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Pak Chol
North Korean long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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