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(Redirected from Li Ho-Jun) North Korean sports shooter For other people named Lee Ho-joon, see Lee Ho-joon (disambiguation). In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Ho-jun
Ri Ho-jun at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1946-12-01) 1 December 1946 (age 78)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 50 m rifle prone
Ri Ho-jun
Chosŏn'gŭl리호준
Revised RomanizationI Hojun
McCune–ReischauerRi Hojun

Ri Ho-jun (Korean: 리호준, born 1 December 1946) was a North Korean sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the country's first ever Olympic gold medal. In August 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Ri also taught shooting sports to North Korea's future leader, Kim Jong-il. Ri later became his closest bodyguard.

References

  1. ^ "Li Ho-Jun". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  2. ^ Fischer, Paul (2016). A Kim Jong-Il Production: Kidnap, Torture, Murder... Making Movies North Korean-Style. London: Penguin Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-241-97000-3.
  3. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.

External links

Olympic champions in men's 50 metre rifle prone
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