Kim Jung-won explained
| Kim Jung-won |
| Nationality: | North Korean |
| Sport: | Long-distance running |
| Event: | Marathon |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1973 |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | Context: | north | | Headercolor: | - cccc99
| | Hangul: | 김중원[1] | | Hanja: | ! | | Mr: | Kim Chung'wŏn | | Rr: | Gim Jung-won |
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Kim Jung-won (born 20 January 1973) is a North Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Kim is married to fellow marathoner Jong Song-ok since March 2001. The couple's first child, Hyo-il, was born in 2002. Jong stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il personally suggested the name.[1]
References
Works cited
- Book: CITEREFNorth_Korea_Handbook2002 . Yonhap News Agency . North Korea Handbook . 2002 . M.E. Sharpe . Seoul . 978-0-7656-3523-5 .
Notes and References
- News: [北 마라톤 영웅 뒷 이야기] '아들 이름, 김정일 장군이 직접 지었어요']. Jeju Today. 25 October 2003. 9 November 2018.
- Kim Jung-won Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031521/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-jung-won-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 May 2017.
