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'''Kim Un-yong''' or '''Un Yong Kim''' (3 March 1931-October 2, 2017) is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] sports administrator and is the former Vice-President of the [[International Olympic Committee]] and founding member of the [[World Taekwondo Federation|WTF]] executive board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3771931.stm |title=IOC official jailed for corruption |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2014-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3293927.stm |title=S Korea Taekwondo chief held |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2014-12-21}}</ref> Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the Korean Taekwondo Association on 23 January 1971.<ref name=KA>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Bd_NrWVI1q0C&pg=PT214&lpg=PT214&dq=kim+un-yong+world+taekwondo+federation&source=bl&ots=_cOrxUwVE2&sig=9lcQZZsZxdayJNA4NPGmBn2qtfQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-SyWVMbNK8fgavGRgeAK&ved=0CEEQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=kim%20un-yong%20world%20taekwondo%20federation&f=false|title=A Killing Art|publisher=}}</ref> He received a doctorate in Political Science in 1963 from the [[Yonsei University]]. Kim retired from the WTF presidency in 2004 and was succeeded by Chungwon Choue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/140188/kim-un-yong-resigns-from-top-ioc-post |title= Kim Un-yong resigns from top IOC post|publisher=[[Dawn]] |date= |accessdate=2014-12-21}}</ref>
'''Kim Un-yong''' or '''Un Yong Kim''' (3 March 1931-October 2, 2017) was a [[South Korea|South Korean]] sports administrator and the former Vice-President of the [[International Olympic Committee]] and founding member of the [[World Taekwondo Federation|WTF]] executive board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3771931.stm |title=IOC official jailed for corruption |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2014-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3293927.stm |title=S Korea Taekwondo chief held |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2014-12-21}}</ref> Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the Korean Taekwondo Association on 23 January 1971.<ref name=KA>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Bd_NrWVI1q0C&pg=PT214&lpg=PT214&dq=kim+un-yong+world+taekwondo+federation&source=bl&ots=_cOrxUwVE2&sig=9lcQZZsZxdayJNA4NPGmBn2qtfQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-SyWVMbNK8fgavGRgeAK&ved=0CEEQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=kim%20un-yong%20world%20taekwondo%20federation&f=false|title=A Killing Art|publisher=}}</ref> He received a doctorate in Political Science in 1963 from the [[Yonsei University]]. Kim retired from the WTF presidency in 2004 and was succeeded by Chungwon Choue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/140188/kim-un-yong-resigns-from-top-ioc-post |title= Kim Un-yong resigns from top IOC post|publisher=[[Dawn]] |date= |accessdate=2014-12-21}}</ref>


Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the [[Korean Taekwondo Association]] on 23 January 1971. Though he initially declined the position due to the continued conflicts within the organization, he was asked by the Korean government to accept and to clean up the association.
Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the [[Korean Taekwondo Association]] on 23 January 1971. Though he initially declined the position due to the continued conflicts within the organization, he was asked by the Korean government to accept and to clean up the association.

Revision as of 16:53, 3 October 2017

Kim Un-yong
Born (1931-03-19) 19 March 1931 (age 93)
South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korea South Korean
Alma materYonsei University
OccupationFormer president of the World Taekwondo Federation[1][2]
Korean name
Hangul
김운용
Hanja
金雲龍
Revised RomanizationGim Ullyong
McCune–ReischauerKim Ullyong
Websitewww.KimUnYong.com

Template:Korean name

Kim Un-yong or Un Yong Kim (3 March 1931-October 2, 2017) was a South Korean sports administrator and the former Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee and founding member of the WTF executive board.[3][4] Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the Korean Taekwondo Association on 23 January 1971.[5] He received a doctorate in Political Science in 1963 from the Yonsei University. Kim retired from the WTF presidency in 2004 and was succeeded by Chungwon Choue.[6]

Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the Korean Taekwondo Association on 23 January 1971. Though he initially declined the position due to the continued conflicts within the organization, he was asked by the Korean government to accept and to clean up the association.

Believing that Taekwondo was a Korean martial art and its governing body should therefore be based in Korea, Dr. Kim dissolved the relationship between the Korean Taekwondo Association and the International Taekwondo Federation.

In 1973 the World Taekwondo Federation was formed and Dr. Kim was elected its first president.[7][8][1][9][10]

In 2004 Kim was jailed for corruption and was responsible for getting taekwondo in the Olympics.[7][11][5]

Kim has served as 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.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Black Belt September 1976".
  2. ^ "Black Belt October 1977".
  3. ^ "IOC official jailed for corruption". BBC. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  4. ^ "S Korea Taekwondo chief held". BBC. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  5. ^ a b "A Killing Art".
  6. ^ "Kim Un-yong resigns from top IOC post". Dawn. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  7. ^ a b c "Martial Arts in the Modern World".
  8. ^ a b "Black Belt March 2001".
  9. ^ "Black Belt October 1988".
  10. ^ "Martial Arts of the World".
  11. ^ "Olympic committee vice-president jailed for embezzlement". SMH. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

External links

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