North Korea at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

North Korea at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
North Korea at the; 2015 World Aquatics Championships
	Flag of North Korea
FINA code	PRK
National federation	North Korean Aquatics Federation
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	18 in 3 sports
Medals; Ranked 14th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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North Korea competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kim Kuk-hyang	Diving	Women's 10 m platform	July 30
Bronze	Kim Un-hyang Song Nam-hyang	Diving	Women's 10 m synchronized platform	July 27

Diving

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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	—		378.18	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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	10 m platform	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	—		325.26

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yun Chung-il	50 m breaststroke	31.00	61	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Choe Su-rim	50 m butterfly	29.57	50	did not advance
Choe Su-rim	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
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kang Un-ha	Solo technical routine	80.2460	12 Q	83.0956	11
Kang Un-ha	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
Kang Un-ha Kim Un-a	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

^ "Kazan 2015 (Diving) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 29 July 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
^ "Kazan 2015 (Synchronized Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–10. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

[1] "Kazan 2015 (Diving) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 29 July 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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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