Ji Young-jun (born 15 October 1981 in

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) is a South Korean

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who specializes in the

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. His personal best times are 13:49.99 minutes in the

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, achieved in June 2006 in

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; 29:42.38 minutes in the

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, achieved in June 2002 in

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; and 2:08:30 hours in the marathon, achieved in April 2009 in Daegu. He finished seventeenth at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, and seventh at the

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. He also competed at the

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and 2009 World Championships; on the latter occasion he did not finish the race. After a few years off his top form, he re-established himself at the 2009 Daegu Marathon by knocking thirteen seconds off his best to win the race in a time of 2:08:30.Korean marathon hope re-emerges to win 2009 Daegu Int. Marathon

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(2009-04-13). Retrieved on 2010-10-16. He won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China, running 2:11:11.

Achievements

References

1981 births Living people South Korean male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of South Korea Sportspeople from Seoul South Korean male marathon runners Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub