Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I ngā hākinakina Orimipia o te Raumati 2008 i Beijing, i eke a Lee mō te wā tuarua ki te marathon tāne
, me ona hoa kapa Kim Yi-Yong me 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 Olympics i te 2:14:37.