North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. North Korea's eleventh Summer Olympics appearance marked the official return of the nation to the sporting event after withdrawing from the games in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Ri Jong-sikKim Kum-yong Table tennis Mixed doubles Kim Mi-raeJo Jin-mi Diving Women's synchronized 10 m platform Pang Chol-miBoxing Women's 54 kg Kim Mi-rae Diving Women's 10 m platform Ri Se-ung Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman –60 kg Choe Hyo-gyong Wrestling Women's freestyle –53 kg
Medals by sport Medals by sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotalDiving0112Table tennis0101Boxing0011Wrestling0022Total0246
Medals by day Medals by dayDayDateGoldSilverBronzeTotal130 July0101231 July010134 August001146 August002258 August0011Total0246
Medals by gender Medals by genderGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotalFemale0134Male0011Mixed/Open0101Total0246 Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Kim Mi-rae Diving 0 1 1 2
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Boxing 0 2 2Diving 1 2 3Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 0 1 1Table tennis 1 2 3Wrestling 1 4 5 Total 4 12 16
Athletics
North Korean track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024 by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:
Track and road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankHan Il-ryongMen's marathon 2:11:21 29
Boxing
North Korea entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Pang Chol-mi (women's bantamweight) and Won Ung-yong (women's lightweight) qualified themself for Paris in their respective division by advancing to the semifinal round at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPang Chol-miWomen's 54 kg W 5–0 W 4–0 L 2–3Did not advanceWon Un-gyongWomen's 60 kg L 1–4Did not advance
Diving
North Korean divers secured one quota place for Paris 2024 by being the top individuals of the men's and women's platform at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankIm Yong-myongMen's 10 m platform347.1022 Did not advanceKim Mi-raeWomen's 10 m platform 287.70 10 322.40 4 372.10 Kim Mi-raeJo Jin-miWomen's 10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 315.90
Gymnastics
Artistic North Korea entered one gymnast to compete at the games. An Chang-ok secured a quota place by becoming one of the highest eligible gymnasts in the women's vault, not yet qualified, through the final ranking of 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAn Chang-okAll-around14.183 Q13.43311.666colspan=7 Women's vault14.183colspan=3 14.1836 Q14.216colspan=3 14.2164
Judo
North Korea qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Mun Song-hui (women's middleweight, 70 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMun Song-huiWomen's −70 kgL 00–10Did not advance
Table tennis
North Korea qualified a mixed doubles team and one women's singles for the Games, by winning the semifinal match, at the 2024 ITTF World Mixed Doubles Olympic Qualification at Havířov, Czech Republic; and through the re-allocations of the East Asian Qualification Tournament.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPyon Song-gyongWomen's singlesW 4–1W 4–3W 4–3L 3–4Did not advanceRi Jong-sikKim Kum-yongMixed doublescolspan=4 W 4–1W 4–1W 4–3L 2–4
Wrestling
North Korea qualified five wrestlers into the Olympic competition. Four of them qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; meanwhile the other wrestler qualified through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKim Son-hyangWomen's −50 kg Did not participateChoe Hyo-gyongWomen's −53 kgL 4–7 Did not advanceW 11–0W 10–0Mun Hyon-gyongWomen's −62 kg Did not participatePak Sol-gumWomen's −68 kgW 10–6W 10–8L 0–10L 2–45
Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRi Se-ungMen's −60 kgW 10–3W 9–0L 3–3W 8–0
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