Personal information | |
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Born | 1 September 1940 |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Hong Seong-ik | |
Hangul | 홍성익 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hong Seongik |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Sŏngik |
Hong Seong-ik (born 1 September 1940) is a former South Korean cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
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