North Korea participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
| North Korea at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | PRK |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Archery
editNorth Korea qualified one archer based on its performance at the Asian Continental Qualification Tournament.[1]
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Kang Jin-hwa | Girls' Individual | 608 | 29 |  Son (KOR)L 0–6 |
did not advance | 17 | |||
Team
| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
 Kang Jin-hwa (PRK) Carlos Daniel Vaca Cordero (MEX)
|
Mixed team | 1288 | 26 |  Gnoriega (USA) Rodríguez Valero (CUB)W 6–0 |
 Trydvornava (BLR) Ovchynnikov (UKR)W 5–1 |
 Reddig (NAM) Cowles (USA)L 2–6 |
did not advance | 5 | |
Gymnastics
editRhythmic
editNorth Korea qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[2]
- Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota
Table tennis
editNorth Korea qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (North America) series.[3]
- Boys' singles - Kim Song-gun
- Girls' singles - Pyon Song-gyong
Weightlifting
editNorth Korea qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Championships.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Song Kuk-hyang | Girls' -63 kg | NM | DNF | ||||
References
edit- ^ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Girls" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Cédric Meissner and Franziska Schreiner in form, Germany Buenos Aires bound". ITTF. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Girls Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.