South Korean long-distance runner
Lee Du-Haeng (born 25 December 1981) is a South Korean runner. Starting with the middle-distances 800 metres and 1500 metres, he graduated to the long distances 5000 and 10,000 metres and finally the marathon race.
Career
At the 2001 East Asian Games he finished sixth in the 800 metres and won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres. He finished tenth at the 2001 Universiade (1500 m), twelfth at the 2002 Asian Games, twelfth at the 2003 Universiade (half marathon) and eighth at the 2007 Asian Championships (5000 m). At the 2005 East Asian Games he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres and silver medal in the 10,000 metres. At the 2009 Asian Championships he finished eighth in both the 5000 and 10,000 metres.[2]
On global level he competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships and finished lowly at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships.[2] He then specialized in the marathon race[citation needed] and finished 32nd at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
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