Birthdate: August 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sinuiju, North Korea
Died: November 15, 2002
Sohn Kee-chung, a trailblazing Olympic athlete and long-distance runner, made history as the first ethnic Korean to win an Olympic medal. Competing under the Japanese name Kitei Son during Korea’s Japanese rule, Sohn secured a remarkable victory by claiming the gold medal in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He set an Olympic record with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes 19.2 seconds, leaving an enduring impact on the realm of sports.
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