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Lim Eun-ji

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Lim Eun-Ji
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1989-04-02) April 2, 1989 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)outdoor: 4.35 m
(2009, NR)
indoor: 4.24 m
(2009, NR)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  South Korea
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Pole vault
Updated on 28 April 2009

Lim Eun-ji (Korean임은지; born 2 April 1989) is a South Korean pole vaulter. She is the current South Korean national record holder in the event indoors and a former outdoor record holder.[1]

Having previously competed in the 100 metres hurdles, triple jump, and heptathlon, Lim competed in the pole vault for the first time in December 2007. She quickly improved over a period of ten months, breaking the national junior record in Gwangju with a vault of 4.10 metres in October 2008. She soon began challenging the senior records, taking the indoor national record with a jump of 4.24 m in March 2009.

At the Corporate Teams' National Competitions on 28 April 2009, Lim broke Choi Yun-Hee's outdoor record of 4.16 m by some distance, vaulting a height of 4.35 m. This record also made her eligible to compete at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.[2] She finished bottom of her group with a best clearance of 4.10 m at the 2009 World Championships, but she went on to win the gold medal at the 2009 East Asian Games later that year.

She failed a drug test in Korea in July 2010, testing positive for the diuretics hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide. She received a three-month ban for the infraction.[3]

Personal bests

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Event Date Venue Height
Pole vault (indoor) 26 March 2009 Caotun, Chinese Taipei 4.24 metres NR
Pole vault (outdoor) 28 April 2009 Andong, South Korea 4.35 metres NR
  • All information taken from IAAF Profile.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-06-14). Choi breaks national Pole Vault record in Daegu – Korean national championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ Korea’s pole vaulting hope Lim sets national record and qualifies for Berlin. IAAF (2009-04-28). Retrieved on 2009-04-29.
  3. ^ SKorean pole vaulter Lim Eun-ji banned for doping. USA Today (2010-07-06). Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
  4. ^ Lim Eun-ji biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
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