Taika Gon

Taika Gon

Taika Gon 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	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2:35:12 (1932)

Taika Gon (権 泰夏, originally Tae-ha Kwon, Korean: 권태하, June 2, 1906 – October 10, 1971) was a Korean long-distance 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, Empire of Japan was part of the Japanese Empire at the time. The name is based on the Japanese kanji pronunciation of his Korean hanja name.

References

1. Taika Gon. sports-reference.com