Dong Guojian

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.

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.

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