Kim Bong-yu (; born 16 June 1967) is a South Korean

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He holds the South Korean national record for the indoor

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

with his best of 3:47.95 minutes. He was the bronze medalist at the

1993 East Asian Games The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from May 9 to May 18, 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Hongkou Football Stadium. Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibit ...

behind teammate

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and China's Lin Jun. He was the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

gold medallist in the 800 m and a silver medalist in the 1500 m. At the

1991 Asian Athletics Championships The ninth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in 1991 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Medal summary Men's events * Some English-language sources, such as GBR Athletics, erroneously state that Kim Bok-joo was 1991 Asian Championships runner-up ...

he was the 1500 m silver medallist behind

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Notes

*Some English-language sources, such as GBR Athletics,Asian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-29. erroneously state that Kim Bok-joo was winner of the 1990 Asian Games men's 800 m and the 1500 m silver medallist, as well as the 1991 Asian Championships runner-up. Contemporary English and Korean sources indicate it was his similarly-named teammate Kim Bong-yu who achieved these feats.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Bong-yu 1967 births Living people South Korean male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Sportspeople from Gangwon Province, South Korea Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)