Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung)
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Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) was a Korean marathon runner who won the gold medal while competing for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and later became a symbol of Korean resistance under Japanese colonial rule.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Son Kee-chung | 0 |
| Son Kitei | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Son Kee-chung
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Son Kitei ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Seoul
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surface form:
Seoul, South Korea
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| causeOfFame | Olympic marathon gold medal in 1936 ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatusDuringOlympics | subject of the Japanese Empire ⓘ |
| coached | Korean marathon runners ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | statues and memorials in South Korea ⓘ |
| competitionLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
South Korea
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surface form:
Korea
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| culturalSignificance | icon of Korean nationalism in sports ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-08-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-11-15 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Koreans
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surface form:
Korean
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| event |
marathon
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marathon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Korean Sports Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| inspired | Korean independence movement sympathizers ⓘ |
| knownFor | refusal to fully identify with Japanese imperial symbols ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Japanese
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
| laterRepresented | South Korea ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneer of Korean marathon running ⓘ |
| medalInDiscipline |
Olympic Games Marathon
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surface form:
marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| nameInJapanese | 孫基禎 ⓘ |
| nameInKorean | 손기정 ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | Korean under Japanese rule ⓘ |
| notableEvent | protested Japanese rule by signing his name in Korean and covering Japanese flag on his uniform in photographs ⓘ |
| notableWork | victory in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
athletics coach
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long-distance runner ⓘ marathon runner ⓘ |
| OlympicAthleteFor | Japan ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin)
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surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics
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| placeOfBirth | Sinuiju, Korea ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Seoul
ⓘ
surface form:
Seoul, South Korea
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| politicalContext | Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| residence |
Seoul
ⓘ
surface form:
Seoul, South Korea
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| sport |
athletics
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athletics ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Korean resistance to Japanese colonial rule ⓘ |
| trainedIn | long-distance running ⓘ |
| wonMedal | gold medal ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics