Pak Chol Explained

Pak Chol
Birth Date:8 November 1990
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
Team:Sajabong Sports Team
Highestranking:11th (marathon, 2015)
Pb:Marathon: 2:12:26
Module3:
Hangul:박철
Rr:Bak Cheol
Mr:Pak Ch'ŏl
Koreanipa:pak̚.tsʰʌl
Context:north
Child:yes
Updated:27 August 2015

Pak Chol (pronounced as /ko/; 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

2013Pyongyang MarathonPyongyang, North Korea5thMarathon2:13:49
2014Pyongyang MarathonPyongyang, North Korea1stMarathon2:12:26
2015Asian Marathon ChampionshipHong Kong2ndMarathon2:16:09
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China11thMarathon2:15:44
2016Pyongyang MarathonPyongyang, North Korea1stMarathon2:14:10[10]
2017Pyongyang MarathonPyongyang, North Korea1stMarathon2:14:56[11]
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia10thMarathon2:29:07

Notes and References

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

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