Pak Chol

This is a Korean name; the family name is Pak.
This article is about the North Korean marathon runner. For the South Korean football player, see Park Chul.
Pak Chol

Pak Chol running

Pak Chol at the 2014 Pyongyang Marathon
Personal information
Born (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990
Sport
Country  North Korea
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Team Sajabong Sports Team
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2015: Marathon – 11th
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
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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "15th Asian Marathon Championship 2015- Hong Kong". athleticsasia.org. Asian Athletics Association. 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Results — Marathon Men — Final" (PDF). iaafbeijing2015.com. 22 August 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "More Than 1,600 Runners Take Part in Pyongyang Marathon". VOA. Associated Press. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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