North Korea at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

North Korea competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

North Korea at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codePRK
National federationNorth Korean Aquatics Federation
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors18 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldKim Kuk-hyangDivingWomen's 10 m platformJuly 30
 BronzeKim Un-hyang
Song Nam-hyang
DivingWomen's 10 m synchronized platformJuly 27

Diving

North Korean divers qualified for the individual spots at the World Championships.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kim Sun-bom 10 m platform 388.60 25 Did not advance
Hyon Il-myong
Kim Sun-bom
10 m synchronized platform 385.08 10 Q N/A 378.18 11
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kim Kuk-hyang 10 m platform 332.95 7 Q 379.90 3 Q 397.05
Song Nam-hyang 312.65 16 Q 346.55 5 Q 315.85 10
Kim Un-hyang
Song Nam-hyang
10 m synchronized platform 301.44 5 Q N/A 325.26
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Hyon Il-myong
Kim Kuk-hyang
10 m synchronized platform 305.52 4

Swimming

North Korean swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yun Chung-il 50 m breaststroke 31.00 61 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Choe Su-rim 50 m butterfly 29.57 50 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:08.98 63 Did not advance
Sin Jin-hui 50 m breaststroke 34.02 50 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:14.52 51 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:41.41 45 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

North Korea fielded a full squad of ten synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events.[4]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kang Un-ha Solo technical routine 80.2460 12 Q 83.0956 11
Solo free routine 83.4333 12 Q 83.7000 12
Kang Un-ha
Kim Un-a
Duet technical routine 82.0469 13 Did not advance
Duet free routine 83.5667 14 Did not advance
Jang Hyon-ok
Jong Na-ri
Kang Un-ha*
Kim Ju-hye
Kim Un-a*
Min Hae-yon
Ri Il-sim
Ri Ji-hyang
Ryu Mi-hyang
Yun Yu-jong
Team technical routine 81.9749 13 Did not advance
Jang Hyon-ok
Jong Na-ri
Kang Un-ha
Kim Ju-hye
Kim Un-a
Min Hae-yon
Ri Il-sim
Ri Ji-hyang
Ryu Mi-hyang
Yun Yu-jong
Free routine combination 81.7667 12 Q 82.6000 11

References

  1. "Kazan 2015 (Diving) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. "Kazan 2015 (Synchronized Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–10. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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