Go Se-taeSpelled Ko Se Te in contemporary sources. See e.g. (; 1925 – 22 April 1986) was a South Korean basketball player who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He graduated from

Kaesong Kaesong (, ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close t ...

Songdo Middle School,. Kaesong was captured by North Korea during the Korean War, and the school moved to

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

. and went on to attend

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1905. The university is included as one of the SKY universities, a popular acronym referring to Korea's three most prestigious universities. The ...

. In 1952 he was in military service and played for the

Military Manpower Administration The Military Manpower Administration () is one of a military organizations in South Korea and is run under the Ministry of National Defense. The headquarters are in Seo District, Daejeon. History *July 17, 1948: Assignment of military a ...

basketball team. He later played for the Korea Development Bank team. 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. He died at his home in

Hyochang-dong Hyochang-dong is a ward of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History Hyochang-dong was named after a place called "Hyochangwon"(located in modern day Hyochang Park). Hyochangwon was the royal tomb of Crown Prince Munhyo, who was the first born of k ...

, Yongsan District, Seoul on the morning of 22 April 1986.

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1925 births 1986 deaths South Korean men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for South Korea Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Korea University alumni {{SouthKorea-basketball-bio-stub