Dong Guojian

Dong Guojian (simplified Chinese: 董国建; traditional Chinese: 董國建; pinyin: Dǒng Guójiàn, born March 16, 1987 in Luquan County, Yunnan province[1]) is a Chinese 2012 Olympics athlete who competes in the Marathon.[2]

Dong Guojian
Personal information
Born (1987-03-16) March 16, 1987
Luquan, Yunnan, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon

Dong was born into a family of farmers in Jiaopingdu Township 皎平渡镇[3] in the hills of rural Luquan County, Yunnan, where the elevation is about 2,300 metres above sea level.[4]

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 from 2009.

He finished seventh in the Berlin Marathon 2019 in 02:08:28.

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