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Sohn Kee-chung

1912 - 2002

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Sohn Kee-chung (Korean: 손기정; Korean pronunciation: [son.kidʑʌŋ]; August 29, 1912 – November 15, 2002) was a Korean Olympic athlete and long-distance runner. He became the first Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games, winning gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was born in the Korean Peninsula, but he was forced to compete as a member of the Japanese delegation because Korea was under Japanese rule at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sohn Kee-chung has received more than 267,875 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Sohn Kee-chung is the 54th most popular athlete (down from 36th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 44th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sohn Kee-chung ranks 54 out of 6,025. Before him are Louis Zamperini, Jan Železný, Viktor Saneyev, Marta, Gaston Aumoitte, and Archie Hahn. After him are Barbara, Tommie Smith, Coroebus of Elis, Wallace, Alvin Kraenzlein, and Gustavo Marzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Sohn Kee-chung ranks 97. Before him are Feroze Gandhi, Arne Næss, Princess Deokhye, Jiří Trnka, Gordon Gollob, and Woody Guthrie. After him are Philibert Tsiranana, Samuel Fuller, Jean Améry, Igor Markevitch, Yuen Siu-tien, and Fritz Fischer. Among people deceased in 2002, Sohn Kee-chung ranks 74. Before him are Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Peggy Lee, John Entwistle, Velibor Vasović, Geraldine of Albania, and François Périer. After him are Yousuf Karsh, Uziel Gal, Choi Hong Hi, Alexander Lebed, Pierre Werner, and George Roy Hill.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Sohn Kee-chung ranks 47 out of 162. Before him are Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Wonjong of Goryeo (1219), Yejong of Goryeo (1079), Shin Sang-ok (1926), and Deokjong of Goryeo (1016). After him are Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Choi Hong Hi (1918), Injong of Goryeo (1109), Chang of Goryeo (1381), Sukjong of Goryeo (1054), and Kim Jae-ryong (1939).

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Among ATHLETES In North Korea

Among athletes born in North Korea, Sohn Kee-chung ranks 1. After him are Choe Chol-su (1969), Om Yun-chol (1991), Rim Jong-sim (1993), Kim Jong-su (1977), Pak Hyon-suk (1985), Kim Un-guk (1988), and Kim Mi-rae (2001).

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