Nam Sung-yong
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.
 Nam Sung-yong at the 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||
| Born | November 23, 1912 | ||||||||||
| Died | February 20, 2001 (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 |
He was born in Junten (Suncheon), Japanese Korea 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]
References
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- Shoryu Nan. sports-reference.com
- Hwang, Kyung Moon (October 4, 2016). A history of Korea : an episodic narrative (2nd ed.). London. ISBN 9781137573568. OCLC 963173954.
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