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HA Taegyu
NOC Republic of Korea   
GenderMen
Born 20 Dec 1989 in Daegu, KOR
Human Interest
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Club / Team Daejeon City Corporation: Republic of Korea
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Higher education Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR
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Handedness Left
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Occupation Athlete
Languages Korean
Family Wife Woo Jin-Sun [2020]
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Name of coach Lee Young-Rok [club], KOR
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Residence Seoul, KOR
General Interest
Hobbies Watching videos online. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2023)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in team foil at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2023)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He joined a fencing team as he wanted to lose weight.
General Interest
Most influential person in career His high school coach Lee Seung-Yong. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2023)
Ambitions To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2023)
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When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport in 2002 at middle school.
General Interest
Nicknames Ha TK (Athlete, 25 Sep 2023)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Keep working hard." (Athlete, 25 Sep 2023)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2023 7 Team Foil Milan, Italy
2022 6 Team Foil Cairo, Egypt
2018 4 Team Foil Wuxi, China
2017 Final 5-6 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany
2010 7 Team Foil Paris, France
Asian Championships
2023 2 Individual Foil Wuxi, China
2023 2 Team Foil Wuxi, China
2022 2 Team Foil Seoul, Republic of Korea
2018 1 Team Foil Bangkok, Thailand
2018 3 Individual Foil Bangkok, Thailand
2017 1 Individual Foil Hong Kong, China
2017 2 Team Foil Hong Kong, China
2015 2 Team Foil Singapore, Singapore
2013 7 Individual Foil Shanghai, China
2010 3 Team Foil Seoul, Republic of Korea
2009 3 Individual Foil Doha, Qatar