North Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

North Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics

IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Munich
Competitors	37 (23 men, 14 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Kim Man-dok
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Summer Olympic Games. 37 competitors, 23 men and 14 women, took part in 23 events in 10 sports. North Korea won the first Olympic gold medal from either Korea.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Ri Ho-jun	Shooting	50 m Rifle Prone 60 shots
Silver	Kim U-gil	Boxing	Light flyweight division (48 kg)
Bronze	Kim Gwong-hyong	Wrestling	Freestyle (52 kg)
Bronze	Ri Chun-ok Kim Myong-suk Kim Zung-bok Kang Ok-sun Kim Yeun-ja Hwang He-suk Jang Ok-rim Paek Myong-suk Ryom Chun-ja Kim Su-dae Jong Ok-jin	Volleyball	Women's team competition
Bronze	Kim Yong-ik	Judo	Men's 63kg

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Three male shooters represented North Korea in 1972. Ri Ho-jun won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone event.

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

50 m running target

Kim Song-bok

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References

"North Korea at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

External links

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North Korea at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	1972 1976 1980 1984–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
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North Korea did not participate in 1984 due to a boycott.

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