Nam Sung-yong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Korean long-distance runner, Olympic bronze medalist
Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1912
Place of Birth: Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Date of Death: 20-Feb-2001
Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor
Nationality: Japan, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About 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. 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 Shoryu as Korea was then a part of the Japanese Empire.After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.
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