North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

North Korea at the
2012 Summer Olympics
North Korea at the; 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in London
Competitors	51 in 10 sports
Flag bearers	Pak Song-chol (opening); Ri Jong-myong (closing)
Medals; Ranked 20th	Gold 4 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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 ever 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 was represented at these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, judo, and shooting. Marathon runner Pak Song-chol became the first track and field athlete to carry the North Korean 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 7 medals (4 gold and 3 bronze), beating its 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 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	Kim Myong-hyok	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg	31 July
Bronze	Yang Kyong-il	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 55 kg	10 August

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Weightlifting	3	0	2	5
Judo	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	0	0	1	1
Total	4	0	3	7

Archery

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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

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):^[1]^[2]

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	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

North Korea has qualified boxers for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kim Hye-song	Flyweight	Savelyeva (RUS) L 9–12	Did not advance

Diving

North Korea has qualified in the following events.

Men

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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	10 m platform	308.10	18 Q	314.40	13	Did not advance

Football

North Korea is qualified for the women's event

Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Women's tournament

Team roster

Template:2012 Summer Olympics North Korea women's football team roster

Group play

Template:2012 Summer Olympics women's football group G standings Template:2012 Summer Olympics women's football game C2 Template:2012 Summer Olympics women's football game C4 Template:2012 Summer Olympics women's football game C5

† Game delayed by one hour due to North Korean protest after erroneous use of South Korean flag for North Korea.^[3]

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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

The following quota place has been qualified for the North Korean shooting squad at the Games;^[4]

Women

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

Synchronized swimming

North Korea has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	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

North Korea has qualified 6 quotas athlete for singles table tennis events.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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	Singles	Wang (USA) W 4–0	Lin J (DOM) L 3–4	Did not advance
Jang Song-man Kim Hyok-bong Kim Song-nam	Team	—				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
Athlete	Event	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	Singles	Bye		Xian Yf (FRA) L 2–4	Did not advance
Kim Jong Ri Mi-gyong Ri Myong-sun	Team	—				Great Britain (GBR) W 3–0	Singapore (SIN) L 0–3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

North Korea has qualified 5 men and 3 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Om Yun-chol	−56 kg	125	6	168 OR	1	293
Sin Chol-Bom	−56 kg	113	12	145	9	258	8
Kim Un-guk	−62 kg	153 OR	1	174	2	327 WR
Kim Kum-sok	−69 kg	140	11	175	7	315	8
Kim Myong-hyok	−69 kg	145	5	184	3	329

Kim Myong-hyok originally finished fourth, but in June 2021, he was promoted to bronze due to the disqualification of Răzvan Martin.

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	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