Nam Sung-yong
(Redirected from Nan Syoryu)
| Nam Sung-yong | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Nam Seung-ryong |
| McCune-Reischauer | Nam Sŭng-ryong |
| Hangul | 남승룡 |
| Hanja | 南昇龍 |
Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 – February 20, 2001), was the bronze winner of the Marathon of the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds. He is also the first Korean bronze Olympian.
Like the gold medallist Sohn Kee-chung, the Japanese government forced Nam Sung-yong to use a Japanese name, Shoryu Nan (ナム・スンヨン).
After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.
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Categories: 1912 births | 2001 deaths | Korean sports | South Korean people | Long-distance runners