What is Choi Yun-chil?
'''Choi Yun-chil''' (July 19, 1928 &ndash; October 8, 2020) was a [[South Korea]]n [[long-distance runner]]. He was a two-time [[Olympic games|Olympian]]<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-yun-chil-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233438/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-yun-chil-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Choi Yun-Chil}}</ref> and a two-time national champion in the [[marathon]]. He competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] and at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]]. He was born in [[Tanchon]], present-day [[North Korea]]. Choi died on October 8, 2020 in [[Seoul]] at the age of 92.<ref>[https://yna.co.kr/amp/view/AKR20201008121100007 '불운의 마라토너' 최윤칠 고문 별세…아시안게임 첫 金 주인공]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ko}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Yun-chil}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:Olympians for South Korea]] {{sports-bio-stub}}