Seong Nak-gun (born 26 February 1962) is a South Korean
sprinter. He competed in the
men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
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Seong attended
Busan Sports High School () and was active in track and field there. He went on to
Dong-a University, and while a student there represented South Korea at the
1980 Juniors Track World Championships and the
1983 Asian Athletics Championships
The fifth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in November 1983 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
See also
* 1983 in athletics (track and field)
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. Along with
Jang Jae-keun
Jang Jae-Geun (born 2 January 1962) is a Korean former sprinter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...
,
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
, and
Sim Deok-seop, he was part of the team which won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 1986 Asian Games.
His brother Seong Nak-gap was also a competitive sprinter in the 1990s.
References
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1962 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
South Korean male sprinters
Olympic athletes of South Korea
Dong-a University alumni
Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
20th-century South Korean people