Lee Jin-Il (born January 12, 1973
in
Daegu
Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea.
It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...
) is a retired
South Korea
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n athlete who competed in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
. His personal best time is 1.44.14 in 800 metres, achieved in June 17, 1994 in the
South Korean Athletics Championships. This is the current
South Korean record.
South Korean athletics records
It was also the Asian record until it was broken by Yusuf Saad Kamel
Yusuf Saad Kamel ( ar, يوسف سعد كامل), born Gregory Konchellah (born 29 March 1983) is a male former middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Narok, Kenya – the son of former two-time 800 metres W ...
in 2004.
Lee took part in the 1992 IAAF World Cup The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 25–27, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba.
Overall res ...
and came in fifth place. He won the gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
in the 800 m 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 ...
and went on to win consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
. He represented South Korea on the global stage three times: first at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he finished third in his 800 m heat, then he competed at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it ...
where he was sixth in the semi-finals, and finally he took part in the 1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having ori ...
later that year. In 1995 he was suspended for two years after a doping violation.
Achievements
*1998 Asian Games
The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...
- gold medal
*1994 Asian Games
The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...
- gold medal ( Games record)
* 1993 Asian Championships - gold medal
* 1992 World Junior Championships - silver medal
* 1991 Asian Championships - gold medal
References
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1973 births
Living people
South Korean male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for South Korea
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Daegu
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Asian Athletics Championships winners
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