Soon Ho Lee

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Soon Ho Lee
Hangul 이순호
Revised Romanization Yi Sunho
McCune–Reischauer Yi Sunho

Soon Ho Lee is the Grand Master Emeritus of Songahm Taekwondo, the American Taekwondo Association. He was given the title at ATA's World Championships in June 2002, succeeding his brother Haeng Ung Lee.[1]

In 1969, Soon Ho Lee joined his elder brother in the United States. His goal was to expand his academic opportunities, at the time he did not intend to become a Taekwondo instructor. In June 2011, at the world championships in Little Rock, Arkansas, he gave up his title of grand master, and In Ho Lee became the new grand master.

References

  1. ↑ GRAND MASTER SOON HO LEE American Taekwondo Association

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