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	ipedia.com: List of Koreans Article
		Chung Myung-whun, pianist and principal conductor of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; brother to Chung Kyung-Wha and Chung Myung-Wha
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		Note: In Korean names, the family name is placed first (for example, the family name of "Kim Dae-jung" is "Kim"), unless the person has decided to Westernize his or her name.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_koreans.html (335 words)

	Rtp Newsletter
		Berlin 1936, Jesse Owens (United States) 100, 200, 4x100 Relay; Sohn Kee-Chung (South Korea) marathon.
		London 1948, Herb McKenley (Jamaica) 400 meters, Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands) 100 meters, 200 meters, 80 meter hurdles, 4x100 relay; Shirley Strickland (Australia) 100 meters and 100 meter hurdles.
	www.runtheplanet.com /pages/newsletter/news1104.htm (3896 words)

	Kee Business College
		However, Sohn Kee -chung refused to sign his names in Japanese and s 26: lly got rid of Japanese flag in the photo of Sohn Kee -chung receiving the award.
		Sohn Kee -chung 18: '''Sohn Kee -chung''' (August 29, 1912 - November 15 20: ;), North Pyongan Provinces of KoreaDo, Sohn Kee -chung was educated at Yangjung High School (and 23: Japanese name '''Son Kitei'''.
		Tan Kah Kee 1: '''Tan Kah Kee ''' (and#38472;and#22025;and#24218;, pinyin: Chén Ji 12: * ''The Memoirs of Tan Kah Kee ''.
	www.referenceresearch.com /some/22326-kee-business-college.html (720 words)

	Kee Business College
		However, Sohn Kee -chung refused to sign his names in Japanese and s 26: lly got rid of Japanese flag in the photo of Sohn Kee -chung receiving the award.
		Sohn Kee -chung 18: '''Sohn Kee -chung''' ( August 29, 1912 - November 15 20: ;), North Pyongan Provinces of KoreaDo, Sohn Kee -chung was educated at Yangjung High School (and 23: Japanese name '''Son Kitei'''.
		Tan Kah Kee 1: '''Tan Kah Kee ''' (and#38472;and#22025;and#24218;, pinyin : Chén Ji 12: * ''The Memoirs of Tan Kah Kee ''.
	www.relativeaccess.com /File/22326-Kee.Business.College.Html (720 words)

	Kee Business College
		However, Sohn Kee -chung refused to sign his names in Japanese and s 26: lly got rid of Japanese flag in the photo of Sohn Kee -chung receiving the award.
		Sohn Kee -chung 18: '''Sohn Kee -chung''' ( August 29, 1912 - November 15 20: ;), North Pyongan Provinces of KoreaDo, Sohn Kee -chung was educated at Yangjung High School (and 23: Japanese name '''Son Kitei'''.
	www.relativeaccess.com /File/22326-Kee.Business.College.Html (720 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung
		Sohn Kee-chung ( 손기정 ; 孫基禎 ; Son Gi-jeong) ( August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2000) was the first medal-winning Korean Olympian, together with his teammate Nam Sung-yong.
		As Korea was under Japanese control at the time, Sohn Kee-chung competed for the Japanese team in the Olympics, and was forced by the Japanese Empire to use the Japanese name Kitei Son (ｿﾝ・ギｼﾞｮﾝ).
		However, Sohn Kee-chung refused to sign his names in Japanese during the Olympics, and sometimes even sketched the shape of Korea beside his signatures.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/sohn_kee_chung_1 (720 words)

	Nam Sung-yong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the Olympics, Nam Sung-yong worked at the Korean Sporting Association with Sohn Kee-chung.
		Like the gold medallist Sohn Kee-chung, the Japanese government forced Nam Sung-yong to use a Japanese name, Shoryu Nan (ナム・スンヨン).
		Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 - February 20, 2001), was the bronze winner of the Marathon of the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nam_Sung-yong (100 words)

	RE: 10000 Koreans become Japanese every year
		As Korea was invaded by Japan and most of the country under Japanese de facto control at the time, Sohn Kee-chung competed for the Japanese team in the Olympics, and was forced by the Japan to use the Japanese name Son Kitei.
		However, Sohn Kee-chung refused to sign his names in Japanese and signed only in his authentic name, and even sketched the shape of Korea beside his signatures.
		Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Il's son and once heir apparent, revealed when he was nabbed in Tokyo in 2001 that he frequented high class brothels in Tokyo's Yoshiwara soapland district.
	forum.japantoday.com /fb.asp?m=463143 (3764 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics
		1988 Summer Olympics: Sohn Kee-chung, marathon gold medalist in 1936, carried the torch into the stadium, and the relay was continued by Chung Sun-Man, Kim Won-Tak and Sohn Mi-Chung, three young track and field athletes.
		The modern torch relay was introduced for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
		The Olympic Flame burned at the Winter Olympics in 1936 and 1948, but the first torch relay occurred at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1936-Summer-Olympics (923 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As Korea was merged to Japan, Sohn Kee-chung competed as part of the Japanese delegation in the Olympics, he used the Japanese name Son Kitei, the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters making up his name.
		Hwang Young-Cho, who was the gold medalist of the 1992 Summer Olympics marathon, and for whom Sohn Kee-chung especially went to Barcelona to see, was under Sohn's moral and spiritual influence.
		Ham Kee-yong, winner of the Boston Marathon in 1950
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sohn_Kee-chung (923 words)

	Kee Business College
		However, Sohn Kee -chung refused to sign his names in Japanese and s 26: lly got rid of Japanese flag in the photo of Sohn Kee -chung receiving the award.
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	www.relativeaccess.com /File/22326-Kee.Business.College.Html (781 words)

	christy chung
		Sohn Kee-chung Sohn Kee-chung, or in revised romanisation, Son Gi-jung (손기정 ; 孫基禎) (1912 - 2000), was the first award-winning Korean Olympian, with his teammate Nam Sung-yong.
		Chung Mong-hun Chung Mong-hun (정몽헌, 鄭夢憲) (September 14,1948 - August 4, 2003) was the 5th son of Chung Ju-young, the founder of the South Korean Hyundai conglomerate.
		After the death of his father, he took over part of his father's role and became the chairman of Hyundai Asan, that is in
	www.searchtermtrends.com /terms/christy+chung.html (577 words)

	ABC Radio National - The Sports Factor Transcript - 21 May, 1999
		Now Sohn Kee-Chung and Kitei Son are exactly the same person.
		Kee-Chung was forced to represent Japan at the 1936 Olympics, which is a reflection of the Japanese occupation of Korea during that time.
		But in the 1936 Olympic records, you will see Kitei Son of Japan, as being credited with winning the 1936 Olympic Marathon gold medal.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/1999/sportsf/sf990521.htm (4551 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As Korea was invaded by Japan, Sohn Kee-chung was forced to compete as part of the Japanese delegation in the Olympics, and he had to use the Japanese name Son Kitei, the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters making up his name.
		However, Sohn Kee-chung refused to sign his names in Japanese and signed only in his Korean name, and even sketched the shape of Korea beside his signatures.
		He broke the olympic best and received the gold medal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sohn_Kee-chung (498 words)

