North Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics
# North Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

## Short track speed skating

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Han Sang-Guk | 500 m | 44.206 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yun Chol | 500 m | 45.014 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yun Chol | 1000 m | 1:33.133 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Han Sang-Guk | 1000 m | 1:34.220 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Jong Ok-Myong | 500 m | 46.835 | 2 Q | DSQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Han Ryon-Hui | 500 m | DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hwang Ok-Sil | 500 m | 46.987 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Han Ryon-Hui | 1000 m | 1:34.493 | 2 Q | 1:34.405 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jon Ok-Myong | 1000 m | DSQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ho Jong-Hae | 1000 m | 1:44.256 | 2 Q | 1:38.546 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jong Ok-Myong Ho Jong-Hae Hwang Ok-Sil Han Ryon-Hui | 3000 m relay | | | | | 4:25.126 | 3 QB | 4:27.030 | 7 |

## Speed skating

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Kim Jong-Hui | 42.17 | 35 | 41.57 | 36 | 83.74 | 35 |
| 1000 m | Kin Jong-Hui | | | | | 1:23.88 | 37 |
| 1000 m | Kim Ok-hui | | | | | 1:23.37 | 36 |
