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Han Cha Kyo

South Korean martial artist (1934–1996)

한차교

Born
20 July 1934, Seoul
Died
1996, Chicago
Citizenship
South Korea
Sport
taekwondo
Occupation
taekwondo athlete

Han Cha-kyo (20 July 1934 – 1996) was a South Korean master of taekwondo, and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. He held the rank of 9th dan in taekwondo. Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to the United States of America in 1971 with his wife and newborn daughter Nancy Han. He later had another daughter, Catherine Han. After teaching taekwondo for many years in Chicago, he died in 1996.

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.