Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te 2008 Summer Olympics i Beijing, i tohu a Lee mo te wa tuarua i roto i te
te marathon tāne, me ōna hoa kapa a Kim Yi-Yong rāua ko Lee Bong-Ju. I angitu ia ki te whakaoti i te whakataetae i te tekau ma waru o nga waahi e whitu hēkona i mua o Janne Holmen o Finland, i te tuhi i tana wa tino pai o te mahi o te Opepeka o te 2:14:37.