- Medalists
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Diving
- Football Women's tournament
- Judo
- Shooting
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- See also
- References
{{infobox country at games | NOC = PRK | NOCname = Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | games = Summer Olympics | year = 2012 | flagcaption = | oldcode = | website = | location = London | competitors = 51 | sports = 10 | flagbearer = Pak Song-chol (opening) Ri Jong-myong (closing) | rank = 20 | gold = 4 | silver = 0 | bronze = 2 | officials = | appearances = auto | app_begin_year = | app_end_year = | summerappearances = | winterappearances = | seealso = }}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{{col-begin}} | width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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{{gold medal}} | An Kum-ae | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 29 July}} | {{gold medal}} | Om Yun-chol | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 29 July}} | {{gold medal}} | Kim Un-guk | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg | 30 July}} | {{gold medal}} | Rim Jong-sim | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | 1 August}} | {{bronze medal}} | Ryang Chun-hwa | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | 28 July}} | {{bronze medal}} | Yang Kyong-il | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 55 kg | 10 August}} |
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" |{{Clear}}Medals by sport |
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Sport | {{gold01}} | {{silver02}} | {{bronze03}} | Total | Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Judo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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{{col-end}}Archery{{main|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 |
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Kwon Un-sil | Women's individual | 638 | 41 | Valeeva|ITA|2012 Summer}} (24) L 3–7 | Did not advance |
Athletics{{main|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):[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 |
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Result | Rank |
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Kim Kwang-hyok | Marathon | 2:20:20 | 53 | Pak Song-chol | 2:20:20 | 52 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Final |
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Result | Rank |
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Jon Kyong-hui | Marathon | 2:35:17 | 56 | Kim Kum-ok | 2:33:30 | 49 | Kim Mi-gyong | 2:38:33 | 74 |
Boxing{{main|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 |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Pak Jong-chol | Flyweight | Henriques|BRA|2012 Summer}} L 8–12 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Kim Hye-song | Flyweight | Savelyeva|RUS|2012 Summer}} L 9–12 | Did not advance |
Diving{{main|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 |
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Ri Hyon-ju | 10 m platform | 331.30 | 32 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
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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|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|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}- Team roster
{{2012 Summer Olympics North Korea women's football team roster}}- Group play
{{2012 Summer Olympics women's football group G standings}}{{2012 Summer Olympics women's football game C2|bgc=#eeeeee}}{{2012 Summer Olympics women's football game C4}}{{2012 Summer Olympics women's football game C5|bgc=#eeeeee}}† Game delayed by one hour due to North Korean protest after erroneous use of South Korean flag for North Korea.[3] Judo{{main|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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An Kum-Ae | Women's −52 kg | Cox|GBR|2012 Summer}} W 0001–0000 | Nakamura|JPN|2012 Summer}} W 0102–0002 | Gneto|FRA|2012 Summer}} W 0102–0013 | Forciniti|ITA|2012 Summer}} W 0101–0000 | Bye}} | Bermoy|CUB|2012 Summer}} W 0001–0000 | {{gold01}} |
Shooting{{main|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}The following quota place has been qualified for the North Korean shooting squad at the Games;[4] - Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
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Jo Yong-suk | 10 m air pistol | 384 | 10 | Did not advance | 25 m pistol | 583 | 7 Q | 782.3 | 7 |
Synchronized swimming{{main|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 |
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Jang Hyang-mi Jong Yon-hui | Duet | 84.400 | 16 | 84.830 | 169.230 | 16 | Did not advance |
Table tennis{{main|Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}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 / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Kim Hyok-bong | Singles | Bye}} | Ghosh|IND|2012 Summer}} W 4–1 | Joo S-H|KOR|2012 Summer}} W 4–2 | Jiang Ty|HKG|2012 Summer}} L 3–4 | Did not advance | Kim Song-nam | Wang|USA|2012 Summer}} W 4–0 | Lin J|DOM|2012 Summer}} L 3–4 | Did not advance | Jang Song-man Kim Hyok-bong Kim Song-nam | Team | colspan=4 {{n/a}} | KOR|2012 Summer}} L 1–3 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Kim Jong | Singles | Bye}} | Molnar|CRO|2012 Summer}} W 4–1 | Jiang Hj|HKG|2012 Summer}} L 2–4 | Did not advance | Ri Myong-sun | Bye}} | Xian Yf|FRA|2012 Summer}} L 2–4 | Did not advance | Kim Jong Ri Mi-gyong Ri Myong-sun | Team | colspan=4 {{n/a}} | GBR|2012 Summer}} W 3–0 | SIN|2012 Summer}} L 0–3 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting{{main|Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}North Korea has qualified 5 men and 3 women. - Men
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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Om Yun-chol | −56 kg | 125 | 6 | weightlifting}} | 1 | 293 | {{gold01}} | Sin Chol-Bom | 113 | 14 | 145 | 11 | 258 | 10 | Kim Un-guk | −62 kg | weightlifting}} | 1 | 174 | 2 | weightlifting}} | {{gold01}} | 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 |
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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Ryang Chun-hwa | −48 kg | 80 | 5 | 112 | 2 | 192 | {{bronze03}} | Jong Chun-mi | −58 kg | 101 | 7 | 130 | 4 | 231 | 6 | Rim Jong-sim | −69 kg | 115 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 261 | {{gold01}} |
Wrestling{{main|Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}North Korea has qualified in the following events. - Key
- {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - Victory by Fall.
- {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Yang Kyong-il | −55 kg | Bye}} | Mansurov|UZB|2012 Summer}} W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Otarsultanov|RUS|2012 Summer}} L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | Did not advance | Bye}} | Shilimela|NAM|2012 Summer}} W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | Niyazbekov|KAZ|2012 Summer}} W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | {{bronze03}} | Ri Jong-myong | −60 kg | Bye}} | Tarash|AUS|2012 Summer}} W 3–0 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} | Madany|EGY|2012 Summer}} W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | Kudukhov|RUS|2012 Summer}} L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} | Bye}} | Dutt|IND|2012 Summer}} L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | 5 |
- Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Yun Won-chol | −55 kg | Bye}} | Choi G-J|KOR|2012 Summer}} L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} | Did not advance | 15 |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Han Kum-ok | −55 kg | Bye}} | Rentería|COL|2012 Summer}} L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | Did not advance | 10 | Choe Un-gyong | −63 kg | Bye}} | Jing Rx|CHN|2012 Summer}} L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | Did not advance | Bye}} | Michalik|POL|2012 Summer}} L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} | Did not advance | 12 |
See also- North Korea at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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