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| Nationality | North Korean | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country | North Korea | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Running target shooting | |||||||||||||
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Kwon Kwang-il (born 9 May 1990) is a North Korean sport shooter.
He participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a medal. [1]
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