Pak Song-chol (athlete)

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Pak Song-chol

Pak Song-chol (born November 10, 1984 in Hwanghae-namdo Province ) is a North Korean marathon runner .

In 2007 he won the Pyongyang Marathon with his personal best of 2:12:41 h and was eleventh in the Beijing Marathon . The following year he finished eighth in the Xiamen Marathon , defended his title in Pyongyang and came in 40th at the Olympic Games in Beijing .

In 2009 he finished sixth in Pyongyang and finished 43rd at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin .

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Pak is the family name here, Song-chol is the first name.
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SURNAME Pak, Song-chol
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Korean marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Hwanghae-namdo Province