Sohn Kee-chung winning the 1936 Olympic marathon – one of the inspirations for the race.
The 1936 Summer Olympics saw two Koreans win Olympic medals: Sohn Kee-chung took the gold while Nam Sung-yong was the bronze medallist. Both runners had competed in the colours of Japan, as the competition took place when Korea was part of the Japanese empire. When Japan was defeated in World War II, Korea was liberated and the first "Chosun Ilbo Shortened Marathon" was held the following year, building upon the newly free country's running tradition. Suh Yun-bok, a sports coach at Anyang Technical College, won the first race and later took victory at the Boston Marathon. The race was extended to the marathon distance for the next year and the event was held on the eleventh anniversary of Sohn's Olympic win.[2]
The race was not held from 1950 to 1953 due to the Korean War, but the annual competition has been uninterrupted since then. Marathon running became less popular in Korea in the 1960–70s and it was not until the 1980s that there was a resurgence of interest in the event, which saw women competing in the programme for the first time. Improving course times eventually resulted in Kim Wan-Ki's South Korean record run of 2:11:02 to win in 1991. The national race turned into an international one in 1995 and top runners from Kenya and Japan became frequent participants.[2] The 1996 event hosted the Asian Marathon Championship race.[3]
Course and recordsedit
The runners cross rivers over the city's bridges.
The course overall is a relatively flat one, with small uphill and downhill sections coming around the 5-kilometre and 30-kilometre marks. The looped course starts near the city centre on the east bank and heads south, following the waterfront. It turns northwards at the 8 km mark as it reaches the city suburbs and traces along the west side of the river for a 20 km stretch. The course then crosses the river and heads back towards the finishing point in down-town Chuncheon.[4]
Kim Wan-Ki's 1991 national and course record lasted only three years as Lee Bong-Ju dipped under the two hours, ten minutes mark with a run of 2:09:59. Moses Tanui became the first Kenyan winner in 1997 and knocked almost a minute off the record.[5] This mark stood for thirteen years, at which point another Kenyan (Benjamin Kiptoo Kolum) took over a minute more off that time for the current men's course best of 2:07:54.[1] That mark was beaten the following year by Stanley Biwott, who went 51 seconds faster.[6] The women's record for the course is Kwon Eun-ju's long-standing time of 2:26:12, which is also a South Korean record.[5]
Past winnersedit
National eraedit
Not much is known of the early winners of the race. Suh Yun-bok won the first race in a time of 1:29:24 on a shortened course estimated to have been around 25 km in length.[5] A university student, Hong Jong-Oh, won the second race, beating a field of 50 runners to complete Chuncheon's first true marathon in a time of 2:57:20.[2] The next documented winner came from after the Korean War, as Lee Chang-Hoon won a shorter 20 km race in 1957. The next known winners after this come from the race's period of growth in the 1980s: Kim Won-Tak won in 1985 in around two hours seventeen minutes, while Kim Jae-Ryong took the 1987 race in a time around three minutes faster than that.[5]
