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North Korea: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 17 games in 14 countries
Events: 128 distinct events in 21 sports
Participants: 387 (197 men and 190 women)
Youngest Participant: Ho Gang (12 years, 316 days), 1988 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Pak Jong-Ran (42 years, 144 days), 2008 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Kye Sun-Hui (3 medals)
17 Games
| Rk | Games | Flag Bearer | Participants | Men | Women | Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Summer | Pak Song-Chol | 52 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 2 | 2010 Winter | Song Chol-Ri | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 2008 Summer | Mun-Il Pang | 58 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 athletes with 1 medal |
| 4 | 2006 Winter | Han Jong-In | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 2004 Summer | Song-Ho Kim | 36 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 6 | 2000 Summer | Jung-Chul Pak | 31 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 7 | 1998 Winter | Yun Chol | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 1996 Summer | Ra-U Chae | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 athletes with 1 medal |
| 9 | 1992 Summer | 64 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Li Bun-Hui (2 medals) | ||
| 10 | 1992 Winter | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Hwang Ok-Sil (1 medal) | |||
| 11 | 1988 Winter | Im Ri-Bin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 12 | 1984 Winter | Im Ri-Bin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | 1980 Summer | 47 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 14 | 1976 Summer | 38 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Gu Yong-Jo and Li Byong-Uk (1 medal) | ||
| 15 | 1972 Summer | Man-Dok Kim | 37 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 athletes with 1 medal |
| 16 | 1972 Winter | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 1964 Winter | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Han Pil-Hwa (1 medal) |
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