Choi Yeong-gi (최영기; 19 December 1925 – 20 October 2004) was a South Korean

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

and the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

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1925 births 2004 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics South Korean male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for South Korea Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub