Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Ansan City Hall: Republic of Korea |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She has been troubled by a recurring dislocated shoulder injury. She dislocated her shoulder during the quarterfinals and semifinals of the team sabre event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (chosun.com, 02 Aug 2021; yna.co.kr, 31 Jul 2021)
She damaged the cruciate ligament in her left knee at the 2012 National Sports Festival in the Republic of Korea. She required an eight-month recovery period. (sccdn.chosun.com, 28 Jun 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
One of her teachers suggested the sport to her. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her mother. (news.mt.co.kr, 09 Apr 2022) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Lee Hyun-Soo [club], KOR; Lee Kook-Hyun [national], KOR |
| Handedness |
Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in grade seven of middle school. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Korean |
| Higher education |
Physical Education - Dongeui University: Busan, KOR |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy." (vogue.co.kr, 16 Mar 2020) |
| Milestones |
She and her teammates Kim Ji-Yeon, Seo Ji-Yeon, and Yoon Ji-Su became the first Korean women's team to win a medal in team sabre at the Olympic Games when they claimed bronze at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Apr 2022; kihoilbo.co.kr, 23 Mar 2022) |
| Ambitions |
To win gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (news.mt.co.kr, 09 Apr 2023) |
