Ji Young jun
Ji Young-jun ( kor. 지영준 ; born October 15, 1981 in Seoul ) is a South Korean marathon runner .
In 2001 he won the Chuncheon Marathon in 2:15:32 hours. A year later, as third in the JoongAng Seoul Marathon, he achieved an enormous increase to 2:09:48.
In 2003 he finished second in the Seoul International Marathon in 2:08:43, but only came 52nd at the World Athletics Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis . In 2004, he finished sixth in the Seoul International Marathon, a time of 2:08:54 and qualified for the Olympic Games in Athens , where he finished 17th.
A fourth place at the Seoul International Marathon 2006 and a ninth place at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon 2007 followed in 2008 a tenth and ninth place in these races.
In 2009 he finished fifth in the Seoul International Marathon and then won the Daegu Marathon in 2:08:30. At the World Cup in Berlin , however, he did not reach the goal.
In 2010 he reported back with a second place in Daegu and with his time of 2:09:31 he broke the 2:10 hour mark for the fifth time. He won gold at the Asian Games marathon in Guangzhou .
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 49.99 min, June 10, 2006, Shibetsu (South Korean record)
- 10,000 m : 28: 57.16 min, 2006
- Marathon: 2:08:30 h, April 12, 2009, Daegu
Web links
- Ji Young-jun in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Korean marathon hope re-emerges to win 2009 Daegu Int. Marathon ( Memento from April 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). 13 April 2009
- ^ IAAF: Ji and Zhou take Marathon titles as Asian Games conclude in Guangzhou ( Memento of November 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). November 28, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ji, Young-Jun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 지영준 (Korean, Hangeul) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul |