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Cambodian marathon runner
Hem Bunting
Medal record
Representing  Cambodia
Athletics
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 5,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Marathon

Hem Bunting (Khmer: ហែម ប៊ុនទីង, born December 12, 1985) is a Cambodian marathoner.

Bunting is one of nine children from a family of farmers in Stung Treng Province. The British Broadcasting Corporation has described him as "so poor he lives in the crumbling athletics stadium where he trains". He won a silver medal in the marathon and a bronze at the 5,000 metre race at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. He represented Cambodia in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing 73rd in a time of 2:33:32.

Bunting had few facilities and little funding to prepare for the Olympics. He trained by running laps on a track simultaneously used by casual joggers, and could not afford to buy running shoes. The BBC's article on him moved one reader to send him new training shoes prior to the Beijing Olympics.

He has made a significant effort in his second Marathon outing of 2012 after finishing in top 50 (42nd) at the Paris Marathon on April 15 with a personal best of 2:23:29. The time also improved on his previous national record 2:25:20 set during 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane where he won a bronze medal. Not only that, his official intermediate time at half marathon shows 1:09:04, which is a new national record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cambodia
2004 World Half Marathon Championships New Delhi, India 79th Half marathon 1:19:40 (NR)
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 20th 1500 m 4:03.87
13th 5000 m 15:41.30
2006 Asian Indoor Championships Pattaya, Thailand 11th (h) 1500 m 4:06.10
9th 3000 m 9:02.00
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 13th 5000 m 15:19.25
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 39th (h) 1500 m 4:08.31
Southeast Asian Games Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 3rd 5000 m 14:24.71 (NR)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 73rd Marathon 2:33:32
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 39th (h) 1500 m 4:08.64
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 11th 5000 m 15:39.28
Southeast Asian Games Vientiane, Laos 6th 5000 m 15:45.63
3rd Marathon 2:25:19.68 (NR)
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China – Marathon DNF
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 10th 5000 m 16:36.49
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea – Marathon DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 1500 m – 4:03.87 (Incheon 2005)
  • 5000 m – 14:24.71 (Nakhon Ratchasema 2007)
  • Half Marathon – 1:11:47 (Khon Kaen 2008)
  • Marathon – 2:23:29 (Paris 2012)

Indoor

  • 1500 m – 4:06.10 (Pattaya 2006)
  • 3000 m – 9:02.00 (Pattaya 2006)

References

  1. ^ "Against the Odds: Hem Bunting", BBC, July 21, 2008
  2. "Against the Odds: How did they do?", BBC, August 26, 2008
  3. Jad Adrian (April 2012).Cambodian Hem Bunting Renews National Record 2:23:29 at Paris Marathon. www.adriansprints.com, Retrieved 16 April 2012.

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