Ham Kee-Yong
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Ham Kee-Yong (1930-) is a former South Korean athlete, best known as the winner of the 1950 Boston Marathon.
On April 19, 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 Yunchil (최윤칠, 崔崙七 연희대학) were also South Koreans. A South Korean male would not win the Boston Marathon again until 2001.[1]
The Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, so a planned victory celebration did not take place that year. On April 18, 2004, his feat was finally celebrated in his hometown, with Ham in attendance.
Achievements
Representing  South Korea | |||||
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| 1950 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:39 |
See also
- Suh Yun-Bok, the winner of the 1947 Boston marathon
- Lee Bong-Ju, the winner of the 2001 Boston marathon
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