Dong Guojian

Dong Guojian

Personal information
Born	(1987-03-16) March 16, 1987 (age 37) Luquan, Yunnan, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	10,000 m: 28:17.60 (Jinan 2009) Marathon: 2:08:12 (Osaka 2024)

Dong Guojian (simplified Chinese: 董国建; traditional Chinese: 董國建; pinyin: Dǒng Guójiàn; born March 16, 1987, in Luquan County, Yunnan[1]) is a Chinese long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.[2] He competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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 in 2009.

He finished seventh in the 2019 Berlin Marathon at 02:08:28 and tenth in the 2022 Chicago Marathon, clocking a time of 2:08:53.

Statistics

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  China
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	5th	10000 m	29:13.44
	Yangzhou Half Marathon	Yangzhou, China	3rd	Half Marathon	1:02:51
2010	Dalian Marathon	Dalian, China	4th	Marathon	2:13:23
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	4th	Marathon	2:14:48
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	14th	Marathon	2:15:45
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	54th	Marathon	2:20:39
2013	World Cross Country Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	95th	12 km	39:38
2016	Chongqing Marathon	Chonqing, China	2nd	Marathon	2:11:44
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	29th	Marathon	2:15:32
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	Marathon	2:23:55
2019	Wuhan Marathon	Wuhan, China	4th	Marathon	2:12:34
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	7th	Marathon	2:08:28
	Guangzhou Marathon	Guangzhou, China	4th	Marathon	2:09:00
2020	Macau Marathon	Macau, China	1st	Marathon	2:12:59
2021	Xuzhou Marathon	Xuzhou, China	3rd	Marathon	2:11:20
	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	56th	Marathon	2:21:35
2022	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon, United States	23rd	Marathon	2:11:14
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	10th	Marathon	2:08:53
2023	Seoul Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	8th	Marathon	2:09:29
	Xi'an Marathon	Xi'an, China	1st	Marathon	2:10:44
	Hefei Marathon	Hefei, China	1st	Marathon	2:10:16
2024	Xiamen Marathon	Xiamen, China	6th	Marathon	2:10:38
	Osaka Marathon	Osaka, Japan	14th	Marathon	2:08:12
	Wuxi Marathon	Wuxi, China	13th	Marathon	2:10:39
	Nanjing Marathon	Nanjing, China	5th	Marathon	2:11:41
2025	Xiamen Marathon	Xiamen, China	13th	Marathon	2:13:04

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Athletics
  • Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
• China at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Athletics
  • Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

References

1. 董国建：寂寞跑道上的坚守者
2. "Guojian Dong - Athletics - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
3. 禄劝"风之子"董国建征战里约奥运会男子马拉松跑出个人最好成绩
4. 中国跑者 | “中国马拉松一哥”董国建的里约奥运之路

External links

• Dong Guojian at World Athletics
• Dong Guojian at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
• Dong Guojian at Olympics.com
• Dong Guojian at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Dong Guojian at Olympedia (archive)