Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Korean
Higher education Physical Education - Dongeui University: Busan, KOR
License number 23111990004
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in grade seven of middle school.
Why this sport? One of her teachers suggested the sport to her.
Club / Team Ansan City Hall: Republic of Korea
Name of coach Lee Hyun-Soo [club], KOR; Lee Kook-Hyun [national], KOR
Handedness Right
General Interest
Most influential person in career Her mother. (news.mt.co.kr, 09 Apr 2022)
Injuries She has been troubled by a recurring dislocated shoulder injury. She dislocated her shoulder during the quarterfinals and semifinals of the team sabre event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (chosun.com, 02 Aug 2021; yna.co.kr, 31 Jul 2021)
She damaged the cruciate ligament in her left knee at the 2012 National Sports Festival in the Republic of Korea. She required an eight-month recovery period. (sccdn.chosun.com, 28 Jun 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy." (vogue.co.kr, 16 Mar 2020)
Milestones She and her teammates Kim Ji-Yeon, Seo Ji-Yeon, and Yoon Ji-Su became the first Korean women's team to win a medal in team sabre at the Olympic Games when they claimed bronze at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Apr 2022; kihoilbo.co.kr, 23 Mar 2022)
Ambitions To win gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (news.mt.co.kr, 09 Apr 2023)
