Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Left |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Coach |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2013 she received a Busan Sarang Excellence Award from the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Republic of Korea. (iusm.co.kr, 16 Jul 2013) |
International Debut |
Year |
2002 |
Competing for |
Korea |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 1997 at Isabel Middle School in Busan, Republic of Korea. |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She has represented the Republic of Korea in karate, and competed in the -53kg kumite event at the 2008 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Apr 2022) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT She has retired from competitive fencing and works as a fencing coach. (news.heraldcorp.com, 28 Jul 2021; busan.com, 14 Feb 2022) |
Olympic Games |
2012 |
2 |
Team Epee |
London, England |
World Championships |
2019 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
2011 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
2010 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
Asian Championships |
2019 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
2019 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
2010 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2009 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Doha, Qatar |
2008 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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