Pak Song-Chol

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pak Song-Chol
Date Of Birth	Nov 10, 1984(1984-11-10)
Age	40
Birthplace	South Hwanghae Province
Country	North Korea
Horoscope	Capricorn

Pak Song-Chol Biography

Pak Song-Chol is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on November 10, 1984 in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. 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. 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.

The 2012 Pyongyang Marathon was held as part of celebrations for the 100 years since Kim Il-sung’s birth and featured one of the race’s closest ever finishes: Pak recorded the same time as Oleksandr Matviychuk (2:12:54 hours), but it was the Ukrainian who topped the podium. He was chosen to race at the Olympics for a second time and ended the 2012 Olympic men’s marathon in 52nd place. He had his third fastest time of his career in Pyongyang in 2013, but managed only fourth place behind foreign opposition.

Pak Song-Chol Net Worth

Pak Song-Chol is one of the richest Marathon Runner from North Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pak Song- Chol 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in South Hwanghae Province, Pak’s first marathon race came at the Pyongyang Marathon in 2005. After racing at the Xiamen and Macau Marathon races in 2006, he dipped under two hours and twenty minutes for the first time in 2007: he won the Pyongyang race in a personal best of 2:12:41 hours and also ran at the Beijing Marathon, timing 2:15:17 hours for eleventh place. He defended his Pyongyang title in 2008 and was selected to compete in the 2008 Olympic marathon, where he placed 40th overall.

Pak managed only sixth at the 2009 Pyongyang Marathon but he was entered into the men’s marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and came 43rd with a time of 2:21:12. He won his first international medal at the East Asian Games that year, taking the half marathon silver. He had a strong run at the 2010 Pyongyang race, running 2:14:09 – his fastest time since 2007. However, he had to settle for second place behind surprise winner Ivan Babaryka. He ran at the 2010 Asian Games and was eighth in the marathon. In his sole outing of 2011, he represented North Korea at the 2011 World Military Games, finishing fifth.

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Facts & Trivia

Edward Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in North Korea. Pak Song-Chol celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.