Bong-Ju Lee
Country: Korea
Hometown: Seoul Sponsor: Kolon Industries
Birth Date: October 11, 1970
Height: 1.68m(5' 6") Weight: 56kg(123 lbs.)
Marital Status: Single

Personal Records
10K = 29:34
Half Marathon = 1:01:04
Marathon = 2:07:44

Biography
Bong-ju Leeﾕs Silver Medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 3 seconds behind Josia Thugwane, was the closest finish ever in an Olympic Marathon, and a wonderful demonstration of a tenaciousness few runners possess. Lee established himself as a major International marathoner in 1993, capturing the Korean Championships in 2:10:27 then going on to win Honolulu later that year. In 1996 he reached the next level, finishing second at Dong ﾐA in 2:08:26, capturing the Olympic Silver Medal, and then finishing the year with a win in the prestigious Fukuoka Marathon - a combination good enough to earn the World Number One ranking ahead of the Olympic Champion. In 1998, Lee reduced the Korean National Record to 2:07:44 when taking second at the Rotterdam Marathon, and later that year won the Asian Games Marathon with ease. Still in his early 30ﾕs, Lee will be one of the hot medal favorites in Sydney 2000.

Career Highlights
1991 Korean Championships Marathon, Second
1992 Tokyo City Half Marathon, Fourth P.R. N.R.
1992 Korean Marathon, Champion
1993 Honolulu Marathon, Champion
1995 Dong-A International Marathon, Champion
1995 Chun Chon Marathon, Fourth
1996 Dong-A International Marathon, Second (2:08:26)
1996 Olympic Marathon, Silver Medallist
1996 Fukuoka Marathon, Champion
1997 Chun Chon Marathon, Fifth
1998 Rotterdam Marathon, Second (2:07:44) PR, NR
1998 Asian Games Marathon Champion