title: North Korea at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
text: # North Korea at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
  
  North Korea participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
  
  ## Archery
  
  North Korea qualified one archer based on its performance at the Asian Continental Qualification Tournament.
  
  Individual
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Kang Jin-hwa | Girls' Individual | 608 | 29 | Son (KOR) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
  
  Team
  
  | Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Kang Jin-hwa (PRK) Carlos Daniel Vaca Cordero (MEX) | Mixed team | 1288 | 26 | Gnoriega (USA) Rodríguez Valero (CUB) W 6–0 | Trydvornava (BLR) Ovchynnikov (UKR) W 5–1 | Reddig (NAM) Cowles (USA) L 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
  
  ## Gymnastics
  
  ### Rhythmic
  
  North Korea qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.
  
  * Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  North Korea qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (North America) series.
  
  * Boys' singles - Kim Song-gun
  * Girls' singles - Pyon Song-gyong
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  North Korea qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Championships.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Song Kuk-hyang | Girls' -63 kg | NM | NM | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  