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Chinese long-distance runner
Dong Guojian
Personal information
Born (1987-03-16) March 16, 1987 (age 37)
Luquan, Yunnan, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Dong Guojian (simplified Chinese: 董国建; traditional Chinese: 董國建; pinyin: Dǒng Guójiàn; born March 16, 1987, in Luquan County, Yunnan) is a Chinese long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Dong was born into a family of farmers in Jiaopingdu Township 皎平渡镇 in the hills of rural Luquan County, Yunnan, where the elevation is about 2,300 metres above sea level.

In 2016, Dong Guojian ran at the Chongqing International Marathon with a personal best of 2:11:41. Dong currently holds the Chinese half marathon record with a time of 1:02:51 in 2009.

He finished seventh in the 2019 Berlin Marathon at 02:08:28 and tenth in the 2022 Chicago Marathon, clocking a time of 2:08:53.

Statistics

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  China
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 5th 10000 m 29:13.44
Yangzhou Half Marathon Yangzhou, China 3rd Half Marathon 1:02:51
2010 Dalian Marathon Dalian, China 4th Marathon 2:13:23
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 4th Marathon 2:14:48
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th Marathon 2:15:45
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 54th Marathon 2:20:39
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 95th 12 km 39:38
2016 Chongqing Marathon Chonqing, China 2nd Marathon 2:11:44
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th Marathon 2:15:32
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 7th Marathon 2:23:55
2019 Wuhan Marathon Wuhan, China 4th Marathon 2:12:34
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 7th Marathon 2:08:28
Guangzhou Marathon Guangzhou, China 4th Marathon 2:09:00
2020 Macau Marathon Macau, China 1st Marathon 2:12:59
2021 Xuzhou Marathon Xuzhou, China 3rd Marathon 2:11:20
Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 56th Marathon 2:21:35
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 23rd Marathon 2:11:14
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 10th Marathon 2:08:53
2023 Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 8th Marathon 2:09:29
Xi'an Marathon Xi'an, China 1st Marathon 2:10:44
Hefei Marathon Hefei, China 1st Marathon 2:10:16
2024 Xiamen Marathon Xiamen, China 6th Marathon 2:10:38
Osaka Marathon Osaka, Japan 14th Marathon 2:08:12
Wuxi Marathon Wuxi, China 13th Marathon 2:10:39
Nanjing Marathon Nanjing, China 5th Marathon 2:11:41

See also

References

  1. 董国建：寂寞跑道上的坚守者
  2. "Guojian Dong - Athletics - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. 禄劝"风之子"董国建征战里约奥运会男子马拉松跑出个人最好成绩
  4. 中国跑者 | “中国马拉松一哥”董国建的里约奥运之路

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