Pak Chol
This article is about the North Korean marathon runner. For the South Korean football player, see Park Chul.
Pak Chol at the 2014 Pyongyang Marathon | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 8 November 1990 |
Sport | |
Country | North Korea |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon |
Team | Sajabong Sports Team |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals |
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Highest world ranking | 11th (marathon, 2015) |
Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:12:26 |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 박철 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ch'ŏl |
Updated on 27 August 2015. |
Pak Chol (Chosŏn'gŭl: 박철; born 8 November 1990) is a North Korean long-distance runner.[1] He represents the Sajabong Sports Team.[2]
Pak won the Pyongyang Marathon on 13 April 2014 with a personal best of 2:12:26. The winning time was an improvement of more than a minute from his previous personal best which earned him the fifth place in the same race in 2013.[3] In 2015, he came second in the 15th Asian Marathon Championship in Hong Kong with a season's best[4] of 2:16:09.[5] He took part in the marathon at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing the same year and placed 11th with a time of 2:15:44, a new season's best.[6]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 5th | Marathon | 2:13:49[1] |
2014 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:26[1] |
2015 | Asian Marathon Championship | Hong Kong | 2nd | Marathon | 2:16:09[1][5] |
World Championships in Athletics | Beijing, China | 11th | Marathon | 2:15:44[6] | |
2016 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:10[7] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "IAAF: Athlete profile for Chol Pak". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ Pak Jang Chol (19 April 2014). "Amateur runners join in Mangyongdae Prize marathon race". The Pyongyang Times. Naenara. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Minshull, Phil (13 April 2014). "IAAF: Chol and Gyong take the honours in Pyongyang". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Start list — Marathon Men — Final" (PDF). iaafbeijing2015.com. 22 August 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- 1 2 "15th Asian Marathon Championship 2015- Hong Kong". athleticsasia.org. Asian Athletics Association. 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Results — Marathon Men — Final" (PDF). iaafbeijing2015.com. 22 August 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "More Than 1,600 Runners Take Part in Pyongyang Marathon". VOA. Associated Press. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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