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| PARK Kyoung-Doo |
| NOC |
Republic of Korea
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
03 Aug 1984
in Haenam, KOR
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Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He found a fencing sword at his school's gymnasium and brandished it just for fun. The school's fencing coach saw him playing and suggested he take up the sport. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age 14. |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Dreams can come true." (seoul.co.kr, 04 Dec 2009) |
| Other information |
INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT
In 2018 he announced his retirement from international competition. (joongboo.com, 26 Nov 2018)
BLURRED VISION
He discovered that he had blurred vision in his left eye when he was a primary school student. "Although I can't see clearly with my left eye, it is not a problem at all when I am fencing." (seoul.co.kr, 04 Dec 2009) |
| Awards and honours |
He was a member of the Korean epee quartet at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, that was named Team of the Year at the 2014 Korean Coca Cola Sports Awards. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 24 Feb 2015)
In October 2014 he received the Proud Jeongnam Citizen Award at the Day of South Jeolla Province Citizens in the Republic of Korea. (hnews.co.kr, 30 Oct 2014) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2014 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2014 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2011 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2011 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2010 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2009 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| Asian Championships |
| 2018 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2016 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2015 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2015 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2014 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Suwon, Republic of Korea |
| 2011 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2011 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2010 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2009 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Doha, Qatar |
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