About Ri Ho-Jun
Born 1946. Ri Ho-Jun is a North Korean sport shooter.
Ri Ho-jun (, born 1 December 1946) is a North Korean retired sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the country's first ever Olympic gold medal. In August 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Ri also taught shooting sports to North Korea's future leader, Kim Jong-il. Ri later became his closest bodyguard.
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Who is Ri Ho-Jun?
North Korean sports shooter
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Ri Ho-Jun was born on 1 December 1946.
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Ri Ho-Jun is a sport shooter.
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Ri Ho-Jun is North Korean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ri Ho-Jun. https://biography.guide/ri-ho-jun/
MLA: "Ri Ho-Jun." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ri-ho-jun/.
Chicago: "Ri Ho-Jun." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ri-ho-jun/.
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