Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of

Phone: +850 2 18 111/999 ext. 8164

Fax: +850 2 38 144 03

Website: http://www.sdprk.org.kp/

Address: P.O. Box 56 Kumsong-dong 2 Kwangbok Street Mangyongdae District Pyongyang DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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Secretary General

Mr. Chol Ho KO

Mr. Chol Ho KO

Birthday: 12/02/1974

Election Date: 01/08/2017

Date of re-election: 24/03/2023

FUNCTIONS IN NATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Director - NOC International Relations Department

FUNCTIONS IN REGIONAL AND CONTINENTAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Member - OCA Education Committee (Olympic Council of Asia) 2016 -
Member - Council of the East Asian Olympic Committees

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Researcher - Sports Science Library 1995-1997
Secretary - National Olympic Committee 1997 - 2000
Director - International Relations Department, National Table Tennis Association 2000 - 2002
Executive Secretary/Olympic Solidarity Coordinator - National Olympic Committee 2004 - 2013
Executive Secretary/International Relations Coordinator - National Olympic Committee 2013 - 2017
Member - IOC Sport and Active Society Commission 2017 - 2019
Secretary General National Olympic Committee 2017 -

EDUCATION

Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies, DPR Korea

LANGUAGES

English

President

Mr. Il Guk KIM

Mr. Il Guk KIM

Election Date: 23/01/2017

Date of re-election: 24/03/2023

FUNCTIONS IN NATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Minister - Physical Culture and Sports of DPR Korea

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Staff/Manager/Director - Sports Administration Department, Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League 1991 - 2012
First Vice-Minister - Physical Culture and Sports of DPR Korea 2012 - 2014
Vice-President of the DPR Korea Olympic Committee 2012 - 2014
Secretary General - Secretariat of the National Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Committee 2014 - 2016
Minister - Physical Culture and Sports of the DPR Korea 2017 -
President - DPR Korea Olympic Committee 2017 -

CAREER AS ATHLETE / COACH

Volleyball Player - Sports Club of the Korea University of Physical Culture and Sports 1982 - 1991

EDUCATION

Post Graduate Course - Korea University of the Physical Culture and Sports, DPR Korea

LANGUAGES

Korean