chuncheon, marathon, chuncheon, international, marathon, korean, 춘천마라톤, annual, marathon, race, which, held, late, october, city, chuncheon, south, korea, first, held, 1946, second, oldest, marathon, country, after, seoul, international, marathon, sponsored, c. The Chuncheon International Marathon Korean 춘천마라톤 is an annual marathon race which is held in late October in the city of Chuncheon South Korea First held in 1946 it is the second oldest marathon in the country after the Seoul International Marathon Sponsored by The Chosun Ilbo a major daily newspaper in South Korea the race is one of two in the country which holds IAAF Silver Label status along with Gyeongju International Marathon 1 Chuncheon MarathonDateLate OctoberLocationChuncheon South KoreaEvent typeRoadDistanceMarathonPrimary sponsorThe Chosun IlboEstablished1946Course recordsMen s 2 06 15 2017 Luka KandaWomen s 2 26 12 1997 Kwon Eun juOfficial siteChuncheon Marathon Contents 1 History 2 Course and records 3 Past winners 3 1 National era 3 2 International era 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Sohn Kee chung winning the 1936 Olympic marathon one of the inspirations for the race The 1936 Summer Olympics saw two Koreans win Olympic medals Sohn Kee chung took the gold while Nam Sung yong was the bronze medallist Both runners had competed in the colours of Japan as the competition took place when Korea was part of the Japanese empire When Japan was defeated in World War II Korea was liberated and the first Chosun Ilbo Shortened Marathon was held the following year building upon the newly free country s running tradition Suh Yun bok a sports coach at Anyang Technical College won the first race and later took victory at the Boston Marathon The race was extended to the marathon distance for the next year and the event was held on the eleventh anniversary of Sohn s Olympic win 2 The race was not held from 1950 to 1953 due to the Korean War but the annual competition has been uninterrupted since then Marathon running became less popular in Korea in the 1960 70s and it was not until the 1980s that there was a resurgence of interest in the event which saw women competing in the programme for the first time Improving course times eventually resulted in Kim Wan Ki s South Korean record run of 2 11 02 to win in 1991 The national race turned into an international one in 1995 and top runners from Kenya and Japan became frequent participants 2 The 1996 event hosted the Asian Marathon Championship race 3 Course and records edit nbsp The runners cross rivers over the city s bridges The course overall is a relatively flat one with small uphill and downhill sections coming around the 5 kilometre and 30 kilometre marks The looped course starts near the city centre on the east bank and heads south following the waterfront It turns northwards at the 8 km mark as it reaches the city suburbs and traces along the west side of the river for a 20 km stretch The course then crosses the river and heads back towards the finishing point in down town Chuncheon 4 Kim Wan Ki s 1991 national and course record lasted only three years as Lee Bong Ju dipped under the two hours ten minutes mark with a run of 2 09 59 Moses Tanui became the first Kenyan winner in 1997 and knocked almost a minute off the record 5 This mark stood for thirteen years at which point another Kenyan Benjamin Kiptoo Kolum took over a minute more off that time for the current men s course best of 2 07 54 1 That mark was beaten the following year by Stanley Biwott who went 51 seconds faster 6 The women s record for the course is Kwon Eun ju s long standing time of 2 26 12 which is also a South Korean record 5 Past winners editNational era edit Not much is known of the early winners of the race Suh Yun bok won the first race in a time of 1 29 24 on a shortened course estimated to have been around 25 km in length 5 A university student Hong Jong Oh won the second race beating a field of 50 runners to complete Chuncheon s first true marathon in a time of 2 57 20 2 The next documented winner came from