Jo Jin-Saeng

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Jo Jin-Saeng
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1965-02-23) 23 February 1965 (age 59)
South Korea
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
조진생
Hanja
趙鎭生
Revised Romanization Jo Jinsaeng
McCune–Reischauer Cho Chinsaeng
Sport
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Sport Middle-distance running

Jo Jin-Saeng (born 23 February 1965) is a South Korean Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters and the men's 4 x 400 meters relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:45.63 in the 1500, and a 3:14.71 in the 4 x 400 relay. [1]

Jo is the youngest of six children. His father Jo Pan-geum was a farmer. He attended North Jeolla Sports High School (전북체육고등학교). [2]

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References

  1. Jo Jin Saeng at Sports Reference Sports Reference
  2. 전북체고 1년 趙鎭生 [North Jeolla Sport High School first-year student Jo Jin-saeng]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 12 December 1981. Retrieved 10 August 2017.