Lee Myong-seung
South Korean marathon runner
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Lee Myong-seung (Korean: 이명승; 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]
South Korea| 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) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이명승 |
| RR | I Myeongseung |
| MR | I Myŏngsŭng |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | Samsung Electronics Athletic Club |
| Coached by | Lee Ui-Su |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Marathon: 2:13:25 (2010) |
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]
