Kim Mi-gyong explained

Birth Date:17 October 1991
Birth Place:South Hwanghae Province
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
Module2:
Child:yes
Context:north
Hangul:김미경
Mr:Kim Migyŏng
Rr:Gim Migyeong

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim Mi-gyong. London 2012. 2012-08-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730114119/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kim-mi-gyong-1176698/. 2012-07-30.
  2. Web site: Women's Marathon: Results. London 2012. 2012-08-09. dead. https://archive.today/20121205100448/www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-marathon/index.html?v=20120806-055117400. 2012-12-05.
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/asian-championships-day-four Asian Championships - Day Four
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/asian-championships-day-one Asian Championships - Day One
  5. http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atw.php?ID=54431&Season=2009&Odd=0 Kim Mi-gyong
  6. Jalava, Mirko (2012-04-09). Tight finish in Pyongyang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-18.
  7. Jalava, Mirko (2013-04-15). Home victory for Kim Mi-gyong in Pyongyang, Nigusse takes men's title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-18.