Jong Song-ok
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Career
Jong debuted internationally at the 1995 Military World Games where she finished second. She emerged as a new star in a series of North Korean marathoners after having placed third at the Beijing Marathon.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". She also competed at 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing 20th in the women's marathon.[1]
Jong won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain with a time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 59 seconds. Her victory was celebrated by a crowd of over one million people and North Korean media dubbed her the "Queen of Marathon".[2]
Jong is the first North Korean sportsperson to have received the title of Heroine of the Republic.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". She also holds the title of People's Athlete.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Later life
In 2000, Jong did not participate in either the Boston Marathon or the Summer Olympics in Sydney; South Korean media claimed this was due to the personal instruction of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.[3][4] Jong became a delegate to the 10th Supreme People's Assembly in March 2000.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Jong married fellow marathon runner Kim Jung-won in March 2001.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". During the 2008 Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, she was the last person to carry the Olympic torch through the streets.[5]
Achievements
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| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 20th | Marathon | 2:35:31 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:59 |
References
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Works cited
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External links
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- The World Marathon "QUEEN", Jong Song-Ok
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Haeju
- North Korean female marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for North Korea
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- North Korean female long-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for North Korea
- People's Athletes
- 21st-century North Korean women politicians
- 21st-century North Korean politicians
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Heroes of the Republic (North Korea)