Kim Bong-yu explained
Kim Bong-yu should not be confused with Kim Bok-joo.
| Kim Bong-yu |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Sport: | Middle-distance running |
| Event: | 800 metres, 1500 metres |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea[1] |
Kim Bong-yu (; born 16 June 1967) is a South Korean middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] He holds the South Korean national record for the indoor 1500 metres with his best of 3:47.95 minutes. He was the bronze medalist at the 1993 East Asian Games behind teammate Kim Soon-hyung and China's Lin Jun.[3]
He was the 1990 Asian Games gold medallist in the 800 m and a silver medalist in the 1500 m.[4] [5] [6] At the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships he was the 1500 m silver medallist behind Mohamed Suleiman.[7]
Notes
- Some English-language sources, such as GBR Athletics,[8] [9] erroneously state that Kim Bok-joo was winner of the 1990 Asian Games men's 800 m and the 1500 m silver medallist, as well as the 1991 Asian Championships runner-up. Contemporary English and Korean sources indicate it was his similarly-named teammate Kim Bong-yu who achieved these feats.
Notes and References
- News: 90 스포츠 <2> 金奉猷(김봉유) 北京(북경)「金(김)」…무사안일 육상聯(연)에 경종. The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 December 1990.
- Kim Bong-yu Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233304/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-bong-yu-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 November 2017.
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/easg.htm East Asian Games
- http://www.massline.org/PekingReview/PR1990/PR1990-42.pdf 11th Asian Games Gold Medal Tally
- News: 육상 金奉猷(김봉유) 800m 金골인. The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 October 1990.
- News: 金奉猷 1,500m 銀그쳐. The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1991.
- News: 金奉猷 1,500m 銀그쳐. The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1991.
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships
