Chung Yun-hee, Date of Birth
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South Korean long-distance runner
Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1983
Profession: marathon runner
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Chung Yun-hee
- Chung Yun-hee (Korean: ???; 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.She won the Chunju-Kunsan International Marathon in April 2004 and earned selection for the national Olympic marathon team.
- At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she finished in 23rd place, the second South Korea past the line after her compatriot Lee Eun-jung.
- 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.
- Continuing her focus on the marathon she ran at the Seoul International Marathon and finished in sixth place.
- 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.
- In March 2011 she was the first Korean home at the Seoul International Marathon, taking third place in a time of 2:32:25.Chung represented her country on home turf at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics held in Daegu and placed 35th in the women's marathon race.
- At the 2012 Seoul International Marathon she was eighth and the second Korean finisher.
- She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in 41st place in a time of 2:31:58.
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