Kim Un-yong
Un Yong Kim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1931 South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University |
Un Yong Kim (born on 3 March 1931) is a South Korean sports administrator and is the former Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee and founding member of the WTF executive board.[1][2] Kim, Un-yong was elected the president of the Korean Taekwondo Association on 23 January 1971. He received a doctorate in Political Science in 1963 from the University of Yonsei. Kim retired from the WTF presidency in 2004 and was succeeded by Chungwon Choue.
Kim has served as President of the Korean Sports Council (KSC), President of the Korean Olympic Committee, President of the 2002 Pusan Asian Games Organization Committee, President of the Korea Taekwondo Association, President of World Taekwondo Headquarters (Kukkiwon), an Ambassador at Large with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Co-Chairman of the Rebuilding Korea Committee, and internationally, he was the President of GAISF, Executive Board Member of the IOC, Chairman of the IOC Radio and Television Commission, and President of the World Taekwondo Federation.[3]
References
- ^ "IOC official jailed for corruption". BBC. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ "S Korea Taekwondo chief held". BBC. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CayyJJg0KIsC&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=kim+un-yong+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=KX3Q63xn5c&sig=P5niSvwlJ03XJjT9WIA23bxM-ko&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MSuWVLrVFYLWav3egbAD&ved=0CCAQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=kim%20un-yong%20taekwondo&f=false
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