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Hong Jong-o
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born(1925-07-07)7 July 1925
Died13 September 2011(2011-09-13) (aged 86)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Hong Jong-o (Korean홍종오, 7 July 1925 – 13 September 2011) was a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Hong won the first Son Kee-chung World Championship Chosun Ilbo Marathon. He later served as the Director of the Monopoly Bureau, the CEO of Namyang Ink, and the director of the Jeong Jin-gi Media and Culture Foundation. Hong died on 13 September 2011, at the age of 86.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hong Jong-o Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "홍종오 前남양잉크 대표 별세" [Former Namyang Ink CEO Hong Jong-oh passes away] (in Korean). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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