| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | (1989-04-02)April 2, 1989 (age 36) Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | outdoor: 4.35 m (2009, NR) indoor: 4.24 m (2009, NR) |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 28 April 2009 | |
Lim Eun-ji (Korean: 임은지; born 2 April 1989) is a South Koreanpole vaulter. She is the currentSouth Korean national record holder in the event indoors and a former outdoor record holder.[1]
Having previously competed in the100 metres hurdles,triple jump, andheptathlon, Lim competed in the pole vault for the first time in December 2007. She quickly improved over a period of ten months, breaking the national junior record inGwangju with a vault of 4.10 metres in October 2008. She soon began challenging the senior records, taking the indoor national record with a jump of 4.24 m in March 2009.
At the Corporate Teams' National Competitions on 28 April 2009, Lim brokeChoi Yun-Hee's outdoor record of 4.16 m by some distance, vaulting a height of 4.35 m. This record also made her eligible to compete at the2009 World Championships inBerlin.[2] She finished bottom of her group with a best clearance of 4.10 m at the 2009 World Championships, but she went on to win the gold medal at the2009 East Asian Games later that year.
She failed a drug test in Korea in July 2010, testing positive for thediureticshydrochlorothiazide andchlorothiazide. She received a three-month ban for the infraction.[3]
| Event | Date | Venue | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole vault (indoor) | 26 March 2009 | Caotun,Chinese Taipei | 4.24 metres NR |
| Pole vault (outdoor) | 28 April 2009 | Andong, South Korea | 4.35 metres NR |
