Like the gold medallist Sohn Kee-chung, the Japanese government forced Nam Sung-yong to use a Japanese name, Shoryu Nan (ナム・スンヨン).
After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.
See also: Jesse Owens, to whom Nam Sung-yong has been compared to.
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