North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea at the Olympic Games
Flag of North Korea IOC code  PRK NOC Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	51 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Pak Song-chol (opening) Ri Jong-myong (closing)
Medals Rank: 20	Gold 4	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 6
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North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972. North Korean athletes did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, when they joined the Soviet boycott, and subsequently, led a boycott at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, along with six other nations.

Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sent the nation's third largest delegation to the Games. A total of 51 athletes, 15 men and 36 women, competed in 10 sports. Women's football was the only team-based sport in which North Korea had its representation in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, judo, and shooting. Marathon runner Pak Song-chol became the nation's first athlete in Olympic history to carry the flag at the opening ceremony. For the first time since its Olympic return in 1992, North Korea did not qualify athletes in gymnastics.

North Korea left London with a total of 6 medals (4 gold and 2 bronze), tying the record from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Along with the 1992 Summer Olympics, this was also the nation's most successful Olympics for the largest number of gold medals received at a single games. All of these medals were awarded to the team in judo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	An Kum-ae	Judo	Women's 52 kg	29 July
Gold	Om Yun-chol	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg	29 July
Gold	Kim Un-guk	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg	30 July
Gold	Rim Jong-sim	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg	1 August
Bronze	Ryang Chun-hwa	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg	28 July
Bronze	Yang Kyong-il	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 55 kg	10 August

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Weightlifting	3	0	1	4
Judo	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	0	0	1	1
Total	4	0	2	6

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kwon Un-sil	Women's individual	638	41	Valeeva (ITA) (24) L 3–7	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Kim Kwang-hyok	Marathon	2:20:20	53
Pak Song-chol		2:20:20	52

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Jon Kyong-hui	Marathon	2:35:17	56
Kim Kum-ok		2:33:30	49
Kim Mi-gyong		2:38:33	74

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea has qualified boxers for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pak Jong-chol	Flyweight	Henriques (BRA) L 8–12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kim Hye-song	Flyweight	Savelyeva (RUS) L 9–12	Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea has qualified in the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ri Hyon-ju	10 m platform	331.30	32	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Jin-ok	10 m platform	320.10	15 Q	312.95	14	Did not advance
Kim Un-hyang		308.10	18 Q	314.40	13	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea is qualified for the women's event

• Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Women's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the North Korean roster in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Coach: Sin Ui-gun

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club 1 1GK Jo Yun-mi (1989-05-22)22 May 1989 (aged 23) 14 0 April 25 2 2DF Kim Nam-hui (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 18) 10 0 April 25 3 2DF Kim Myong-gum (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 21) 14 0 Rimyongsu 4 2DF Ro Chol-ok (1993-01-03)3 January 1993 (aged 19) 6 0 April 25 5 2DF Yun Song-mi (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 20) 20 2 Pyongyang City 6 3MF Choe Un-ju (1991-01-23)23 January 1991 (aged 21) 14 3 Pyongyang City 7 3MF Ri Ye-gyong (1989-10-26)26 October 1989 (aged 22) 25 9 Amrokkang 8 3MF Jon Myong-hwa (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 18) 24 3 April 25 9 4FW Choe Mi-gyong (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 21) 13 4 Rimyongsu 10 4FW Yun Hyon-hi (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 19) 22 6 April 25 11 3MF Kim Chung-sim (c) (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 21) 15 2 April 25 12 3MF Kim Un-hyang (1993-08-26)26 August 1993 (aged 18) 9 2 April 25 13 3MF O Hui-sun (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 18) 9 0 Sobaeksu 14 2DF Pong Son-hwa (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 19) 9 0 Pyongyang City 15 2DF Ri Nam-sil (1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 18) 1 0 Sobaeksu 16 4FW Kim Song-hui (1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 25) 18 5 Pyongyang City 18 1GK O Chang-ran (1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (aged 20) 6 0 Mangyongbong 20 2DF Choe Yong-sim (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 21) Pyongyang City 21 3MF Kim Su-gyong (1995-01-04)04 January 1995 (aged 17)

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
France	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
North Korea	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
Colombia	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Green indicates qualified for the quarter-finals

Colombia v North Korea

25 July 2012 20:50 †

Colombia	0–2	North Korea
	Report	Kim Song-hui  39', 85'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

France v North Korea

28 July 2012 19:45

France	5–0	North Korea
Georges  45' Thomis  70' Delie  71' Renard  81' Catala  87'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 11,743 Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)

United States v North Korea

31 July 2012 17:15

United States	1–0	North Korea
Wambach  25'	Report

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 29,522 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

† Game delayed by one hour due to North Korean protest after erroneous use of South Korean flag for North Korea.

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
An Kum-Ae	Women's −52 kg	Cox (GBR) W 0001–0000	Nakamura (JPN) W 0102–0002	Gneto (FRA) W 0102–0013	Forciniti (ITA) W 0101–0000	Bye	Bermoy (CUB) W 0001–0000

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The following quota place has been qualified for the North Korean shooting squad at the Games;

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jo Yong-suk	10 m air pistol	384	10	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	583	7 Q	782.3	7

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Jang Hyang-mi Jong Yon-hui	Duet	84.400	16	84.830	169.230	16	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea has qualified 6 quotas athlete for singles table tennis events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kim Hyok-bong	Singles	Bye		Ghosh (IND) W 4–1	Joo S-H (KOR) W 4–2	Jiang Ty (HKG) L 3–4	Did not advance
Kim Song-nam		Wang (USA) W 4–0	Lin J (DOM) L 3–4	Did not advance
Jang Song-man Kim Hyok-bong Kim Song-nam	Team	N/A				South Korea (KOR) L 1–3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kim Jong	Singles	Bye		Molnar (CRO) W 4–1	Jiang Hj (HKG) L 2–4	Did not advance
Ri Myong-sun		Bye		Xian Yf (FRA) L 2–4	Did not advance
Kim Jong Ri Mi-gyong Ri Myong-sun	Team	N/A				Great Britain (GBR) W 3–0	Singapore (SIN) L 0–3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea has qualified 5 men and 3 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Om Yun-chol	−56 kg	125	6	168 OR	1	293
Sin Chol-Bom		113	14	145	11	258	10
Kim Un-guk	−62 kg	153 OR	1	174	2	327 WR
Kim Kum-sok	−69 kg	140	14	175	9	315	11
Kim Myong-hyok		145	9	184	3	329	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ryang Chun-hwa	−48 kg	80	5	112	2	192
Jong Chun-mi	−58 kg	101	7	130	4	231	6
Rim Jong-sim	−69 kg	115	1	146	1	261

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea has qualified in the following events.

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yang Kyong-il	−55 kg	Bye	Mansurov (UZB) W 3–1 PP	Otarsultanov (RUS) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Bye	Shilimela (NAM) W 3–1 PP	Niyazbekov (KAZ) W 3–1 PP
Ri Jong-myong	−60 kg	Bye	Tarash (AUS) W 3–0 PO	Madany (EGY) W 3–1 PP	Kudukhov (RUS) L 0–3 PO	Bye		Dutt (IND) L 1–3 PP	5

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yun Won-chol	−55 kg	Bye	Choi G-J (KOR) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance					15

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Han Kum-ok	−55 kg	Bye	Rentería (COL) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					10
Choe Un-gyong	−63 kg	Bye	Jing Rx (CHN) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance		Bye	Michalik (POL) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	12

See also

• North Korea at the 2012 Summer Paralympics