Ham Kee-yong | |
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Born | Ham Kee-yong 14 November 1930 |
Died | 9 November 2022 | (aged 91)
Occupation | Long distance runner |
Known for | Winner of Boston Marathon in 1950 |
Ham Kee-yong | |
Hangul | 함기용 |
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Hanja | 咸基鎔 |
Revised Romanization | Ham Giyong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ham Kiyong |
Ham Kee-yong (Korean: 함기용; 14 November 1930 – 9 November 2022)[1] was a South Korean marathoner, best known as the winner of the 1950 Boston Marathon.
On 19 April 1950, he won the Boston Marathon with a record time of 2:32:39, under coach Sohn Kee-chung, the marathon winner at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The second and third-place finishers that year, Song Gil-yun (송길윤, 宋吉允; 숭문중학) and Choe Yun-chil (최윤칠, 崔崙七; 연희대학) were also South Koreans. A South Korean male would not win the Boston Marathon again until 2001.[2]
The Korean War broke out on 25 June 1950, so a planned victory celebration did not take place that year. On 18 April 2004, his feat was finally celebrated in his hometown, Chuncheon, with Ham in attendance.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1950 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:39 |
See also
[edit]- Suh Yun-bok, the winner of the 1947 Boston marathon
- Lee Bong-ju, the winner of the 2001 Boston marathon
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1950년 '보스톤 마라톤 우승' 함기용 육상연맹 고문 별세". The Hankyoreh. 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Lubbock Avalanche Journal". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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