Park Chan-dae

{{About|the retired wushu athlete|the politician|Park Chan-dae (politician)}}

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}}Park Chan-dae ({{Korean|hangul=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

= Competitive history =

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

In 1992, Park was selected to become a member of the Korean Wushu Team.{{Cite news|last=Choi|first=Hana|date=15 February 2007|title=<김관장 대 김관장 대 김관장>의 우슈 선생님, 박찬대|language=ko|trans-title=Master Wushu of , Chandae Park|work=Cine21|url=http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=44750|access-date=18 July 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Koh|first=Dong-wook|date=20 September 2014|title=<아시안게임> 박찬대 우슈 코치, 눈물 글썽 "내 꿈 이뤄준 이하성"|language=ko|trans-title= Coach Chan-dae Park, Wushu, face in tears "Lee Ha-sung made my dream come true"|work=Yonhap News Agency|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140920035300007|access-date=17 July 2021}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Jin|first=Chisheng|date=20 January 1999|title=우슈국가대표 박찬대 영화배우 데뷔|language=ko|trans-title=Park Chan-dae debuts as an actor of the Wushu national team|work=news.imaeil.com|url=http://news.imaeil.com/Sports/1999012000410333367|access-date=6 August 2021}} He also won bronze medals in changquan and daoshu.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=World Wushu Championships 1993 Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2nd-World-Wushu-Championships-1993-Kuala-Lumpur-Malaysia-Results.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 August 2021|website=International Wushu Federation}} 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.{{Cite web|date=1993|title=第１回東アジア競技大会競技成績一覧|trans-title=List of competition results for the 1st East Asian Games|url=https://www.jwtf.or.jp/event/pdf/ev0202-1993.pdf|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation|language=ja}}

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.{{Cite news|date=14 October 1994|title=Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Changquan Three Events Combined -2-|work=Kyodo News|agency=Japan Economic Newswire|location=Hiroshima|url=https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=d1eae74a-5569-490f-8cae-5b9c5a104b4d&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fnews%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A3SP7-G4W0-000F-P24X-00000-00&pdcontentcomponentid=144760&pdteaserkey=sr4&pditab=allpods&ecomp=1bvnk&earg=sr4&prid=80285ab2-d89f-4fc7-a6a9-e66c4a80f5fc|url-access=subscription|access-date=26 May 2021}} 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.{{Cite news|date=24 August 1995|title=박찬대, 우슈 정상 재확인|language=ko|trans-title=Park Chan-dae reconfirms the summit of Wushu|work=Busan Ilbo|url=http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=19950824000100|access-date=16 July 2021}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 August 2021|title=1995 World Wushu Championships Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/3rd-World-Wushu-Championships-1995-Baltimopre-USA-Results.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=International Wushu Federation}}

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. 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 August 2021|title=1997 World Wushu Championships Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4th-World-Wushu-Championships-1997-Rome-Italy-Results.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=International Wushu Federation}} 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.{{Cite news|date=6 November 1999|title=박찬대 우슈선수권 금메달|language=ko|trans-title=Chan-dae Park Gold Medal at Wushu Championships|work=JoongAng Ilbo|url=https://news.joins.com/article/3836866|access-date=6 August 2021}}{{Cite news|date=8 November 1999|title=China Continues Dominating at World Wushu Championships|work=People's Daily|agency=Xinhua News Agency|url=http://en.people.cn/english/199911/08/eng19991108S193.html|access-date=17 July 2021}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=World Wushu Championships 1999 Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5th-World-Wushu-Championshhips-1999-Hong-Kong-China-Results.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 August 2021|website=International Wushu Federation}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2 May 2002|title=5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam|trans-title=第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催|url=https://www.jwtf.or.jp/event/event0205-00.html|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation|language=ja}}

The following year, Park first competed in the 2001 East Asian Games in Osaka, Japan, and won another silver medal in changquan.{{Cite news|date=27 May 2001|title=East Asian Games Wushu Standings|agency=Xinhua News Agency|location=Osaka|url=https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=328e2d82-a0c7-4dbd-bf8d-4c1d43659a20&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fnews%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A434W-4090-00RC-94YG-00000-00&pdcontentcomponentid=8078&pdteaserkey=sr8&pditab=allpods&ecomp=ybvnk&earg=sr8&prid=beb5a45f-61c4-4436-88cc-353edfbf6604|url-access=subscription|access-date=11 August 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 August 2021|title=World Wushu Championships 2001 Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6th-World-Wushu-Championships-2001-Yerevan-Armenia-Results.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=International Wushu Federation}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Jae-bong|date=9 October 2002|title=한국의 황비홍, 박찬대|language=ko|trans-title=Korea's Bi-hong Hwang and Chan-dae Park|work=Mookas|url=https://mookas.com/news/1693|access-date=16 July 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Shin|first=Chang-yoon|date=31 March 2011|title=인터뷰 / 박찬대 우슈 대표팀 코치|language=ko|trans-title=Interview / Park Chan-dae, coach of Wushu national team|work=Kyeongin Ilbo|url=http://m.kyeongin.com/view.php?key=573729|access-date=17 July 2021}}{{Efn|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.}} 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).

= Acting =

In 1999, it was announced that Park would be a stunt actor in the South Korean movie {{Interlanguage link|Saulabi (film)|lt=Saulabi|ko|싸울아비}} (2002). He went on to appear in Shadowless Sword (2005), {{Interlanguage link|Three Kims|lt=Three Kims|ko|김관장 대 김관장 대 김관장}} (2006), and My Mighty Princess (2008).{{Cite web|title=Park Chan-dae (박찬대)|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Park_Chan-dae.php|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Hancinema}}

= Coaching =

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.{{Cite news|last=Jang|first=In-soo|date=28 February 2010|title=<인터뷰> "이연걸 나와라~"내가 상대해 주마! 우슈계의 월드스타 박찬대 우슈아카데미 관장을 만나다.|language=ko|trans-title= “Lee Yeon-geol come out~” I’ll deal with you! Meet Park Chan-dae, director of Wushu Academy, the world star of Wushu.|work=Osan News|url=http://osannews.net/1049|access-date=6 August 2021}} He also obtained a position at Howon University to teach wushu.{{Cite news|last=Choi|first=Hae-young|date=1 March 2013|title=국가대표 감독에 선임된 우슈 박찬대 교수|language=ko|trans-title=Professor Park Chan-dae, Wushu appointed as the national team coach|work=Kyeongin Ilbo|url=http://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=654264|access-date=6 August 2021}} In 2011, he was appointed to be the coach of the Korean Wushu Team.{{Cite web|date=29 March 2011|title='무림 최고수' 박찬대씨 국가대표 지도자 발탁|trans-title='Moorim's best player' Park Chan-dae selected as national leader|url=http://www.joongboo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=721701|access-date=11 August 2021|website=Jungbu Ilbo|language=ko}} 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.{{Cite news|date=6 February 2013|title='무림 고수' 박찬대 교수, 우슈대표팀 코치 발탁|language=ko|trans-title=Professor Chan-dae Park of 'Mourim Master' appointed coach of Wushu national team|work=Maeil Broadcasting Network|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2013/02/147585/|access-date=6 August 2021}} 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.{{Cite news|date=20 September 2014|title=박찬대 우슈 코치, 눈물 글썽 "내 꿈 이뤄준 이하성"|language=ko|trans-title=Park Chan-dae, Wushu coach, tears in tears "Lee Ha-sung made my dream come true"|work=Hankook Ilbo|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201409201360875985|access-date=6 August 2021}}