South Korea at the 1948 Summer Olympics (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Korea competed in the Summer Olympic Games in London, England. It was the first time Korea competed as an independent nation. The Korean Olympic Committee, established in 1946 and recognized in 1947, represented only South Korea although the division of Korea was not fully realized at the time of the 1948 Games. Korea won two bronze medals, putting it at the 32nd rank of competing nations. The Korean Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee in South Korea for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send them to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).