Jo Yeong-seok explained

Jo Yeong-seok
Nationality:South Korean
Sport:Alpine skiing
Birth Date:1 January 1934
Birth Place:North Gyeongsang, Korea
Alma Mater:Waseda University
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Hangul:조영석
Hanja:趙永石
Rr:Jo Yeongseok
Mr:Cho Yŏngsŏk

Young S. Cho (born 1 January 1934), also known as Jo Yeong-seok, is a South Korean alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1964 Winter Olympics.[1]

He attended Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He participated in the university division of the 42nd (1961), 43rd (1962), and 44th (1963) Winter Korean National Sports Festivals along with a team of fellow Koreans living in Japan.[2] [3] [4]

He moved to the United States in 1966, where he established a textile manufacturing business.[5] By 1975 he had become the president of the Colorado Korean Association.[6] He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Denver.[7] [8] He is a board member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.[9] [10] From 2021 to 2023, he organized golf tournaments to provide scholarships to children of employees at Pinehurst Country Club, where he had been a member for five decades.[11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Jo Yeong-seok Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234824/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jo-yeong-seok-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 12 March 2018.
  2. News: 雪質나빠記錄低調. Bad snow quality, few records. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 25 February 1961. 3. 16 March 2018. Naver News Library.
  3. News: 在日僑胞『스키』팀國內大會參加신청. Japan-resident compatriots' ski team applies to participate in National Sports Festival. The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 February 1962. 3. 16 March 2018. Naver News Library.
  4. News: 江原農高좋은記錄. Gangwon Agricultural High School has good record. The Dong-a Ilbo. 31 January 1963. 8. 16 March 2018. Naver News Library.
  5. News: 조영석 회장 칠순 기념파티 열려. President Jo Yeong-seok's seventieth birthday celebration. Korea Daily. 5 April 2004. 16 March 2018.
  6. News: 在美趙永石씨 中高스키選手1명 美國轉地訓鍊용의. The Dong-a Ilbo. 16 January 1975. 8. 16 March 2018. Naver News Library.
  7. News: 샌프란시스코 총영사관 이정관 총영사. San Francisco General Consulate, Consul Yi Jeong-gwan. Focus Colorado. 2011-03-10. 2018-03-19.
  8. News: 6th Annual Ski & Networking Day. The Keyway. 594. 584. 2018-01-19. 2018-03-18.
  9. News: CSO Creates Magic and Music. Blacktie Colorado. 2002-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319074325/https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/photos/photodetail.cfm?id=9120. 2018-03-19.
  10. News: 20 symphony trustees resign during chaotic week. Kyle. Macmillian. The Denver Post. 2011-09-24. 2018-03-18.
  11. News: 조영석 장학재단 골프대회 개최. Young Cho Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament held. Korea Daily. 23 July 2021. 1 January 2023.
  12. News: 2022 조영석 장학재단 골프대회 개최. 2022 Young Cho Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament begins. Focus Colorado. 20 July 2022. 1 January 2023.
  13. News: 2023 조영석 장학재단 골프대회 . 2023 Young Cho Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament . Focus Colorado . 31 March 2023 . 4 January 2024.

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