North Korea competed as the ''Democratic People's Republic of Korea'' at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich, West Germany. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

. 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

Archery

Athletics

Boxing

Gymnastics

Judo

Rowing

Shooting

Three male shooters represented North Korea in 1972.

Ri Ho-jun Ri Ho-jun (, born 1 December 1946) is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for North Korea. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the country's first ever Olympic gold. In August 1972 h ...

won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone event. ; 300 m rifle, three positions *

Li Yun-hae Li Yun-hae (born 3 September 1940) is a North Korean former sports shooter. He competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Muni ...

; 50 m rifle, three positions *

; 50 m rifle, prone *

; 50 m running target *

Kim Song-bok Kim Song-bok (born 12 May 1952) is a North Korean former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre running target event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and comm ...

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database

Korea, North North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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