제15회 헬싱키올림픽대회(1952) 한국 참가과정과 그 평가에 관한 연구

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This article presents the story behind how Korea participated in the 15th Olympics in Helsinki. Even though Korea was at war they still had the ability to send athletes representing Korea, and it's power, at the 15th Olympics in Helsinki. Financial support was made possible by selling supporters a commemoration badge and by gathering donations from either the American army or from Koreans that were living abroad. Not only was the financial support of the games difficult, but there was animosity and quarrels with the olympic teams, people involved in physical education and the government up until the departure of the players. By winning 2 bronze medals, Korea ranked in position 37 of a total of 69 countries, that participated. Even though, it was a great opportunity made by the Koreans, to show their patriotism, freedom of the country and a positive image, at the Helsinki Olympics unfortunately, there were some undesirable problems when it came to the selection of players, usage of finance and low ranking of the games.

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