Nam Sung-yong
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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. Like the gold medalist Sohn Kee-chung, Nam Sung-yong used the Japanese pronunciation of his name, Nan Shōryū as Korea was then a part of the Japanese Empire.<ref name=sr/>
After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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- 1912 births
- 2001 deaths
- Sportspeople from Suncheon
- Korean men long-distance runners
- South Korean men long-distance runners
- Korean men marathon runners
- South Korean men marathon runners
- Japanese men long-distance runners
- Japanese men marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Yeongyang Nam clan
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen