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.