Lee Bong-ju

Lee Bong-ju
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Personal information
Born (1970-11-08) November 8, 1970 (age 52)
Lee Bong-ju
Hangul
이봉주
Hanja
李鳳柱
Revised RomanizationI Bong-Ju
McCune–ReischauerI Pŏng-Chu

Lee Bong-Ju (Korean이봉주; Hanja李鳳柱; born November 8, 1970, in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean marathoner.

He graduated from University of Seoul then competed for South Korea in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in the Marathon where he won the silver medal.

He set the current South Korean men's national marathon record at 2:07:20 in Tokyo on February 13, 2000, and half marathon at 1:01:04 in Tokyo on January 26, 1992. He finished 41 marathons for his 19 years career with twice national records.

He retired following his victory at the Korean National Sports Festival in October 2009.

Achievements

  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Korea
1990 Korean National Sports Festival Marathon Seoul, South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:19:15
1991 Korean National Sports Festival Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:14:30
1992 Tokyo International Half Marathon Tokyo, Japan 4th Half marathon 1:01:04
1993 Seoul half marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Half marathon 1:05:48
Korean National Sports Festival marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:10:27
Honolulu International Marathon Honolulu, HI 1st Marathon 2:13:16
1995 Donga International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:09:59
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 22nd Marathon 2:20:31
1996 Donga International Marathon Silver, South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:08:26
Olympic Games Atlanta, USA 2nd Marathon 2:12:39
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1st Marathon 2:10:48
1998 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 2nd Marathon 2:07:44
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st Marathon 2:12:32
2000 Tokyo International Marathon Tokyo, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:07:20
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 24th Marathon 2:17:57
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:09:04
2001 Milano Marathon Milan, Italy 4th Marathon 2:09:11
Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 1st Marathon 2:09:43
World Championships Edmonton, Canada Marathon DNF
2002 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 5th Marathon 2:10:30
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:14:04
2003 World Championships Paris, France 11th Marathon 2:10:38
2004 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 5th Marathon 2:08:15
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th Marathon 2:15:33
2005 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 11th Marathon 2:12:19
2007 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:08:04
Chicago Marathon Chicago, USA 7th Marathon 2:17:29
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th Marathon 2:17:59
2009 Korean National Sports Festival Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:15:25



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