She has been compared to Choe Chang-sop,[2] a male marathoner whose 1975 win at the Košice Peace Marathon marked the beginning of marathon running in North Korea in earnest.[3] 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.[2]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
gyong, korean, 문경애, born, april, 1969, north, korean, long, distance, runner, competed, women, marathon, 1992, summer, olympics, personal, informationnationalitynorth, koreanborn, 1969, april, 1969, sportsportlong, distance, runningeventmarathon, been, compare. 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 1 Mun Gyong aePersonal informationNationalityNorth KoreanBorn 1969 04 08 8 April 1969 age 55 SportSportLong distance runningEventMarathon She has been compared to Choe Chang sop 2 a male marathoner whose 1975 win at the Kosice Peace Marathon marked the beginning of marathon running in North Korea in earnest 3 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 2 References edit 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 edit Yonhap News Agency 2002 North Korea Handbook Seoul M E Sharpe ISBN 978 0 7656 3523 5 External links editMun Gyong ae at World Athletics nbsp Mun Gyong ae at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to North Korean athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mun Gyong ae amp oldid 1187105889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
