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Pak Chol

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the North Korean marathon runner. For the South Korean football player, see Park Chul.

In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.
Pak Chol
Pak Chol running
Pak Chol at the 2014 Pyongyang Marathon
Personal information
Born (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 33)
Sport
Country North Korea
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
TeamSajabong Sports Team
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2015: Marathon – 11th
Highest world ranking11th (marathon, 2015)
Personal bestMarathon: 2:12:26
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박철
Revised RomanizationBak Cheol
McCune–ReischauerPak Ch'ŏl
IPApak̚.tsʰʌl
Updated on 27 August 2015.

Pak Chol (Korean: 박철, Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.tsʰʌl]; 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]

In 2016 Pak Chol won the Pyongyang Mangyongdae Marathon in a time of 2:14:11. He then went on to represent his country in the men's marathon at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Pak Chol placed 27th in 2:15:27; the race was won by Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge in 2:08:44.[7]

In 2017 Pak successfully defended his title, winning the Pyongyang Mangyongdae Prize Marathon in 2:14:56.[8] In November Pak Chol competed in the Asian Marathon Championships in Dongguan, China. He finished 4th in a time of 2:16:19.

In 2018 Pak Chol represented his country at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in the men's marathon. He finished 10th in 2:36:22.[9]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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 Beijing, China 11th Marathon 2:15:44[6]
2016 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1st Marathon 2:14:10[10]
2017 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1st Marathon 2:14:56[11]
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 10th Marathon 2:29:07

References

  1. ^ a b c d "IAAF: Athlete profile for Chol Pak". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Pak Jang Chol (19 April 2014). "Amateur runners join in Mangyongdae Prize marathon race". The Pyongyang Times. Naenara. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ Minshull, Phil (13 April 2014). "IAAF: Chol and Gyong take the honours in Pyongyang". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Start list — Marathon Men — Final" (PDF). iaafbeijing2015.com. 22 August 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "15th Asian Marathon Championship 2015- Hong Kong". athleticsasia.org. Asian Athletics Association. 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Results — Marathon Men — Final" (PDF). iaafbeijing2015.com. 22 August 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Marathon Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".
  8. ^ "Chol and Ok take the honours in Pyongyang | REPORTS | World Athletics".
  9. ^ "Chol PAK | Profile | World Athletics".
  10. ^ "More Than 1,600 Runners Take Part in Pyongyang Marathon". VOA. Associated Press. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  11. ^ Ramsak, Bob (9 April 2017). "Chol and Ok take the honours in Pyongyang". IAAF. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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