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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