title: North Korea at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
text: # North Korea at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
  
  North Korea competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August in Berlin.
  
  ## Team selection
  
  | Event | Athletes | Athletes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Event | Men | Women |
  | Marathon | Pak Song-Chol Hyon U Ri | Jong Yong-Ok Chol Sun Kim Kim Kum-Ok Un Suk Phyo |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athletes | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank |
  | Marathon | Pak Song-Chol | 2:21:12 | 43 |
  | Marathon | Hyon U Ri | 2:22:48 | 51 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athletes | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank |
  | Marathon | Jong Yong-Ok | 2:38:29 | 33 |
  | Marathon | Chol Sun Kim | 2:42:18 | 48 |
  | Marathon | Kim Kum-Ok | 2:31:24 | 20 |
  | Marathon | Un Suk Phyo | 2:40:39 | 42 |
  