| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | North Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김중원[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jung-won | ||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chung'wŏn | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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Kim Jung-won (born 20 January 1973) is a North Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Kim is married to fellow marathoner Jong Song-ok since March 2001.[3] The couple's first child, Hyo-il, was born in 2002. Jong stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il personally suggested the name.[1]
- ^ a b "[北 마라톤 영웅 뒷 이야기] '아들 이름, 김정일 장군이 직접 지었어요'". Jeju Today. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Jung-won Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 492.