孙基祯 （sohn kee-chung）（田径 朝鲜/韩国）
berlin, 9 august 1936, games of the xi olympiad: sohn kee-chung, competing at that time for japan under the name sohn kee-chung, gold medallist, at the finish line of the marathon in the olympic stadium.
born: 29 august 1912
deceased: 15 november 2002
birthplace: sinuiju, (now democratic people's republic of korea / north korea)
nationality: korea / south korea
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
berlin 1936
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
on 3 november 1935, sohn kee-chung of korea (south korea) set a world marathon record of 2:26:42.0. because korea was, at the time, occupied by japanese forces, sohn's hopes for competing in the 1936 olympics depended on his ability to qualify for the japanese team. this he accomplished, as did fellow korean nam seung-yong. both young men were forced to endure the further insult of adopting japanese names (his participation is recorded under the japanese name son kitei). sohn, a fervent nationalist, always signed his korean name in berlin, and whenever he was asked where he was from, he made it a point to explain that korea was a separate nation. defending marathon champion juan carlos zabala of argentina took the early lead, followed by sohn and ernie harper of great britain, who ran together. after 28km, sohn and harper passed zabala. sohn soon pulled away and won by more than two minutes. nam finished third behind harper. at the medal ceremony sohn was forced to endure the humiliation of having his victory celebrated by the raising of the japanese flag and by the playing of the japanese national anthem. both sohn and nam registered a silent protest by bowing their heads. as for the race itself, sohn explained, "the human body can do so much. then the heart and spirit must take over." back in korea, sohn was a national hero. one newspaper, dong-a-ilbo, published a wire-service photograph of sohn on the victory platform - but with one alteration: they painted over the japanese flag on his sweatshirt. the japanese colonial government responded by jailing eight people connected with the paper and suspending its publication for nine months. in 1948 sohn was given the honor of carrying the south korean flag in the opening ceremony of the london olympics, the first to be attended by an independent korea. forty years later, in a moment that brought tears to an entire nation, sohn kee-chung entered the seoul olympic stadium bearing the olympic torch. the 76-year-old sohn bounded around the track, leaping for joy and bursting with pride for himself and for his country.
生日：年月日
出生地：新义州，朝鲜
国籍: 朝鲜、韩国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1936年德国柏林夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 1枚
1912出生在朝鲜新义州的孙基祯从小就显示了其在田径运动上的天赋，多次获得中长跑比赛的冠军。1935年11月3日，孙基祯在一次马拉松比 赛中跑出了2小时26分42秒的成绩，打破了当时的马拉松世界纪录。他和同胞南顺永一起，获得了奥运会的参赛资格，因为朝鲜（韩国）被日本占领，孙基祯只 能代表日本队参加1936年德国柏林的夏季奥运会。由于是代表日本参赛，所以孙基祯参赛时使用的是日本名字。孙基祯是一位强烈的爱国主义者，在柏林奥运会 上，他一直表示自己来自朝鲜，朝鲜是个独立的国家，在比赛中孙基祯以2小时29分19秒的成绩成为奥运会历史上第一个跑入2小时30分钟的人，以两分钟的 优势夺得了冠军，这也是亚洲人首次夺取长跑项目的奥运会金牌，他的同胞南顺永获得了第三名。在颁奖仪式上，孙基祯被迫忍受侮辱：他的胜利让日本国旗在柏林 奥运赛场飘扬。在升日本国旗，奏日本国歌期间，他和南顺永都低着头表示无声的抗议。回到朝鲜后，孙基祯成了国家英雄，1945年，朝鲜在二战后摆脱了日本 的统治，但是却分裂成南北两个国家。1948年伦敦奥运会上，孙基祯作为韩国的旗手参加了奥运会的开幕式，这也是韩国第一次作为独立国家出现在奥运舞台。 四十年后，1988年第24届奥运会在汉城举行时，已经古稀之年、留着长须的孙基祯，代表韩国运动员手持火炬跑完最后一棒，交给年轻的选手点燃主体育场圣 火。孙基祯曾担任韩国马拉松运动教练，为培养韩国马拉松运动员做出了贡献，2002年11月15日孙基祯因患肺炎逝世，享年90岁。