Ahn Seul-ki (; ; born 29 May 1992) is a South Korean long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her personal best for the distance is 2:32:15 hours. Ahn made her first impact at national level at the 2009

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, taking third in the

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. Her debut over the marathon came four years later. At age twenty she finished the

Daegu Marathon The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km). The race begins and end ...

in tenth place with a time of 2:48:57 hours. Later that year she was runner-up in the event at the Korean National Sports Festival. In the 2014 season she set a

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

best of 77:13 minutes to finish runner-up in Incheon. She ran two marathons within the space of a week in November, placing sixth at the National Games then winning her first major race, with 2:37:47 hours to top the podium at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon.Ahn Seul-Ki
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-08-21. A best of 2:36:14 hours came at the 2015

Seoul International Marathon The Seoul International Marathon, also known as the ''Dong-A Ilbo Seoul Marathon or Seoul Marathon'' is an annual marathon race that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of two annual races over the 42.195 km classic distance in the ...

, though she was eleventh overall in the higher calibre field. She closed the year with wins at the Incheon Half Marathon (setting a new best of 74:15 minutes) and won the National Games Marathon title. March 2016 saw Ahn set new bests in the half marathon (73:41 minutes) and the marathon (2:32:15). These performances earned her selection for

South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's ...

. She finished 42nd at the 2016 Olympic marathon, ahead of teammate

Lim Kyung-hee Lim Kyung-Hee (, or ; born 16 November 1982 in Gyeonggi Province) is a South Korean long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and a ...

, but some way behind her Northern rivals Kim Hye-song and Kim Hye-gyong.

Personal bests

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– 4:47.49 min (2013) * 5000 metres – 16:33.39 min (2016) *

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– 33:23.43 min (2016) * 3000 metres steeplechase – 10:26.74 min (2009) *

– 33:59 min (2009) *

Half Marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

– 73:41 min (2016) * Marathon – 2:32:15 (2016) All information from All-Athletics profile.Seul-Ki AHN
All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.

International competitions

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahn, Seul-ki 1992 births Living people South Korean female long-distance runners South Korean female marathon runners Olympic athletes of South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics