Pak Yung-sun
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 North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 August 1956 Sakchu County, North Pyongan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1987 (aged 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pak Yung-sun | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 박영순 |
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| Hancha | 朴英順 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yeongsun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yŏngsun |
Pak Yung-sun (Chosŏn'gŭl: 박영순; 22 August 1956 – 14 July 1987), People's Athlete and Labor Hero,[1] was a female table tennis player from North Korea. From 1974 to 1981 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2] She is buried at the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Immortal Youth". Naenara. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "ITTF_Database - PAK Yung Sun (PRK)". ittf.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "DPRK's Sports Aces (6) - World table-tennis queen Pak Yong Sun". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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