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HWANG Seon A
NOC Republic of Korea   
GenderWomen
Born 16 Sep 1989 in Uljin, KOR
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Iksan City Hall: Korea
Name of coach Lee Su-Geun [club], KOR
General Interest
Most influential person in career Her mother. (imaeil.com, 24 Sep 2014)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Korean
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She was encouraged to pursue the sport by a coach from a sports programme for promising athletes.
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in grade seven of middle school.
International Debut
Year 2013
Competing for Korea
Tournament World Cup
Location Ghent, BEL
Further Personal Information
Residence Seoul, KOR
General Interest
Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a postgraduate degree in sports industry at Kookmin University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Instagram profile, 26 Aug 2020)
Further Personal Information
Family Husband Bae Suk Min

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 Final 5-6 Team Sabre Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships
2019 3 Team Sabre Budapest, Hungary
2018 3 Team Sabre Wuxi, China
2017 2 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2015 8 Individual Sabre Moscow, Russia
Asian Championships
2019 2 Team Sabre Tokyo, Japan
2019 7 Individual Sabre Tokyo, Japan
2018 2 Team Sabre Bangkok, Thailand
2017 2 Team Sabre Hong Kong, China
2016 1 Individual Sabre Wuxi, China
2015 1 Team Sabre Singapore, Singapore
2015 6 Individual Sabre Singapore, Singapore