Baek Seung-do

{{Short description|South Korean runner (born 1968)}}

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| nationality = South Korean

| sport = Long-distance running

| event = Marathon

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|16|df=y}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Fukuoka|10,000 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1993 Manila|10,000 m}}

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Baek Seung-do (born 16 June 1968) is a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/baek-seung-do-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234904/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/baek-seung-do-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Baek Seung-do Olympic Results |accessdate=28 May 2017}}

Baek's finish of 5th at the 2000 Tokyo Marathon was described in Korean media as a "miracle". He ran 2:08:49 to break his eight-year-old personal best by two minutes.{{cite web |title=[마라톤] 백승도 "다음 차례는 나"…8년만에 기록 2분 단축 |date=14 August 2020 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2000/02/14/2000021470239.html |trans-title=[Marathon] Baek Seung-do “Next is my turn”… Record shortened by 2 minutes in 8 years |access-date=16 October 2024 |language=ko}}