Suh Yun-Bok
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Suh Yun-Bok (Jan 9, 1923- ) is a former South Korean athlete.
He is best known as the winner of the 1947 Boston marathon.
He won the race with the record 2:25:39 under the coach Sohn Kee-chung, the Korean winner of the marathon of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. His record was the world record at that time and this record was the only case that a world record was achieved in Boston marathon. Thereby he contributed to the Marathon world best progression. Previous world record was his coach Sohn Kee-chung's record, the record that Sohn achieved in Tokyo, Japan in 1935.
By winning Boston marathon, he is in the List of winners of the Boston Marathon.
It is said that Huh's height was 166cm and his weight was 56kg at that time, and that he was the shortest winner ever of Boston marathon.
At that marathon, Suh's compatriot Nam Sung-yong was 10th. (Some say he was 12th so it needs some clarification.)
In 1948, one year after the Boston victory, Suh raced the marathon in 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. At this race his record was not good, and this made him frustrated.
In 1949, he retired.
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[edit] Suh's marathon career
1946년 5월 제1회 전조선 마라톤 선수권대회에서 우승한 뒤
같은 해 9월 제1회 전국육상선수권대회,
10월 전국체육대회 등 3개 대회에서 모두 우승했다.
1947년 4월 제51회 미국 보스턴 마라톤 대회에서 2시간 25분 39초의 세계 신기록으로 우승했으며
1948년 6월 제14회 런던 올림픽 대회에도 참가하여 세계적인 마라톤 선수로 활약했다.
[1] 브리태니카 (서윤복)
[edit] Koreans at the Boston Marathon
1947 Boston marathon, the winner Suh Yun-Bok (2:25:39), 12th Nam Sung-yong (2:48:40).
1950 Boston marathon, the winner Ham Kee-Yong (함기용)(2:32:39), 2nd 송길윤(2:35:58), 3rd 최윤칠(2:39:45)
1959 Boston marathon, 3rd 임종우(2:24:55), 5th 한승철(2:28:18)
1993 Boston marathon, 2nd 김재룡
1994 Boston marathon, 4th Hwang Young-Cho (2:08:09)(South Korea's national record at that time), 11th Lee Bong-Ju (2:09:57)
2001 Boston marathon, 1th Lee Bong-Ju (2:09:43)
2002 Boston marathon, 5th Lee Bong-Ju (2:10:30)
