Jo Yong-suk explained

National Team:North Korea
Birth Date:5 September 1988
Height:163 cm
Weight:65 kg
Sport:Sport shooting
Event:10 metre air pistol, 25 metre pistol
Team:Amnokgang National Defense Sports Team
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Updated:8 August 2016
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Child:yes
Hangul:조영숙
Rr:Jo Yeongsuk
Mr:Cho Yŏngsuk
Context:North

Jo Yong-suk (pronounced as /ko/; born September 5, 1988; Korean: 조영숙) is a North Korean sport shooter.[1] She represents the Amnokgang National Defense Sports Team.[2]

Jo is from Sariwon, North Hwanghae, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JO Yong Suk . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806052005/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yong-suk-jo . 2016-08-06 .
  2. Web site: Best Players, Coaches for 2010 Selected . 6 January 2011 . 27 August 2015 . 12 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012032343/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201101/news06/20110106-12ee.html . Korean Central News Agency.
  3. Web site: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org . issf-sports.org . 2016-08-09 .
  4. https://www.olympic.org/london-2012/shooting/10m-air-pistol-women London2012.com
  5. Web site: Jo Yong-Suk Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043728/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jo-yong-suk-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-09-08.