3	7th

Synchronized swimming

Athletes	competition	qualification						final
		Technical freestyle TK		Free freestyle FK-Q		total		Free freestyle FK-F		Total TK + FK-F
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Jang Hyang-mi Jong Yon-hui	duet	84,400	16	84.830	16	169.230	16	eliminated			16

Table tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		3rd round		4th round		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Kim Jong	singles	-		Cornelia Molnar	4: 1	Jiang Huajun	2: 4	eliminated								17th
Ri Myong-sun	singles	-		Xian Yi Fang	2: 4	eliminated										33
Kim Jong Ri Mi-gyong Ri Myong-sun	team	Great Britain	3-0	-		-		-		Singapore	0: 3	eliminated				5
Men
Kim Hyok-bong	singles	-		Soumyajit Ghosh	4: 1	Joo Se-hyuk	4: 2	Jiang Tianyi	3: 4	eliminated						9
Kim Song-nam	singles	Lin Yu	3: 4	eliminated												49
Kim Hyok-bong Kim Song-nam Jang Song-man	team	South Korea	1: 3	-		-		-		eliminated						9

Diving

Athletes	competition	Pre-fight		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Kim Jin-ok	Diving 10 m	320.10	15th	312.95	14th	eliminated		14th
Kim Un-hyang	Diving 10 m	308.10	18th	314.40	13	eliminated		13
Men
Ri Hyun-ju	Diving 10 m	331.30	32	eliminated				32

Web links

Commons : 2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (North Korea)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed December 17, 2012 . 
• DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed December 17, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Country: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. london2012.com, accessed July 18, 2012 . 
2. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on December 19, 2012 (English).