North Korea at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

North Korea at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
North Korea at the; World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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IOC code	PRK
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
Gold	Kim Gwang-suk	1991 Indianapolis	Women's uneven bars
Gold	Pae Gil-su	1992 Paris	Men's pommel horse
Gold	Pae Gil-su	1993 Birmingham	Men's pommel horse
Gold	Pae Gil-su	1996 San Juan	Men's pommel horse
Bronze	Pae Gil-su	1997 Lausanne	Men's pommel horse
Silver	Kang Yun-mi	2003 Anaheim	Women's vault
Silver	Hong Su-jong	2007 Stuttgart	Women's vault
Bronze	Ri Se-gwang	2007 Stuttgart	Men's vault
Bronze	Hong Un-jong	2013 Antwerp	Women's vault
Gold	Hong Un-jong	2014 Nanning	Women's vault
Gold	Ri Se-gwang	2014 Nanning	Men's vault
Silver	Hong Un-jong	2015 Glasgow	Women's vault
Gold	Ri Se-gwang	2015 Glasgow	Men's vault
Gold	Ri Se-gwang	2018 Doha	Men's vault

Medal tables

By gender

References

^ "China's 2008 gymnastics gold medalists of age". OU Daily. October 1, 2008.
^ 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.
^ "North Korea banned 2 years for age falsification". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 5, 2010.
^ "FIG probing Hong Su Jong's birthdate". ESPN. October 2, 2010.
^ "Gymnastics - World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - 1992". TheSports.org.

[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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