Japan occupied Korean at the time so he was forced to compete under the Japanese name Kitei Son .
At the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Sohn Kee - chung won the gold medal in the marathon .
Japan occupied Korean at the time so Sohn Kee - chung was forced to compete under the Japanese name Kitei Son .
At the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Sohn Kee - chung won the gold medal in the marathon .