North Korean athletes won total nine gold, eleven silver, and thirteen bronze medals.

North Korea finished ninth in the final medal table standings.

North Korea debuted in the Asian Games in 1974 in Tehran, Iran.

[5] National Olympic Committee of North Korea, Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, selected a delegation consisting of 184 athletes (97 men and 87 women), and 134 officials (122 men and 12 women).

[6] North Korean athletes won medals in 10 different sports and disciplines: athletics, diving, football (soccer), gymnastics, judo, rowing, shooting, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.