Nam Su-il

Nam Su-Il
Personal information
Born (1912-06-26)26 June 1912
Died 24 May 1972(1972-05-24) (aged 59)[1]
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class 60 kg
Team National team
Updated on 6 October 2016.

Nam Su-Il (26 June 1912 24 May 1972) was a South Korean male weightlifter, who competed in the featherweight class and represented South Korea at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1947 World Weightlifting Championships in the 60 kg category. He participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 60 kg event and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 60 kg event.[2] He set three featherweight world records in 1938-40 – two in the press and one in the total.

References

  1. Nam Su-il's obituary (Korean)
  2. "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Nam Su-Il" (PDF). iwf.net. p. 126-146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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