Kim Hye-song (runner)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Hye-song
Kim Hye-song running
Kim Hye-song at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia
Personal information
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)
Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Sport
Country North Korea
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
TeamPyongyang Sports Team
Coached byJong Myong-chol
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2013: Marathon – 14th
  • 2015: Marathon – 9th
Highest world ranking9th (marathon, 2015)
Personal bests
  • 10,000 m: 33:59.20 (2012)
  • Marathon: 2:27:58 (2014)
[2]
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김혜성
Revised RomanizationGim Hyeseong
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyesŏng
Updated on 5 September 2015

Kim Hye-song (Korean: 김혜성; Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɦe.sʌŋ] or [kim] [he.sʌŋ]; born 9 March 1993) is a North Korean long-distance runner.[2]

Marathoner Kim Hye-gyong is her sister. They are fraternal twins. Hye-song is the eldest of the two.[1] According to their coach, Jong Myong-chol, Hye-song is more conservative and quiet than her sister. The coach considers their healthy rivalry in races and friendship a key to their success.[3]

Kim represents the Pyongyang Sports Team.[4] Together she and her sister train five times a week, running 25–30 km (16–19 mi) a day.[3]

The sisters Kim, along with Kim Mi-gyong (no relation) are considered the most prominent of North Korean female marathoners today.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference engl_(Asi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "IAAF: Athlete profile for Hye-Song Kim". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "N. Koreans out to impress". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Twin Sisters, Talented Marathoners of DPRK". Korean Central News Agency. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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