Kim Bong-yu

Not to be confused with Kim Bok-joo.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Bong-yu

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1967-06-16) 16 June 1967 (age 57) Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea[1]
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  South Korea Asian Championships 1991 Kuala Lumpur 1500 m

Kim Bong-yu (Korean: 김봉유; Hanja: 金奉猷; 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.

References

1. "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.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Bong-yu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
3. East Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
4. 11th Asian Games Gold Medal Tally. Beijing Review (15–21 October 1990), p. 8. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
5. "육상 金奉猷(김봉유) 800m 金골인". The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 October 1990.
6. "金奉猷 1,500m 銀그쳐". The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1991.
7. "金奉猷 1,500m 銀그쳐". The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1991.
8. Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
9. Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-29.