Kim Mi-gyong
North Korean runner (born 1991)
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Kim Mi-gyong (Korean: 김미경; born 17 October 1991) is a North Korean long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 74th with a time of 2:38:33.[2]
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| Born | October 17, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  North Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 김미경 | |||||||||||||||||
| RR | Gim Migyeong | |||||||||||||||||
| MR | Kim Migyŏng | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the age of fifteen she represented her country at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships and secured a bronze medal double in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events.[3][4] Her next international outings came in 2009 when she placed sixth in the half marathon at the Summer Universiade and fifth in the same event at the East Asian Games.[5]
Kim made her debut in the marathon in 2011, running at the Macau Marathon and finishing tenth with a time of 2:38:36 hours. Her run at the 2012 Pyongyang Marathon brought her up to the elite standard, as she won the race with a personal best of 2:30:41 hours.[6] This run earned her a place on the North Korean team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she placed 74th overall in the women's Olympic marathon.[1] A return to Pyongyang in 2013 saw her rise to the top of the national team with a second win at the race with a time of 2:26:32, ranking her third on the North Korean all-time lists.[7]
