Lee Bong-ju

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Born	(1970-11-08)November 8, 1970 (age 55)
Medal record Men'sAthletics Representing South Korea Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Marathon World Marathon Majors 2001 Boston Marathon Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Marathon 2002 Busan Marathon

Lee Bong-Ju (Korean: 이봉주;Hanja: 李鳳柱; born November 8, 1970, inCheonan,Chungcheongnam-do,South Korea) is a South Koreanmarathoner.

He graduated fromUniversity of Seoul then competed for South Korea in the1996 Summer Olympics held inAtlanta, United States in the Marathon where he won the silver medal.

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

He retired following his victory at theKorean National Sports Festival in October 2009.^[2]

• 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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