Ri Ho-jun

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Ho-jun (Korean: 리호준, born 1 December 1946) is a North Korean retired sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,^[1] the country's first ever Olympic gold medal.^[2] In August 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.^[3] He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Ri Ho-jun

Ri Ho-jun at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1946-12-01) 1 December 1946 (age 78)
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Representing  North Korea Olympic Games 1972 Munich 50 m rifle prone

Ri Ho-jun
Chosŏn'gŭl	리호준
Revised Romanization	I Hojun
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Hojun

For other people named Lee Ho-joon, see Lee Ho-joon (disambiguation).

Ri also taught shooting sports to North Korea's future leader, Kim Jong-il. Ri later became his closest bodyguard.^[2]