Park Chan-dae

Korean wushu practitioner

This article is about the retired wushu athlete. For the politician, see Park Chan-dae (politician).

Park Chan-dae

Personal information

Native name| 박찬대
Born|  (1973-06-09) 9 June 1973 (age 51)
South Korea
Alma mater| Myongji University
Occupation(s)| Athlete, martial artist, actor, coach
Sport
Sport| Wushu
Event(s)| Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Team| Korean Wushu Team
Retired| 2001
Now coaching| Lee Ha-sung, Cho Seung-jae

Medal record

Representing  South Korea
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
| 1993 Kuala Lumpur | Gunshu
| 1995 Baltimore | Daoshu
| 1997 Rome | Daoshu
| 1999 Hong Kong | Gunshu
| 2001 Yerevan | Changquan (old)
| 2001 Yerevan | Gunshu (old)
| 1995 Baltimore | Changquan
| 1995 Baltimore | Gunshu
| 1995 Baltimore | Taijiquan
| 1997 Rome | Daoshu
| 1999 Hong Kong | Changquan
| 1999 Hong Kong | Daoshu
| 2001 Yerevan | Daoshu (old)
| 1993 Kuala Lumpur | Changquan
| 1993 Kuala Lumpur | Daoshu
Asian Games
| 1994 Hiroshima | CQ All-around
Asian Championships
| 2000 Hanoi | Daoshu
| 2000 Hanoi | Gunshu
| 2000 Hanoi | All-around
East Asian Games
| 1997 Busan | CQ All-around
| 2001 Osaka | CQ All-around
| 1993 Shanghai | CQ All-around

Park Chan-dae (Korean: 박찬대; RR: Bak Chandae; born 9 June 1973) is a South Korean retired competitive wushu taolu athlete who is currently the coach of the Korean wushu team. During the 1990s, he became one the most successful wushu athletes outside of China. He was a six-time world champion and has achieved victories at the Asian Games and at the East Asian Games.

## Career

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### Competitive history

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Park started learning Taekwondo at the age of six and eventually discovered wushu through television.[1] He also trained in Hapkido and Muay Thai during his youth. and became a member of the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps.[2]

In 1992, Park was selected to become a member of the Korean Wushu Team.[1][3] His international debut was a year later at the 1993 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the competition, Park became the first world champion in wushu for South Korea by winning a gold medal in gunshu.[4] He also won bronze medals in changquan and daoshu.[5] Later that year, he won the bronze medal in the men's changquan combined event at the 1993 East Asian Games held in Shanghai, China.[6]

A year later, Park competed in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, in the men's changquan combined event. After placing sixth in daoshu, he placed second in both changquan and gunshu, thus winning the silver medal with a combined score of 28.66 under Yuan Wenqing's 29.38.[7] Nearly a year later, Park competed in the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, United States, and was a tied gold medalist in daoshu and a silver medalist in changquan, gunshu and taijiquan.[8][4][9]

Two years later, Park competed in the 1997 East Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and won the silver medal in the men's changquan combined event.[4] A few months later, he appeared at the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, became the world champion in daoshu once again, and won a silver medal in gunshu.[10] Two years later, Park competed at the 1999 World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong and became the world champion in gunshu in addition to winning silver medals in changquan and daoshu.[11][12][13] He was also a double medalist at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam, and won the bronze medal in the changquan all-around event.[14]

The following year, Park first competed in the 2001 East Asian Games in Osaka, Japan, and won another silver medal in changquan.[15] A few months later, he competed using the old contemporary routines in the 2001 World Wushu Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, where he became the world champion in changquan and gunshu and also won a silver medal in daoshu.[16] He announced his retirement from competitive wushu shortly after. Today, Park remains the only male athlete to win six world championship titles at the WWC.[3][17][2][a] With this achievement, South Korean media often compared him with wushu athletes from China and, according to Chang-yoon Shin, he is said to have surpassed the career of Li Lianjie (Jet Li).[2]

