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.

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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 {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub