Lee Myong-seung
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Born |
14 August 1979 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
| Club |
Samsung Electronics Athletic Club |
| Coached by | Lee Ui-Su |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:13:25 (2010) |
Lee Myong-Seung (also Lee Myeong-Seung, Korean: 이 명승; born August 14, 1979 in Seoul) is a South Korean marathon runner.[1] He set a personal best time of 2:13:25, by finishing ninth at the 2010 Seoul International Marathon.[2] In the same year, he achieved his best career result with a fourth-place finish at the Gyeongju International Marathon, clocking at 2:16:19.[3]
Lee made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed forty-first out of a hundred runners in the marathon, with a time of 2:21:01.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Lee qualified for the second time in the men's marathon, along with his teammates Kim Yi-Yong and Lee Bong-Ju. He successfully finished the race in eighteenth place by seven seconds ahead of Finland's Janne Holmen, posting his best Olympic career time of 2:14:37.[4]
References
- ↑ "Lee Myong-Seung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Wind to Determine Winner of Gyeongju Marathon". Dong-A Libo. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ Jalava, Mirko (17 October 2010). "Yirdaw takes 2:09:13 victory at Gyeongju International Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
External links
- Lee Myong-seung profile at IAAF
- NBC Olympics Profile