### Acting

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In 1999, it was announced that Park would be a stunt actor in the South Korean movie Saulabi [ko] (2002).[4] He went on to appear in Shadowless Sword (2005), Three Kims [ko] (2006), and My Mighty Princess (2008).[18]

### Coaching

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After retiring from competitive wushu in 2001, Park opened his own wushu school, the Park Chan-dea Wushu Academy, and created the Park Chan-dea Wushu Performance Troupe.[19] He also obtained a position at Howon University to teach wushu.[20] In 2011, he was appointed to be the coach of the Korean Wushu Team.[2][21] The Korean team's success of one gold and eight bronze medals at the 2011 World Wushu Championships led him to be reelected for the position in 2013 and has stayed the coach ever since.[22] In 2014, Lee Ha-sung, whom Park has taught since an early age, won the gold medal in men's changquan at the 2014 Asian Games, the first gold medal for South Korea in wushu since 2002.[3][23]

## Awards

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Awarded by the Republic of Korea:

* Order of Sports Merit, Colossal Medal (1994)[21]
* Order of Sports Merit, Blue Dragon (2004)[17]

## See also

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* Biography portal
* Martial arts portal

* List of Asian Games medalists in wushu
* World Wushu Championships § Statistics

## Notes

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1. ^ Although many sources claim Park is the most renowned athlete of all-time at the world championships, Vietnamese athlete Nguyễn Thúy Hiền achieved seven gold medals at the WWC in comparison to Park's six gold medals. Despite this, both athletes earned fifteen medals at the WWC.

## References

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1. ^ a b Choi, Hana (15 February 2007). "<김관장 대 김관장 대 김관장>의 우슈 선생님, 박찬대" [Master Wushu of <Kwanjang Kim vs. Gwanjang Kim vs. Gwanjang Kim>, Chandae Park]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
2. ^ a b c d Shin, Chang-yoon (31 March 2011). "인터뷰 / 박찬대 우슈 대표팀 코치" [Interview / Park Chan-dae, coach of Wushu national team]. Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
3. ^ a b c Koh, Dong-wook (20 September 2014). "<아시안게임> 박찬대 우슈 코치, 눈물 글썽 "내 꿈 이뤄준 이하성"" [<Asian Games> Coach Chan-dae Park, Wushu, face in tears "Lee Ha-sung made my dream come true"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
4. ^ a b c d Jin, Chisheng (20 January 1999). "우슈국가대표 박찬대 영화배우 데뷔" [Park Chan-dae debuts as an actor of the Wushu national team]. news.imaeil.com (in Korean). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
5. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
6. ^ "第１回東アジア競技大会競技成績一覧" [List of competition results for the 1st East Asian Games] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1993. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Changquan Three Events Combined -2-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 14 October 1994. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
8. ^ "박찬대, 우슈 정상 재확인" [Park Chan-dae reconfirms the summit of Wushu]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 24 August 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
9. ^ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 20 August 2021.
10. ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 20 August 2021.
11. ^ "박찬대 우슈선수권 금메달" [Chan-dae Park Gold Medal at Wushu Championships]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 6 November 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
12. ^ "China Continues Dominating at World Wushu Championships". People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 8 November 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
13. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
14. ^ "5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam" [第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催]. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
15. ^ "East Asian Games Wushu Standings". Osaka. Xinhua News Agency. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
16. ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 20 August 2021.
17. ^ a b Lee, Jae-bong (9 October 2002). "한국의 황비홍, 박찬대" [Korea's Bi-hong Hwang and Chan-dae Park]. Mookas (in Korean). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
18. ^ "Park Chan-dae (박찬대)". Hancinema. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
19. ^ Jang, In-soo (28 February 2010). "<인터뷰> "이연걸 나와라~"내가 상대해 주마! 우슈계의 월드스타 박찬대 우슈아카데미 관장을 만나다" [<Interview> “Lee Yeon-geol come out~” I’ll deal with you! Meet Park Chan-dae, director of Wushu Academy, the world star of Wushu.]. Osan News (in Korean). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
20. ^ Choi, Hae-young (1 March 2013). "국가대표 감독에 선임된 우슈 박찬대 교수" [Professor Park Chan-dae, Wushu appointed as the national team coach]. Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
21. ^ a b "'무림 최고수' 박찬대씨 국가대표 지도자 발탁" ['Moorim's best player' Park Chan-dae selected as national leader]. Jungbu Ilbo (in Korean). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
22. ^ "'무림 고수' 박찬대 교수, 우슈대표팀 코치 발탁" [Professor Chan-dae Park of 'Mourim Master' appointed coach of Wushu national team]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
23. ^ "박찬대 우슈 코치, 눈물 글썽 "내 꿈 이뤄준 이하성"" [Park Chan-dae, Wushu coach, tears in tears "Lee Ha-sung made my dream come true"]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 20 September 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

