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Latest North Korea Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 55 kg | Kyong Il Yang |
| Gold | Weightlifting | Women's 63-69 kg | Jong Sim Rim |
| Gold | Weightlifting | Men's 56-62 kg | Un Guk Kim |
| Gold | Judo | Women's Half Lightweight (48-52 kg) | Kum Ae An |
| Gold | Weightlifting | Men's Under 56 kg | Yun Chol Om |
| Bronze | Weightlifting | Women's Under 48 kg | Chun Hwa Ryang |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Men's Marathon | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 60 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 60 kg | Semifinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 60 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 60 kg | Round of 8 | See Results | |
| Diving | Men's 10m Platform | Preliminary | See Results |
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Schedule
- Symbol for Tbd
- Symbol for Medal/Final
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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| Synchronised Swimming | Event | Event | |||||||||||||||
| Table Tennis | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | ||||||||||||
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| Weightlifting | Medal | Event | Medal | Medal | Medal | ||||||||||||
| Wrestling | Event | Event | Event | Medal | Medal | ||||||||||||
- Medals
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- Rank 20
- Gold 4
- Silver 0
- Bronze 2
- Total 6
- Capital City
- Pyongyang
- Official Languages
- Korean
- National Languages
- Korean
- Total Area
- 46,541 miles² (120,540 km²)
- Population
- 23,479,089 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
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