Kim Hye-song (runner)

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]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Hye-song
Personal information
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993
Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Sport
Country North Korea
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
TeamPyongyang Sports Team
Coached byJong Myong-chol
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2013: Marathon – 14th
  • 2015: Marathon – 9th
Highest world ranking9th (marathon, 2015)
Personal best(s)
  • 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.

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]

Career

Kim is from Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province.[5] She and her sister started running in middle-school at the age of 14.[5] Their father was a marathon coach at that time.[6] Kim trained at a sports school in Kumchon County. At the age of 14, she won both the 3,000 m and 5,000 m events at a national competition between sport schools.[7] The sisters then moved to the capital Pyongyang.[5] Kim finished fifth at the half marathon of the 2010 Pyongyang Marathon and was subsequently chosen to represent North Korea in the national team.[6]

She could not join her sister in the 2015 Hong Kong Marathon serving as that year's Asian Marathon Championship due to a left hamstring injury.[5] Kim took part in the women's marathon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing 9th.[8]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 9th[9] Marathon 2:34:46[2]
World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th Marathon 2:38:28[2]
Great Eastern Women's Run Singapore 2nd Half-marathon 1:17:52[10]
2014 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 2nd[11] Marathon 2:27:58[2]
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 9th[5] Marathon 2:38:55[1]
2015 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1st[4] Marathon 2:29:12[2]
World Championships Beijing, China 9th Marathon 2:30:59[8]

References
  1. Kim Han-joo (2 October 2014). "(Asiad) N. Korean twin runners compete in women's marathon". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "IAAF: Athlete profile for Hye-Song Kim". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "N. Koreans out to impress". The Strait Times. AsiaOne. 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Twin Sisters, Talented Marathoners of DPRK". KCNA. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. "IAAF: Kim Hye Gyong surprises with Hong Kong Marathon win". iaaf.org. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. Choe Chol Nam (14 March 2015). "First gold medallist of the year". The Pyongyang Times. Naenara. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. Kang Su Jong (2014). "Twin Marathoners" (PDF). Korea Pictorial. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 703 (7): 34. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  8. "Results / Marathon Women - Final". iaafbeijing2015.com. 30 August 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  9. "2013 Mangyongdae Prize Marathon - info/results - 04/14/13" (PDF). RunnerSpace.com. 14 April 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  10. Chen, May (10 November 2013). "North Korean twin sisters take top two spots at Great Eastern Women's Run 2013". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  11. Minshull, Phil (13 April 2014). "IAAF: Chol and Gyong take the honours in Pyongyang". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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