Pak Song-chol (athlete)

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Pak Song-chol
Pak Song-chol in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Born (1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 39)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country North Korea
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박성철
Revised RomanizationBak Seongcheol
McCune–ReischauerPak Sŏngch'ŏl
Medal record
Men's
Track & Field
Representing  North Korea
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Half marathon

Pak Song-chol (born 10 November 1984) is a

Summer Olympics on two occasions (2008 and 2012) and the 2010 Asian Games. He won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games, running in the half marathon
.

Career

Born in

Xiamen and Macau Marathon races in 2006, he dipped under two hours and twenty minutes for the first time in 2007: he won the Pyongyang race in a personal best of 2:12:41 hours and also ran at the Beijing Marathon, timing 2:15:17 hours for eleventh place.[3] He defended his Pyongyang title in 2008 and was selected to compete in the 2008 Olympic marathon, where he placed 40th overall.[1]

Pak managed only sixth at the 2009 Pyongyang Marathon but he was entered into the

men's marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and came 43rd with a time of 2:21:12. He won his first international medal at the East Asian Games that year, taking the half marathon silver.[4] He had a strong run at the 2010 Pyongyang race, running 2:14:09 – his fastest time since 2007. However, he had to settle for second place behind surprise winner Ivan Babaryka.[5] He ran at the 2010 Asian Games and was eighth in the marathon. In his sole outing of 2011, he represented North Korea at the 2011 World Military Games
, finishing fifth.

The 2012 Pyongyang Marathon was held as part of celebrations for the 100 years since Kim Il Sung's birth and featured one of the race's closest ever finishes: Pak recorded the same time as Oleksandr Matviychuk (2:12:54 hours), but it was the Ukrainian who topped the podium.[6] He was chosen to race at the Olympics for a second time and ended the 2012 Olympic men's marathon in 52nd place.[2] He had his third fastest time of his career in Pyongyang in 2013, but managed only fourth place behind foreign opposition.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2005 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 18th Marathon 2:23:36
2006
Xiamen International Marathon
 Xiamen, China 16th Marathon 2:20:40
2007 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1st Marathon 2:12:41
2007 Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 11th Marathon 2:15:17
2008
Xiamen International Marathon
 Xiamen, China 8th Marathon 2:15:34
2008 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1st Marathon 2:14:22
2008 Olympics Beijing, China 40th Marathon 2:21:16
2009 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 6th Marathon 2:15:53
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 43rd Marathon 2:21:12
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong 2nd Half marathon 1:06:05
2010 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 2nd Marathon 2:14:09
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 6th Marathon 2:18:16
2011 Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th Marathon 2:21:59
2012 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 2nd Marathon 2:12:54
2012 Olympics London, United Kingdom 52nd Marathon 2:20:20
2013 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 4th Marathon 2:13:24
2014 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 6th Marathon 2:15:01

References

  1. ^ a b Pak Song-chol at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Pak Song-Chol Archived 2013-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. London2012. Retrieved on 2013-04-18.
  3. ^ Pak Song-Chol. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-04-18.
  4. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). East Asian Games conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-18.
  5. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-04-12.
  6. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-04-09). Tight finish in Pyongyang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
  7. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-04-15). Home victory for Kim Mi Gyong in Pyongyang, Nigusse takes men's title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-18.
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