Nam Sung-yong

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Nam.
Olympic medal record

Men's Athletics
Bronze 1936 Berlin Marathon
Nam Sung-yong
Hangul 남승룡
Hanja 南昇龍
Revised Romanization Nam Seungryong
McCune-Reischauer Nam Sŭngnyong

Nam Sung-Yong (November 23, 1912 in SuncheonFebruary 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.

Nam received higher education in Japan. Like the gold medalist Sohn Kee-Chung, the Japanese government forced[citation needed] Nam Sung-Yong to use the Japanese pronunciation of his name, Nan Shōryū.

After the Olympics, Nam Sung-Yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-Chung.

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