North Korea at the 2010 Asian Games
participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Shooting | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Football | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diving | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Synchronised Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 |
Medalists
Archery
Women
Athletics
Men
Road eventsWomen
Road eventsBasketball
Men
;TeamAn Yong Bin
Choe Song Jin
Ho Il
Kim Chang Myong
Kim Un Chol
Kye Kwang U
O Jin Chol
O Jin Hyok
Pak Myong Jin
Pak Un Chol
Ri Kum Song
Sin Kum Byol
Qualifying round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 71 | +7 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 1 |
Preliminary round
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 462 | 258 | +204 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 475 | 311 | +164 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 339 | 403 | −64 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 377 | 421 | −44 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 310 | 438 | −128 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 415 | −132 | 5 |
Quarterfinals
Placings 5th–8th
Placings 7th–8th
Board games
WeiqiBoxing
Canoeing
Canoe-Kayak Flatwater
;Men;Women
Diving
;Men;Women
Football
Men
[Korea DPR national [football team|North Korea]]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
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1/8 finals
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Quarter-finals
Women
Kim Kyong-HwaChoe Yong-Sim
Song Jong-Sun
Ro Chol-Ok
Ho Un-Byol
Jo Yun-Mi
Ri Ye-Gyong
Kim Yong-Ae
Ra Un-Sim
Ri Un-Gyong
Kim Chung-Sim
Yun Hyon-Hi
Yu Jong-Hui
Jon Myong-Hwa
Jo Yun-Mi
Jong Pok-Sim
Kong Hye-Ok
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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Semi-finals
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Final
Handball
Women
Han Sol-GyongJong Yun-Mi
Kang Un-Hui
Kil Mi-Hyang
Kim Chun-Yong
Kim Un-Ok
Kwak Sun-Ok
Mun Un-Suk
O Kyong-Sun
Pak Yong-Mi
Ri Hye-Song
Ro Myong-A
Yang Un-Gyong
Yang Un-Sil
Preliminary round
Group B
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Placement 5th–6th
Judo
Men
Women
Karate
Men
Women
Rowing
;Men;Women
Shooting
;Men- Ri Hyang-Sim was awarded bronze because of no three-medal sweep per country rule.
Soft Tennis
Synchronized swimming
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Women
;TeamChoe Ryon
Han Ok-Sim
Jong Jin-Sim
Kim Hye-Ok
Kim Kyong-Suk
Kim Ok-Hui
Kim Un-Jong
Kim Yong-Mi
Min Ok-Ju
Nam Mi-Hyang
Ri Hyon-Suk
Ri Sun-Jong
Preliminary
Group B
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Men
;Freestyle;Greco-Roman
Women
;Freestyle| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| So Sim-Hyang | 48 kg | BYE | W PP 3-1 | W PP 3-1 | W VT 5-0 | - |
| Pak Yon-Hui | 55 kg | W VT 5-0 | W PP 3-1 | L VT 0-5 | Bronze medal match: W PP 3-1 | - |
Wushu
Women
Nanquan\NangunSanshou