Sohn Kee-Chung (Japanese: ソン・ギジョン (Son Kitei); August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian when he won the gold medal in the Marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a member of the Japanese delegation, under the name of "Son Kitei", which is the Japanese pronunciation of the hanja making up his name. Wikipedia
On 3 November 1935, Sohn Kee-Chung of Korea (South Korea) set a world marathon record of 2:26:42.0. www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?par_i_id=...
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Sohn Kee-Chung (August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) became the first Korean athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won the gold medal in the Marathon in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In 1910, Korea had been annexed by the Japanese Empire, and remained unde www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Sohn_Kee-chung
