Pak Chol
North Korean athletics competitor
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| Intro | North Korean athletics competitor | |
| Places | North Korea | |
| is | Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 8 November 1990 | |
| Age | 34 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Biography
Pak Chol (Korean: 박철, [pak̚.tsʰʌl]; born 8 November 1990) is a North Korean long-distance runner. He represents the Sajabong Sports Team.
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. In 2015, he came second in the 15th Asian Marathon Championship in Hong Kong with a season's best of 2:16:09. 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.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 5th | Marathon | 2:13:49 |
| 2014 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:26 |
| 2015 | Asian Marathon Championship | Hong Kong | 2nd | Marathon | 2:16:09 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 11th | Marathon | 2:15:44 | |
| 2016 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:10 |
| 2017 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:56 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 10th | Marathon | 2:29:07 |