Ri Ho-jun explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Li Ho-Jun . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043703/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/li-ho-jun-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 2 July 2010.
2. Book: Fischer, Paul. A Kim Jong-Il Production: Kidnap, Torture, Murder... Making Movies North Korean-Style. 2016. Penguin Books. London. 978-0-241-97000-3. 46.
3. Book: Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year. 1973. 122–124. Fizkultura i sport. Moscow. Russian.