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Key Facts

Top medal sports
(pre-2012)

Capital

Pyongyang

Population

23,900,000

Size

122,762km²

Languages

  • Korean

North Korea profile on BBC News

Records

Medals

London 2012
Gold Silver Bronze
4 0 2
Beijing 2008
Gold Silver Bronze
2 1 3
Athens 2004
Gold Silver Bronze
0 4 1

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Great Britain table tennis players Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley GB men and women out in round one

Great Britain's women lose to North Korea while the men are beaten by Portugal in the table tennis team event.

3 Aug 12

North Korea's Kim Un Guk Guk wins 62kg weightlifting event

Men's 62kg

30 Jul 12

North Korea claim their third gold medal at London 2012 as Kim Un Guk triumphs in the men's 62kg weightlifting.

Yun Chol Om Surprise gold for North Korean Om

Men's 56kg

29 Jul 12

Unfancied North Korean Yun Chol Om wins the men's 56kg weightlifting gold after a equalling the world record for the clean and jerk.

Kum Ae An North Korea's An wins judo gold

Women's -52kg

29 Jul 12

Kum Ae An secures North Korea's first gold of London 2012 by beating Cuba's Yanet Bermoy Acosta in the -52kg final.

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North Korea at the Olympics

20 London 2012 ranking

34 Beijing 2008 ranking

1972 First Olympic appearance

Top Medal Sports at London 2012
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Rank
Weightlifting 3 0 1 RANK 3
Judo 1 0 0 RANK 8
Wrestling 0 0 1 RANK 22
View the London 2012 medal table for North Korea