Judo in North Korea

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 B S G

• Sun Hui Kye
328

• Kum Ae An
413

• Kyong Sol
341

• Kyong Ok Ri
121

• Ok Chol Kwak
311

Sun Hui Kye - Super star

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  2018 Hall of Fame interviews Baku

  21 Sep 2018

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  Yvonne Boenisch GER Sun Hui Kye PRK 57kg

  8 Sep 2005

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  Sun Hui KYE (PRK) - Yvonne BOENISCH (GER) @ U57 Final - Olympic Games Athens 2004

  14 Aug 2004

Last 365 days of judo B S G

• Jin A Kim
011

• Song Sim Rim
200

Latest videos

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  2018 Hall of Fame interviews Baku

  21 Sep 2018

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  Sun Yong KWON (PRK) - Zi YAN (CHN) @ U70 - World Championships Baku 2018

  20 Sep 2018

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  Christa DEGUCHI (CAN) - Hyo Sun RI (PRK) @ U57 - World Championships Baku 2018

  20 Sep 2018

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