Kim Myong-won (Korean: 김명원; Hanja: 金明元; born 15 July 1983) is a North Korean professional footballer, who plays as a striker.^[2][3] Known for his blazing speed, he's known in North Korea as The Chariot.^{[citation needed]}

Kim has played on nine occasions for the North Korean national team since his first appearance in 2003,^[1] and has been called up to their 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[4] Nevertheless, Kim Myong-won was registered as one of the three goalkeepers as all the squads must nominate three eligible keepers for the tournament. Coach Kim Jong-hun did this to boost his attacking options, but FIFA revealed that Kim Myong-won is would only be allowed to play as a goalkeeper, and not as an outfield player as had originally been intended.^[5] It has also been reported that he actually played as a goalkeeper for his club at least once, showing skills especially in saving penalties.^[6]