Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 – February 20, 2001) was a Korean Olympian who won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds.
Early life and education He was born in Junten (now Suncheon, South Korea), in Korea, then a part of the Empire of Japan's Zenranan Province. He received higher education in Japan.
Career He won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds. Since Korea at the time was a part of the Empire of Japan, making him a Japanese subject, the IOC credits the medal to Japan.
Like the gold medalist Sohn Kee-chung, Nam Sung-yong used the Japanese pronunciation of his name, Nan Shōryū as Korea was then a part of the Empire of Japan.
After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.
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