Pak Chol
Appearance
![]() Pak Chol at the 2014 Pyongyang Marathon | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 8 November 1990 |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Team | Sajabong Sports Team |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals |
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Highest world ranking | 11th (marathon, 2015) |
Personal best | Marathon: 2:12:26 |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 박철 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ch'ŏl |
IPA | pak̚.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]
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 | Beijing, China | 11th | Marathon | 2:15:44[6] | |
2016 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:10[7] |
2017 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:56[8] |
2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 10th | Marathon | 2:29:07 |
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b "15th Asian Marathon Championship 2015- Hong Kong". athleticsasia.org. Asian Athletics Association. 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (9 April 2017). "Chol and Ok take the honours in Pyongyang". IAAF. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
External links
- Pak Chol at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- North Korean male marathon runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for North Korea
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for North Korea
- Asian athletics biography stubs
- North Korean sportspeople stubs
- Long-distance runner stubs