Kim Kum-ok

Kim Kum-ok (; born December 9, 1988) is a female long-distance runner and politician from North Korea, who specializes in the half marathon and marathon events. She represents the April 25 Sports Team.

Kim ran in the Pyongyang Marathon in 2006 and took third with a time of 2:29:25. She improved for the 2007 edition, setting a marathon personal best of 2:26:56 to take second place. She had her first success at collegiate level, winning the half marathon at the 2007 Summer Universiade. Having won at the age of eighteen, the win was North Korea's second ever title at the Universiade. She ran at the Beijing Marathon later that year and managed tenth place.

At the Hong Kong Marathon, she had her first victory over the distance. She represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took twelfth place in the Olympic marathon race. The following year she returned to the Pyongyang Marathon and finished second again, this time to Phyo Un-suk.

Kim was elected to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election, representing the 609th Electoral District, and in 2014, representing the 606th.

Achievements Representing 2006 Asian Marathon Championships Beijing, China 1st Marathon 2:35:16 2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 1st Half marathon 1:12:31 2008 Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong, PR China 1st Marathon 2:36:43 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 12th Marathon 2:30:01 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 20th Marathon 2:31:24 East Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st Half marathon 1:11.55 2010 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1st Marathon 2:27:34 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 3rd Marathon 2:27:06 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 48th Marathon 2:33:302013 Asian Marathon Championships Hong Kong, China 1st Marathon 2:32:21 2016 Olympic Games Rio, Brazil 49th Marathon 2:38:24

Personal bests Half marathon – 1:11:55 hrs (2009) Marathon – 2:26:56 hrs (2007)