Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kijeong). His record stayed unbroken for the following 16 years. At the time, he was running on behalf of the Japanese Empire. His famous saying "I feel sad" even though he was standing at the podium of the first, because he had the japanese imperial flag on his chest.

---

Size: 4002px × 5240px
Location:
Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 16, 20th, athlete, berlin, century, empire, flag, gold, imperial, japan, japanese, kee-chung, kijeong, king, korea, korean, marathon, medal, olympian, olympics, podium, record, runner, sohn, son, stayed, unbroken, war, world, wwii, years.