Kim Jung-won (born 20 January 1973) is a North Korean

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He competed in the men's marathon at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. Kim is married to fellow marathoner

Jong Song-ok Jong Song-ok (; born 18 August 1974) is a female long-distance runner and politician from North Korea, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. To date, it is the only medal ...

since March 2001. The couple's first child, Hyo-il, was born in 2002. Jong stated that North Korean leader

Kim Jong-il Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his death in 2011, when he was ...

personally suggested the name.

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* 1973 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics North Korean male long-distance runners North Korean male marathon runners Olympic athletes for North Korea Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century North Korean sportsmen {{NorthKorea-athletics-bio-stub