after the Korean War as Lee Chang Hoon won a shorter 20 km race in 1957 The next known winners after this come from the race s period of growth in the 1980s Kim Won Tak won in 1985 in around two hours seventeen minutes while Kim Jae Ryong took the 1987 race in a time around three minutes faster than that 5 Key Course record Short course Edition Year Men s winner Time h m s 1st 1946 nbsp Suh Yun bok KOR 1 29 24 2nd 1947 nbsp Hong Jong oh KOR 2 57 20 Race winners not known 1948 49 Not held due to Korean War 1950 53 Race winners not known 1953 1956 8th 1957 nbsp Lee Chang hoon KOR Race winners not known 1958 1984 36th 1985 nbsp Kim Won tak KOR 2 17 37th 1986 Unknown 2 15 38th 1987 nbsp Kim Jae ryong KOR 2 14 39th 1988 Unknown 2 13 Race winners not known 1989 90 42nd 1991 nbsp Kim Wan gi KOR 2 11 02 NR 43rd 1992 nbsp Chang Ki shik KOR 2 11 24 44th 1993 nbsp Yoo Young hoon KOR 2 13 03 45th 1994 nbsp Lee Bong ju KOR 2 09 59 International era edit Key Course record Asian Marathon Championship race Edition Year Men s winner Time h m s Women s winner Time h m s 46th 1995 nbsp Rolando Vera ECU 2 11 30 nbsp Gang Sun deok KOR 2 35 37 47th 1996 nbsp Norihiro Otoshi JPN 2 14 02 nbsp Yukari Komatsu JPN 2 37 54 48th 1997 nbsp Moses Tanui KEN 2 09 01 nbsp Kwon Eun ju KOR 2 26 12 49th 1998 nbsp Oh Sung keun KOR 2 18 21 nbsp Oh Jung hee KOR 2 38 03 50th 1999 nbsp Je In mo KOR 2 14 52 nbsp Yun Sun suk KOR 2 35 31 51st 2000 nbsp Kim Je kyong KOR 2 13 57 nbsp Yun Sun suk KOR 2 37 02 52nd 2001 nbsp Ji Young jun KOR 2 15 32 nbsp Kwon Eun ju KOR 2 31 33 53rd 2002 nbsp Je In mo KOR 2 16 49 nbsp Yun Sun suk KOR 2 34 05 54th 2003 nbsp Elijah Mutai KEN 2 13 54 nbsp Yun Sun suk KOR 2 34 27 55th 2004 nbsp Elijah Mutai KEN 2 14 31 nbsp Oh Jung hee KOR 2 35 59 56th 2005 nbsp Elijah Mutai KEN 2 09 27 nbsp Yun Sun suk KOR 2 37 25 57th 2006 nbsp Elijah Mutai KEN 2 13 46 nbsp Yun Sun suk KOR 2 36 04 58th 2007 nbsp Victor Mangusho KEN 2 14 01 nbsp Choi Gyeong hui KOR 2 35 25 59th 2008 nbsp Michael Njuroge KEN 2 19 01 nbsp Choi Gyeong hui KOR 2 44 35 60th 2009 nbsp Mulugeta Wami ETH 2 09 50 nbsp Kim Seon jeong KOR 2 49 35 61st 2010 nbsp Benjamin Kiptoo KEN 2 07 54 nbsp Kim Seon jeong KOR 2 43 39 62nd 2011 nbsp Stanley Biwott KEN 2 07 03 nbsp Oh Jung hee KOR 2 41 23 63rd 2012 nbsp David Kemboi KEN 2 10 05 nbsp Park Yu jin KOR 2 41 55 64th 2013 nbsp Nickson Kurgat KEN 2 08 29 nbsp Park Yu jin KOR 2 41 30 65th 2014 nbsp Nickson Kurgat KEN 2 07 11 nbsp Yeom Ko eun KOR 2 43 33 66th 2015 nbsp Adugna Takele ETH 2 09 40 nbsp Lee Yeon jin KOR 2 41 53 67th 2016 nbsp Luka Kanda KEN 2 07 21 nbsp Kim Ji eun KOR 2 34 39 68th 2017 nbsp Luka Kanda KEN 2 06 15 nbsp Lee Yeon jin KOR 2 40 02 69th 2018 nbsp Shifera Tamru ETH 2 08 50 nbsp Kim Sun ae KOR 2 40 23 70th 2019 nbsp Lee Dong jin KOR 2 20 08 nbsp Kim Su jin KOR 2 38 31References edit a b Jalava Mirko 2010 10 24 Kiptoo smashes Chuncheon record with 2 07 54 victory IAAF Retrieved on 2010 10 26 a b c A Brief History of the Chosun Ilbo Marathon Chuncheon Marathon Retrieved on 2010 10 26 Asian Championships Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2013 03 02 Retrieved on 2013 09 28 Course Chuncheon Marathon Retrieved on 2010 10 26 a b c d Chosunilbo Chunchon Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2009 12 27 Retrieved on 2010 10 26 Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada 2011 10 23 2 07 03 course record in Chuncheon for Biwott IAAF Retrieved on 2011 10 23 List of winners Chosunilbo Chunchon Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2009 12 27 Retrieved on 2010 10 26 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chuncheon Marathon amp oldid 1191279852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
