About Dong Guojian
Born 1987. Dong Guojian is a Chinese athletics competitor.
Dong Guojian (; born March 16, 1987, in Luquan County, Yunnan ) 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 in the hills of rural Luquan County, Yunnan, where the elevation is about 2,300 metres above sea level.
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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Who is Dong Guojian?
Chinese distance runner
When was Dong Guojian born?
Dong Guojian was born on 16 March 1987 in Dali.
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Dong Guojian is an athletics competitor.
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Dong Guojian is Chinese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dong Guojian. https://biography.guide/dong-guojian/
MLA: "Dong Guojian." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dong-guojian/.
Chicago: "Dong Guojian." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dong-guojian/.
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