Kim Hye-song (runner) explained

Kim Hye-song
Birth Date:	9 March 1993
Birth Place:	Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Height:	153 cm
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Marathon
Team:	Pyongyang Sports Team
Coach:	Jong Myong-chol
Highestranking:	9th (marathon, 2015)
Module3:	Context: north Hangul: 김혜성 Rr: Gim Hyeseong Mr: Kim Hyesŏng Child: yes
Updated:	5 September 2015

Kim Hye-song (; pronounced as /ko/ or pronounced as /ko/ pronounced as /ko/; born 9 March 1993) is a North Korean long-distance runner.^[1]

Marathoner Kim Hye-gyong is her sister. They are fraternal twins. Hye-song is the eldest of the two. 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.^[2]

Kim represents the Pyongyang Sports Team.^[3] Together she and her sister train five times a week, running 25km–30kmkm (16miles–20mileskm) a day.^[2]

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

Career

Kim is from Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province. She and her sister started running in middle-school at the age of 14. Their father was a marathon coach at that time.^[4] 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.^[5] The sisters then moved to the capital Pyongyang.^[6] Kim finished fifth at the half marathon of the 2010 Pyongyang Marathon and was subsequently chosen to represent North Korea in the national team.^[4]

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.^[6] Kim took part in the women's marathon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing 9th.^[7]

International competitions

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: IAAF: Athlete profile for Hye-Song Kim . iaaf.org . 23 August 2015 .
2. Web site: N. Koreans out to impress . The Straits Times . AsiaOne . 2013 . 23 August 2015 .
3. Web site: Twin Sisters, Talented Marathoners of DPRK . . 20 April 2015 . 22 August 2015 . 3 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703100313/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2015/201504/news20/20150420-28ee.html .
4. Web site: First gold medallist of the year . Choe Chol Nam. . . 14 March 2015 . 26 August 2015 .
5. Kang Su Jong . 2014 . Twin Marathoners . PDF. Korea Pictorial . . 703 . 7 . 34. 23 August 2015.
6. Web site: IAAF: Kim Hye Gyong surprises with Hong Kong Marathon win . iaaf.org . 25 January 2015 . 23 August 2015 .
7. Web site: Results / Marathon Women - Final . iaafbeijing2015.com . 30 August 2015 . 5 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013927/http://loc.en.beijing2015.aws.iaaf.org/download/competition?filename=AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf&path=%5Cpdf%5C4875%5C&urlslug=marathon-Official%20Results&updatedOn=08%2F30%2F2015%2002%3A32%3A34 . dead . 5 March 2016 . PDF . 1 .
8. Web site: 2013 Mangyongdae Prize Marathon - info/results - 04/14/13 . RunnerSpace.com . 14 April 2013 . 23 August 2015 . PDF . 3 .
9. Web site: North Korean twin sisters take top two spots at Great Eastern Women's Run 2013 . Chen. May. The Straits Times . 10 November 2013 . 22 August 2015 .
10. Web site: IAAF: Chol and Gyong take the honours in Pyongyang. Minshull . Phil. iaaf.org . 13 April 2014 . 23 August 2015 .
11. Web site: (Asiad) N. Korean twin runners compete in women's marathon . Kim Han-joo . english.yonhapnews.co.kr . 2 October 2014 . 23 August 2015 .