North Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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| NOC = PRK

| NOCname = Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 1972

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| location = Munich

| competitors = 37 (23 men, 14 women)

| sports = 10

| flagbearer = Kim Man-dok

| rank = 22

| gold = 1

| silver = 1

| bronze = 3

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North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Summer Olympic Games. 37 competitors, 23 men and 14 women, took part in 23 events in 10 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PRK/summer/1972/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043018/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PRK/summer/1972/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=North Korea at the 1972 Munich Summer Games |access-date=11 February 2016 |work=Sports Reference}} North Korea won the first Olympic gold medal from either Korea.