Kukkiwon
Sign in to saveKukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Kukkiwon
- Organization.native_name
- 국기원
- Organization.native_name_lang
- ko
- Organization.image
- Kukkiwon (2019).jpg
- Organization.caption
- Kukkiwon headquarters in Seoul
- Organization.formation
- 1972/1973
- Organization.type
- GO
- Organization.purpose
- Martial art and sport
- Organization.location
- Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
- Organization.language
- Korean
- Organization.leader_title
- President
- Organization.leader_name
- Ung Suk Yun
- Organization.parent_organization
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Organization.website
- www.kukkiwon.or.kr/
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^국기원
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 國技院
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- organization
- Official name
- 국기원
- Country
- South Korea
- Headquarters
- Seoul
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Official website
- www.kukkiwon.or.kr
- Image
- Kukkiwon (2019).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- inception
- 1972-11-30
- Revised Romanization
- Gukgiwon
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Kukkiwŏn
- street address
- 32 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Historical Background
- Establishment of the Kukkiwon
- Committee for the Unification of the ''Kwan''
- Signatories of the Declaration for the Unification of the Kwan
- Kukkiwon as a Sporting Organization
- List of Presidents
- Promotion examinations
- Standardization of Examinations
- Poom Rank: Examinations for Children
- Modern Examinations
- Dan and Poom Certificates
- Global Distribution of Dan and Poom Certificates
- Distribution of Poom Ranks
- Distribution of Dan Ranks
- Dan and Poom Rank Distribution by Country
- Honorary and Posthumous Dan Ranks
- Events
- World Taekwondo Hanmadang
- See also
- References
- External links
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