Kim Song-guk (sport shooter)

Kim Song-guk (Korean김성국; Korean pronunciation: [kim.sʌŋ.ɡuk̚]; born 5 October 1985) is a North Korean sports shooter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metre pistol at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed in the men's 10 metre air pistol event.[1]

Kim Song-guk
Personal information
Born (1985-10-05) 5 October 1985 (age 39)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50m pistol
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 10 m air pistol
Korean name
Hangul
김성국
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seong-guk
McCune–ReischauerKim Song-kuk

He set the world record for the men's 10 meter air pistol in 2019 with a score of 246.5[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Song Guk Kim". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Guk wins gold and Olympic quota with a world record score". 11 November 2019.
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