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.
Awards and honours
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.