Hangul: | 리경철 |
Rr: | I Gyeongcheol |
Mr: | Ri Kyŏngch'ŏl |
Context: | north |
Ri Kyong-chol (born 8 March 1979) is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. His personal best time is 2:11:36 hours, achieved at the 2005 Pyongyang Marathon.
He finished 32nd at the 2005 World Championships. He also finished fourteenth in the half marathon at the 2003 Summer Universiade,[1] ninth at the 2006 Asian Games and won the 2005 and 2006 Pyongyang Marathon.
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2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 14th | Half marathon | 1:07:05 | |
2005 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:36 | |
2006 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:15 |