Kim Do-yeon (athlete)

Kim Do-yeon
nation	South Korea
birthday	2nd September 1993 (age 26)
place of birth	South Korea
size	163 cm
Weight	44 kg
Career
discipline	Long distance running
Trainer	Kim Young-geun , Nobuyuki Fujita
status	active
last change: October 6, 2018

Kim Do-yeon (born September 2, 1993 ) is a South Korean long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Kim Do-yeon gained her first international experience at the Youth World Championships 2009 in Brixen , where she finished eighth in the 3000 meter run in 9: 44.15 minutes. In 2012 she took part in the Junior World Championships in Barcelona over 5000 meters and was 13th there. In 2014 she took part for the first time in the Asian Games in Incheon , where she was eleventh over 5000 meters and tenth in the 10,000 meter run in 34: 47.31 minutes . Two years later she first took part in a marathon race in Seoul, where she finished twelfth in 2:37:18. The following year she won the marathon and came second in the Gyeonggi Half Marathon. In 2018 she took part again in the Asian Games in Jakarta , where she finished sixth in the marathon in 2:39:28 h .

In 2016, Kim became the South Korean champion in the 5000 meter run .

Personal best

• 3000 meters: 9: 44.15 min, July 8, 2009 in Brixen
• 5000 meters: 15: 34.17 min, July 13, 2017 in Abashiri (South Korean record)
• 10,000 meters: 33: 05.66 min, July 6, 2017 in Fukagawa
• Half marathon: 1:11:00 h, February 4, 2018 in Marugame (South Korean record)
• Marathon: 2:25:41 h, March 18, 2018 in Seoul (South Korean record)

Web links

• Kim Do-yeon in the database of World Athletics (English)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Do-yeon is the first name.