The Most Famous
SKATERS from North Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest North Korean Skaters. The pantheon dataset contains 483 Skaters, NaN of which were born in North Korea. This makes North Korea the birth place of the 0th most number of Skaters.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary North Korean Skaters of all time. This list of famous North Korean Skaters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Hwang Ok-sil (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 41.32, Hwang Ok-sil is the most famous North Korean Skater. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Hwang Ok-sil (born 25 March 1972 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean short track speed skater, who won bronze in the 500 m at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as North Korean skaters born between 1972 and 1972. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living North Korean skaters include Hwang Ok-sil. As of April 2024, 1 new North Korean skaters have been added to Pantheon including Hwang Ok-sil.
