Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
August 28, 2023
The men's marathon event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place August 9. Fifty-six athletes from 27 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The race was won by Sohn Kee-chung, a Korean athlete competing for Japan; Sohn refused to acknowledge the Japanese anthem at the victory ceremony.[2] Sohn was the first Korean athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, though the medal remains credited as Japan's first victory in the Olympic marathon.[1] Finland (barely) missed the marathon podium for the first time since World War I, with its top two runners placing 4th and 5th.
Men's marathon
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
The Dong-a Ilbo ran this picture of Sohn at the victory ceremony with the Japanese rising sun on his uniform obscured, leading to repercussions from the Japanese government
During the time of the competition, Korea was a colony of Japan, therefore Korean sportsmen competed as members of Japanese team and were using their Japanese names. The Korean names of Son Kitei and Nan Shōryū are Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong respectively. After Sohn's victory, he bowed his head during the Japanese anthem at his medal ceremony and remarked that he was ashamed to compete for Japan, an occupying power, rather than an independent Korea.[2] A Korean newspaper, The Dong-a Ilbo, obscured the Japanese rising sun symbol on Sohn's uniform in a photograph of the victory ceremony, resulting in the Japanese government suspending the newspaper and jailing some of its employees.[1]
BackgroundEdit
This was the tenth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from 1932 included the defending champion, Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina, and tenth-place finisher Anders Hartington Andersen of Denmark. Sohn Kee-chung had broken the world record in 1935, won 9 of the 12 marathons he had run since 1933, and finished in the top three in the other 3.[1]
Bulgaria, the Republic of China, Peru, Poland, and Switzerland each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons. The United States made its tenth appearance, the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point.
Competition format and courseEdit
As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The now-standard marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over a course that started in the Olympic Stadium. After going around the stadium, the starting field left the stadium through the Marathon Gate. The runners crossed the Maifeld and then turned right into the Angerburger Avenue. Shortly thereafter, it was then left into Glockenturmstraße and the first checkpoint after 4 km on the Havelchaussee. They went on the banks of the Havel along the Grunewald to the left side. The second checkpoint was 6 kilometers on Rupenhorn, at kilometer 8 of the third control point followed on Schildhorn. The Grunewaldturm was reached after 10 km, at the level of the island Lindwerder sending the runners southeast. At the end of Havelchaussee runners then turned left on the long, straight AVUS. The course went on the race track to the Nordschleife, there returned to the rotor field and the previous route ran back to the Olympic Stadium. The athletes came through the Marathon Gate back to the stadium and then ran for about 150 meters to the finish line.[3]
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics per the IAAF. The ARRS lists Sohn as having run 2:26:14 on 21 March 1935.[4]
^"World Marathon Rankings for 1935". ARRS. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
External linksEdit
Lennartz, Karl (January 2014). "Kitei Son and Spiridon Louis – Political dimensions of the 1936 Marathon in Berlin" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 12 (1): 16–28. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
August 28, 2023
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The men s marathon event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place August 9 Fifty six athletes from 27 nations competed 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The race was won by Sohn Kee chung a Korean athlete competing for Japan Sohn refused to acknowledge the Japanese anthem at the victory ceremony 2 Sohn was the first Korean athlete to win an Olympic gold medal though the medal remains credited as Japan s first victory in the Olympic marathon 1 Finland barely missed the marathon podium for the first time since World War I with its top two runners placing 4th and 5th Men s marathonat the Games of the XI OlympiadThe Dong a Ilbo ran this picture of Sohn at the victory ceremony with the Japanese rising sun on his uniform obscured leading to repercussions from the Japanese governmentVenueStart and finish at OlympiastadionDatesAugust 9Competitors56 from 27 nationsWinning time2 29 19 2MedalistsKitei Son JapanErnest Harper Great BritainShōryu Nan Japan 19321948 Contents 1 Korean athletes 2 Background 3 Competition format and course 4 Records 5 Schedule 6 Results 7 References 8 External linksKorean athletes EditDuring the time of the competition Korea was a colony of Japan therefore Korean sportsmen competed as members of Japanese team and were using their Japanese names The Korean