Ham Pong-sil (born 24 July 1974) is a

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

n long-distance runner who specializes in the

marathon race The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road running, road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also w ...

. She is a three-time

Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang Marathon, also known as Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, is an annual marathon race contested each April in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It is categorised as an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race. The marathon was held for t ...

winner (2002, 2003, 2005). After the Paris World Championships in 2003, she was appointed to a post in charge of track and field coaching in North Korea. She trained O Song Mi, among others.

Achievements

Personal bests

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

- 15:37.5 min (2002) - national record.North Korean athletics records
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10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

- 34:35.30 min (2005) * Half marathon - 1:12:47 hrs (2003) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

- 2:25:31 hrs (2003) - national record.

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* 1974 births Living people North Korean female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for North Korea Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games North Korean female marathon runners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century North Korean women 20th-century North Korean people 21st-century North Korean women 21st-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-athletics-bio-stub