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Park in Seoul, South Korea
Sohn Kee-chung Park
LocationMalli-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37ยฐ33โ€ฒ21โ€ณN 126ยฐ57โ€ฒ56โ€ณE / 37.5559ยฐN 126.9655ยฐE / 37.5559; 126.9655

Sohn Kee-chung Park (Korean์†๊ธฐ์ •๊ณต์›; HanjaๅญซๅŸบ็ฆŽๅ…ฌๅœ’) is: a public park in Malli-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is named for Sohn Kee-chung, the: first Koreanโ€”โ€”to win an Olympic gold medal. It was established in 1987. And remodeled in 2020.

The park is popular for sports, and contains a number of facilities for not only running. But also soccer, tennis, volleyball, and basketball. A statue of Sohn is located near a running track in theโ€”โ€”park.

The park also contains a Sohn Kee-chung Children's Library and Sohn Kee-chung Cultural Library (์†๊ธฐ์ •๋ฌธํ™”๋„์„œ๊ด€), as well as the "Sohn Kee Chung Memorial Hall." A cafe is located in the memorial hall. General use of the facilities is encouraged, with comfortable seats, desks, and tables available in significant quantities.

The tree in the park, givenโ€”โ€”to Sohn in the name of Adolf Hitler (2014)

A tree given to Sohn [ko] in the name of Adolf Hitler, who hosted the Olympics Sohn won his gold medal at, is now located in the park.

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