Ri Kyong-chol explained

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.

Achievements

Representing
2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea14thHalf marathon1:07:05
2005Pyongyang MarathonPyongyang, North Korea1stMarathon2:11:36
2006Pyongyang MarathonPyongyang, North Korea1stMarathon2:13:15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summer Universiade Daegu 2003, Results. FISU. 13 May 2009. 16 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916184804/http://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/725.pdf. dead.