North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics
# North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics

North Korea competed as North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the first time that the nation was represented at any Olympic Games. Han Pil-hwa is the first Winter Olympic medalist from either Korea before South Korea won its first winter medals in 1992 starting with Kim Ki-hoon.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Han Pil-Hwa | Speed skating | Women's 3000m |

## Cross-country skiing

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 30 km | Kim Ko-Am | 1'55:11.0 | 65 |
| 30 km | Yang Duk-Soon | 1'53:58.4 | 63 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 10 km | Ri Han-Soon | 53:21.8 | 33 |
| 10 km | Kim Bong-Za | 52:18.6 | 32 |

## Speed skating

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Ri Sung-Ryool | 43.0 | 30 |
| 500 m | Kim Zin-Hook | 41.9 | 19 |
| 1500 m | Kim Zin-Hook | 2:19.4 | 36 |
| 1500 m | Ri Sung-Ryool | 2:13.9 | 14 |
| 5000 m | Kim Choon-Bong | 8:22.9 | 30 |
| 5000 m | Bak Sung-Wun | 8:20.2 | 28 |
| 10,000 m | Kim Choon-Bong | 17:10.8 | 23 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Han Pil-Hwa | 58.5 | 28 |
| 500 m | Ryoo Choon-Za | 48.4 | 15 |
| 1000 m | Ryoo Choon-Za | 1:40.0 | 16 |
| 1500 m | An Sen-Za | 2:44.7 | 30 |
| 1500 m | Han Pil-Hwa | 2:30.1 | 9 |
| 1500 m | Kim Song-Soon | 2:27.7 | 4 |
| 3000 m | Bak Wol-Ja | 5:30.8 | 13 |
| 3000 m | Kim Song-Soon | 5:25.9 | 7 |
| 3000 m | Han Pil-Hwa | 5:18.5 | |
