Lee Ji-eun ( ko, 이지은; born 18 June 1989) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. She represented her country South Korea at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, and has won two bronze medals in both the 400 m freestyle and the freestyle relay at the

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in Doha, Qatar. Lee competed for the South Korean swimming team in the women's 400 m freestyle at the

in Beijing. She finished with the fastest final time and a new personal best in 4:19.42 at the Jeju Halla Cup five months earlier in Jeju City, sneaking under the FINA B-standard (4:20.05) by more than half a second. Lee opened up the second heat with an early lead, but faded down the remainder of the race to pick up the fifth spot in 4:21.53. Lee missed a chance to enter the top eight final, as she placed thirty-seventh overall in the prelims.

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* 1989 births Living people Olympic swimmers of South Korea Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in swimming South Korean female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Ulsan Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub