- Chung Yun-Hee
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Chung Yun-Hee (Korean: 정 윤희; born 3 January 1983) is a South Korean long-distance runner and marathon race specialist.
She began competing in the longer road running events at a comparatively young age and was third in the Seoul Half Marathon in 2001 – her time of 1:17:51 was among the fastest by a junior that year.[1] The following year she made her debut over the full distance at the Seoul International Marathon and secured third place with a time of 2:33:22.[2] She earned a spot on the South Korean team for the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and ran a career best of 32:46.54 for the 10,000 metres, finishing in fifth place.[3] At twenty years old she entered the 2003 JoongAng Seoul Marathon and came away with her first win in the event, setting a course record time of 2:30:50 which stood for four years.[4]
She won the Chunju-Kunsan International Marathon in April 2004 and earned selection for the national Olympic marathon team.[5] At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she finished in 23rd place, the second South Korea past the line after her compatriot Lee Eun-Jung.[6] She disappeared from the international athletics scene in 2004 and only re-emerged in 2008.
She made her comeback at the Gyeongju International Marathon in October 2008 and was runner-up behind her national rival Yun Sun-suk.[7] Continuing her focus on the marathon she ran at the Seoul International Marathon and finished in sixth place.[8] A return to Gyeongju in 2010 marked her re-establishment among the elite as she ran her second fastest ever time (2:32:09) to win her first marathon in six years, finishing some sixteen minutes ahead of the field.[9] In March 2011 she was the first Korean home at the Seoul International Marathon, taking third place in a time of 2:32:25.[10]
References
- ^ IAAF Outdoor Lists Junior 2001. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ Sport in Brief. The Daily Telegraph (2002-03-17). Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ Chung Yun-hee. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (2007-10-05). Women’s course record broken in Seoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ Marathon 2004. IAAF (2009-02-14). Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ Athletics at the 2004 Athina Summer Games: Women's Marathon. Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ 19 OCTOBER 2008: DONG-A ILBO GYEONGJU MARATHON, KOREA. AIMS (October 2008). Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ 15 MARCH 2009: SEOUL INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, KOREA. AIMS. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-10-17). Yirdaw takes 2:09:13 victory at Gyeongju International Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-17.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-03-20). Goumri and Guta take victories in Seoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
External links
- IAAF profile for Chung Yun-Hee
Categories:- Living people
- 1983 births
- South Korean long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of South Korea
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