Lee Bong-Ju

Lee Bong-Ju

Lee Bong-Ju (born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean marathoner (167cm, 56kg), and he is still active in 2008.

He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States.

Lee’s second place in the Atlanta Olympics, just 3 seconds behind Josia Thugwane from South Africa, was the closest finish ever in an Olympic marathon.

Life

Lee Bong-ju was born in the city of Cheonan, in South Korea's South Chungcheong (also known as Chungcheongnam-do and Chungnam) province since 1970.

Lee established himself as a major international marathoner in 1993, capturing the Korean Championships in 2:10:27 then going on to win the Honolulu Marathon later that year.

After earning a silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics marathon, he ended the year with a first-place win in the prestigious Fukuoka Marathon – a combination good enough to earn the World Number One ranking ahead of the Olympic champion.

In 1998, Lee reduced the Korean national record to 2:07:44 while finishing second at the Rotterdam Marathon.

Later that year, he also won the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games marathon.

In 2000, Lee further reduced both the national record and is own personal record to 2:07:20 when coming in second at the Tokyo Marathon, and he consolidated his international stature with a second place finish at the 2000 Fukuoka Marathon.

In 2001, Lee again took world notice when he won the preeminent Boston Marathon.

In 2002, he won the 2002 Busan Asian Games marathon, thereby defending his championship title for that important race.

He is regarded as a national hero in South Korea, and his wedding in 2002 was held in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Stadium.

Though considered somewhat old for a marathoner, he has no plans to retire, and on March 18, 2007, he won the Seoul International Marathon.

Lee's Career

Lee's silver medal in the Atlanta Olympics was the first Olympic marathon medal of South Korean athletes after his contemporary marathoner Hwang Young-Cho's gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and Hwang Young-Cho's retirement Lee became the leading South Korean marathoner, and Lee is the leading South Korean marathoner still now in 2007.

Lee is the South Korea's record holder of half marathon as well as the national record holder of the marathon. South Korea's national half marathon record is 1:01:04, and national marathon record is 2:07:20. Both records are Lee's records.

2008, 3, 16 2:12:27, 8th = Seoul International Marathon

2007, 3, 18 2:08:04, 1st = Seoul International Marathon

2007, 10, 7 2:17:29, 7th = Chicago Marathon

2006, 11, 11 2:10:49 5th = 중앙일보 Seoul international marathon

2006, 3, 5 DNF DNF = Japan 비와코 marathon

2005, 9, 25 2:12:19 11th = 제32회 Berlin marathon

2005, 6, 29 29'44"11 12th = Japan 디스턴스챌린지 4차대회 10000m C조

2005, 6, 11 14'47"50 16th = 삼성 디스턴스챌린지 대회 5000m A조

2005, 5, 21 14'12"27 1th = Japan 골든게임노베오카대회 5000m H조

2005, 5, 14 14'23"13 1th = Japan 관서실업단 육상선수권 5000m 2조

2005, 4, 3 1:05:25 14th = Berlin half marathon

2005, 2, 27 1:03:19 4th = Japan 이누야마 half marathon

2004, 8, 30 2:15:33 14th = 제28회 Athene Olympics marathon

2004, 3, 14 2:08:15 5th = 2004 Seoul international marathon

2003, 8, 30 2:10:38 11th = Paris 세계육상선수권 marathon

2003, 4, 13 2:08:10 7th = '03 London marathon

2002, 10, 14 2:14:04 1th = 14회 Busan Asian Games marathon

2002, 4, 15 2:10:30 5th = 제106회 Boston marathon

2001, 12, 2 2:09:11 4th = 제2회 Milano marathon

2001, 8, 3 DNF DNF = 에드먼튼 세계육상선수권 marathon

2001, 4, 16 2:09:43 1th = 제105회 Boston marathon

2000, 12, 3 2:09:04 2th = Fukuoka international marathon

2000, 10, 1 2:17:57 24th = 제27회 Sydney Olympics marathon

2000, 2, 13 2:07:20(한국신) 2th = 2000 Tokyo international marathon

1999, 4, 18 2:12:11 12th = '99 London marathon

1998, 12, 20 2:12:32 1th = 제13회 Bangkok Asian Games marathon

1998, 4, 19 2:07:44(한국신) 2th = '98 Rotterdam marathon

1998, 2, 22 1:04:02 2th = 전국실업단대항 half marathon

1997, 10, 26 2:10:33 5th = '97 ChosunIlbo 춘천 international marathon

1997, 3, 16 2:14:25 13th = Donga international marathon

1996, 12, 1 2:10:48 1th = 제50회 Fukuoka international marathon

1996, 8, 4 2:12:39 2th = 제26회 Atlanta Olympics marathon

1996, 3, 24 2:08:26 2th = '96 Donga international marathon

1996, 2, 11 1:03:51 2th = 전국실업단대항 half marathon

1995, 10, 28 2:12:00 9th = ChosunIlbo 춘천 international marathon

1995, 8, 4 2:20:31 22th = 제5회 세계육상선수권 marathon

1995, 3, 19 2:10:58 1th = '95 Donga international marathon

1995, 2, 12 1:04:56 5th = 전국실업단대항 half marathon

1994, 9, 24 2:09:59(대회신) 1th = 제48회 ChosunIlbo marathon

1994, 4, 18 2:09:57 11th = '94 Boston marathon

1994, 2, 26 1:02:51 2th = '94 전국실업단대항 half marathon

1993, 12, 12 2:13:16 1th = '93 Honolulu international marathon

1993, 10, 2:10:27 1th = 제74회 전국체육대회 marathon

1993, 8, 8 1:05:48 1th = Seoul half marathon

1993, 3, 21 2:20:13 12th = 제64회 Donga marathon

1992, 12, 13 2:19:18 7th = Honolulu international marathon

1992, 10, 14 2:20:12 9th = 73회 전국체육 marathon

1992, 1, 26 1:01:04(한국신) 4th = '92 Tokyo international half marathon

1991, 10, 11 2:14:30 1th = 72회 전국체육대회 marathon

1991, 3, 17 2:16:56 15th = '91 Donga international marathon

1990, 10, 19 2:19:15 2th = 제71회 전국체육 marathon

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