North Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| North Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PRK |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's eleventh appearance and the official return of the nation's into the Summer Olympics edition, after the nation's withdrawal at the 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Diving | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 11 |
Boxing[edit]
North Korea entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Pang Chol-mi (women's bantamweight) and Won Ung-yong (women's lightweight) qualified themself to Paris in their respective division by advancing to the semifinals round at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Pang Chol-mi | Women's bantamweight | ||||||
| Won Un-gyong | Women's lightweight | ||||||
Diving[edit]
North Korean divers secured one quota places for Paris 2024 by virtue of the top twelve individuals of the women's individual platform, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kim Mi-rae | Women's 10 m platform | ||||||
| Kim Mi-rae Jin Mi-jo |
Women's 10 m synchronized platform | — | |||||
Gymnastics[edit]
Artistic[edit]
North Korea entered one gymnast to compete at the games. An Chang-ok secured a quota place by virtue of becoming one of the highest eligible gymnast in women's vault, not yet qualified, through the final ranking of 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| An Chang-ok | Vault | — | — | ||||||||||
Table tennis[edit]
North Korea qualified mixed doubles team for the Games, by winning the semifinal match, at the 2024 ITTF World Mixed Doubles Olympic Qualification at Havirov, Czech Republic.
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ri Jong-sik Kim Kum-yong |
Doubles | |||||
Wrestling[edit]
North Korea qualified four wrestlers into the Olympic competition. All of them qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Choe Hyo-gyong | Women's −53 kg | ||||||
| Mun Hyon-gyong | Women's −62 kg | ||||||
| Pak Sol-gum | Women's −68 kg | ||||||
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Ri Se-ung | Men's −60 kg | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Final eight Paris 2024 Olympic quota places at Asia Qualifying Tournament have now been won". World Boxing. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.