Go Se-tae explained
Go Se-tae[1] (; 1925 – 22 April 1986) was a South Korean basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] He graduated from Kaesong Songdo Middle School,[3] and went on to attend Korea University. In 1952 he was in military service and played for the Military Manpower Administration basketball team.[4] He later played for the Korea Development Bank team.[5] After his appearance at the Olympics, he became a director of the Korea Basketball Association, and was one of the few directors who did not join the mass resignation after the South Korean team's poor performance at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[6] He died at his home in Hyochang-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul on the morning of 22 April 1986.[7]
Notes and References
- Spelled Ko Se Te in contemporary sources. See e.g. Book: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Doyle. Edward A.. Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad. 1958. 741. 224257408.
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/go-se-tae-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/go-se-tae-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 January 2018.
- . Kaesong was captured by North Korea during the Korean War, and the school moved to Incheon.
- News: 陸軍本部優勝 오림픽派遣 候補전衡籠球. Victory for Army HQ; candidates for Olympics team. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 29 January 1952. 2. 18 January 2018.
- News: 韓國代表決定 極東籠球 리그戰. Decision on South Korean representatives for Far East League tournament. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 November 1955. 3. 18 January 2018.
- News: 五輪球技慘敗에引責 理事陣亂退로 번져. Taking responsibility for Olympics defeat; chaos grows among management team. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2 November 1964. 8. 18 January 2018. Naver News.
- News: 부음. Obituaries. Maeil Business Newspaper. 23 April 1986. 11. 18 January 2018. Naver News.
