Celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the Opening of Seoyunbok Road at Seoyunbok Rest Area in front of Ewha Womans University Station in Mapo, Seoul

Oct 27, 2025

Celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the Opening of Seoyunbok Road at Seoyunbok Rest Area in front of Ewha Womans University Station in Mapo, Seoul
An event to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Seo Yoon-bok Road at the Seoyunbok Rest Area in front of Ewha Womans University Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 14th. Seo Yoon-bok Road was designated as an honorary road 77 years after Seo Yoon-bok won the Boston Marathon in 1947 and seven years after his death.



On the 24th, an event was held at the Seoyunbok Rest Area in front of Ewha University Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of Seoyunbok-gil.. Seo Yoon-bok Road was designated as an honorary road 77 years after Seo Yoon-bok won the Boston Marathon in 1947 and seven years after his death.

An event commemorating the first anniversary of the opening of Seo Yoon-bok Road in honor of South Korean sports hero Seo Yoon-bok (1923-2017) was held at the Seo Yoon-bok Rest Area in front of Ewha Womans University Station in Mapo, Seoul on the 14th.

Seo Yoon-bok-gil, a 1.2km hill section of Sungmun Middle and High School, Seo's alma mater from Ewha Station to Daeheung Station, was designated in October last year by Mapo-gu District (District Mayor Park Kang-soo) through the recommendation of Seo Yoon-bok Memorial Association (Chairman Oh Chun-jin, honorary director Kim Seung-ho) and cooperation with residents to commemorate Seo's victory in the Boston Marathon in 1947.




"Seo Yoon-bok is a hero of our country and a senior member of my alma mater. "I feel extraordinary pride and joy to be part of the commemorative project of Seo who has been with me so closely."

Kim Seung-ho (honorary chairman of Boryeong Pharmaceutical), who is the head of the Senior Group of the Seo Yun-bok Memorial Society, watched "Hero" born on the turbulent Korean Peninsula in 1947 from the sidelines," he recalled, strengthening the meaning of the commemorative project.

Chairman Oh Chun-jin (CEO of Soobin Transportation) also expressed his ambition, saying, "Seo Yoon-bok is a hero not only for me but also for everyone living today. We will honor the hero in the history of the country as well as personal history and open a dream road for young people living today."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.