Jo O-ryeon, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJo O-ryeon
South Korean swimmer
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1952
Date of Death: 04-Aug-2009
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Jo O-ryeon
- Jo O-ryeon (???, 5 October 1952 – 4 August 2009) was a South Korean swimmer.
- He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- He later practiced long-distance open-water swimming, swimming the Korea Strait in 1980, and at the end of that year was awarded the Chreongryong Medal for his athletic feats.
- In 1982, he swam the English Channel, crossing from England-to-France in 9:35.
- In 2003 Jo served on the Korean Olympic Committee.
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