Nam Sung-yong

Korean long-distance runner, Olympic bronze medalist
Person human Q487275
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Nam Sung-yong

Summary

Nam Sung-yong is a human[1]. Born in Suncheon[2], he… he was born on +1912-11-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2001-02-20T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a long-distance runner[5] and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nam Sung-yong's place of birth was Suncheon[2].
  • Nam Sung-yong was born on +1912-11-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nam Sung-yong died on +2001-02-20T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Nam Sung-yong held citizenship in Empire of Japan[8].
  • Nam Sung-yong held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was Nam Sung-yong's native language[10].
  • Nam Sung-yong worked as a long-distance runner[5].
  • Nam Sung-yong's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Among Nam Sung-yong's employers was Chonnam National University[11].
  • Nam Sung-yong was educated at Meiji University[12].
  • Nam Sung-yong's image is recorded as SR Nam.jpg[13].
  • Nam Sung-yong is recorded as male[14].
  • Nam Sung-yong's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Nam Sung-yong's Commons category is recorded as Nam Sung-yong[16].
  • Nam Sung-yong's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Nam Sung-yong's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k1c4[18].
  • Nam Sung-yong's family name is recorded as Nam[19].
  • Nam Sung-yong's given name is recorded as Seung-ryong[20].
  • Nam Sung-yong's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14557835[21].
  • Nam Sung-yong's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Nam Sung-yong's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[23].
  • Nam Sung-yong's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as na/shoryu-nan-1[24].
  • Nam Sung-yong's country for sport is recorded as Japan[25].
  • Nam Sung-yong's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '南昇竜'}[26].
  • Nam Sung-yong's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Nam Sŭngnyong[27].

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Origins and Family

Nam Sung-yong's place of birth was Suncheon[2]. He was born on +1912-11-23T00:00:00Z[3]. Korean was his native language[10].

Education

Nam Sung-yong's education included a stint at Meiji University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner[5] and athletics competitor[6]. Nam Sung-yong was employed by Chonnam National University[11].

Death and Burial

Nam Sung-yong died on +2001-02-20T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Nam Sung-yong ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Nam Sung-yong born?

Born in Suncheon[2], Nam Sung-yong…

What did Nam Sung-yong do for work?

Nam Sung-yong worked as long-distance runner[5] and athletics competitor[6].

Where did Nam Sung-yong go to school?

Nam Sung-yong was educated at Meiji University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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