Nam Sung-yong
South Korean,Japanese marathon runner
Nam Sung-yong at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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Nationality | Japan(1912~1945) > South Korea(1945~2001) | |||||||||||
Born | (1912-11-23)November 23, 1912 | |||||||||||
Died | February 20, 2001(2001-02-20) (aged 88) | |||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nam Sung-yong | |
Hangul | 남승룡 |
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Hanja | 南昇龍 |
Revised Romanization | Nam Seungryong |
McCune–Reischauer | Nam Sŭngnyong |
Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 – February 20, 2001) was a Korean Olympian who won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds.
He was born in Junten (Suncheon), Korea, Empire of Japan and received higher education in Japan. Like the gold medalist Sohn Kee-chung, Nam Sung-yong used the Japanese pronunciation of his name, Nan Shōryū as Korea was then a part of the Japanese Empire.[1]
After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.[2]
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- Sohn Kee-chung
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- Kim Jin-ho
- Jo O-ryeon
- Lee Bong-ju
- Nam Sung-yong
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