Lee Bong-ju
{{Short description|South Korean marathon runner (born 1970)}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|image=제3회 및 제8회 코카-콜라 체육대상 최우수선수상 수상자 이봉주.jpg
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1970|11|8}}
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 1996 Atlanta | Marathon}}
{{Medal|Competition | World Marathon Majors }}
{{Medal|Gold | 2001 Boston | Marathon }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1998 Bangkok | Marathon}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 Busan | Marathon}}
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{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 이봉주
| hanja = 李鳳柱
| rr = I Bongju
| mr = I Pongju
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Lee Bong-Ju ({{Korean|이봉주|李鳳柱}}; born November 8, 1970, in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean marathoner.
He graduated from University of Seoul then 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.{{cite web
|title = 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009.
|url = http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf
|publisher=IAAF Media & Public Relations Department
|location = Monte Carlo
|pages = Pages 483, 497–499
|year = 2009
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806172743/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2009|url-status=dead
}}
He finished 41 marathons for his 19 years career with twice national records.
He retired following his victory at the Korean National Sports Festival in October 2009.{{Cite web |title=Marathon Champion Lee Bong-ju Retires |agency=Arirang News |work=The Chosun Ilbo |date=October 22, 2009 |access-date=18 January 2019 |url= http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/10/22/2009102200739.html}}
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{KOR}} |
|---|
| rowspan=1 | 1990
| Korean National Sports Festival Marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | Marathon | 2:19:15 |
| rowspan=1 | 1991
| Korean National Sports Festival Marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:30 |
| rowspan=1| 1992
| Tokyo International Half Marathon |bgcolor="white" | 4th | Half marathon | 1:01:04 |
| rowspan=3| 1993
| Seoul half marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Half marathon | 1:05:48 |
| Korean National Sports Festival marathon
| Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:27 |
| Honolulu International Marathon
| Honolulu, HI |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:16 |
| rowspan=2 | 1995
| Donga International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:59 |
| World Championships
| Gothenburg, Sweden |bgcolor="" | 22nd | Marathon | 2:20:31 |
| rowspan=3 | 1996
| Donga International Marathon | Silver, South Korea |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | Marathon | 2:08:26 |
| Olympic Games
| Atlanta, USA |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:39 |
| Fukuoka Marathon
| Fukuoka, Japan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:48 |
| rowspan=2 | 1998
| Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | Marathon | 2:07:44 |
| Asian Games
| Bangkok, Thailand |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:32 |
| rowspan=3 | 2000
| Tokyo International Marathon | Tokyo, Japan |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | Marathon | 2:07:20 |
| Olympic Games
| Sydney, Australia |bgcolor="" | 24th | Marathon | 2:17:57 |
| Fukuoka Marathon
| Fukuoka, Japan |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:04 |
| rowspan=3 | 2001
| Milano Marathon | Milan, Italy |bgcolor="" | 4th | Marathon | 2:09:11 |
| Boston Marathon
| Boston, Massachusetts |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:43 |
| World Championships
| Edmonton, Canada |bgcolor="" | | Marathon | DNF |
| rowspan=2 | 2002
| Boston Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts |bgcolor="" | 5th | Marathon | 2:10:30 |
| Asian Games
| Busan, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:04 |
| rowspan=1 | 2003
| World Championships | Paris, France |bgcolor="" | 11th | Marathon | 2:10:38 |
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="" | 5th | Marathon | 2:08:15 |
| Olympic Games
| Athens, Greece |bgcolor="" | 14th | Marathon | 2:15:33 |
| rowspan=1 | 2005
| Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany |bgcolor="" | 11th | Marathon | 2:12:19 |
| rowspan=2 | 2007
| Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:04 |
| Chicago Marathon
| Chicago, USA |bgcolor="" | 7th | Marathon | 2:17:29 |
| rowspan=1 | 2008
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China |bgcolor="" | 28th | Marathon | 2:17:59 |
| rowspan=1 | 2009
| Korean National Sports Festival Marathon | Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:25 |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics||name=Lee Bong-Ju}}
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{{Korean Sports Hall of Fame}}
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Category:South Korean male long-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for South Korea
Category:Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Category:Boston Marathon male winners
Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:South Korean Buddhists
Category:Sportspeople from Cheonan
Category:University of Seoul alumni
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