Pak Song-chol (athlete)

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Pak Song-chol
Song-Chol Pak (North Korea) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Pak Song-chol in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Born (1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 38)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
SportAthletics
Event(s) Marathon
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박성철
Revised Romanization Bak Seongcheol
McCune–Reischauer Pak Sŏngch'ŏl
Medal record
Men's Track & Field
Representing Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
East Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Hong Kong Half marathon

Pak Song-chol (born 10 November 1984) is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. His personal best time is 2:12:41 hours in 2007, winning the Pyongyang Marathon. [1] He has represented North Korea at the 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.

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Career

Born in South Hwanghae Province, [2] Pak's first marathon race came at the Pyongyang Marathon in 2005. After racing at the 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2005 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 18thMarathon2:23:36
2006 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China16thMarathon2:20:40
2007 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea 1stMarathon2:12:41
2007 Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 11thMarathon2:15:17
2008 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China8thMarathon2:15:34
2008 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea1stMarathon2:14:22
2008 Olympics Beijing, China 40thMarathon2:21:16
2009 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea6thMarathon2:15:53
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 43rdMarathon2:21:12
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong 2ndHalf marathon1:06:05
2010 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea2ndMarathon2:14:09
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China6thMarathon2:18:16
2011 Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5thMarathon2:21:59
2012 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea2ndMarathon2:12:54
2012 Olympics London, United Kingdom 52ndMarathon2:20:20
2013 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea4thMarathon2:13:24
2014 Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang, North Korea6thMarathon2:15:01

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References

  1. 1 2 Pak Song-chol at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 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. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2010-04-12). Surprise victory by Babaryka in Pyongyang – Mangyongdae Prize Marathon report. 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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