Jong Song-ok

Jong Song-ok
Personal information
Born (1974-08-18) 18 August 1974 (age 50)
Haeju, North Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
정성옥
Hancha
鄭成玉
Revised RomanizationJeong Seongok
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Sŏng'ok

Jong Song-ok (Korean정성옥; born 18 August 1974) is a female long-distance runner and politician from North Korea, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. To date, it is the only medal ever won by a North Korean athlete at the World Championships.