Shon Ju-il
South Korean sprinter
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Shon Ju-il (Korean: 손주일; born 6 October 1969) is a South Korean former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won a silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games.
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| Born | 6 October 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His personal bests in the event are 45.37 seconds outdoors (Seoul 1994) and 46.88 seconds indoors (Tianjin 1996). Both results are standing national records.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Korea | |||||
| 1994 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 400 m | 45.87 |
| 1st | 4 × 400m relay | 3:10.19 | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 400 m | 46.90 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 27th (qf) | 400 m | 46.31 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 42nd (h) | 400 m | 46.74 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 30th (qf) | 400 m | 47.36 |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400m relay | 3:04.44 |
| Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 6th | 400 m | 46.19 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400m relay | 3:05.72 | |||
