Jung-gu · Historic site
Sohn Kee-chung Memorial Hall
손기정기념관
Home of a 1936 Olympic marathon gold
A museum to Sohn Kee-chung, who won the 1936 Berlin Olympic marathon, set in his old school building — revisiting that moment on the podium.
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- Nearest station
- Chungjeongno Station · 7 min walk
- Hours
- 10:00 - 18:00 (KST) * Last entry is 1 hr. before closing time.
- Phone
- +82-2-0364-1936
- Website
- www.sonkeechung.com./sonkeechungEn/main/main.do
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