International Journal of Korean History (Vol.25 No.2, Aug. 2020) 11 Sport from Imperial Japan to Postcolonial Korea: Dr. Lee Sangbaek and his Participation in the Olympic Movements* * Guoxian Jin **, Younghan Cho*** Introduction Dr. Lee Sangbaek (1904-1966) was an excellent sports athlete, manag- er, and administrator in modern Korean history and was often called the “Coubertin of Korea.” 1 Beginning as a basketball player and coach for the Waseda University basketball team, Lee developed his career as a * An earlier version of this study was presented at the 2018 the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. The authors appreciate Dr. Lee Seok for initiat- ing this special issue. Thanks are also due to colleagues at the Center for Korean- ophone Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. This work was support- ed by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Re- search Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019S1A5A2A01038936). This work was al- so supported by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Research Fund. ** Assistant professor in the School of Economics and Management, Xianyang Normal University *** Professor in Korean Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies & Corre- sponding author 1 Han Yŏnghye, “Isangbaekgwa gŭndaech’eyuk Shingminji shidae chishiginŭi Chaashirhyŏn'gwa minjokaidaenti'i Ilbonesŏŭi cheyukhwaldongeŭl jungsimŭro [Lee Sang-baek and modern sports-colonial elite’s self realization and national identity: focusing on the sports activities in Japan],” Hallim Ilbonhakyŏn'gu 1, (November 1996): 257.