As per our current Database, Kee-chung Sohn has been died on 15 November, 2002 at Seoul, South Korea.
When Kee-chung Sohn die, Kee-chung Sohn was 90 years old.
| Popular As | Kee-chung Sohn |
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| Age | 90 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | August 29, 1912 (Sinuiju, Korea) |
| Birthday | August 29 |
| Town/City | Sinuiju, Korea |
| Nationality | Korea |
Kee-chung Sohn’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.
Kee-chung Sohn was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Champion long distance runner Kee-chung Sohn was born into poverty on August 29, 1912 in Sinuiju, North Pyongan, Japanese Korea. Sohn studied at Yangjeong High School in Seoul, South Korea and attended Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan (he graduated from said university in 1940).
Kee-chung's athletic career took off after he won an 8-mile race in October, 1933; he went on to run in twelve marathons between the years 1933 and 1936 in which he finished within the first three places of each marathon and won nine of those races altogether.
Although he was forced to participate under his Japanese of Son Kitei as a member of the Japanese delegation, Sohn nonetheless still won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany.
Hailed as a national hero in his native Korea, Kee-chung in the wake of his triumph at the Olympics embarked on a successful career as a coach for various champion runners who include 1947 Boston Marathon winner Suh Yun-Bak, 1950 Boston Marathon winner Ham Kee-Young, and 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist Hwang Young-Cho.
Moreover, Sohn had the honor of carrying the Olympic torch into the stadium for the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympic games in Seoul, South Korea. Kee-chung died from kidney failure at age 90 on November 15, 2002.
In the wake of his death the Sohn Kee-chung Memorial Park in Seoul was established in his honor. In addition, Sohn was also posthumously made a Grand Cordon (Blue Dragon) of the Sport Merit.
