Park Jung-tae

Park Jung-tae
Bornc.1943
Korea
DiedApril 11, 2002(2002-04-11) (aged 58–59)
Canada
StyleTaekwondo
Rank9th dan taekwondo (GTF), 8th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Other information
Notable studentsSabree Salleh
Websitehttp://www.gtftaekwondo.com/

Park Jung-tae (c. 1943 – 11 April 2002) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada. He was one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. Following a career in the South Korean military, Park emigrated to Canada in 1970. He was a key leader in the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) under Choi Hong-hi, but founded the Global Taekwon-Do Federation in 1990 after leaving the ITF. After teaching taekwondo for many years, Park died in 2002.