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WTF Mourns Passing of Taekwondo Pioneer
June 2017
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is in mourning following the passing of one of the sport’s most important pioneers.
Woon-kyu Um, who died on June 10 in Seoul at the age of 87, worked tirelessly as an early innovator of the development of modern, sportive taekwondo.
Um served as a council member and vice president of the World Taekwondo Federation from 1989 to 2000, and worked for the inclusion of taekwondo as an official sport in the Summer Olympics. Um also served as the president of the Kukkiwon.
“It is with great sadness that I heard of the passing of Woon-kyu Um and pass my condolences on to his surviving family,” said WTF President Chungwon Choue.
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