Nam Su-Il (남수일, 26 June 1912 – 24 May 1972) was a South Korean male weightlifter, who competed in the featherweight class and represented South Korea at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the

1947 World Weightlifting Championships The 1947 World Weightlifting Championships, Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations. Medal summary Medal table Refe ...

in the 60 kg category. He participated at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in the 60 kg event and 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 ...

in the 60 kg event. He set three featherweight world records in 1938-40 – two in the press and one in the total.

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* * 1912 births 1972 deaths South Korean male weightlifters World Weightlifting Championships medalists Olympic weightlifters for South Korea Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics World record setters in weightlifting 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub