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
Time Rank
30 km Kim Ko-Am 1'55:11.0 65
Yang Duk-Soon 1'53:58.4 63
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km Ri Han-Soon 53:21.8 33
Kim Bong-Za 52:18.6 32

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Ri Sung-Ryool 43.0 30
Kim Zin-Hook 41.9 19
1500 m Kim Zin-Hook 2:19.4 36
Ri Sung-Ryool 2:13.9 14
5000 m Kim Choon-Bong 8:22.9 30
Bak Sung-Wun 8:20.2 28
10,000 m Kim Choon-Bong 17:10.8 23
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Han Pil-Hwa 58.5 28
Ryoo Choon-Za 48.4 15
1000 m Ryoo Choon-Za 1:40.0 16
1500 m An Sen-Za 2:44.7 30
Han Pil-Hwa 2:30.1 9
Kim Song-Soon 2:27.7 4
3000 m Bak Wol-Ja 5:30.8 13
Kim Song-Soon 5:25.9 7
Han Pil-Hwa 5:18.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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