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Choson'gul
  
조영숙

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Revised Romanization
  
Jo Yeongsuk

Height
  
1.65 m

McCune–Reischauer
  
Cho Yongsuk

Weight
  
55 kg

Name
  
Jo Yong-suk


Jo Yong-suk ([tso.jʌŋ.suk̚]; born September 5, 1988; Korean: 조영숙) is a North Korean female sport shooter. She represents the Amnokgang National Defense Sports Team.

Jo was is from Sariwon, North Hwanghae, but now lives in Pyongyang.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and achieved 10th position out of 49 athletes. She also competed in the 25 metre pistol, finishing in 7th. She competed in the same events at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 12th in the 10 metre air pistol and 7th in the 25 metre pistol.

References

Jo Yong-suk Wikipedia