North Korea at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
# 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 |
