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Sohn Kee-chung 손기정

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Sohn Kee-chung (Korean: 손기정; Korean pronunciation: [son.kidʑʌŋ]; August 29, 1912 – November 15, 2002) was a Korean Olympic athlete and long-distance runner. He became the first 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 was forced to compete as a member of the Japanese delegation because Korea was under Japanese rule at the time. Sohn set an Olympic record of 2 hours 29 minutes 19.2 seconds.

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• Sport: athletics
• Represents: Japan
• Awards: Order of Civil Merit
• Birth Date: August 29, 1912
• Death Date: November 15, 2002
• Notable Achievement: first Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games
• Olympic Medal: gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
• Olympic Record: 2 hours 29 minutes 19.2 seconds
• Birth: 1912년 10월 9일
• Death: 2002년 11월 15일
• Nationality: 대한민국

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