Lee Jin-Il (born January 12, 1973[1] in Daegu) is a retired South Korean athlete who competed in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1.44.14 in 800 metres, achieved in June 17, 1994 in the South Korean Athletics Championships.[2][3][4] This is the current South Korean record.[5] It was also the Asian record until it was broken by Yusuf Saad Kamel in 2004.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  South Korea
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| Asian Championships | ||
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1991 Kuala Lampur | 800 m |
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1993 Manila | 800 m |
Lee took part in the 1992 IAAF World Cup and came in fifth place. He won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1993 East Asian Games and went on to win consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games. He represented South Korea on the global stage three times: first at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he finished third in his 800 m heat, then he competed at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships where he was sixth in the semi-finals, and finally he took part in the 1993 World Championships in Athletics later that year. In 1995 he was suspended for two years after a doping violation.
Achievements
edit- 1998 Asian Games - gold medal
- 1994 Asian Games - gold medal (Games record)
- 1993 Asian Championships - gold medal
- 1992 World Junior Championships - silver medal
- 1991 Asian Championships - gold medal
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Jin-il". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "육상800M 이진일 세계10傑-IAAF,94종목별 랭킹". JoongAng Ilbo. 1994-12-08. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10.
- ^ 위, 원석 (2019-10-17). "[위원석의 삼위일체]육상 중장거리② '800m의 전설' 이진일을 말한다(상편)". Archived from the original on 2022-04-10.
- ^ 정범철; 김복주 (2019). "한국 육상 남자 800m의 한국기록 변천사" [A Study on the History of Record Change of Korea Men's 800m]. 한국스포츠학회지.
- ^ South Korean athletics records Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
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