Choi Yun-chil

Choi Yun-chil (born July 19, 1928 ) is a retired South Korean marathon runner .

In 1947 he became national champion in 2:36:37 h. At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, he did not reach the goal.

At the Boston Marathon in 1950 he was third in 2:39:47 hours over a short distance (41.1 km). Also too short (41.834 km) was the route on which he became national champion in 2:25:15 h the following year.

In 1952 he won in 2:26:07 h in the national elimination match for the Olympic Games in Helsinki , in which he was fourth in 2:26:36 h.

In 1954 he won the Asian Games over 1500 m and won silver over 5000 m . At the Asahi Marathon he was fourth in 2:31:00 h.

In 1955 he won a marathon in Kwangju with his personal best of 2:25:15 h.

Web links

• Choi Yun-chil in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
• Choi Yun-chil in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

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, Yun-chil is the first name.