Won Myong-gyong (; born 1 January 2000) is a North Korean freestyle wrestler who competes in 50 kg division. She is an Asian Championships bronze medalist and World Championship gold medalist.
Career Won gained prominence in the youth and junior categories, in which she won a gold medal in the Cadet Asian Championships in 2016 and later a bronze medal at the Asian Juniors Championships in 2019.
In March 2025, Won competed in the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan in her category. She was eliminated by Remina Yoshimoto in the semi-finals but won her bronze medal bout by defeating Cheon Mi-ran. Six months later, at the World Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia, Won competed in the 50 kg category. After defeating eventual bronze medalist Elizaveta Smirnova in the opening round, she defeated Svetlana Ankicheva in the round of 16, Madison Parks in the quarterfinals, Yoshimoto in the semifinals and Zhang Yu in the finals en route to winning the gold medal.
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