North Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics

North Korea at the Olympic Games
Flag of North Korea – Flag bearers IOC code  PRK NOC Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors	37 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Kim Man-Dok
Medals Rank: 22	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 5
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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.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Li Ho-jun	Shooting	50 m Rifle Prone 60 shots
2 Silver	Kim U-Gil	Boxing	light flyweight division (48 kg)
3 Bronze	Kim Gwong-Hyong	Wrestling	Freestyle (52 kg)
3 Bronze	Ri Chun-Ok Kim Myong-Suk Kim Jung Bok Kang Ok-Sun Kim Un Ja Hwang Hye Suk Chang Ok Rim Paek Myong-Suk Ryom Chun-Ja Su Dae Kim Ok Jin Chong	Volleyball	Women's team competition

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database