names of Son Kitei and Nan Shōryu are Sohn Kee chung and Nam Sung yong respectively After Sohn s victory he bowed his head during the Japanese anthem at his medal ceremony and remarked that he was ashamed to compete for Japan an occupying power rather than an independent Korea 2 A Korean newspaper The Dong a Ilbo obscured the Japanese rising sun symbol on Sohn s uniform in a photograph of the victory ceremony resulting in the Japanese government suspending the newspaper and jailing some of its employees 1 Background EditThis was the tenth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from 1932 included the defending champion Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina and tenth place finisher Anders Hartington Andersen of Denmark Sohn Kee chung had broken the world record in 1935 won 9 of the 12 marathons he had run since 1933 and finished in the top three in the other 3 1 Bulgaria the Republic of China Peru Poland and Switzerland each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons The United States made its tenth appearance the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point Competition format and course EditAs all Olympic marathons the competition was a single race The now standard marathon distance of 26 miles 385 yards was run over a course that started in the Olympic Stadium After going around the stadium the starting field left the stadium through the Marathon Gate The runners crossed the Maifeld and then turned right into the Angerburger Avenue Shortly thereafter it was then left into Glockenturmstrasse and the first checkpoint after 4 km on the Havelchaussee They went on the banks of the Havel along the Grunewald to the left side The second checkpoint was 6 kilometers on Rupenhorn at kilometer 8 of the third control point followed on Schildhorn The Grunewaldturm was reached after 10 km at the level of the island Lindwerder sending the runners southeast At the end of Havelchaussee runners then turned left on the long straight AVUS The course went on the race track to the Nordschleife there returned to the rotor field and the previous route ran back to the Olympic Stadium The athletes came through the Marathon Gate back to the stadium and then ran for about 150 meters to the finish line 3 This route differs from the present day Berlin Marathon Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics per the IAAF The ARRS lists Sohn as having run 2 26 14 on 21 March 1935 4 World record Kitei Son JPN 2 26 42 Tokyo Japan 3 November 1935Olympic record Juan Carlos Zabala ARG 2 31 36 Los Angeles United States 7 August 1932Sohn Kee chung set a new Olympic best with a time of 2 29 19 2 Schedule EditThe day was dry and clear and 22 C 72 F 1 Date Time RoundSunday 9 August 1936 15 00 FinalResults EditRank Athlete Nation Time Notes Kitei Son Japan 2 29 19 2 OR Ernest Harper Great Britain 2 31 23 2 Shōryu Nan Japan 2 31 42 04 Erkki Tamila Finland 2 32 45 05 Vaino Muinonen Finland 2 33 46 06 Johannes Coleman South Africa 2 36 17 07 Donald Robertson Great Britain 2 37 06 28 Jackie Gibson South Africa 2 38 04 09 Mauno Tarkiainen Finland 2 39 33 010 Thore Enochsson Sweden 2 43 12 011 Stylianos Kyriakides Greece 2 43 20 012 Nouba Khaled France 2 45 34 013 Henry Palme Sweden 2 46 08 414 Franz Tuschek Austria 2 46 29 015 Jimmy Bartlett Canada 2 48 21 416 Emile Duval France 2 48 39 817 Manuel Dias Portugal 2 49 00 018 Johnny Kelley United States 2 49 32 419 Miloslav Lunak Czechoslovakia 2 50 26 020 Felix Meskens Belgium 2 51 19 021 Jan Takac Czechoslovakia 2 51 20 022 Rudolf Wober Austria 2 51 28 023 Ludovic Gall Romania 2 55 02 024 Robert Nevens Belgium 2 55 51 025 Anders Hartington Andersen Denmark 2 56 31 026 Gabriel Mendoza Peru 2 57 17 827 Tommy Lalande South Africa 2 57 20 028 Arturs Motmillers Latvia 2 58 02 029 Eduard Braesecke Germany 2 59 33 430 Percy Wyer Canada 3 00 11 031 Fernand Le Heurteur France 3 01 11 032 Wilhelm Rothmayer Austria 3 02 32 033 Bronislaw Gancarz Poland 3 03 11 034 Max Beer Switzerland 3 06 26 035 Guillermo Suarez Peru 3 08 18 036 Boris Kharalampiev Bulgaria 3 08 53 837 Arul Swami India 3 10 44 038 Josef Sulc Czechoslovakia 3 11 47 439 Franz Eha Switzerland 3 18 17 040 Wang Zhenglin Republic of China 3 25 36 441 Stane Sporn Yugoslavia 3 30 47 042 Jose Farias Peru 3 33 24 0 Juan Acosta Chile DNFFranz Barsicke Germany DNFTarzan Brown United States DNFGiannino Bulzone Italy DNFPaul de Bruyn Germany DNFKazimierz Fialka Poland DNFAurelio Genghini Italy DNFBilly McMahon United States DNFJaime Mendes Portugal DNFBert Norris Great Britain DNFLuis Oliva Argentina DNFTamao Shiwaku Japan DNFHarold Webster Canada DNFJuan Carlos Zabala Argentina DNF Vincent Callard Canada DNSJean Chapelle Belgium DNSErnst Hirt Switzerland DNSJorge Perry Colombia DNSReferences Edit a b c d e Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 27 August 2020 a b Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 30 April 2017 Offizieller Bericht S 644 engl World Marathon Rankings for 1935 ARRS Retrieved 17 March 2010 External links EditLennartz Karl January 2014 Kitei Son and Spiridon Louis Political dimensions of the 1936 Marathon in Berlin PDF Journal of Olympic History 12 1 16 28 Retrieved 12 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1172453032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
