Pak Song-chol (footballer, born 1987)

Pak Song-chol (Chosŏn'gŭl: 박성철; hancha: 朴成哲; born 24 September 1987) is a North Korean international football player who plays for Rimyongsu SC.

Pak has appeared for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup rounds. He also played at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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Statistics accurate as of match played on 18 January 2015

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Pak Song-chol

Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (September 2, 1913– October 28, 2008) was the Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977. He succeeded Kim Il. He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970.

In 1972, as deputy premier, he secretly visited Seoul in the lead-up to the Joint Statement on reunification.

His last public appearance was in September 2003 in the viewing box at the 55th-anniversary commemoration inspection ceremonies in North Korea.

He was one of the oldest former heads of government in the world.

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Pak Song-chol (disambiguation)

Pak Song-chol (1913–2008) is the former Premier of North Korea.

Pak Song-chol may also refer to:

Pak Song-chol (athlete)

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.

Career

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.