North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Speed skating
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mTak In-Suk55.80 (fall)281000 mChoi Dong-Ok1"36.6727Tak In-Suk1:35.3820Han Pil-Hwa1:33.79121500 mKim Myung-Ja2:32.5529Han Pil-Hwa2:25.6413Kim Bok-Soon2:25.48123000 mKim Ok-Soon5:09.6913Kim Bok-Soon5:07.9311Han Pil-Hwa5:07.249
References Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com