Personal information | |
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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | 7 January 1917 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Gin Gang-hwan (born 7 January 1917) was a South Korean athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
Gin represented both South Korea and Japan internationally during his career. While representing Japan, he competed under the name Kokan In. [2] [3]
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