North Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics

North Korea at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codePRK
NOCOlympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Albertville
Competitors20 (9 men, 11 women) in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Korea (2018)

North Korea was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

In total, 20 athletes including nine men and 11 women represented North Korea in five different sports including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating and speed skating.

North Korea won one medal at the games after Hwang Ok-sil won bronze in the short track speed skating women's 500 m.

Competitors

In total, 20 athletes represented North Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across five different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 2 2 4
Figure skating 3 3 6
Short track speed skating 1 2 3
Speed skating 2 3 5
Total 9 11 20

Medalists

Main article: 1992 Winter Olympics medal table

North Korea won one medal at the games after Hwang Ok-sil claimed bronze in the short track speed skating women's 500 m.[1]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Hwang Ok-sil Short track speed skating Women's 500 m 20 February

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, two North Korean athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Kim Chol-ryong in the men's giant slalom and Choi Mi-ok in the women's giant slalom and the women's slalom.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Kim Chol-ryong Giant Slalom 1:23.24 1:22.02 2:45.26 67

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Choi Mi-ok Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Choi Mi-ok Slalom 1:09.00 1:02.05 2:11.05 38

Source:[2]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, four North Korean athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Son Chol-U and Chang Song-Rok in the men's 10 km classical, the men's 15 km freestyle pursuit and the men's 30 km classical, Li Gyong-Hui in the women's 5 km classical, the women's 10 km freestyle pursuit and the women's 15 km classical and Li Gyong-Ae in the women's 5 km classical.[1]

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C 		Son Chol-U 36:08.6 89
Chang Song-Rok 34:34.9 78
15 km
pursuit1
F 		Chang Song-Rok 52:43.4 76
Son Chol-U 52:35.5 73
30 km
C 		Son Chol-U 1'43:14.9 75
Chang Song-Rok 1'42:23.4 72

1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Source:[2]

Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C 		Li Gyong-Ae 18:54.1 61
Li Gyong-Hui 16:26.7 51
10 km
pursuit2
F 		Li Gyong-Hui 33:58.8 53
15 km
C 		Li Gyong-Hui 47:10.5 30

2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Source:[2]

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, six North Korean athletes participated in the figure events – Su-Min Li in the men's singles, Gyong-Ok Li in the women's singles, Ok Ran Ko and Gwang Ho Kim in the pairs and Gwang Ho Ryu and Un Sil Pak in the ice dance.[1]

Men
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Su-Min Li 28 DNF DNF –

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Gyong-Ok Li 27 DNF DNF –

Source:[2]

Pairs
Athletes SP FS TFP Rank
Ok Ran Ko
Gwang Ho Kim 		18 18 27.0 18

Source:[2]

Ice Dancing
Athletes CD1 CD2 OD FD TFP Rank
Gwang Ho Ryu
Un Sil Pak 		19 19 19 19 38.0 19

Source:[2]

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, three North Korean athletes participated in the Short track speed skating events – Li Won-Ho, Hwang Ok-Sil and Kim Chun-Hwa.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Round one Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
Li Won-Ho 1000 m DSQ – did not advance

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Round one Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
Hwang Ok-Sil 500 m 48.70 1 Q 47.95 2 Q 47.74 1 QA 47.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim Chun-Hwa 49.10 3 did not advance

Source:[2]

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, five North Korean athletes participated in the speed skating events – Choi In-Chol, Li Yong-Chol, Kim Chun-Wol, Chong Chang-Suk and Song Hwa-Son.[1]

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Choi In-Chol 39.59 35
Li Yong-Chol 38.38 24
1000 m Li Yong-Chol 1:18.17 37
Choi In-Chol 1:16.50 18
1500 m Choi In-Chol 2:00.36 27

Source:[2]

Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Kim Chun-Wol 42.47 28
Chong Chang-Suk 42.45 27
Song Hwa-Son 42.23 25
1000 m Kim Chun-Wol 1:26.49 33
Song Hwa-Son 1:25.80 30
Chong Chang-Suk 1:25.10 26
1500 m Song Hwa-Son 2:15.87 31
Kim Chun-Wol 2:14.87 29
Chong Chang-Suk 2:11.06 22

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "North Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via LA84 Foundation.
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