Sohn Kee-chung
Korean marathon runner (1912–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sohn Kee-chung (Korean: 손기정; Korean pronunciation: [son.kidʑʌŋ]; August 29, 1912[1][2] – November 15, 2002) was an Olympic athlete and long-distance runner. He became the first ethnic Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games, winning gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was born in the Korean Peninsula, but he competed as a member of the Japanese delegation because Korea was under Japanese occupation at the time.[3] Sohn set an Olympic record of 2 hours 29 minutes 19.2 seconds.[4]
In this Korean name, the family name is Sohn.
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Native name | 孫基禎 > 손기정 | |||||||||||
Nationality | Japan(1912~1945) > South Korea(1945~2002) | |||||||||||
Born | (1912-08-29)August 29, 1912 Shingishu, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, North Korea) | |||||||||||
Died | November 15, 2002(2002-11-15) (aged 90) Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||
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Hangul | 손기정 | |||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Son Gijeong | |||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Son Kijŏng | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Now coaching | Ham Kee-Yong, Suh Yun-Bok | |||||||||||
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Sohn competed under the Japanese name Kitei Son, as Korea, Empire of Japan was under occupancy rule of the Japanese Empire during his career.[3][4]