Choi Kyung-sun

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Choi Kyung-sun athletics
nation Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea
birthday 16th March 1992 (age 28)
place of birth South Korea
size 167 cm
Weight 49 kg
Career
discipline Long distance running
Trainer Park Jun-chul , Nobuyuki Fujita
Kim Young-geun
status active
Medal table
Asian Games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Asian Games logo Asian Games
bronze Jakarta 2018 marathon
last change: May 22, 2020

Choi Kyung-sun ( Korean 최경선 ; born March 16, 1992 ) is a South Korean long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Choi Kyung-sun gained her first international experience at the 2017 World Championships in London , for which she qualified with eighth place at the Daegu Marathon in April 2017. She reached the finish line after 2:45:46 h and was 54th . In 2018 she took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta for the first time, where she finished third in the marathon in 2:37:49 h after the subsequent disqualification of North Korean Kim Hye-song, who had arrived before her .

Personal best

  • 5000 meters: 15: 52.51 min, July 6, 2019 in Chitose
  • 10,000 meters: 32: 46.20 min, July 9, 2019 in Fukagawa
  • Half marathon: 1:08:35 h, February 2, 2020 in Marugame ( South Korean record )
  • Marathon: 2:29:06 h, April 7, 2019 in Daegu

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Kyung-sun is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Choi, Kyung-sun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1992