NAME: Park, Soo-Nam

ADDRESS: PARK VERLAG GmbH,
Böblingerstr. 32A, 70178 Stuttgart, Germany

TELEPHONE: +49 – (0)711 – 593861 (home)
+49 – (0)711 – 6071696 (office)
+49 – (0)172 – 9401840 (mobile)

E-MAIL: Park@taekwondo-aktuell.de

HOMEPAGE: www.sportschule-park.de
www.taekwondo-aktuell.de

DATE OF BIRTH: 13th August, 1947

PLACE OF BIRTH: Namhae, Kyungnam, Korea

MARITAL STATUS: Married

NATIONALITY: Korean

(1965) Kyungnam High School, Pusan

(1970) Konkuk University, Diploma (Agricultural Studies)

(2004 - 2008) Honorary Professor of Youngsan University, Pusan

(Feb. 27, 2006) Honorary Doctorate of Konkuk University, Seoul

(Oct. 1, 2008) Chair Professor of Youngsan University, Pusan

(1969) Korean Champion

(1971 – 1975) Park’s Gym, Seoul
Owner and Chief Instructor

(1975) International Referee of World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)

(1975 – 1985) National Coach Taekwondo, Germany
German Team five times European Champion

(1986 – 1987) National Coach, Austria

(1988 – 1989) National Coach, Germany
German Olympic Coach

(Dec. 2003) 9th Dan, Kukkiwon

(2004) International Poomsae Referee of WTF

(1978 – today) Sportschule Park, Stuttgart
Owner and Chief Instructor

(1985 - today) Internationaler Park Pokal (International Park Cup)
22 times President of Organizing Committee

(1996 – today) International Children‘s Tournament
13 times President of Organizing Committee

(2004 - today) Development of 5-minutes-competition format

(1997 – 2000) Vice President of European Taekwondo Union (ETU)

(1999 – 2003) Special Assistant of Dr. Un-Yong Kim (IOC Vice President and WTF President)

(1997 – 2003) WTF Deputy General Secretary in Europe

(1992 – today) President of British Taekwondo Control Board (BTCB)

(1992 – today) Technical Director in Serbia, Belgium

(1994) Delegate for WTF at 103rd IOC session at Paris, where Taekwondo was adopted as an official Olympic sport

(2001 – 2005) World Taekwondo Federation Executive Council Member

(2005 – 2008) Chairman of World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Poomsae Committee, responsible for 1st and 2nd Poomsae World Championships

(2005 – 2007) Chairman of the Electronic Body Protector Ad-hoc-Committee

(2005 – 2009) Vice-President World Taekwondo Federation

(2000 – 2002) President of Stuttgart Korean Community

(2003 – 2007) Advisory Council on Democratic Peaceful Unification of Korea

(1988) Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande
(Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)

(1991) Korean Presidential Cross of Merit
Nov. 20, 2001 Presidential Sport Award of US President George Bush

(2006) Excellence Price at Korean Ministry for Culture and Sport memoir competition

(2006) Memorial stamp in Austria

(Jan 1, 2007) Honorary Ambassador for Tourism Korean of Korean Tourism Organization (KTO)

(1983) Author of the book „Wettkampf“ (Taekwondo Sparring)

(1992 – today) President Park Verlag (Park Publishers)

(1992 – today) Publisher of „Taekwondo Aktuell“ (a monthly Taekwondo magazine)

Stuttgart, November 21, 2008