Pak Yung-sun

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Pak Yung-sun
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Personal information
NationalityFile:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Born(1956-08-22)22 August 1956
Died14 July 1987(1987-07-14) (aged 30)
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubFebruary 8 Sports Club
Medal record
Women's table tennis
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Novi Sad Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Pyongyang Team
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Birmingham Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Calcutta Singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Pyongyang Singles
Gold medal – first place 1976 Pyongyang Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1976 Pyongyang Team
Pak Yung-sun
Hangul
박영순
Hanja
朴英順
RRBak Yeongsun
MRPak Yŏngsun

Pak Yung-sun (Korean박영순; 22 August 1956 – 14 July 1987), People's Athlete and Labor Hero,[1] was an international table tennis player from North Korea. She represented the Korean People's Army's February 8 Sports Club.[2]

Table tennis career

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Pak Yung Sun 1977

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.[3]

The five World Championship medals[4][5] included two gold medals in the singles at the 1975 World Table Tennis Championships and 1977 World Table Tennis Championships.[6][7]

She is buried at the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery.[8]

See also

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References

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