North Korea at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Flag of North Korea
IOC codePRK
Medals
Gold
8
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
14

In 1991 Kim Gwang-suk won the first medal, a gold on uneven bars, for North Korea at the World Championships. However, her win became controversial when it was discovered that North Korean officials had falsified her birth year as it was listed as 15 for three years in a row.[1] Although the International Gymnastics Federation punished the North Korean gymnastics federation by barring their women's team from competing at the 1993 World Championships, they did allow Kim to keep her medal.[2] North Korea faced further age-falsification controversy when it was discovered that 2007 World silver medalist Hong Su-jong had listed three different birth years (1989, 1985 and 1986) between 2003 and 2010.[3][4]

Pae Gil-su became the first North Korean man to win a World Championships medal, winning gold on pommel horse in 1992.[5]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 GoldKim Gwang-sukUnited States 1991 IndianapolisWomen's uneven bars
 GoldPae Gil-suFrance 1992 ParisMen's pommel horse
 GoldPae Gil-suUnited Kingdom 1993 BirminghamMen's pommel horse
 GoldPae Gil-suPuerto Rico 1996 San JuanMen's pommel horse
 BronzePae Gil-suSwitzerland 1997 LausanneMen's pommel horse
 SilverKang Yun-miUnited States 2003 AnaheimWomen's vault
 SilverHong Su-jongGermany 2007 StuttgartWomen's vault
 BronzeRi Se-gwangMen's vault
 BronzeHong Un-jongBelgium 2013 AntwerpWomen's vault
 GoldHong Un-jongChina 2014 NanningWomen's vault
 GoldRi Se-gwangMen's vault
 SilverHong Un-jongUnited Kingdom 2015 GlasgowWomen's vault
 GoldRi Se-gwangMen's vault
 GoldRi Se-gwangQatar 2018 DohaMen's vault

Medal tables

By gender

GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men6028
Women2316

References

  1. ↑ "China's 2008 gymnastics gold medalists of age". OU Daily. October 1, 2008.
  2. ↑ Clarey, Christopher (April 19, 1996). "Gold Medalist and His Team May Be Barred From Olympic Games : Last Chance for a North Korean Athlete". New York Times.
  3. ↑ "North Korea banned 2 years for age falsification". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ "FIG probing Hong Su Jong's birthdate". ESPN. October 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - 1992". TheSports.org.
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