Ri Ho-jun
North Korean sports shooter (born 1946)
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Ri Ho-jun (Korean: 리호준, born 1 December 1946) is a North Korean retired sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,[1] the country's first ever Olympic gold medal.[2] In August 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[3] He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Ri Ho-jun at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 December 1946 | |||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Ri also taught shooting sports to North Korea's future leader, Kim Jong-il. Ri later became his closest bodyguard.[2]
