Ji Sang-jun (; born December 12, 1973) is a retired male

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and freestyle

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from

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, who represented his native country at two consecutive

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, starting in

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(1992). He is best known for winning a gold medal at the

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References

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1973 births Living people South Korean male backstroke swimmers South Korean male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Korea Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games swimmers for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade People from Goesan County Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province Asian Games bronze medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists in swimming {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub