Choe Chang-sop

Chang Sop-choe
Personal information
Nationality North Korean
Born (1955-07-18) 18 July 1955
Sport
Sport Long-distance running
Event(s) Marathon

Chang Sop-choe (born 18 July 1955) is a North Korean 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 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

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Chang Sop-choe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ↑ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 492.
  3. ↑ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 493.

Works cited

  • Yonhap News Agency (2002). North Korea Handbook. Seoul: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
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