Jo Yong-suk
North Korean sport shooter (born 1988)
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Jo Yong-suk (Korean: 조영숙; pronounced [tso.jʌŋ.suk̚]; born September 5, 1988) is a North Korean sport shooter.[1] She represents the Amnokgang National Defense Sports Team.[2]
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| National team | North Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 5, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | ||||||||||||||
Events | 10 metre air pistol, 25 metre pistol[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Amnokgang National Defense Sports Team | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 조영숙 | ||||||||||||||
| RR | Jo Yeongsuk | ||||||||||||||
| MR | Cho Yŏngsuk | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 8 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Jo is from Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, but now lives in Pyongyang.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and achieved 10th position out of 49 athletes.[4] She also competed in the 25 metre pistol, finishing in 7th.[5] She competed in the same events at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 12th in the 10 metre air pistol and 7th in the 25 metre pistol.
