Park Seong-tae (born 10 July 1927) is a South Korean former sports shooter. He competed in the skeet event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1927 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박성태 |
| Hanja | 朴性台 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-tae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏngtae |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Park was a Korean resident of Japan. He had previously tried out for the South Korean Olympic team in 1964 and 1968.[2][3] During the South Korean qualifiers at Taereung for the 1969 World Shotgun Championships, he set a new national record in skeet shooting with a score of 197.[4] He was later active in the Athletics Club of Mindan (an organisation for Koreans in Japan), and in 1993 was one of ten club members to receive a prize for his work from South Korea's Sport & Olympic Committee.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Park Seong-tae". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "僑胞「트랩」選手團20日空路入京" [Overseas compatriots' trap team cleared road to Tokyo on 20th]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 May 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via Naver News.
- ^ "메달 노리는 얼굴들" [The faces of the aspiring medalists]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 15 July 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via Naver News.
- ^ "교포朴性台韓國新 클레이射擊스키트" [New South Korean record by overseas compatriot Park Seong-tae in clay skeet shooting]. The Dong-A Ilbo. 18 August 1969. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via Naver News.
- ^ "沿革" [History] (in Japanese). Mindan. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
External links
edit- Park Seong-tae at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Park Seong-tae at ISSF
- Park Seong-tae at Olympedia
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