Baek Seung-do
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| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
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Baek Seung-do (born 16 June 1968) is a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Baek's finish of 5th at the 2000 Tokyo Marathon was described in Korean media as a "miracle". He ran 2:08:49 to break his eight-year-old personal best by two minutes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Baek Seung-do Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "[마라톤] 백승도 "다음 차례는 나"…8년만에 기록 2분 단축" [[Marathon] Baek Seung-do “Next is my turn”… Record shortened by 2 minutes in 8 years] (in Korean). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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