Ri Kyong-chol
Ri Kyong-chol is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. His personal best time is 2:11:36 hours, achieved at the 2005 Pyongyang Marathon.
He finished 32nd at the 2005 World Championships. He also finished fourteenth in the half marathon at the 2003 Summer Universiade, ninth at the Athletics at the [2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games] and won the 2005 and 2006 Pyongyang Marathon.