Lee Myong-seung

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 Myong-Seung
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1979-08-14) 14 August 1979
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubSamsung Electronics Athletic
Club
Coached byLee Ui-Su
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:13:25 (2010)
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

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
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Myong-Seung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. "Wind to Determine Winner of Gyeongju Marathon". Dong-A Libo. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. Jalava, Mirko (17 October 2010). "Yirdaw takes 2:09:13 victory at Gyeongju International Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.


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