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North Korea Summer Sports
North Korea: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 9 summer games in 9 countries
Events: 99 distinct events in 16 sports
Participants: 325 (172 men and 153 women)
Youngest Participant: Choe Jong-Sil (14 years, 29 days), 1980 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Pak Jong-Ran (42 years, 144 days), 2008 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Kye Sun-Hui (3 medals)
16 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1972 | 2012 | 14 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| 2 | Athletics | 1972 | 2012 | 25 | 15 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | Boxing | 1972 | 2012 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Li Byong-Uk (2 medals) |
| 4 | Cycling | 1992 | 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | Diving | 1992 | 2012 | 16 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 6 | Football | 1976 | 2012 | 46 | 15 | 31 | |||||
| 7 | Gymnastics | 1972 | 2008 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 2 | Pae Gil-Su and Hong Un-Jong (1 medal) | ||
| 8 | Judo | 1972 | 2012 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Kye Sun-Hui (3 medals) |
| 9 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1992 | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 10 | Rowing | 1972 | 1972 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Shooting | 1972 | 2012 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Li Ho-Jun and Kim Jong-Su (1 medal) | |
| 12 | Synchronized Swimming | 2000 | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | Table Tennis | 1992 | 2012 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Li Bun-Hui (2 medals) | |
| 14 | Volleyball | 1972 | 1972 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 15 | Weightlifting | 1972 | 2012 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | Kim Myong-Nam and Ri Song-Hui (2 medals) |
| 16 | Wrestling | 1972 | 2012 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Kim Il (2 medals) |
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