	KoreaTimes : Foreign Web Sites Use Japanese Names for Korean Marathoner
		VANK said addresses of the Web sites are on its homepage (www.prkorea.com) and that it will launch a new campaign named ``Remember Sohn Kee-chung�� starting on July 20 to demand foreign Internet sites to show Son��s correct name and nationality.
		Sohn Kee-jung, a Korean marathon hero who won the gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is wrongly described as a Japanese national on hundreds of foreign Internet portal sites.
		VANK, which claims about 15,000 members at home and abroad, said it was campaigning to correct misinformation about Korea ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics set to open on Aug. 13.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200407/kt2004071817294811960.htm (498 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		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.
		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.
		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.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=88103 (351 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Boston Marathon / 2002 Stories
		He does not yet consider himself a member of the pantheon of Korean pavement-pounders, up alongside Sohn Kee Chung, Yun Bok Suh, Kee Yong Ham, and Hwang Young Cho.
		It wasn't enough for Lee Bong Ju to win an Olympic silver medal.
		Getting defender Lee to brag an uphill battle
	www.boston.com /marathon/stories/2002/041402_lee_bong_ju.htm (1026 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Koreans
		Sohn Kee-chung (August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian, together with his teammate Nam Sung-yong when he won 1936 Berlin Olympics Marathon as a member of the Japanese delegation.
		Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 - February 20, 2001), was the bronze winner of the Marathon of the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds.
		Seol Ki-hyeon (born 8 January 1979 in Jeongseon, Korea) is a football player from South Korea.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Koreans (3721 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sohn Kee-chung (August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian, together with his teammate Nam Sung-yong when he won 1936 Berlin Olympics Marathon as a member of the Japanese delegation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sohn_Kee-chung (492 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung
		Sohn Kee-chung, or in revised[?] romanisation, Son Gi-jung (손기정 ; 孫基禎) (1912 - 2000), was the first award-winning Korean Olympian, with his teammate Nam Sung-yong.
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	www.termsdefined.net /so/sohn-kee-chung.html (538 words)

	Far Outliers
		In the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals for the U.S., two Korean marathon runners, Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong, brought home gold and bronze medals for Japan while running on the Japanese team under their Japanized names, Son Kitei and Nan Shoryu.
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		I first went to Indochina early in my life, to Cambodia before the war and the Killing Fields, to Laos during the "secret" war, and to Viet Nam during the early phase of an already unwinnable war.
	faroutliers.blogspot.com /2003_12_01_faroutliers_archive.html (6828 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung
		Sohn Kee-chung (손기정; 孫基禎; Son Gi-jeong) (August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian, together with his teammate Nam Sung-yong when he won 1936 Berlin Olympics Marathon.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/s/so/sohn_kee_chung_1.html (487 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the marathon two Korean athletes -- Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong -- won medals, running for Japan and under Japanese names.
		In the quarter-finals of the football tournament, Peru beat Austria by 4 to 2 in over-time, but a replay was ordered as Peruvian fans stormed the pitch during the match.
		German gymnasts Konrad Frey and Alfred Schwarzmann both won three gold medals.
	wikipedia.com /wiki/1936_Berlin_Games (819 words)

	Sohn Kee-chung - Wikipedia
		Sohn Kee-chung erhielt seine Ausbildung an der Yangjung Oberschule und an der Meiji-Universität.
		November 2002) war 1936 zusammen mit seinem Teamkameraden Nam Sung-yong der erste koreanische Medaillengewinner bei Olympischen Spielen.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sohn_Kee-chung (269 words)

	1936 jesse olympics owens
		November 22: Sohn Kee-chung, marathon runner whose remarkable victory in 1936 Berlin Olympics was over-shadowed by feats of Jesse Owens has died at 90.
		Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.
		The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games had been handed to Berlin before the Nazis came to power but now it was the perfect opportunity for Hitler to demonstrate to the world, how efficient the Nazi Germany was.
	www.popular-sports.com /olympics/1936-jesse-olympics-owens.html (3202 words)

	RunningMovies.com: Film Listings "A"
		Spiridon Louis, Dorando Pietri, Sohn Kee-Chung, Frank Shorter, Emil Zátopek, Abebe Bikila, Josia Thugwane, Waldemar Cierpinski, Joan Benoit, Rosa Mota, and Fatuma Roba are all showcased here in this 52-minute presentation.
		This program chronicles the amazing personal and athletic achievements of the Marathon runners where stamina, endurance and sheer determination unite in this most grueling of all Olympic disciplines.
		The last of the Olympic Series released by Warner Vision Australia.
	www.runningmovies.com /a.htm (2617 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Olympic Series Golden Moments 1920-2002 > Printer Friendly
		Sohn Kee-Chung (1936) Hwang Young-Cho (1992) - South Korea - Marathon
		Kim Young Nan - South Korea - Grecco-Roman Wrestling - 1988
		Kevin Young - U.S.A. - Hurdles, 400m - 1992
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=12103 (2312 words)

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