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| KANG Young Mi |
| NOC |
Republic of Korea
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
01 Mar 1985
in Incheon, KOR
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| Height | 1.64 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Gwangju City Seo-gu Office : Republic of Korea |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in grade seven of middle school in Incheon, Republic of Korea. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Left |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Korean |
| Family |
Husband Ko Seon-Ji [2015] |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2019 she was presented with an Excellence Award at the 65th Korean Sport and Olympic Committee Athletics Awards. (jndn.com, 27 Feb 2019)
In 2017 and 2018 she received an Excellence Award from the Korean Fencing Federation in the Republic of Korea. (jnilbo.com, 20 Dec 2018; news.sbs.co.kr, 13 Dec 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She played handball at primary school. She switched to fencing after starting middle school following encouragement from her physical education teacher. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her mother Choi Geum-Seon. (news.sbs.co.kr, 22 Aug 2018) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (namdonews.com, 11 Aug 2021) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Live life without regrets." (seoul.co.kr, 12 Jan 2021) |
| Other information |
OLYMPIC DREAM
She decided to put off her retirement and starting a family in order to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She won a silver medal in women's team epee at the 2020 Games, and has since announced her plans to continue competing ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "It was my dream, so I thought that I would regret a lot if I gave up the 2020 Olympics [due to the postponement until 2021]. Thankfully, my husband also supported me a lot." (namdonews.com, 30 Mar 2022; namdonews.com, 11 Aug 2021; seoul.co.kr, 12 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Park Kwang-Hyun [club], KOR; Chang Tae-Suk [national], KOR |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2016 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2019 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2023 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2022 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2019 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2017 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2015 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2009 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Doha, Qatar |
| 2003 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 2003 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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