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North Korea Winter Sports
North Korea: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 8 winter games in 6 countries
Events: 29 distinct events in 5 sports
Participants: 62 (25 men and 37 women)
Youngest Participant: Ho Gang (12 years, 316 days), 1988 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Yang Duk-Soon (30 years, 100 days), 1964 Winter Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Han Pil-Hwa and Hwang Ok-Sil (1 medal)
5 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine Skiing | 1992 | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Cross Country Skiing | 1964 | 1992 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 3 | Figure Skating | 1988 | 2010 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| 4 | Short Track Speed Skating | 1992 | 2006 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Hwang Ok-Sil (1 medal) | ||
| 5 | Speed Skating | 1964 | 2010 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | Han Pil-Hwa (1 medal) |
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