Lee Bong-ju, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lee Bong-ju

South Korean marathoner

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1970

Place of Birth: Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Lee Bong-ju

  • Lee Bong-Ju (Korean: ???; Hanja: ???; born October 11, 1970 in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean marathoner. He 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 during his 19 years career with twice national records. He retired following his victory at the Korean National Sports Festival in October 2009.

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