Choe Chang-sop

Chang Sop-choe (born 18 July 1955) is a North Korean former long-distance runner.

[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.

[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] This biographical article relating to North Korean athletics is a stub.