| 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 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.
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.
- ^ 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