North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics
North Korea competed as North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the first time that the nation was represented at any Olympic Games. Han Pil-hwa is the first Winter Olympic medalist from either Korea before South Korea won its first winter medals in 1992 starting with Kim Ki-hoon.
North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | PRK |
NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
in Innsbruck | |
Competitors | 13 (6 men, 7 women) in 2 sports |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Han Pil-Hwa | Speed skating | Women's 3000m |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
30 km | Kim Ko-Am | 1'55:11.0 | 65 |
Yang Duk-Soon | 1'53:58.4 | 63 |
- Women
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
10 km | Ri Han-Soon | 53:21.8 | 33 |
Kim Bong-Za | 52:18.6 | 32 |
Speed skating
- Men
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Ri Sung-Ryool | 43.0 | 30 |
Kim Zin-Hook | 41.9 | 19 | |
1500 m | Kim Zin-Hook | 2:19.4 | 36 |
Ri Sung-Ryool | 2:13.9 | 14 | |
5000 m | Kim Choon-Bong | 8:22.9 | 30 |
Bak Sung-Wun | 8:20.2 | 28 | |
10,000 m | Kim Choon-Bong | 17:10.8 | 23 |
- Women
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Han Pil-Hwa | 58.5 | 28 |
Ryoo Choon-Za | 48.4 | 15 | |
1000 m | Ryoo Choon-Za | 1:40.0 | 16 |
1500 m | An Sen-Za | 2:44.7 | 30 |
Han Pil-Hwa | 2:30.1 | 9 | |
Kim Song-Soon | 2:27.7 | 4 | |
3000 m | Bak Wol-Ja | 5:30.8 | 13 |
Kim Song-Soon | 5:25.9 | 7 | |
Han Pil-Hwa | 5:18.5 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com
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