Ri Kum-Song (; born 23 May 1980) is a

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

n long-distance runner who specializes in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

. He competed in the 2008 Olympic marathon. He also finished eighth at the

2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...

. His personal best time is 2:14:30 hours, achieved at the 2007

Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang International Marathon, previously known as Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, is an annual marathon race contested each April in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The marathon was held for the first time in 1981 for men, a ...

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1980 births Living people North Korean male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for North Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for North Korea {{NorthKorea-athletics-bio-stub