Chosunilbo Chunchon Marathon

Chunchon KOR

Web Site: http://marathon.chosun.com/eng/

Race Winners (58 runnings, 56 runnings as a marathon)

28 Oct 2007

2:14:01

Victor Mangusho (KEN)

2:35:25

Kyung-Hee Choi (KOR)

29 Oct 2006

2:13:46

Elijah Mutai-4

2:36:04

Sun-Suk Yun-6

23 Oct 2005

2:09:27

Elijah Mutai-3

2:37:25

Sun-Suk Yun-5

24 Oct 2004

2:14:31

Elijah Mutai-2

2:35:59

Jung-Hee Oh-2

19 Oct 2003

2:13:54

Elijah Mutai (KEN)

2:34:27

Sun-Suk Yun-4

20 Oct 2002

2:16:49

In-Mo Jae (KOR)

2:34:05

Sun-Suk Yun-3

21 Oct 2001

2:15:32

Young-Joon Ji (KOR)

2:31:33

Eun-Ju Kwon-2

22 Oct 2000

2:13:57

Jae-Kyong Kim (KOR)

2:37:02

Sun-Suk Yun-2

24 Oct 1999

2:14:52

In-Mo Je (KOR)

2:35:31

Sun-Suk Yun (KOR)

11 Oct 1998

2:18:21

Sung-Keun Oh (KOR)

2:38:03

Jung-Hee Oh (KOR)

26 Oct 1997

2:09:01

Moses Tanui (KEN)

2:26:12

Eun-Ju Kwon (KOR)

27 Oct 1996

2:14:02

Norihiro Otoshi (JPN)

2:37:54

Yukari Komatsu (JPN)

28 Oct 1995

2:11:30

Rolando Vera (ECU)

2:35:37

Soon-Duk Kang (KOR)

24 Sep 1994

2:09:59

Bong-Ju Lee (KOR)

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29 Oct 1993

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06 Nov 1992

2:11:24

Ki-Sik Chang (KOR)

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03 Nov 1991

2:11:02

Wan-Ki Kim (KOR)

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1990

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1989

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1988

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1987

2:14:

Jae-Ryong Kim (KOR)

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1986

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1985

2:17:

Won-Tak Kim (KOR)

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1984

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1983

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1982

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1981

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1980

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1979

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1978

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1977

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1976

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1975

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1974

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1973

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1972

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1971

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1970

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1969

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1968

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1967

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1966

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1965

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1964

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1963

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1962

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1961

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1960

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1959

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1958

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1957

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Chang-Hoon Lee (KOR)

1956

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1955

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1954

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1950-1953

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1949

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1948

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09 Aug 1947

2:57:20

Jong-Oh Hong (KOR)

1946

1:29:24

Yun-Bok Suh (KOR)
Notes: 1946 was the inaugural year. The race distance for 1946 is not known but estimated to have been around 25 km; the race distance for 1957 was 20 km. The 1996 race also served as the Asian Championships.


Most Wins (1946-date)

Men

4

Elijah Mutai (KEN) 2003-06

Women

6

Sun-Suk Yun (KOR) 1999-2000,2002-03,2005-06

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)

Year       Men     Women     Total
2007   $65,620   $20,020   $85,640
2006    63,205    21,425    84,630
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2001    13,805    11,505    25,310
2000    15,815    13,175    28,990
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1998     7,550     7,550    15,100
1997   201,000     4,390   205,390
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1995   201,000       n/a   201,000
Sums  $567,995   $78,065  $646,060

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
1997    +0.6     n/c


Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2007     128     n/c
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2004      98     n/c
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1997     605     n/c
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1995     634     n/c

Quality Performances

Men
<2:10       4
<2:11       7
<2:12      13
<2:13      18
<2:14      28
<2:15      45
<2:16      53
<2:17      60
<2:18      73
<2:19      84
<2:20      92

Women
<2:28       1
<2:30       1
<2:32       2
<2:34       2
<2:36       9
<2:38      19
<2:40      25
<2:42      29
<2:44      34
<2:46      35
<2:48      36
<2:50      39

Last Updated on 31 Oct 2007

Contributors: Malcolm Heyworth, Juraj Gasparovic (2)