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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | 8 October 1943 |
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Sport | Gymnastics |
Gang Su-il (born 8 October 1943) is a South Korean gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
Gymnastics is a sport that includes exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Alertness, precision, daring, self-confidence, and self-discipline are mental traits that can also be developed through gymnastics. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.
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