Taika Gon

Taika Gon

Taika Gon shakes hands with Paavo Nurmi (right) at the 1932 Olympics
Personal information
Born June 2, 1906
Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk, South Korea
Died October 10, 1971 (aged 65)
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Long-distance running

Taika Gon (権 泰夏, originally Tae-ha Kwon, 권 태하, June 2, 1906 – October 10, 1971) was a Korean runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Olympics and finished in ninth place.[1]

He competed for Japan under his Japanese name as Korea was part of the Japanese Empire at the time. The name is based on the Japanese kanji pronunciation of his Korean hanja name.

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