North Korea

1273 avg ELO #33 worldwide

88 athletes · 76 rated · 789 matches

🥇 27 🥈 23 🥉 60 Total 110

Olympic gold medalists

Athletes who won Olympic judo gold for this nation.

AN Kum Ae 2012 · Women -52 kg 1282 KYE Sun Hui 1996 · Women -48 kg 1047

Podium medals by year

Stacked bars — height is total podiums; colours show gold, silver, and bronze mix. · 2009–2026

Bronze Silver Gold

Top 10 currently active by ELO

Match in 2025–2026 · 14 active rated athletes

1 CHAE Kwang Jin 2 results · 18 matches 1134 2 MUN Song Hui 4 results · 25 matches 1125 3 KIM Hyon A 2 results · 8 matches 1114 4 KIM Ji Hye 3 results · 13 matches 1112 5 JON Su Song 4 results · 22 matches 1103 6 KIM Ye Yong 2 results · 6 matches 1025 7 KIM Jin Gang 1 results · 5 matches 1023 8 AN Sin Hyok 0 results · 4 matches 1012 9 RI Nam Yong 0 results · 2 matches 1002 10 NO Sok Bom 1 results · 3 matches 1000

All-time top athletes by ELO

Showing top 50 of 76 rated athletes (all years)

1 KIM Jin A 5 results · 19 matches 1314 2 AN Kum Ae 9 results · 26 matches 1282 3 KIM Chol Gwang 8 results · 46 matches 1265 4 SOL Kyong 20 results · 42 matches 1264 5 HONG Kuk hyon 15 results · 79 matches 1238 6 JON Yu Sun 4 results · 16 matches 1134 7 CHAE Kwang Jin 2 results · 18 matches 1134 8 RIM Song Sim 5 results · 24 matches 1133 9 RI Hyo Sun 6 results · 29 matches 1128 10 MUN Song Hui 4 results · 25 matches 1125 11 KIM Sol mi 13 results · 52 matches 1118 12 KIM Hyon A 2 results · 8 matches 1114 13 KIM Ji Hye 3 results · 13 matches 1112 14 JON Su Song 4 results · 22 matches 1103 15 KIM Su gyong 8 results · 34 matches 1093 16 RIM Yun Hui 4 results · 18 matches 1063 17 RI Un Ju 1 results · 4 matches 1058 18 HWANG Ryu Ok 3 results · 12 matches 1055 19 PAK Choi Min 3 results · 10 matches 1052 20 KIM Chol Su 4 results · 17 matches 1051 21 KIM Yong Gwon 2 results · 12 matches 1048 22 KYE Sun Hui 9 results · 5 matches 1047 23 PAK Yong Nam 2 results · 14 matches 1045 24 AN Jae Yong 3 results · 18 matches 1039 25 HONG Son Yong 1 results · 4 matches 1039 26 KIM Hyong Un 2 results · 8 matches 1038 27 JO Song Hui 5 results · 14 matches 1031 28 PAK Hong Wi 2 results · 18 matches 1030 29 KIM Mi Song 2 results · 6 matches 1027 30 KIM Ye Yong 2 results · 6 matches 1025 31 KIM Jin Gang 1 results · 5 matches 1023 32 JON Pae Dong 0 results · 2 matches 1016 33 PAK Un Gyong 1 results · 5 matches 1015 34 WON Kyong Il 0 results · 5 matches 1015 35 HONG Chol Jun 1 results · 3 matches 1014 36 RI Pok Hyang 1 results · 4 matches 1013 37 HONG Ok Song 1 results · 5 matches 1013 38 AN Sin Hyok 0 results · 4 matches 1012 39 PAK Ok Song 4 results · 9 matches 1009 40 CHA Ok Song 0 results · 2 matches 1009 41 JANG Hyok chol 0 results · 2 matches 1008 42 KIM Jong sun 2 results · 7 matches 1004 43 RI Nam Yong 0 results · 2 matches 1002 44 HYON Jong Hui 1 results · 4 matches 1001 45 WON Ok Im 1 results · 2 matches 1001 46 NO Sok Bom 1 results · 3 matches 1000 47 KIM Ryon Mi 2 results · 2 matches 1000 48 CHOE Kyong Sil 1 results · 2 matches 999 49 JONG Un Hyang 1 results · 5 matches 997 50 RI Kum Song 0 results · 6 matches 997

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