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DPR Korea won two Olympic titles. Olympic judo legend Sun Hui Kye won gold in 1996, bronze in 2000 and silver in 2004, all in three different categories. Kum Ae An won silver in 2008 and became Olympic judo champion in 2012. Sun Hui Kye won four world titles. In 2013 Kyong Sol won the World title. Kuk Hyon Hong was the first man to win an IJF World Tour event, in 2014 the Grand Prix of Qingdao. In 2017 The Peoples Democratic Republic will organise the Junior World Championships if the political situation is stable enough.
Judo legends
Judoka
 
Sun Hui Kye 8 2 3
Kum Ae An 3 1 4
Kyong Sol 1 4 3
Kyong Ok Ri 1 2 1
Ok Chol Kwak 1 1 3
Last 365 days of judo
Judoka
 
Cholgwang Kim 1 0 1
Kwang Jin Chae 1 0 0
Song Hui Mun 0 1 0
Last results
Judo event Type Place Date
1 Friendship Pyongyang Juniors ITJun Pyongyang 13 Jun 1987
2 Friendship Pyongyang Cadets ITCad Pyongyang 12 Dec 1976
3 Friendship Pyongyang Juniors ITJun Pyongyang 12 Dec 1976
1.
Judo event Friendship Pyongyang Juniors
Type ITJun
Place Pyongyang
Date 13 Jun 1987
2.
Judo event Friendship Pyongyang Cadets
Type ITCad
Place Pyongyang
Date 12 Dec 1976
3.
Judo event Friendship Pyongyang Juniors
Type ITJun
Place Pyongyang
Date 12 Dec 1976
Birthdays
Name Birthdate Age
1 Su Yong Yang 28 Jan 1985 40 years
2 Cholgwang Kim 29 Jan 1996 29 years
3 Jong Sun Kim 29 Jan 1988 37 years
4 Mi Song Kim 31 Jan 1991 34 years
5 Chung Hyok Kim 5 Feb 1996 29 years
1.
Name Su Yong Yang
Birthdate 28 Jan 1985
Age 40
2.
Name Cholgwang Kim
Birthdate 29 Jan 1996
Age 29
3.
Name Jong Sun Kim
Birthdate 29 Jan 1988
Age 37
4.
Name Mi Song Kim
Birthdate 31 Jan 1991
Age 34
5.
Name Chung Hyok Kim
Birthdate 5 Feb 1996
Age 29