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.

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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

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Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) alsoKnownAs Son Kitei
subject surface form: Son Kee-chung
孫基禎 JapaneseName Son Kitei
Son Kee-chung JapaneseName Son Kitei