Son Kitei
E287071
Son Kitei was the Korean-born marathon runner who won the gold medal for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later symbolizing the complex colonial history between Korea and Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Son Kitei canonical | 5 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
ⓘ
long-distance runner ⓘ marathon runner ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Korean Amateur Athletic Association
|
| citizenshipDuringCompetition |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| coached | Korean long-distance runners ⓘ |
| colonialContext | Korea under Japanese rule ⓘ |
| competedFor | Japan ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Korea ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | subject of debates on national identity in sports history ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-08-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-11-15 ⓘ |
| era | Japanese colonial period in Korea ⓘ |
| event | marathon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honor | commemorated in Korean sports history ⓘ |
| language |
Japanese
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
| legacy | inspiration for Korean marathon runners ⓘ |
| medalAt |
1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin)
ⓘ
surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics
|
| medalForEvent | marathon ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese | 孫基禎 ⓘ |
| nameInKorean | 손기정 ⓘ |
| nationality | Korean ⓘ |
| notableFor | competing under Japanese name and flag despite Korean identity ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1936 Berlin Olympic marathon victory ⓘ |
| occupation |
athletics coach
ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sinuiju, Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinuiju
|
| placeOfDeath | Seoul ⓘ |
| postColonialRecognition |
recognized as Korean national sports hero
ⓘ
regarded as first Korean Olympic champion ⓘ |
| represented | Japan at the 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| romanization | Son Gi-jeong ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| symbolizes | complex colonial history between Korea and Japan ⓘ |
| wonMedal | Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Son Kee-chung