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Lee Sun-young (born 20 April 1984) is a South Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the
marathon.
She finished seventh in
10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...
at the
2005 Asian Championships and competed in the
2008 Olympic marathon.
She won her first national marathon in 2008, winning the
JoongAng Seoul Marathon in 2:29:58. She improved further the following year as achieved a personal best time of 2:27:48 at the
Seoul International Marathon
The Seoul International Marathon, also known as the ''Dong-A Ilbo Seoul Marathon or Seoul Marathon'' is an annual marathon race that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of two annual races over the 42.195 km classic distance in the ...
in March 2009. She won the JoongAng Marathon for a second time later that year, running a tactical race and beating the next best competitor by over three minutes.
[Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (2009-11-02)]
Kibiwott takes narrow victory in Seoul
IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-07.
Achievements
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
South Korean female marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for South Korea
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for South Korea
South Korean female long-distance runners
21st-century South Korean women
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