Disambiguation evidence for Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) via surface form

"Son Kee-chung"


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Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs Son Kitei
burialPlace Seoul
surface form: Seoul, South Korea
causeOfFame Olympic marathon gold medal in 1936
citizenshipStatusDuringOlympics subject of the Japanese Empire
coached Korean marathon runners
commemoratedBy statues and memorials in South Korea
countryOfCitizenship South Korea
surface form: Korea
culturalSignificance icon of Korean nationalism in sports
dateOfBirth 1912-08-29
dateOfDeath 2002-11-15
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Koreans
surface form: Korean
event marathon
gender male
hallOfFame Korean Sports Hall of Fame
inspired Korean independence movement sympathizers
instanceOf human
knownFor refusal to fully identify with Japanese imperial symbols
languageOfName Korean
laterRepresented South Korea
legacy pioneer of Korean marathon running
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
occupation long-distance runner
occupation marathon runner
placeOfBirth Sinuiju, Korea
placeOfDeath Seoul
surface form: Seoul, South Korea
politicalContext Japanese rule over Korea
residence Seoul
surface form: Seoul, South Korea
sport athletics
symbolOf Korean resistance to Japanese colonial rule
trainedIn long-distance running