Lee Kwan-Young
Lee Kwan-young is a South Korean former military officer and taekwondoin. Lee is a pioneering martial artist, considered to be the "father of taekwondo" in France. Lee first introduced Taekwondo to France in 1968.
Honours
In 2019, the French Post Office created a stamp with his image to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of taekwondo in France.On 23 November 2022, Lee was awarded to the rank of Ordre national du Mérite.