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| CHOI Eun Sook |
| NOC |
Korea
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
28 Feb 1986
in Gwangju, KOR
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| Height | 1.69 m |
| Weight | 62 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Korean |
| Higher education |
Nambu University : Gwangju, KOR |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 1998 at middle school. |
| Club / Team |
Gwangju City Seogu: Korea |
| Name of coach |
Park Gwang-Hyun [club], KOR; Shim Jae-Sung [national], KOR |
| Handedness |
Right |
| Footedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Running Girl (Athlete, 04 Sep 2006) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Park Gwang-Hyun. (honam.co.kr, 06 Oct 2015) |
| Injuries |
She had an appendectomy in December 2014. She competed at the 2014 National Championships four days after the operation in order to win a place in the Korean fencing team for 2015. (jnilbo.com, 25 Dec 2014; jndn.com, 25 Dec 2014)
She has had ongoing issues with a knee cartilage injury since 2005. She has 30 minutes of rehabilitation treatment before she starts training. (honam.co.kr, 06 Oct 2015; kjdaily.com, 06 Aug 2012) |
| Awards and honours |
She was selected as a torch bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2015 University Games in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (news.joins.com, 03 Jul 2015)
In 2012 she was appointed an honorary police officer at Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency in the Republic of Korea. (naver.com, 04 Oct 2014) |
| Other information |
AMBASSADOR
She was appointed an ambassador for the 2015 University Games in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (gwangju2015.com, 01 Sep 2012) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
2 |
Team Epee |
London, England |
| World Championships |
| 2005 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Asian Championships |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2015 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2011 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Korea |
| 2011 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Seoul, Korea |
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