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| Nationality | North Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1969 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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Mun Gyong-ae (Korean: 문경애, born 8 April 1969) is a North Korean long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
She has been compared to Choe Chang-sop, a male marathoner whose 1975 win at the Košice Peace Marathon marked the beginning of marathon running in North Korea in earnest. Mun had brought marathon back to the forefront in the country after a period of decline during the 1980s. Mun was awarded the title of Merited Athlete for her feats.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mun Gyong-ae Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 493.
- ^ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 492.
Works cited
- Yonhap News Agency (2002). North Korea Handbook. Seoul: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
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