Choe Chang-sop
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Born | 최창섭, Choe Chang-seop 18 July 1955 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Chang Sop-choe (born 18 July 1955) is a North Korean former long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Chang won the 1975 Košice Peace Marathon with a record time. His win signified the beginning of marathon running in earnest in North Korea. He became the greatest North Korean athlete of his time, and received the title of Merited Athlete. The popular film Run, Korea! depicts his life.[2]
Mun Gyong-ae, a female marathoner who brought marathon back to the forefront after a decline in the 1980s, has been compared to Chang.[3]
References
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- ^ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 492.
- ^ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 493.
Works cited
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Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- North Korean men long-distance runners
- North Korean men marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for North Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- 20th-century North Korean sportsmen
- Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian sport of athletics biography stubs
- North Korean sportspeople stubs