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Ri Song-chol

Ri Song-chol
Ri with the flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Born (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryNorth Korea
CoachJon Il-gyu
Paek Un-yong
Skating clubPyongchol Club
Began skating1994
Retired2011
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Figure skating: Men's singles
Asian Figure Skating Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2008 Asian Trophy Hong Kong
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Ri Song-chol
Chosŏn'gŭl
리성철
Revised RomanizationI Seongcheol
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏngch'ŏl
In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Song-chol (born April 5, 1986) is a North Korean former competitive figure skater and politician. He is the 2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion and a five-time North Korean national champion (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,[1] where he was the flag bearer for North Korea at the opening ceremony.[2]

Ri was elected to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election, representing the 418th Electoral District.[3] He did not renew his seat in the following elections.[4]

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  2. ^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". The Vancouver Sun. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  3. ^ "[Annotated full list of elected MP's]" (XLS). North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. ^ 중앙선거위 최고인민회의 제13기 대의원선거결과에 대하여 (in Korean). Korean Central News Agency. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.

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