## External links

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* Park Chan-dea on HanCinema

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World champions in men's changquan

* 1991:  Gao Huanbo (CHN)
* 1993:  Di Guangwen (CHN)
* 1995:  Liu Hai Bo (CHN)
* 1997:  Yuan Wenqing (CHN)
* 1999:  Dennis To (HKG)
* 2001:  Jiang Bangjun (CHN)
2001: Park Chan-dae (KOR)
* 2003:  Zhao Qingjian (CHN)
* 2005:  Yuan Xiaochao (CHN)
* 2007:  Yuan Xiaochao (CHN)
* 2009:  Lee Jong-chan (KOR)
* 2011:  Zhang Kai (CHN)
* 2013:  Wang Xi (CHN)
2013: Leung Man Chun (HKG)
* 2015:  Sun Peiyuan (CHN)
2013: Lee Ha-sung (KOR)
* 2017:  Chang Zhizhao (CHN)
* 2019:  Edgar Xavier Marvelo (INA)
* 2023:  Wong Weng Son (MAS)

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World champions in men's daoshu

* 1991:  Gao Huanbo (CHN)
* 1993:  Yuan Wenqing (CHN)
* 1995:  Munehisa Takayama (JPN)
1995; Hiroshi Yoshida (JPN)
1995; Vincent Ng (SIN)
1995: Park Chan-dae (KOR)
* 1997:  Park Chan-dae (KOR)
* 1999:  Jian Zengjiao (CHN)
* 2001:  Sun Chunhe (CHN)
2001: Fei Bao Xian (NED)
* 2003:  Arvin Ting (PHI)
* 2005:  Fei Bao Xian (NED)
* 2007:  Zhao Qingjian (CHN)
* 2009:  Jia Rui (MAC)
* 2011:  Sun Peiyuan (CHN)
* 2013:  Trần Xuân Hiệp (VIE)
* 2015:  Vladimir Maksimov (RUS)
* 2017:  Li Zhifeng (CHN)
* 2019:  Wu Zhaohua (CHN)
* 2023:  Liu Zhaohe (CHN)

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World champions in men's gunshu

* 1991:  Gao Huanbo (CHN)
* 1993:  Park Chan-dae (KOR)
* 1995:  Lang Rongbiao (CHN)
* 1997:  Mark Robert Rosales (PHI)
* 1999:  Park Chan-dae (KOR)
* 2001:  Yuan Xindong (CHN)
2001: Park Chan-dae (KOR)
* 2003:  Fei Bao Xian (NED)
* 2005:  Zhao Jie (CHN)
* 2007:  Jia Rui (MAC)
* 2009:  Lu Yongxu (CHN)
* 2011:  Jia Rui (MAC)
* 2013:  Jia Rui (MAC)
* 2015:  Vladimir Maksimov (RUS)
* 2017:  Lee Yong-hyun (KOR)
* 2019:  Edgar Xavier Marvelo (INA)
* 2023:  Jowen Lim (SGP)

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*[SIN]: Singapore
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[PHI]: Philippines
*[MAC]: Macau
*[VIE]: Vietnam
*[RUS]: Russia
*[SGP]: Singapore