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Nam Sung-yong

1912 - 2001

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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), Korea, Empire of Japan and received higher education in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nam Sung-yong has received more than 43,591 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nam Sung-yong is the 400th most popular athlete (down from 296th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 184th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nam Sung-yong ranks 400 out of 6,025. Before him are Edwin Flack, Allen Woodring, Bobby Morrow, Willie Applegarth, Otis Davis, and Sidney Johnson. After him are Angéla Németh, Hallgeir Brenden, Edvin Wide, Jim Lightbody, Leslie Laing, and Tyson Gay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Nam Sung-yong ranks 241. Before him are Léon Damas, Roger Courtois, Ted Drake, Ferdinand Leitner, Sándor Végh, and Tadashi Imai. After him are György Szűcs, Albert Richter, Maksim Tank, Niyazi, Rudi Fischer, and Teuvo Aura. Among people deceased in 2001, Nam Sung-yong ranks 196. Before him are Betty Holberton, Édouard Artigas, Anne Haney, Vasily Abaev, Arturo Uslar Pietri, and John C. Lilly. After him are Robert W. Floyd, Mordecai Richler, Alberto Gallardo, Joe Henderson, Burkhard Heim, and Mario Perazzolo.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Nam Sung-yong ranks 209 out of 1,128. Before him are Kai (1994), Kim Ki-young (1919), Jang Na-ra (1981), Kyeon Mi-ri (1965), Chung Un-chan (1947), and So Ji-sub (1977). After him are Yun Seondo (1587), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Yoo Jae-suk (1972), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Seo Ye-ji (1990), and Kim Hee-sun (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Nam Sung-yong ranks 1. After him are Hwang Young-cho (1970), Viktor An (1985), Kim Young-ho (1971), Shin Joon-sup (1963), Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Jin Jong-oh (1979), Kim Soo-nyung (1971), Dong Hyun Kim (1981), Gil Young-ah (1970), Jang Mi-ran (1983), and Im Dong-hyun (1986).

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