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Born | November 10, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | North Korea | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 박성철 | ||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Bak Seongcheol | ||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏngch'ŏl | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.