North Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

North Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Calgary
Competitors	6 (3 men, 3 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Im Ri-Bin (speed skating)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Korea (2018)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Figure skating	1	1	2
Speed skating	2	2	4
Total	3	3	6

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Kang Ho	27	28	DNQ	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Song-Suk Kim	31	27	DNQ	DNF	–

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
1500 m	Im Ri-Bin	1:55.55	17
5000 m	Im Ri-Bin	7:10.13	35
	Song Yong-Hun	7:01.56	28
10,000 m	Song Yong-Hun	DSQ	–

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Han Chun-Ok	42.25	26
	Song Hwa-Son	41.46	22
1000 m	Song Hwa-Son	DSQ	–
	Han Chun-Ok	1:24.26	23
1500 m	Han Chun-Ok	2:09.66	22
	Song Hwa-Son	2:05.25	9
3000 m	Song Hwa-Son	4:31.05	23
	Han Chun-Ok	4:29.16	17
5000 m	Han Chun-Ok	7:36.81	9

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com