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Lee Kwan Young

South Korean taekwondo practitioner

이관영

Born
19 April 1946, Seoul
Died
18 October 2026, Seoul
Citizenship
South Korea, France
Sport
taekwondo, Hoshin Moosool
Occupation
taekwondo athlete, instructor, coach, soldier

Lee Kwan-young (Korean: 이관영; April 19, 1946 – October 18, 2026) was a South Korean former military officer and taekwondoin. Lee was a pioneering martial artist, considered to be the "father of taekwondo" in France. Lee first introduced Taekwondo to France in 1968.

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Facts from Wikidata Q3228899 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

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

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