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Jin Jong-oh

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Jin Jong-oh is a South Korean sport shooter born September 24, 1979, in Chuncheon, who specializes in pistol events. Competing at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he won four Olympic gold medals and two silver medals, becoming the only shooter in Olympic history to win an individual event, the men's 50 metre pistol, at three consecutive Games, and the only individual shooter to win four Olympic gold medals overall, making him the most successful individual shooter in Olympic history.

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Birth Year
1979 1
Birth Date
1979-09-24 1
Nationality
South Korean 1
Career Highlight
The only individual four-time Olympic champion in shooting 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Source Wikipedia, Jin Jong-oh

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Source Wikipedia, Jin Jong-oh
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1. Wikipedia, Jin Jong-oh
  • Introduction, sentence 1, birth date
    born 24 September 1979
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1979-09-24
  • Infobox, nationality
    South Korean
  • Introduction, sentence 2
    The only individual four-time Olympic champion in shooting
  • Plays: Shooting, lead paragraph, plays
    Jin Jong-oh (Korean: 진종오; pronounced [tɕin.dʑoŋ.o]; born 24 September 1979) is a South Korean sports shooter who competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
    Jin Jong-oh (Korean: 진종오; pronounced [tɕin.dʑoŋ.o]; born 24 September 1979) is a South Korean sports shooter who competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Wikidata: Jin Jong-oh
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