North Korea at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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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[edit]

Medal Name Year Event
 Gold Kim Gwang-suk United States 1991 Indianapolis Women's uneven bars
 Gold Pae Gil-su France 1992 Paris Men's pommel horse
 Gold Pae Gil-su United Kingdom 1993 Birmingham Men's pommel horse
 Gold Pae Gil-su Puerto Rico 1996 San Juan Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Pae Gil-su Switzerland 1997 Lausanne Men's pommel horse
 Silver Kang Yun-mi United States 2003 Anaheim Women's vault
 Silver Hong Su-jong Germany 2007 Stuttgart Women's vault
 Bronze Ri Se-gwang Men's vault
 Bronze Hong Un-jong Belgium 2013 Antwerp Women's vault
 Gold Hong Un-jong China 2014 Nanning Women's vault
 Gold Ri Se-gwang Men's vault
 Silver Hong Un-jong United Kingdom 2015 Glasgow Women's vault
 Gold Ri Se-gwang Men's vault
 Gold Ri Se-gwang Qatar 2018 Doha Men's vault

Medal tables[edit]

By gender[edit]

GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men6028
Women2316

References[edit]

  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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