title: Taika Gon
text: # Taika Gon
  
  Taika Gon (権 泰夏, originally Tae-ha Kwon, 권 태하, June 2, 1906 – October 10, 1971) was a Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Olympics and finished in ninth place. 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.
  
  