Dong Guojian (; born March 16, 1987, in Luquan County, Yunnan董国建：寂寞跑道上的坚守者) is a Chinese long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. 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 in the hills of rural Luquan County, Yunnan, where the elevation is about 2,300 metres above sea level.中国跑者 | “中国马拉松一哥”董国建的里约奥运之路
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.
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International competition Representing 2009Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China5th10000 m29:13.44Yangzhou Half MarathonYangzhou, China3rdHalf Marathon1:02:512010Dalian MarathonDalian, China4thMarathon2:13:23Asian GamesGuangzhou, China4thMarathon2:14:482011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea14thMarathon2:15:452012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom54thMarathon2:20:392013World Cross Country ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland95th12 km39:382016Chongqing MarathonChonqing, China2ndMarathon2:11:44Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil29thMarathon2:15:322018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia7thMarathon2:23:552019Wuhan MarathonWuhan, China4thMarathon2:12:34Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany7thMarathon2:08:28Guangzhou MarathonGuangzhou, China4thMarathon2:09:002020Macau MarathonMacau, China1stMarathon2:12:592021Xuzhou MarathonXuzhou, China3rdMarathon2:11:20Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan56thMarathon2:21:352022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States23rdMarathon2:11:14Chicago MarathonChicago, United States10thMarathon2:08:532023Seoul MarathonSeoul, South Korea8thMarathon2:09:29Xi'an MarathonXi'an, China1stMarathon2:10:44Hefei MarathonHefei, China1stMarathon2:10:162024Xiamen MarathonXiamen, China6thMarathon2:10:38Osaka MarathonOsaka, Japan14thMarathon2:08:12Wuxi MarathonWuxi, China13thMarathon2:10:39Nanjing MarathonNanjing, China5thMarathon2:11:412025Xiamen MarathonXiamen, China13thMarathon2:13:04Wuxi MarathonWuxi, China11thMarathon2:10:59
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 China at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Athletics Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
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